2018 Ottawa mayoral election
October 22, 2018
Turnout42.55%
 
Candidate Jim Watson Clive Doucet
Popular vote 188,960 59,156
Percentage 71.03% 22.24%
Mayor before election

Jim Watson

 Elected Mayor

Jim Watson

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 (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.

Polls

Polling Date(s)FirmJim WatsonClive DoucetBruce McConvilleOtherUndecidedSource
Aug 20–Sept 6Probit37131<149Twitter

Mayoral results

Mayoral candidate Vote  %
    Jim Watson (X)188,96071.03
    Clive Doucet59,15622.24
    Bruce McConville4,3601.64
    Craig MacAulay2,2720.85
    Ahmed Bouragba1,9120.72
    Joey Drouin1,8930.71
    Hamid Alakozai1,8670.70
    James T. Sheahan1,3540.51
    Michael Pastien1,1770.44
    Ryan Lythall1,1150.42
    Moises Schachtler9940.37
    Bernard Couchman9640.36

Results by ward

Ward Alakozai Bouragba Couchman Doucet Drouin Lythall MacAulay McConville Pastien Schachtler Sheahan Watson
Orléans64795122781334312325951397911203
Innes766135215510652711965036309261
Barrhaven1211283521767258123123112446611044
Kanata North648633193554318710712840517606
West Carleton-March23182615443731751102417555429
Stittsville36253918685047851292531747215
Bay14312362255983611261583955557946
College9864612873639817518957568510068
Knoxdale-Merivale5036331922554391902953587047
Gloucester-Southgate1122703617546952741103830536665
Beacon Hill-Cyrville69505016667125512154234345799
Rideau-Vanier769574391513944847194952374869
Rideau-Rockcliffe72534931239828554303839395120
Somerset7665263212855253851654275424
Kitchissippi54433244698039681082840418719
River1131204823927338721402947437682
Capital71603146568245661092545466890
Alta Vista88752327298150861473452437898
Cumberland878541153812032731644935498916
Osgoode212430139464451301553137846149
Rideau-Goulbourn2224251646503913014522201086547
Gloucester-South Nepean1131703919016445116124151297210043
Kanata South994836245466551321616048739678
Special/Advance (No Ward)119110492997986212618750615211742

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.
  • 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

Results:

Council candidate Vote  %
    Matthew Luloff3,62223.76
    Catherine Kitts3,35822.02
    Rick Bédard2,79918.36
    Mireille Brownhill1,90012.46
    Kevin Tetreault6854.49
    Diego Elizondo3992.62
    Qamar Masood3932.58
    Jarrod Goldsmith3572.34
    Dina Epale3362.20
    Shannon Kramer3332.18
    Guy Desroches3282.15
    Miranda Gray2381.56
    Don Yetman2121.39
    Doug Feltmate1020.67
    Toby Bossert730.48
    Geoffrey Nicholas Griplas650.43
    Louise Soyez470.31

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]

Results:

Council candidate Vote  %
    Laura Dudas5,32541.37
    Donna Leith-Gudbranson3,64528.32
    François Trépanier2,39118.58
    Tammy Lynch1,51011.73

Barrhaven Ward

Nominated candidates

Results:

Council candidate Vote  %
    Jan Harder (X)11,48974.27
    Hadi Wess2,42715.69
    Franklin Epape9085.87
    Atiq Qureshi5353.46
    Ahmad Malgarai1100.71

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.

Results:

Council candidate Vote  %
    Jenna Sudds5,29846.68
    Matt Muirhead3,63432.02
    David Gourlay2,33520.57
    Lorne Neufeldt560.49
    Philip Bloedow270.24

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]

Results:

Council candidate Vote  %
    Eli El-Chantiry (X)5,09965.90
    Judi Varga-Toth2,13227.56
    James Parsons5066.54

Stittsville Ward

Nominated candidates:

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

Results:

Council candidate Vote  %
    Glen Gower5,87757.86
    Shad Qadri (X)4,28042.14

Bay Ward

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

Nominated candidates:

Results:

Council candidate Vote  %
    Theresa Kavanagh6,50955.17
    Don Dransfield2,10417.83
    Erica Dath1,79315.20
    Marc Lugert8517.21
    Trevor Robinson5414.59

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

Results:

Council candidate Vote  %
    Rick Chiarelli (X)7,07946.79
    Emilie Coyle5,75138.01
    Ryan Kennery2,29915.20

