- Source: 2022 Ottawa municipal election
The 2022 Ottawa municipal election was held on Monday, October 24, 2022, to elect a mayor, city councillors, and trustees to the English and French public school boards and the English and French Catholic school boards in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Incumbent Mayor Jim Watson did not run for re-election, citing his age as the reason behind his decision. This election was the first since the 1997 municipal election that an incumbent mayor or its equivalent did not run for re-election. The mayoral election was won by businessman and former journalist Mark Sutcliffe.
Candidate nominations opened on May 2 and closed on August 19. The election was held on the same day as the 2022 Ontario municipal elections.
Background
The outgoing city council was marred by a split between supporters of Mayor Jim Watson, known by detractors as the "Watson club", who represented mostly suburban wards, and opponents of the mayor's agenda, who mostly represent more urban wards. Some of Watson's more vocal critics on council have included Jeff Leiper, Catherine McKenney, Shawn Menard, Carol Anne Meehan and Diane Deans. This divide on council has shown up on a number of key issues during the term, such as a fight over who should chair the transportation committee, the Ottawa Police Services budget, a tax break for a proposed Porsche dealership in Vanier, whether to call for a judicial inquiry into the beleaguered Ottawa light rail system, how to deal with the Freedom Convoy occupation of the downtown core, and a vote on an unpopular addition to the Chateau Laurier.
= Incumbents not running for re-election
=Mayoral candidates
= Registered candidates
=Brandon Bay
Brandon Bay, 34, is a software developer.
Candidacy registered: May 2, 2022
Campaign website: www.brandonbay.ca
Campaign slogan: Working Together.
Campaign slogan (French): Travaillons ensemble.
Policies: Build smart, affordable housing, invest in businesses and the future, market Ottawa to itself and the world
Zed Chebib
Zed Chebib, 67 is a Lebanese-born Canadian limousine driver and police reform advocate who is most known for being deported from Australia despite having resided in the country with his family for over a decade.
Candidacy registered: August 10, 2022
Bob Chiarelli
Bob Chiarelli, 81, is the former Mayor (2001–2006) and Regional Chair (1997–2001), a former provincial cabinet minister under Dalton McGuinty and Kathleen Wynne, and the former MPP for Ottawa West—Nepean (2010–2018) and Ottawa West (1987–1997). He is the second cousin of outgoing city councillor for College Ward Rick Chiarelli.
Candidacy announced: December 10, 2021
Candidacy registered: May 2, 2022
Campaign website: bobchiarelli.ca
Campaign slogan: Moving Ottawa Forward
Campaign slogan (French): Faire progresser la ville d'Ottawa
Policies: Repairing a 'fractured, toxic city council'; "instilling leadership" through hearing and responding to the needs of its citizens, getting the right people in the same room at the same time, assisting councillors in reaching their constituents’ goals, respecting all councillors regardless of their views, working in partnership with councillors, special interest groups; Getting value for tax dollars.
Bernard Couchman
Bernard Couchman, 43, is a businessman and perennial candidate. He ran for mayor in the 2014 and 2018 elections.
Candidacy registered: May 2, 2022
Campaign website: www.bernardcouchman.ca
Campaign slogan: It's about you and I.
Campaign slogan (French): Il s'agit de toi et de moi.
Celine Debassige
Celine Debassige, 22, is an Indigenous activist and poet. She is Ojibwe and Dene, and described herself as a "radical socialist".
Candidacy registered: July 15, 2022
Gregory "Jreg" Guevara
Gregory "Jreg" Guevara, 25, is a YouTuber and journalist who goes under the pseudonym Jreg (also JrEg) online. He writes for Capital Current, and formerly for The Charlatan and Apartment613. Guevara denied that his campaign is a joke, instead referring to it as post ironic. He stated that he is simultaneously a libertarian and a socialist, and describes his political beliefs as anti-centrist.
