Kitchissippi Ward (Ward 15) is a city ward in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It gets its name from the Algonquin name for the Ottawa River, meaning Great River. The ward is slightly west of downtown, and covers the neighbourhoods of Champlain Park, Civic Hospital, Hampton Park, Highland Park, Hintonburg, Island Park, McKellar Heights, McKellar Park, Mechanicsville, Westboro Beach, Westboro, Wellington Village, and Wellington Street West.
As of the 2014 election on October 27, 2014, the ward is represented by Councillor Jeff Leiper.
The ward was created in 1994 from parts of Queensboro Ward, Richmond Ward and Elmdale Ward. It was known as just Ward 7 until given the Kitchissippi name in 1995.
City councillors Joan Wong (1994-1997) Shawn Little (1997-2006) Christine Leadman (2006-2010) Katherine Hobbs (2010-2014) Jeff Leiper (2014–present)
Population data The Ward's estimated population will be 38,900 in 2006. At the Canada 2001 Census it had 36,795 people.
Languages (mother tongue) English: 54.5% French: 15.6% Arabic: 7.9% Spanish: 1.8% Chinese: 1.1% (inc. Mandarin, Cantonese and Chinese) Italian: 1.1%
Religion Roman Catholic: 36.2% No religion: 21.4% United Church of Canada: 10.2% Anglican: 9.9% Muslim: 3.2% Jewish: 2.6% Presbyterian: 2.5% Buddhist: 1.6% Baptist: 1.6% Lutheran: 1.0%
Income Average household income: $70,307 Average income (male): $46,904 Average income (female): $33,443
Election results 2022 Ottawa municipal election City council Candidate Vote % Jeff Leiper 11,055 71.97 Oonagh Fitzgerald 3,247 21.14 Dan Stringer 1,058 6.89
2018 Ottawa municipal election City council Candidate Vote % Jeff Leiper 12,068 85.28 Daniel Stringer 2,083 14.72
2014 Ottawa municipal election City council Candidate Vote % Jeff Leiper 7,557 55.36 Katherine Hobbs 4,197 30.75 Michelle Reimer 1,530 11.21 Ellen Lougheed 272 1.99 Larry Wasslenn 95 0.70
Ottawa mayor (Ward results) Candidate Vote % Jim Watson 10,979 83.39 Mike Maguire 1,649 12.52 Rebecca Pyrah 169 1.28 Anwar Syed 133 1.01 Darren W. Wood 68 0.52 Robert White 66 0.50 Bernard Couchman 56 0.43 Michael St. Arnaud 46 0.35
2010 Ottawa municipal election CandidateVotes%Katherine Hobbs 6116 44.18Christine Leadman 5540 40.02Daniel Stringer 2186 15.79
2006 Ottawa municipal election CandidateVotes% Christine Leadman 5949 41.12Gary Ludington 4571 31.59Vicky Smallman 3576 24.72Daniel Narwa 372 2.57
Dropped Out
Daniel Stringer Shawn Little
2003 Ottawa municipal election City councilCandidateVotes%Shawn Little290727.12Kris Klein233021.74Gary Ludington221720.68Linda Davis154014.37Daniel Stringer10589.87David McConnell6255.83Les Gangé420.39
2000 Ottawa municipal election City councilCandidateVotes%Shawn Little 5721 47.32Linda Davis 4845 40.07Ray Kostuch 1525 12.61
1997 elections City councilCandidateVotes%Shawn Little 2,968 35.03Paul Copeland 1,809 21.35Andre Vertes 1,605 18.94Brenda Parris 851 10.04Linda Kitchikeesic Juden 822 9.70Michael Kostiuk 253 2.99Michael Bartholomew 165 1.95
Regional councilCandidateVotes%Linda Davis 4,440 49.84Joan Wong 3,779 42.42Diana Brebner 690 7.74
1994 elections City councilCandidateVotes% Joan Wong (X) 5,052 46.03Shawn Little 3,643 33.19David Goldstein 2,281 20.78
Regional council CandidateVotes%Linda Davis 4,071 37.64Marian Lothian 3,579 33.09Art Pope 3,166 29.27
References
External links 2001 Census Map of Kitchissippi Ward