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]
City council
Candidate Vote  %
    Keith Egli (X)6,36963.12
    James Dean2,00219.84
    Luigi Mangone1,11411.04
    Warren Arshinoff3423.39
    Peter Anthony Weber2642.62

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]
City council
Candidate Vote  %
    Diane Deans (X)6,17956.08
    Robert Swaita3,43531.17
    Alek Golijanin8757.94
    Sam Soucy3423.10
    Perry Sabourin1881.71

Beacon Hill-Cyrville Ward

Nominated candidates:

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

Results:

Council candidate Vote  %
    Tim Tierney (X)6,73081.34
    Michael Schurter1,54418.66

Rideau-Vanier Ward

Nominated candidates:

Results:

Council candidate Vote  %
    Mathieu Fleury (X)7,30268.08
    Thierry Harris3,05028.44
    Matt Lowe2852.66
    Salar Changiz880.82

Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward

Results:

Council candidate Vote  %
    Tobi Nussbaum (X)7,33480.52
    Peter Heyck1,77419.48

Somerset Ward

Nominated candidates:

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

Results:

Council candidate Vote  %
    Catherine McKenney (X)7,75476.66
    Jerry Kovacs1,46114.44
    Arthur David7016.93
    Merdod Zopyrus1991.97

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]

Results:

Council candidate Vote  %
    Jeff Leiper (X)12,06885.28
    Daniel Stringer2,08314.72

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]

Results:

Council candidate Vote  %
    Riley Brockington (X)6,12254.50
    Fabien Kalala Cimankinda2,44521.76
    Kerri Keith1,78315.87
    Hassib Reda8847.87

Capital Ward

Incumbent councillor David Chernushenko ran for re-election.

Nominated candidates

Results:

Council candidate Vote  %
    Shawn Menard3,57528.12
    Christine McAllister3,19825.15
    David Chernushenko (X)2,97023.36
    Anthony Carricato2,45119.28
    Jide Afolabi5204.09

Alta Vista Ward

Incumbent councillor Jean Cloutier ran for re-election

Nominated candidates:

Results:

Council candidate Vote  %
    Jean Cloutier (X)3,86632.81
    Raylene Lang-Dion3,66531.10
    Kevin Kit2,61622.20
    Clinton Cowan1,41512.01
    John Redins1271.08
    Mike McHarg840.80

Cumberland Ward

Nominated candidates:

Results:

Council candidate Vote  %
    Stephen Blais (X)11,23089.08
    Cameron Rose Jette7415.88
    Jensen Boire6365.04

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]

Results:

Council candidate Vote  %
    George Darouze (X)4,65354.86
    Jay Tysick2,69431.76
    Mark Scharfe6037.11
    Kim Sheldrick5045.94
    Auguste Banfalvi280.33

Rideau-Goulbourn Ward

Nominated candidates:

Results:

Council candidate Vote  %
    Scott Moffatt (X)5,08055.81
    David Brown4,02344.19

Gloucester-South Nepean Ward

Nominated candidates:

Results:

Council candidate Vote  %
    Carol Anne Meehan5,96042.55
    Michael Qaqish (X)5,42038.69
    Harpreet Singh2,15215.36
    Zaff Ansari3582.56
    Irene Mei1180.84

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]

Results:

Council candidate Vote  %
    Allan Hubley (X)6,18345.53
    Steve Anderson4,27431.47
    Mike Brown2,97821.93
    Doug Large1461.08