Candidacy registered: July 22, 2022
Candidacy announced: August 9, 2022
Campaign website: greg.guevara.angelfire.com
Campaign slogan: OttaWall for all!!!
Nour Kadri
Nour Kadri, 48, is a professor and an expert-on-call at the University of Ottawa, president & CEO of Skyline Health Systems, and president of the Canadian Arab Federation.
Candidacy registered: August 2, 2022
Campaign website: kadri.ca
Campaign slogan: Leadership that Works for You
Campaign slogan (French): Un leadership à votre service
Graham MacDonald
Graham Macdonald, 39, is a businessman and the founder & former CEO of Ottawa Mortuary Services. He previously served as the president of the Ottawa District Funeral Service Association.
Candidacy registered: May 3, 2022
Campaign website: www.macdonald4mayor.com
Campaign slogan: Accountability
Mike Maguire
Mike Maguire, 61, is an independent management consultant and a former public servant. He was the mayoral runner-up in the 2014 and a candidate in 2010. He considers himself to on the right wing of the political spectrum.
Candidacy registered: June 29, 2022
Campaign website: mikeforottawa.ca
Campaign slogan: Responsibility, Integrity, Leadership
Campaign slogan (French): Responsabilité, Intégrité, Leadership
Catherine McKenney
Catherine McKenney, 61, is the city councillor for Somerset Ward since 2014. Prior to being elected to city council, McKenney was a political staffer to councillors Alex Munter and Diane Holmes, and MPs Ed Broadbent and Paul Dewar.
Candidacy announced: December 10, 2021
Candidacy registered: May 3, 2022
Campaign website: www.mckenney2022.ca
Campaign slogan: Let's build a city that works for all of us
Campaign slogan (French): Bâtissons une ville inclusive!
Policies: More trees and greenspace, putting climate action at the centre of all the City's decisions, reinvesting in social services and supports for Ottawa's most vulnerable, investing in active transportation and recreation, make bussing and the LRT easier and more convenient, make transit as affordable as possible to reduce congestion, restore trust, transparency and accountability at city hall, grow arts, entertainment and culture sector.
Ade Olumide
Ade Olumide, 51, is a taxpayer rights advocate and former president of the Municipal Taxpayer Advocacy Group. He sought the Conservative Party of Canada nomination for Kanata—Carleton for the 2015 Canadian federal election, but was disqualified with no reason provided. Olumide later challenged the decision in court, citing his ethnic origin as the reason for his disqualification.
Candidacy registered: May 10, 2022
Campaign website: www.adeolumide.ca
Campaign slogan: Competence and Ethics
Campaign slogan (French): Compétence et éthique
Policies: Develop a Police Complaints Bill of Rights for victims which include the general public & police officers; maximize the ratio of sworn vs unsworn police through attrition to reduce the impact of $151,000 annual compensation per person; appoint an Ottawa Ombudsman to review complaints about the Integrity Commissioner, Auditor General, Board or City Manager decisions in accordance with an Ottawa Civil & Property Bill of Rights; end home construction policies that disadvantage new home buyers; manage the city through an Income Equity Lens and place a 1% cap on taxes increases; invest approximately $63 million towards free transit for low-income residents, a rural home to shuttle LRT, and increase road maintenance through a 4-year hiring freeze on city employees and hire contractors to fill any gaps that may arise; end landfill methane emissions by building an ethanol zero-waste recycling center for weekly collection of organics, recycling, garbage, construction, electronics; and develop a bylaw regarding windmills.
Param Singh
Paramjit Singh, 46, is a police officer with the Ottawa Police Service. Singh is fluent in three languages: English, French, and Punjabi.
Candidacy registered: May 16, 2022
Campaign website: www.voteparam.com
Campaign slogan: A Vision for a Better Future
Campaign slogan (French): Une Vision pour un avenir meilleur
Jacob Solomon
Jacob Solomon, 19, is a student at the University of Ottawa studying political science.
