2014 Ottawa municipal election


The 2014 Ottawa municipal election was a municipal election that was held on October 27, 2014, 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.

Mayoral candidates

Bernard Couchman

Nominated July 23. Immigrant from Guyana; operates a marketing company.

Mike Maguire

2010 mayoral candidate Mike Maguire announced he was running for mayor and was nominated on January 7, 2014. He launched his official campaign on June 25

Rebecca Pyrah

Prostate cancer activist and Carleton University student. Nominated September 11.

Michael St. Arnaud

Ran for mayor in 2010, winning 0.07% of the vote. Nominated September 11.

Anwar Syed

Engineer born in Aurangabad, India and emigrated to Canada in 1999. Ran as an independent in the 2006 Canadian federal election in Ottawa Centre, placing sixth with 0.2%. He was nominated August 15.

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Mayor Jim Watson declared his intention and ran again for election. He was nominated on March 24 and launched his campaign on April 27.

Robert White

White was nominated for mayor in 2010 but dropped out after a month. He was nominated on June 27.

Darren W. Wood

Wood, originally from Niagara Falls, ran as an independent in the 1999 provincial election. He also ran for mayor of Niagara Falls in 2003 and for Niagara Falls city council in 2006. Wood had been nominated to run for city council in Stittsville Ward, but was nominated for mayor on July 17.

Dropped out

Robert Gilles Gauthier

Ran for numerous offices including mayor in 1997 and 2010. He was nominated on April 29. He later dropped out of the running.

Polls

Mayoral results

Note: Colour corresponds to main campaign colour. "" denotes incumbent.

Results by ward

City Council

[Orléans Ward]

Incumbent councillor Bob Monette ran for re-election.
Nominated:
  • R. Gordon Jensen - retired naval officer
  • Bob Monette - incumbent councillor
  • Jennifer Robitaille - ran in this ward in 2010, winning 14%
'''Results:'''

[Innes Ward]

Incumbent councillor Rainer Bloess did not run for re-election.
Nominated:
Dropped out:
  • Mathieu Fortin
  • Roland Stieda
'''Results:'''

[Barrhaven Ward]

Incumbent councillor Jan Harder ran for re-election.
Nominated:
'''Results:'''

[Kanata North Ward]

Incumbent councillor Marianne Wilkinson ran for re-election.
Nominated:
  • Matt Muirhead - Teacher; Ran in this ward in 2006
  • Jeff Seeton - Tech entrepreneur; Ran in this ward in 2006 and 2010
  • Marianne Wilkinson - incumbent councillor
'''Results:'''

[West Carleton-March Ward]

Incumbent councillor Eli El-Chantiry ran for re-election.
Nominated:
'''Results:'''

[Stittsville Ward]

Incumbent councillor Shad Qadri ran for re-election.
Nominated:
'''Results:'''

[Bay Ward]

Incumbent councillor Mark Taylor ran for re-election.
Nominated:
  • Alex Cullen - former city councillor for this ward
  • George Guirguis
  • Brendan Mertens
  • Michael Pastien
  • Trevor Robinson
  • Mark Taylor - incumbent
'''Results:'''

[College Ward]

Incumbent councillor Rick Chiarelli ran for re-election.
Nominated:
  • Guy Annable
  • Rick Chiarelli - incumbent councillor
  • Craig MacAulay
  • Scott Andrew McLarens
Dropped out:
  • Basil Swedani
'''Results:'''

[Knoxdale-Merivale Ward]

Incumbent councillor Keith Egli ran for re-election.
Nominated:
  • Keith Egli - incumbent councillor
  • Cristian Lambiri - engineering manager
'''Results:'''

[Gloucester-Southgate Ward]

Incumbent councillor Diane Deans ran for re-election.
Nominated:
'''Results:'''

[Beacon Hill-Cyrville Ward]

Incumbent councillor Tim Tierney ran for re-election.
Nominated:
  • Francesca D'Ambrosio
  • Nicolas Séguin
  • Tim Tierney - incumbent councillor
  • Michel Tardif
  • Rene Tessier
'''Results:'''

[Rideau-Vanier Ward]

Incumbent councillor Mathieu Fleury ran for re-election.
Nominated:
  • George Atanga
  • Marc Aubin - former president of the Lowertown Community Association
  • Mathieu Fleury - incumbent councillor
  • Catherine Fortin LeFaivre - communications director at a national not-for-profit
  • David George Oldham
  • Marc Vinette
Dropped out
  • Jeff Pierce
'''Results:'''

[Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward]

Incumbent councillor Peter D. Clark ran for re-election.
Nominated:
  • Peter D. Clark - incumbent councillor
  • Cam Holmstrom - Metis resident of ward, Teacher, Legislative Assistant to Quebec NDP MP Romeo Saganash
  • Jevone Nicholas - Former president of the Vanier Community Association, and federal public servant
  • Tobi Nussbaum - public servant
  • Sheila Perry - former Overbrook Community Association President
  • Penny Thompson
Dropped out:
  • Marc Belisle
'''Results:'''

