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.
Jim Watson 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 (in Niagara Falls). 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 Polling Date(s) Firm Jim Watson Mike Maguire Darren Wood Anwar Syed Other Undecided Source Sept 18 Forum Research 44 17 1 3 5 30 PDF
Mayoral results Mayoral candidate Vote % Jim Watson (X) 189,253 76.20 Mike Maguire 46,341 18.66 Anwar Syed 3,473 1.40 Rebecca Pyrah 2,840 1.14 Robert White 1,815 0.73 Darren W. Wood 1,764 0.71 Michael St. Arnaud 1,628 0.66 Bernard Couchman 1,255 0.51
Note: Colour corresponds to main campaign colour. "(X)" denotes incumbent.
Results by ward WardCouchmanMaguirePyrahSt. ArnaudSyedWatsonWhiteWoodOrléans 56 1935 127 125 92 10536 86 96 Innes 46 1735 113 141 120 10279 58 66Barrhaven 68 2460 95 35 130 8379 69 78 Kanata North 41 1807 114 35 194 7726 79 67 West Carleton-March 24 2765 76 23 36 5251 68 86 Stittsville 29 2331 74 27 60 5745 63 53 Bay 73 2205 141 55 190 9140 95 78 College 70 2710 160 50 90 9627 112 104 Knoxdale-Merivale 47 2121 86 25 91 6946 66 61 Gloucester-Southgate 44 1742 108 73 406 8259 106 62Beacon Hill-Cyrville 50 1336 106 85 87 6815 65 61Rideau-Vanier 100 1041 246 211 162 8136 89 105 Rideau-Rockcliffe 93 1215 165 138 129 8138 100 90 Somerset 66 909 176 86 194 7563 73 101 Kitchissippi 56 1649 169 46 133 10979 66 68 River 65 1852 116 58 187 8501 85 68 Capital 53 998 140 41 142 7743 36 49 Alta Vista 56 1719 105 65 228 8766 72 74 Cumberland 64 1773 100 127 124 8845 110 96Osgoode 28 3016 90 18 33 5002 85 78 Rideau-Goulbourn 19 3191 45 15 35 4771 32 36Gloucester-South Nepean 32 1929 85 60 387 7848 72 63 Kanata South 38 2522 120 42 132 8444 72 75
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: Council candidate Vote % Bob Monette (X) 10,662 75.47 Jennifer Robitaille 2,546 18.02 R. Gordon Jensen 919 6.51
Innes Ward Incumbent councillor Rainer Bloess did not run for re-election.
Nominated: Laura Dudas - President of the Blackburn Community Association, former Ottawa Sun journalist, works for the City of Ottawa in corporate communications Chris Fraser - Ran in this Ward in 2010, finishing third with 12% of the vote. Eldon Holder Chantal Lecours - Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario trustee since 2004. Master Cpl. Jody Mitic - Candidate on The Amazing Race Canada. Andrew Modray Fred Sherwin - Former candidate in Orleans Ward in 2010. François Trépanier Teresa Whitmore - Former city councillor in Belleville, Ontario (2000-2003).
Dropped out: Mathieu Fortin Roland Stieda
Results: Council candidate Vote % Jody Mitic 4,294 33.01 Laura Dudas 2,535 19.49 François Trépanier 2,117 16.27 Fred Sherwin 1,974 15.18 Chantal Lecours 626 4.81 Eldon Holder 544 4.18 Teresa Whitmore 466 3.58 Chris Fraser 385 2.96 Andrew Modray 67 0.52
Barrhaven Ward Incumbent councillor Jan Harder ran for re-election.
Nominated: Ian Bursey Jan Harder - incumbent councillor Syed Asghar Hussain
Results: Council candidate Vote % Jan Harder (X) 8,686 75.50 Ian Burrsey 2,490 21.64 Syed Asghar Hussain 328 2.85
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: Council candidate Vote % Marianne Wilkinson (X) 4,751 46.21 Matt Muirhead 3,467 33.72 Jeff Seeton 2,063 20.07
West Carleton-March Ward Incumbent councillor Eli El-Chantiry ran for re-election.
Nominated: Alexander Aronec Eli El-Chantiry - incumbent councillor Brendan Gorman Jonathan Mark - former radio host on 106.9 FM (The Bear) ("Gonzo" with Kaz & Jay) James Parsons
Results: Council candidate Vote % Eli El-Chantiry (X) 4,808 56.87 Jonathan Mark 2,999 35.47 Brendan Gorman 270 3.19 James Parsons 193 2.28 Alexander Aronec 185 2.19
Stittsville Ward Incumbent councillor Shad Qadri ran for re-election.