Candidacy registered: August 19, 2022
Campaign website: www.jacobsolomon.ca
Campaign slogan: I will fix this city
Mark Sutcliffe
Mark Sutcliffe, 54, is an entrepreneur & business consultant, and a former local radio, print, & television media personality.
Candidacy announced: June 29, 2022
Candidacy registered: June 29, 2022
Campaign website: marksutcliffe.ca
Campaign slogan: Leadership for a safe, reliable, and affordable Ottawa.
Campaign slogan (French): Leadership pour une Ottawa sécuritaire, fiable, et abordable.
Policies: Funding police, fire and paramedic services, being tough on the causes of crime, restore confidence in public transit, improve roads, keep taxes, recreation fees and other costs as low as possible.
= Declined or dropped out
=Bryan Brulotte, CEO and chair of employment firm MaxSys Staffing and Consulting (1993–present), deputy chief of staff to Paul Dick (1993), Progressive Conservative candidate for Lanark-Carleton in 2000
Diane Deans, incumbent city councillor for Gloucester-Southgate Ward (1994–present). She had announced she would be running but dropped out. (Endorsed McKenney)
Mathieu Fleury, incumbent city councillor for Rideau-Vanier (2010–present)
Lisa MacLeod, incumbent MPP for Nepean; former provincial Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport (2019–2022), Minister of Children, Community and Social Services and Minister Responsible for Women's Issues (2018–2019) (Endorsed Sutcliffe)
Catherine McKenna, former MP for Ottawa Centre (2015–2021), former federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change (2015–2019) and Minister of Infrastructure and Communities (2019–2021) (Endorsed McKenney)
Shawn Menard, incumbent city councilor for Capital Ward, former manager of government relations for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (Running for re-election; endorsed McKenney)
Jim Watson, incumbent mayor; former MPP for Ottawa West—Nepean (2003–2010), former provincial cabinet minister under Dalton McGuinty, former city councillor for Capital Ward (1991–1997)
= Issues
== Endorsements
=Polls
Voting intentions for Mayor of Ottawa
Debates and forums
Mayoral results
= Detailed results
=City Council
= Ward results
=Orléans East-Cumberland Ward
Incumbent city councillor Matthew Luloff was elected in 2018 with 23.76% of the vote. He ran again and was re-elected.
Nominated candidates
Rosemee Cantave, research coordinator
Tessa Franklin, former concert promoter
Matthew Luloff, incumbent city councillor
Results
Orléans West-Innes Ward
Incumbent city councillor Laura Dudas was elected in 2018 with 41.37% of the vote. She ran again and was re-elected.
Nominated candidates
Laura Dudas, incumbent city councillor
Chris Fraser, candidate for this ward in 2010 and 2014
Lori Stinson, professor at Carleton University and University of Ottawa
Results
Barrhaven West Ward
Incumbent city councillor Jan Harder was re-elected in 2018 with 74.27% of the vote. She did not seek re-election.
Nominated candidates
Jay Chadha, project manager at OC Transpo
Sadaf Ebrahim, host and producer at Canadian Peoples Channel
David Hill, former member of the Canadian Armed Forces
Taayo Simmonds, lawyer
Results
Kanata North Ward
Incumbent city councillor Cathy Curry was appointed to the seat on November 10, 2021, after her predecessor, Jenna Sudds, was elected as Member of Parliament for Kanata—Carleton on September 20, 2021. She ran again seeking a full-term and was re-elected.
Nominated candidates
Viorel Copil, chief financial management advisor for the Canada Border Services Agency
Cathy Curry, incumbent city councillor
Christine Moulaison, co-chair of the Ottawa-Carleton Assembly of Schools Councils
Results
West Carleton-March Ward
Incumbent city councillor Eli El-Chantiry was re-elected in 2018 with 65.90% of the vote. He did not seek re-election.
