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2018 Ottawa municipal election

2018 Ottawa municipal election

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The 2018 Ottawa municipal election was a municipal election that was held on October 22, 2018, to elect the mayor of Ottawa, Ottawa City Council and the Ottawa-Carleton Public and Catholic School Boards. The election was held on the same day as elections in every other municipality in Ontario.

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The electoral system used is First past the post. Successful candidates do not need to have majority support of the voters in their district. Seven of the 23 successful ward councillors were elected with less than majority of votes in their districts.

Mayoral candidates

Hamid Alakozai

Nominated May 10. Former CF reservist member. Considered running for president of Afghanistan in 2011. Past advisor to the attorney general of Afghanistan.

Ahmed Bouragba

Nominated July 26. Bilingual teacher and former elected Council member for the Ontario College of Teachers. Bouragba is a social justice advocate and civil liberties activist. Ran for Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario trustee in 2014. Citation: Y.B. v. Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario, 2017 HRTO 1240 (CanLII)

Bernard Couchman

Nominated May 1. Immigrant from Guyana; operates a marketing company.[1] He ran for mayor in 2014, finishing in last place (8th) with 1,255 votes (0.51%).

Clive Doucet

Nominated July 27. City councillor for Capital Ward from 2001 to 2010. He represented Capital Ward on the Ottawa-Carleton Regional Council from 1997 to 2000. Ran for mayor in 2010.

Joey Drouin

Nominated July 27. Businessman. Running on a platform of combining Ottawa and Gatineau.

Ryan Lythall

Nominated July 9. Disabilities advocate.

Craig MacAulay

Nominated July 11. Ran for city council in 2010 and 2014 in College Ward.

Bruce McConville

Nominated July 26. Garage operator from Vanier. Ran for city council in 2003 and 2006 in Rideau-Vanier Ward.[2] McConville was born August 30, 1962, in Eastview, Ontario (now Vanier). He dropped out of high school and would later start his garage in 1981.[3]

Michael Pastien

Nominated May 16. Self described "futurist".[4] Ran for city council in 2014 in Bay Ward and for public school trustee in 2010.

Moises Schachtler

Nominated July 4. A former student of the University of Ottawa.

James T. Sheahan

Nominated July 25. North Gower resident.

Jim Watson

Mayor Jim Watson had declared his intention to run for re-election in early 2017.[5] He filed his nomination forms on May 1.

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Mayoral results

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City Council

Map of Ottawa's Wards.
1. Orléans Ward
2. Innes Ward
3. Barrhaven Ward
4. Kanata North Ward
5. West Carleton-March Ward
6. Stittsville Ward
7. Bay Ward
8. College Ward
9. Knoxdale-Merivale Ward
10. Gloucester-Southgate Ward
11. Beacon Hill-Cyrville Ward
12. Rideau-Vanier Ward
13. Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward
14. Somerset Ward
15. Kitchissippi Ward
16. River Ward
17. Capital Ward
18. Alta Vista Ward
19. Cumberland Ward
20. Osgoode Ward
21. Rideau-Goulbourn Ward
22. Gloucester-South Nepean Ward
23. Kanata South Ward.

Orléans Ward

  • Incumbent councillor Bob Monette had indicated he would be running for re-election[6] but dropped out on June 13.[7]

Nominated candidates

  • Bob Monette - incumbent councillor
  • Rick Bédard
  • Toby Bossert
  • Mireille Brownhill - Community association executive, not-for-profit coordinator, community volunteer.[citation needed]
  • Guy Desroches
  • Diego Elizondo
  • Dina Epale
  • Doug Feltmate - Former president of the Ottawa-Orléans Provincial Liberal Association. Withdrew, but will be on the ballot.[8]
  • Jarrod Goldsmith - Canadian small business community builder. Holds a master's degree in Anthropology from the University of Alberta. Musician and entrepreneur; founder of Sax Appeal and eSAX (The Entrepreneur Social Advantage Experience),[9][10]
  • Miranda Gray
  • Geoffrey Nicholas Griplas
  • Catherine Kitts - former editor of the Orléans Star newspaper, advocating to see more women elected to Ottawa City Council. Graduate of Carleton University's renowned School of Journalism.
  • Shannon Kramer
  • Matthew Luloff - Canadian Forces veteran, served in Afghanistan, formerly worked for several Members of Parliament and most recently for the Minister of National Defence. Holds a degree in Public Affairs and Policy Management. Mental Health advocate. Member of the Liberal Party of Canada.[11][9]
  • Qamar Masood
  • Louise Soyez withdrew, but will be on the ballot[8]
  • Kevin Tetreault
  • Don Yetman

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Innes Ward

Incumbent councillor Jody Mitic announced he would not be running for re-election.[12]

Nominated candidates:

