2018 Ottawa municipal election


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.
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

Bernard Couchman

Nominated May 1. Immigrant from Guyana; operates a marketing company. He ran for mayor in 2014, finishing in last place with 1,255 votes.

[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. McConville was born August 30, 1962, in Eastview, Ontario. He dropped out of high school and would later start his garage in 1981.

Michael Pastien

Nominated May 16. Self described "futurist". 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.

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

City Council

[Orléans Ward]

  • Incumbent councillor Bob Monette had indicated he would be running for re-election but dropped out on June 13.
Nominated candidates
  • Bob Monette - incumbent councillor
  • Rick Bédard
  • Toby Bossert
  • Mireille Brownhill - Community association executive, not-for-profit coordinator, community volunteer.
  • Guy Desroches
  • Diego Elizondo
  • Dina Epale
  • Doug Feltmate - Former president of the Ottawa-Orléans Provincial Liberal Association. Withdrew, but will be on the ballot.
  • 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,
  • 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.
  • Qamar Masood
  • Louise Soyez withdrew, but will be on the ballot
  • Kevin Tetreault
  • Don Yetman
'''Results:'''

[Innes Ward]

Incumbent councillor Jody Mitic announced he would not be running for re-election.
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. 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
  • François Trépanier - Consultant. Served for 28 years in the Canadian Forces. Ran in 2014.
'''Results:'''

[Barrhaven Ward]

Nominated candidates
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[Kanata North Ward]

Incumbent councillor Marianne Wilkinson had announced she would not be running for re-election.
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.
'''Results:'''

[West Carleton-March Ward]

Nominated candidates:
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[Stittsville Ward]

Nominated candidates:
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[Bay Ward]

Incumbent councillor Mark Taylor did not run for re-election.
Nominated candidates:
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[College Ward]

Nominated candidates:
  • Rick Chiarelli - incumbent city councillor
  • Emilie Coyle - lawyer; director of the Refugee Sponsorship Program
  • Ryan Kennery - communications strategist; former director of communications for mayor Jim Watson
'''Results:'''

[Knoxdale-Merivale Ward]

Nominated candidates:
  • Warren Arshinoff - former member of the Ottawa Youth Cabinet for Ward 9
  • 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.

[Gloucester-Southgate Ward]

Nominated candidates:

[Beacon Hill-Cyrville Ward]

Nominated candidates:
  • Michael Schurter - Realtor and parliamentary office manager for Conservative MP Peter Kent.
  • Tim Tierney - incumbent councillor
'''Results:'''

[Rideau-Vanier Ward]

Nominated candidates:
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[Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward]

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[Somerset Ward]

Nominated candidates:
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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 and 2010.
'''Results:'''

[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
'''Results:'''

[Capital Ward]

Incumbent councillor David Chernushenko ran for re-election.
Nominated candidates
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[Alta Vista Ward]

Incumbent councillor Jean Cloutier ran for re-election
Nominated candidates:
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[Cumberland Ward]

Nominated candidates:
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[Osgoode Ward]

Nominated candidates:
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[Rideau-Goulbourn Ward]

Nominated candidates:
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[Gloucester-South Nepean Ward]

Nominated candidates:
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[Kanata South Ward]

Nominated candidates:
'''Results:'''

School Board Trustee

[Ottawa Catholic School Board]

Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 2Vote%
Sandra Moore 3,25969.53
Michael Olsen71715.30
Kevin Sawyer71115.17

Zone 3
Zone 4
Zone 5
Zone 6
Zone 6Vote%
Glen Armstrong2,61354.59
Jeff Darwin2,17445.41

Zone 7
Zone 8
Zone 9
Zone 9Vote%
Shelley Lawrence2,49182.92
Regan Preszcator 51317.08

Zone 10
Zone 10Vote%
Thérèse Maloney-Cousineau 1,09350.09
Cindy Desclouds-Simpson1,08949.91

[Ottawa-Carleton District School Board]

Zone 1
Zone 1Vote%
Lynn Scott 11,54064.84
John Flemming3,79321.31
Ken Lumsden1,0485.89
Brandon Rabideau8124.56
Gurprit Kindra6043.39

Zone 2
Zone 2Vote%
Christine Boothby 10,79766.34
Adam Grodinsky2,81817.31
Waleed Qirbi2,66016.34

Zone 3
Zone 3Vote%
Donna Blackburn 6,30039.96
Amy Wellings4,50128.55
Amanda Purdy2,95418.74
Patricia Kmiec1,0916.92
Alex Sivasambu9215.84

Zone 4
Zone 4Vote%
Wendy Hough5,49766.65
Dragos Popa1,38716.82
Fraser Anderson1,36316.53

Zone 5
Zone 5Vote%
Rob Campbell5,98365.08
C. J. Blake2,47026.87
Nicholas Lapierre7418.06

Zone 6
Zone 6Vote%
Chris Ellis 5,88348.28
Marty Carr4,21634.60
Tanya Melissa Dasilva2,08517.11

Zone 7
Zone 7Vote%
Jennifer Jennekens6,85752.74
Kim Woods6,14447.26

Zone 8
Zone 8Vote%
Keith Penny 6,17555.13
John Hewitt5,02544.87

Zone 9
Zone 9Vote%
Lyra Evans7,60355.33
Rose LaBrèche6,13944.67

Zone 10
Zone 10Vote%
Erica Braunovan 11,93572.86
Wesley Campbell1,6209.89
David Thomas Humphries1,5829.66
Justin W. Laku1,2437.59

Zone 11
Zone 11Vote%
Mark Fisher 6,50650.42
Elaine Hayles4,35233.73
Travis Croken2,04515.85

Zone 12
Zone 12Vote%
Sandra Schwartz 7,26574.31
Rawlson King2,51125.69

[Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est]

Zone 4
Zone 4Vote%
Jolène Savoie-Day1,47566.80
Loree-Ann Huard73333.20

Zone 5
Zone 6
Zone 7
Zone 8
Zone 8Vote%
Dan Boudria 3,03779.15
Cynthia Wagner44811.68
Nenette Ntema-Mbudi3529.17

Zone 9
Zone 10
'''Zone 11'''

[Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario]

Zone 6
Zone 7
Zone 7Vote%
Denis Chartrand 1,35773.79
Sean Curran48226.21

Zone 8
Zone 9
Zone 9Vote%
Marielle Godbout 1,67179.34
Abdourahman Kahin43520.66

Zone 10
Zone 11
Zone 11Vote%
Jacinthe Marcil73443.87
Myriam Hebabi51931.02
Marc Bissonnette42025.10

Zone 12
Zone 12Vote%
Samia Ouled Ali77250.99
Denis Labrèche74249.01