Nominated candidates
Colin Driscoll
Sasha Duguay, legislative assistant to Conservative MP Glen Motz
Clarke Kelly, legislative assistant to Liberal MP Ryan Turnbull
Ian Madill
Stephanie Maghnam, 2018 provincial Liberal candidate in Kanata—Carleton
Greg Patacairk, president of the Dunrobin community association
Nagmani Sharma, software engineer
Results
Stittsville Ward
Incumbent city councillor Glen Gower was elected in 2018 with 57.86% of the vote. He ran again and was re-elected with a slight gain in vote share.
Nominated candidates
Mathew Duchesne, realtor
Glen Gower, incumbent city councillor
Tanya Hein, former president of the Stittsville Village Association
Kevin Hua, federal NDP candidate in Carleton in 2019 and 2021
Results
Bay Ward
Incumbent city councillor Theresa Kavanagh was elected in 2018 with 55.17% of the vote. She ran again and was re-elected.
Nominated candidates
Othman Alhusain
Robert Hill, former student advisor to the Minister of Education
Theresa Kavanagh, incumbent city councillor
Results
College Ward
Incumbent city councillor Rick Chiarelli was re-elected in 2018 with 46.79% of the vote. He had indicated he "expected" to run for re-election, but ultimately chose not to file.
Nominated candidates
Wendy Davidson
Laine Johnson, director of tenant and community engagement at Centretown Citizens Ottawa Corporation.
Granda Kopytko, National Executive Director of the Canadian Association of Professional Employees
Pat McGarry
Vilteau Delvas, Ontario Party candidate for Ottawa West—Nepean in 2022
Results
Knoxdale-Merivale Ward
Incumbent city councillor Keith Egli was re-elected in 2018 with 63.12% of the vote. He did not seek re-election.
Nominated candidates
Joseph Ben-Ami, conservative writer, strategist and organizer
James Dean, real-estate agent, board member of Quality Living House Cooperative and candidate for this ward in 2006, 2010, 2018
Sean Devine, funding officer at Canada Council, former president of the Trend Arlington Community Association, and federal NDP candidate in Nepean in 2015 and 2021
Myles Egli, brother of incumbent councillor Keith Egli and president of the Manordale-Woodvale Community Association
Peter Anthony Weber, heavy equipment operator and candidate for this ward in 2018
Peter Westaway, bike mechanic
Michael Wood, professor at Algonquin College
Results
Gloucester-Southgate Ward
Incumbent city councillor Diane Deans was re-elected in 2018 with 56.08% of the vote. She had announced that she would not be seeking re-election in order to run for mayor, but later declared she would not run for either.
Nominated candidates
Aria Alavi, journalist and owner of Edict Legal Services
Jessica Bradley, executive assistant to Diane Deans
Taylor Houstoun, project manager
Ron Keays
Hussein Mahmoud, business planning consultant, candidate for Alta Vista Ward in 2014
John Redins, disability rights advocate and perennial candidate
Results
Beacon Hill-Cyrville Ward
Incumbent city councillor Tim Tierney was re-elected in 2018 with 81.34% of the vote. He ran again and was re-elected.
Nominated candidates
Nicolas Castro
Miranda Gray, project manager, candidate for Orléans Ward in 2018
Tim Tierney, incumbent city councillor
Results
Rideau-Vanier Ward
Incumbent city councillor Mathieu Fleury was re-elected in 2018 with 68.08% of the vote. He did not seek re-election.
Nominated candidates
Patrick Auguste
Hicham Boutelab
Tyler Cybulski
Burthomley Douzable, owner of The Family Restaurant
Julie Fiala, artist and provincial Independent candidate for Ottawa—Vanier in the 2020 by-election
Jwane Izzetpanah
Kim Leclerc
Alex Osorio, pastor at Fire of God Ministries
Stéphanie Plante
Laura Shantz, University of Ottawa professor
Results
Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward
Incumbent city councillor Rawlson King was elected to the seat in a by-election on April 15, 2019, after his predecessor, Tobi Nussbaum, resigned to accept an appointment to become the CEO of the National Capital Commission on January 26, 2019. He ran again and was re-elected.
