Betty Hill (politician)

Margaret Elizabeth "Betty" Hill, née Dubois (May 12, 1937 - November 4, 2013) was a pre-amalgamation municipal politician in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She was the reeve of Richmond, Ontario and was later mayor of Goulbourn Township, Ontario. She also sat on the council of the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton.

In 1994, she was elected to Ottawa-Carleton Regional Council, two years after getting a law degree. She won election by just 75 votes. She represented Western Townships Ward, which covered Goulbourn, Rideau and West Carleton Townships. She was re-elected by acclamation in 1997.

In 1997, Hill ran for the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in Nepean-Carleton, but disagreed with party leader Jean Charest over calling Quebec a 'distinct society'. She finished third in the race with 19.0%. A "firebrand conservative", Hill opposed bilingualism in her career, was a tax hawk, supported suburban developments and opposed social projects.

Prior to Ottawa's amalgamation in 2001, Hill ran 2000 municipal elections for the new Goulbourn Ward, but lost to Goulbourn Mayor Janet Stavinga.

Hill died in 2013 from diabetes complications.

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