  • Laura Dudas - ran in 2014. Former journalist. President of the Blackburn Community Association and member of the Orleans Chamber of Commerce.
  • Donna Leith-Gudbranson - campaign manager and assistant to former councillor Rainer Bloess.[13] President of the Chapel Hill South Community Association and the school council at École élémentaire publique Le Prélude.
  • Tammy Lynch - assistant to previous councillor, Jody Mitic[14] (director of community relations)
  • François Trépanier - Consultant. Served for 28 years in the Canadian Forces. Ran in 2014.[15]

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Barrhaven Ward

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Kanata North Ward

Incumbent councillor Marianne Wilkinson had announced she would not be running for re-election.[12]

Nominated candidates:

  • Philip Bloedow
  • David Gourlay - former president of the Ottawa Champions baseball team.
  • Matt Muirhead - teacher, 2014 candidate
  • Lorne Neufeldt
  • Jenna Sudds - Former executive director of the Kanata North business improvement association. Endorsed by Wilkinson.

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West Carleton-March Ward

Nominated candidates:

  • Eli El-Chantiry - incumbent city councillor
  • James Parsons - Ran in this ward in 2010 and 2014.
  • Judi Varga-Toth - small business owner and executive director[17]

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Stittsville Ward

Nominated candidates:

  • Glen Gower - director of marketing and communications and founder of a local community blog.[18]
  • Shad Qadri - incumbent city councillor

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Bay Ward

Incumbent councillor Mark Taylor did not run for re-election.

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College Ward

Nominated candidates:

  • Rick Chiarelli - incumbent city councillor
  • Emilie Coyle - lawyer; director of the Refugee Sponsorship Program[21]
  • Ryan Kennery - communications strategist; former director of communications for mayor Jim Watson

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Knoxdale-Merivale Ward

Nominated candidates:

  • Warren Arshinoff - former member of the Ottawa Youth Cabinet for Ward 9 (2001-2004)[22]
  • James Dean - real-estate agent and board member of Quality Living House Cooperative
  • Keith Egli - incumbent city councillor
  • Luigi Mangone - public servant
  • Peter Anthony Weber - heavy equipment operator.[23]
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Gloucester-Southgate Ward

Nominated candidates:

  • Diane Deans - incumbent city councillor
  • Alek Golijanin
  • Perry Sabourin - Social Worker
  • Sam Soucy - Executive assistant for Liberal MP Fayçal El-Khoury.[24]
  • Robert Swaita - Restaurant owner[25]
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Beacon Hill-Cyrville Ward

Nominated candidates:

  • Michael Schurter - Realtor and parliamentary office manager for Conservative MP Peter Kent.[26]
  • Tim Tierney - incumbent councillor

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Rideau-Vanier Ward

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Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward

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Somerset Ward

Nominated candidates:

  • Arthur David - public servant
  • Jerry Kovacs - human rights lawyer
  • Catherine McKenney - incumbent councillor
  • Merdod Zopyrus - Carleton University student[28]

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Kitchissippi Ward

Nominated candidates:

  • Jeff Leiper - incumbent councillor.
  • Daniel Stringer - former aide to Liberal MPP Richard Patten. Has run in this ward in 2003, 2006 (dropping out) and 2010.[29]

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River Ward

Incumbent councillor Riley Brockington ran for re-election

Nominated candidates:

  • Riley Brockington - incumbent city councillor
  • Fabien Kalala Cimankinda - entrepreneur
  • Kerri Keith - NAC box-office supervisor and economics student
  • Hassib Reda - Finance commissioner of the University of Ottawa Graduate Student Association[30]

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Capital Ward

Incumbent councillor David Chernushenko ran for re-election.

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Alta Vista Ward

Incumbent councillor Jean Cloutier ran for re-election

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Cumberland Ward

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Osgoode Ward

Nominated candidates:

  • Auguste Banfalvi
  • George Darouze - incumbent city councillor
  • Mark Scharfe - Cattle farmer and former police officer. Ran in this ward in 2014.
  • Kim Sheldrick - Stay at home mother and volunteer. Ran in this ward in 2014
  • Jay Tysick - Leader of the Ontario Party and Candidate for Carleton in 2018 Ontario Election.[19] Former interim leader of the Ontario Alliance. 2018 Ontario PC nomination candidate for Carleton. Former aide to councillor Rick Chiarelli.[34]

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Rideau-Goulbourn Ward

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Gloucester-South Nepean Ward

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Kanata South Ward

Nominated candidates:

  • Steve Anderson - Public servant/analyst. President of the Katimavik-Hazeldean Community Association.
  • Mike Brown - Accountant
  • Allan Hubley - incumbent city councillor
  • Doug Large - Sales and marketing manager[37]

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Ottawa-Carleton District School Board

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References

  1. Matthew Pearson More Matthew Pearson. "Mayoral candidate calls for change, appears unclear when election is - Ottawa Citizen". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
  2. "Can Ottawa's municipal candidates shed political allegiances?". Ottawa Sun. July 31, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  3. "Ottawa Youth Council Members". City of Ottawa. Retrieved June 21, 2001.
  4. "Meet Robert - Robert Swaita for Gloucester-Southgate". Archived from the original on August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 19, 2018.

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