Nominated candidates
Clayton Fitzsimmons, realtor
Peter Jan Karwacki, candidate for this ward in the 2019 by-election
Rawlson King, incumbent city councillor
Peter Zanette
Results
Somerset Ward
Incumbent city councillor Catherine McKenney was re-elected in 2018 with 76.66% of the vote. They did not seek re-election in order to run for mayor.
Nominated candidates
Stuart MacKay, co-founder of Ottawa Transit Riders and former board member of the Centretown Community Association (CCA)
Brandon Russell, political operative and provincial Independent candidate for Kamloops-North Thompson, BC in 2020
Ariel Troster, communications professional
Results
Kitchissippi Ward
Incumbent city councillor Jeff Leiper was re-elected in 2018 with 85.28% of the vote. He ran again and was re-elected.
Nominated candidates
Oonagh Elizabeth Fitzgerald, senior general counsel at the Department of National Defence
Jeff Leiper, incumbent city councillor
Daniel Stringer, former aide to Liberal MPP Richard Patten and candidate for this ward in 2003, 2006, 2010, 2018
Results
River Ward
Incumbent city councillor Riley Brockington was re-elected in 2018 with 54.50% of the vote. He ran again and was re-elected.
Nominated candidates
Riley Brockington, incumbent city councillor
Alex Dugal
Ethan Sabourin, former legislative assistant to NDP MP Leah Gazan
Results
Capital Ward
Incumbent city councillor Shawn Menard was elected in 2018 with 28.12% of the vote. He ran again and was re-elected.
Nominated candidates
Rebecca Jaremko Bromwich, lawyer and adjunct professor of law at Carleton University
Shawn Menard, incumbent city councillor
Daniel Rogers
Results
Alta Vista Ward
Incumbent city councillor Jean Cloutier was re-elected in 2018 with 32.81% of the vote. He did not seek re-election.
Nominated candidates
Marty Carr, former president of the Alta Vista community association
Carolyn Kropp, executive assistant to Ottawa South MPP John Fraser
Bob Perkins, vice president of real estate advisory at Deloitte Canada
Angelo Gino Scaffidi
Results
Orléans South—Navan Ward
Incumbent city councillor Catherine Kitts was elected to the seat in a by-election on October 5, 2020, with 54.44% of the vote after her predecessor, Stephen Blais, was elected as Member of Provincial Parliament for Orléans on February 27, 2020. She ran again seeking a full-term and was re-elected.
Nominated candidates
Yvette Ashiri, 2020 Cumberland Ward by-election candidate
Catherine Kitts, incumbent city councillor
Shamsa Sheikh Ahmed
Results
Osgoode Ward
Incumbent city councillor George Darouze was re-elected in 2018 with 54.86% of the vote. He ran again and was re-elected by a close margin.
Nominated candidates
George Darouze, incumbent city councillor
Bruce Anthony Faulkner, 2014 and 2018 provincial Libertarian candidate in Ottawa Centre, candidate for Kanata South in 2014
Bob Masaro, candidate for this ward in 2010 and 2014
Dan O'Brien
Doug Thompson, former city councillor for Osgoode Ward
Results
Rideau—Jock Ward
Incumbent city councillor Scott Moffatt was re-elected in 2018 with 55.81% of the vote. He did not seek re-election.
Nominated candidates
David Brown, political staffer, former assistant to incumbent councillor Scott Moffatt, former president of the Richmond Agricultural Society, and candidate for this ward in 2018
Leigh-Andrea Brunet, businesswoman and educator
Michael J. Nowak, President and CEO at CODE Incorporated
Patty Searl, CEO of Clean POV Ottawa
Kevin Setia
Results
Riverside South—Findlay Creek Ward
Incumbent city councillor Carol Anne Meehan was elected in 2018 with 42.55% of the vote. She initially announced she was running for re-election in the new Barrhaven East Ward, but later announced she was not running for re-election.