Nominated: David Lee Shad Qadri - incumbent councillor
Results: Council candidate Vote % Shad Qadri (X) 5,182 60.94 David Lee 3,322 39.06
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: Council candidate Vote % Mark Taylor (X) 5,750 46.75 Alex Cullen 5,276 42.89 George Guirguis 498 4.05 Trevor Robinson 482 3.92 Michael Pastien 151 1.23 Brendan Mertens 143 1.16
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: Council candidate Vote % Rick Chiarelli (X) 9,601 70.39 Guy Annable 2,084 15.28 Craig MacAulay 1,065 7.81 Scott Andrew McLarens 889 6.52
Knoxdale-Merivale Ward Incumbent councillor Keith Egli ran for re-election.
Nominated: Keith Egli - incumbent councillor Cristian Lambiri - engineering manager
Results: Council candidate Vote % Keith Egli (X) 7,128 73.22 Cristian Lambiri 2,607 26.78
Gloucester-Southgate Ward Incumbent councillor Diane Deans ran for re-election.
Nominated: Meladul Haq Ahmadzai Rodaina Chahrour Diane Deans - incumbent councillor George Marko Lilly Obina Brad Pye - Federal NDP candidate in Dartmouth—Cole Harbour in 2008. Mohamed Roble - reserve medic in the Canadian Forces
Results: Council candidate Vote % Diane Deans (X) 6,251 56.27 Lilly Obina 2,397 21.58 Brad Pye 963 8.67 Rodaina Chahrour 952 8.57 Mohamed Roble 401 3.61 George Marko 102 0.92 Meladul Haq Ahmadzai 43 0.39
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: Council candidate Vote % Tim Tierney (X) 7,162 82.11 Michel Tardif 518 5.94 Francesca D'Ambrosio 433 4.96 Nicolas Séguin 421 4.83 Rene Tessier 188 2.16
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: Council candidate Vote % Mathieu Fleury (X) 5,526 51.54 Marc Aubin 3,571 33.31 Catherine Fortin LeFaivre 1,362 12.70 David-George Oldham 102 0.95 George Atanga 81 0.76 Marc Vinette 79 0.74
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: Council candidate Vote % Tobi Nussbaum 4,846 47.19 Peter D. Clark (X) 1,871 18.22 Sheila Perry 1,423 13.86 Penny Thompson 994 9.68 Jevone Nicholas 846 8.24 Cam Holmstrom 290 2.82
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: Diane Holmes - incumbent councillor
Results: Council candidate Vote % Catherine McKenney 3,997 40.13 Jeff Morrison 1,681 16.88 Martin Canning 1,631 16.38 Conor Meade 807 8.10 Edward Conway 576 5.78 Thomas McVeigh 434 4.36 Lili V. Weemen 292 3.94 Denis Schryburt 223 2.24 Sandro Provenzano 99 0.99 Curtis Tom 77 0.77 Silviu Riley 43 0.43
Kitchissippi Ward Incumbent councillor Katherine Hobbs ran for re-election.
Nominated: Katherine Hobbs - incumbent councillor Jeff Leiper - Former president of the Hintonburg Community Association Ellen Lougheed Michelle Reimer Larry Wasslen
Dropped out: Dovi Chein
Results: Council candidate Vote % Jeff Leiper 7,557 55.36 Katherine Hobbs (X) 4,197 30.75 Michelle Reimer 1,530 11.21 Ellen Lougheed 272 1.99 Larry Wasslenn 95 0.70
River Ward Incumbent councillor Maria McRae did not run for re-election.
Nominated: Riley Brockington - Former Ottawa-Carleton District School Board Trustee Barbara Carroll Don Francis - Former Ottawa Board of Education Trustee Antonio Giannetti Jeff Koscik Michael Kostiuk - Former President of the Carlington Community Association Mike Patton - Ontario Progressive Conservative Party candidate in the 2007 Ontario general election in Ottawa West—Nepean (provincial electoral district) and former staffer for former mayor Larry O'Brien Colin Pennie Vanessa Nicki Sutton Bruce Winchester
Results: Council candidate Vote % Riley Brockington 3,997 36.38 Vanessa Nicki Sutton 1,897 17.27 Mike Patton 1,427 12.99 Barbara Carroll 1,270 11.56 Antonio Giannetti 1,032 9.39 Michael Kostiuk 614 5.59 Jeff Koscik 239 2.18 Don Francis 227 2.07 Colin Pennie 171 1.56 Bruce Winchester 112 1.02
Capital Ward Incumbent councillor David Chernushenko ran for re-election.
Nominated: Scott Blurton David Chernushenko - incumbent councillor Espoir Manirambona - Communist Party of Ontario candidate in Ottawa South in the 2014 Ontario general election.
Results: Council candidate Vote % David Chernushenko (X) 7,206 77.35 Scott Blurton 1,788 19.19 Espoir Manirambona 322 3.46
Alta Vista Ward Incumbent councillor Peter Hume did not run for re-election.