School Board Trustee

Ottawa Catholic School Board

Zone map

Zone 1

Zone 1 Vote  %
John Curry (X) Acclaimed

Zone 2

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

Zone 3

Zone 3 Vote  %
Brian Coburn (X) Acclaimed

Zone 4

Zone 4 Vote  %
Spencer Warren (X) Acclaimed

Zone 5

Zone 5 Vote  %
Joanne MacEwan (X) Acclaimed

Zone 6

Zone 6 Vote  %
Glen Armstrong2,61354.59
Jeff Darwin2,17445.41

Zone 7

Zone 7 Vote  %
Jeremy Wittet (X) Acclaimed

Zone 8

Zone 8 Vote  %
Mark D. Mullan (X) Acclaimed

Zone 9

Zone 9 Vote  %
Shelley Lawrence2,49182.92
Regan Preszcator (X)51317.08

Zone 10

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

Ottawa-Carleton District School Board

OCDSB Zone Map

Zone 1

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

Zone 2

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

Zone 3

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

Zone 4

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

Zone 5

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

Zone 6

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

Zone 7

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

Zone 8

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

Zone 9

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

Zone 10

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

Zone 11

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

Zone 12

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

Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est

Zone map

Zone 4

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

Zone 5

Zone 5 Vote  %
Chad Mariage (X) Acclaimed

Zone 6

Zone 6 Vote  %
Valérie Assoi Acclaimed

Zone 7

Zone 7 Vote  %
Robert Rainboth Acclaimed

Zone 8

Zone 8 Vote  %
Dan Boudria (X)3,03779.15
Cynthia Wagner44811.68
Nenette Ntema-Mbudi3529.17

Zone 9

Zone 9 Vote  %
Johanne Lacombe (X) Acclaimed

Zone 10

Zone 10 Vote  %
Monique Briand (X) Acclaimed

Zone 11

Zone 11 Vote  %
André Thibodeau Acclaimed

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

Zone map

Zone 6

Zone 6 Vote  %
Roda Muse Acclaimed

Zone 7

Zone 7 Vote  %
Denis Chartrand (X)1,35773.79
Sean Curran48226.21

Zone 8

Zone 8 Vote  %
Marc Roy (X) Acclaimed

Zone 9

Zone 9 Vote  %
Marielle Godbout (X)1,67179.34
Abdourahman Kahin43520.66

Zone 10

Zone 10 Vote  %
Lucille Collard (X) Acclaimed

Zone 11

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

Zone 12

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

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  2. ↑ "Reevely: A good fight for mayor is good for Ottawa — and even for Jim Watson".
  3. ↑ "Adam: Why Bruce McConville thinks he can be Ottawa's next mayor". Ottawacitizen.
  4. ↑ "Meet your candidates for Ottawa mayor | CBC News".
  5. ↑ "Jim Watson to seek re-election as Ottawa mayor in 2018 | CBC News".
  6. ↑ "Orléans councillor to run for re-election in 2018". October 4, 2017.
  7. ↑ @OttawaCitizen (June 13, 2018). "Coun. Bob Monette announces he won't seek re-election in Orléans ward. #ottnews #ottpoli" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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  9. 1 2 "Following cannabis legalization, Canopy CEO Bruce Linton gets rock-star treatment at Ruckify launch".
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  12. 1 2 "Five things: 2018 municipal election nominations open Tuesday".
  13. ↑ "Adam: Municipal election – Bilingualism may make the difference in Innes ward".
  14. ↑ "Municipal candidates off to the races | CBC News".
  15. ↑ "Ottawa Votes: What you need to know about the candidates in Innes".
  16. ↑ "Ottawa Votes: What you need to know about the candidates in Barrhaven".
  17. ↑ "Ottawa Votes: What you need to know about the candidates in West Carleton-March".
  18. ↑ "Ottawa Votes: What you need to know about the candidates in Stittsville".
  19. 1 2 3 "Can Ottawa's municipal candidates shed political allegiances?". Ottawa Sun. July 31, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
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  21. ↑ "Ottawa Votes: What you need to know about the candidates in College ward".
  22. ↑ "Ottawa Youth Council Members". City of Ottawa. Retrieved June 21, 2001.
  23. ↑ "Ottawa Votes: What you need to know about the candidates in Knoxdale-Merivale".
  24. ↑ "Samuel Soucy".
  25. ↑ "Meet Robert - Robert Swaita for Gloucester-Southgate". Archived from the original on August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
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  27. ↑ "Ottawa Votes: What you need to know about the candidates in Rideau-Vanier".
  28. ↑ "Ottawa Votes: What you need to know about the candidates in Somerset".
  29. ↑ "Ottawa Votes: What you need to know about the candidates in Kitchissippi".
  30. ↑ "Ottawa Votes: What you need to know about the candidates in River ward".
  31. ↑ "Ottawa Votes: What you need to know about the candidates in Capital ward".
  32. ↑ "Ottawa Votes: What you need to know about the candidates in Alta Vista".
  33. ↑ "Ottawa Votes: What you need to know about the candidates in Cumberland".
  34. ↑ "Ottawa Votes: What you need to know about the candidates in Osgoode".
  35. ↑ "Ottawa Votes: What you need to know about the candidates in Rideau-Goulbourn".
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  37. ↑ "Ottawa Votes: What you need to know about Kanata South's candidates".
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