Nominated candidates
Zainab Alsalihiy
Steve Desroches, former city councillor
Salah Elsaadi
Em McLellan
Results
Kanata South Ward
Incumbent city councillor Allan Hubley was re-elected in 2018 with 45.53% of the vote. He ran again and was re-elected.
Nominated candidates
Erin Coffin, senior advisor at Health Canada
Mike Dawson
Rouba Fattal, public servant
Allan Hubley, incumbent city councillor
Bina Shah, teacher
Results
Barrhaven East Ward
The Barrhaven East Ward was newly created for the 2022 election following redistricting. Incumbent city councillor Carol Anne Meehan initially announced she was running for re-election in the new Barrhaven East Ward, but later announced she was not running for re-election.
Nominated candidates
Guy Boone
Patrick Brennan, information security specialist
Kathleen Caught, retired financial consultant
Richard Garrick, teacher
Dominik Janelle, Carleton University student
Wilson Lo, city employee and former bus operator
Atiq Qureshi
Results
= Endorsements
=School Board
= Boards
=Ottawa Catholic School Board
Ottawa-Carleton District School Board
Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est
Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario
= Endorsements
=Third-party advertisers
= Campaign Life Coalition
=The Campaign Life Coalition is a Canadian political lobbyist organization that advocates for socially conservative values. Campaign Life Coalition opposes abortion, euthanasia, embryonic stem cell research, IVF, same-sex marriage, and transgender rights legislation.
Date registered: Sept 9, 2022
Organization website: https://www.campaignlifecoalition.com/
Mayoral Endorsements: Mike Maguire, Ade Olumide, and Bernard Couchman
City Council Endorsements:
College Ward - Vilteau Delvas
Knoxdale-Merivale Ward - Joseph Ben-Ami
Rideau-Vanier Ward - Tyler Cybulski
Rideau-Jock Ward - Michael J. Nowak
OCDSB Trustee Endorsements:
Zone 2 - Kanata North/Kanata South - Ashley Darling
Zone 4 - Bay/Kitchissippi - Rasha Alnaqeeb
Zone 6 - Rideau-Vanier/Rideau-Rockcliffe - Shannon Boschy
Zone 11 - River/Gloucester-Southgate - Matthew Lee & Maher Jebara
= Horizon Ottawa
=Horizon Ottawa is a progressive community organization that advocates for progressive policies and more progressive elected representatives.
Date registered: August 24, 2022
Mayoral Endorsement: Catherine McKenney
City Council Endorsements:
Orléans East-Cumberland Ward - Tessa Franklin
Orléans West-Innes Ward - Lori Stinson
Stittsville Ward - Kevin Hua
College Ward - Laine Johnson
Knoxdale-Merivale Ward - Sean Devine
Rideau-Vanier Ward - Laura Shantz
Somerset Ward - Ariel Troster
Kitchissippi Ward - Jeff Leiper
River Ward - Ethan Sabourin
Capital Ward - Shawn Menard
Orléans South-Navan Ward - Yvette Ashiri
OCDSB Trustee Endorsements:
Zone 2 - Kanata North/Kanata South - Alysha Aziz
Zone 3 - Barrhaven West/Barrhaven East - Patricia Kmiec
Zone 4 - Bay/Kitchissippi - Suzanne Nash
Zone 5 - College/Knoxdale-Merivale - Steven Warren
Zone 6 - Rideau-Vanier/Rideau-Rockcliffe - Lyra Evans
Zone 9 - Capital/Alta Vista - Jessie-Lee Wallace & Nili Kaplan-Myrth
Zone 10 - Somerset - Justine Bell
Notes
References
External links
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