[Somerset Ward]

Incumbent councillor Diane Holmes retired.
Nominated:
  • Martin Canning - Consultant and environmentalist
  • Edward Conway - Lawyer
  • Catherine McKenney - Former aide to the deputy city manager, former assistant to Holmes.
  • Thomas McVeigh - Former head of the Centretown Citizens Community Association
  • Conor Meade - Entrepreneur
  • Jeff Morrison - Former president of the Centretown Community Health Centre
  • Sandro Provenzano
  • Silviu Riley - IT worker
  • Denis Schryburt - Gay-community activist
  • Curtis Tom
  • Lili V. Weemen
Dropped out:
'''Results:'''

[Kitchissippi Ward]

Incumbent councillor Katherine Hobbs ran for re-election.
Nominated:
Dropped out:
  • Dovi Chein
'''Results:'''

[River Ward]

Incumbent councillor Maria McRae did not run for re-election.
Nominated:
'''Results:'''

[Capital Ward]

Incumbent councillor David Chernushenko ran for re-election.
Nominated:
'''Results:'''

[Alta Vista Ward]

Incumbent councillor Peter Hume did not run for re-election.
Nominated:
Dropped out:
  • Peter Hume - incumbent councillor
  • Douglas William Smith
'''Results:'''

[Cumberland Ward]

Incumbent councillor Stephen Blais ran for re-election.
Nominated:
Dropped out:
  • Troy Dubé
'''Results:'''

[Osgoode Ward]

Incumbent councillor Doug Thompson declined to run for re-election.
Nominated:
  • George Darouze
  • Tom Dawson
  • Davis Jermacans
  • Jean Johnston-McKitterick
  • Liam Maguire, brother of mayoral candidate Mike Maguire
  • Bob Masaro
  • Allen Scantland
  • Mark Scharfe
  • Kim Sheldrick
  • Paul St. Jean
  • George Wright
Dropped out:
  • Justin Campbell
  • Bruce Faulkner
'''Results:'''

[Rideau-Goulbourn Ward]

Incumbent councillor Scott Moffatt ran for re-election.
Nominated
'''Results:'''

[Gloucester-South Nepean Ward]

Incumbent councillor Steve Desroches did not run for re-election.
Nominated:
Dropped out:
  • Michael Falardeau
'''Results:'''

[Kanata South Ward]

Incumbent councillor Allan Hubley ran for re-election.
Nominated
  • David Abuwa
  • Allan Hubley - incumbent councillor
  • Bruce Anthony Faulkner
'''Results:'''

School Board Trustee

[Ottawa Catholic School Board]

Zone 1Vote%
John Curry 4,03454.92
Ken Gordon1,39819.03
Christine Pastien1,33918.23
Martin Tate5747.81

Zone 3Vote%
Brian Coburn 3,25667.57
Ellen Faddoul1,56332.43

Zone 7Vote%
Betty-Ann Kealey 1,81656.35
Kevin J. O'Shaughnessy84826.31
John McNally55917.34

Zone 9Vote%
Kathy Ablett 2,32277.63
Jason Renaud66922.37

[Ottawa-Carleton District School Board]

Zone 1Vote%
Lynn Scott 8,22549.98
Sue Grant5,42332.95
Todd Johnson1,98212.04
Andrea Ingham8285.03

Zone 4Vote%
Theresa Kavanagh 6,90681.16
Calvin Palen1,60318.84

Zone 5Vote%
Anita Olsen Harper3,79245.18
David Foltin2,45129.20
Jeremy Wittet2,15025.62

Zone 6Vote%
Chris Ellis10,45690.60
Talis-Ilmars Brauns1,0859.40

Zone 7Vote%
Mark Fisher 9,49354.08
Jennifer Jennekens3,36619.18
Lori Daneliak3,04917.37
Jerrett DeFazio1,2006.84
Curtis Bulatovich4462.54

Zone 8Vote%
Keith Penny4,66545.81
Virginia Quinn3,79337.24
Pat Ready1,72616.95

Zone 10Vote%
Erica Braunovan8,63359.44
Guy Hughes2,07314.27
Daniel Nugent1,57810.86
Colin Leger1,3339.18
Idris Ben-Tahir9086.25

Zone 11Vote%
Shirley Seward 4,14558.71
Jeff Scullion2,04628.98
Sylvia Martin86912.31

Zone 12Vote%
Sandra Schwartz5,99162.32
Michael Urminsky2,42125.18
Peter Heyck1,20112.49

[Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est]

Zone 4Vote%
André Thibodeau 1,18266.22
Jacques Boyer60333.78

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

Zone 6Vote%
Georges Orfali 1,06382.34
Ahmed Bouragba22817.66

Zone 8Vote%
Marc Roy1,02751.89
Mathieu Fortin95248.11

Zone 10Vote%
Lucille Collard 2,14787.88
Ajà Besler29612.12

Zone 12Vote%
Linda Savard 1,00682.87
Patricia Chehadé20817.13