Alta Vista Ward

Alta Vista Ward (Ward 18) is a city ward in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada represented on Ottawa City Council. Alta Vista Ward was created prior to the 1966 election when Gloucester Ward was split in half due to population growth in the Alta Vista area. Until the 1972 elections, the ward was represented by two councillors (then called aldermen). Prior to the 1980 election, the Ward was split in half, with the western half remaining as Alta Vista ward and the eastern half became Canterbury Ward. They were reunited prior to the 1994 Election and was known as Alta Vista-Canterbury Ward. During this time, on regional council it was known as just Alta Vista Ward. It was renamed to Alta Vista in 2000.

Alta Vista
Location within Ottawa
Coordinates: 45°24′N 75°39′W
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
CityOttawa
Government
 • CouncillorJean Cloutier
Area
 • Total20.3 km2 (7.8 sq mi)
Population
 • Total42,410
 • Density2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi)
Languages (2016)
 • English57.2%
 • French16.9%
 • Arabic6.4%
 • Somali2.2%
 • Spanish1.7%
 • Mandarin1.5%
 • Persian1.3%
 • Tagalog1.0%
Avg. income$34,941

The ward is located in Ottawa's southeast end, and covers the neighbourhoods of Eastway Gardens, Riverview, Alta Vista, Heron Gate and Sheffield Glen. The Ward is often advertised by candidates as "Alta Vista-Canterbury-Riverview", as there was a plan to name it that in 1997.[2] The ward covers an area of 20.3 km2. There is only a small boundary change for the 2006 election: the boundary will follow Highway 417 instead of the old city limits from Walkley north to the CPR right-of-way.

Until 2014, the ward was represented by Peter Hume. He defeated incumbent Allan Higdon in the 2000 election. It was a battle of incumbents, as Hume was a regional councillor until the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton was abolished. Jean Cloutier replaced Hume in 2014.

Key issues affecting the Alta Vista ward since 2000 have been: the proposed Alta Vista transportation corridor, the fate of the Canada Science and Technology Museum, as well as the O-Train expansion.

Councillors
Council Aldermen
1967-69 Don Kay Pierre Benoit
1970-72 Jeffrey King
1973-74 Don Kay
1975-76
1977-78
1978-80
1980-82 Greg MacDougall
1982-85
1985-88 Darrel Kent
1988-91
1991-94 Peter Hume
CouncilCity CouncillorRegional Councillor
1994-97 Allan Higdon Peter Hume
1997-00
Council City Councillor
2001-03 Peter Hume
2003-06
2006-10
2010-14
2014-18 Jean Cloutier
2018-22

School trustees

Population data

The Ward's population was 46,500 in 2006 (estimate). At the Canada 2001 Census it had 44,435 people.

Languages (mother tongue)

  1. English: 54.6%
  2. French: 15.6%
  3. Arabic: 7.9%
  4. Spanish: 1.8%
  5. Chinese: 1.6% (inc. Mandarin, Cantonese and Chinese)
  6. Italian: 1.1%

Religion

  1. Roman Catholic: 40.0%
  2. Muslim: 11.7%
  3. No religion: 11.4%
  4. Anglican: 8.3%
  5. United Church of Canada: 8.2%
  6. Jewish: 2.0%
  7. Presbyterian: 1.6%
  8. Buddhist: 1.3%
  9. Baptist: 1.3%
  10. Pentecostal: 1.1%

Income

  • Average household income: $64,697
  • Average income: $34,941

Election results

1966 elections
  • 2 elected
1966 Ottawa municipal election: City council
Candidate Votes %
Don Kay6,87937.49
Pierre Benoit4,30923.48
Jack Stanton2,95716.11
Ralph Stewart2,64514.41
Charles Kruger1,5608.50

1969 elections
  • 2 elected
1969 Ottawa municipal election: City and regional council
Candidate Votes %
Don Kay6,91439.36
Jeffrey King6,41936.54
Gwendeline Power-Binns2,25012.81
Ross Potter1,98211.28

1972 elections
1972 Ottawa municipal election: City and regional council
Candidate Votes %
Don Kay Acclaimed

1974 elections
1974 Ottawa municipal election: City and council
Candidate Votes %
Don Kay4,59657.27
Phil Graham3,42942.33

1976 elections
1976 Ottawa municipal election: City and regional council
Candidate Votes %
Don Kay3,70254.07
Nancy McGee3,14545.93

1978 elections
1978 Ottawa municipal election: City council and regional
Candidate Votes %
Don Kay5,74948.85
Keith Martin3,57130.35
Darrel Kent2,44820.80

1980 elections
1980 Ottawa municipal election: City and regional council
Candidate Votes %
Greg MacDougall2,92743.38
Roy Bushfield2,12431.48
John Coe1,00514.90
Fern Payne69110.24

1982 elections
1982 Ottawa municipal election: City and regional council
Candidate Votes %
Greg MacDougall6,41379.31
Earle MacPhail1,67320.69

1985 elections

Dylan McGuinty (brother of future Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty) lost to Tory Darrel Kent.

1985 Ottawa municipal election: City and regional council
Candidate Votes %
Darrel Kent2,92736.57
Dylan McGuinty2,72534.05
Angie Herzog1,83122.87
Phil Massad3534.41
Rebecca Liff1692.11

1988 elections
1988 Ottawa municipal election: City and regional council
Candidate Votes %
Darrel Kent ACCLAIMED

1991 elections
1991 Ottawa municipal election: City and regional council
Candidate Votes %
Peter Hume4,66055.80
Stephen Amesse2,82733.85
Rebecca Liff86510.36

1994 elections
1994 Ottawa municipal election: City council
Candidate Votes %
Allan Higdon6,40146.83
Jack MacKinnon4,05729.68
Georges Jarbouh1,52611.16
Patrick Basham9777.15
Robert White4893.58
J.J. Pawlak2181.59
RMOC elections, 1994: Regional council
Candidate Votes %
Peter Hume11,14282.66
Rebecca Liff1,1728.69
Sean Abdallah1,1668.65

1997 elections
1997 Ottawa municipal election: City council
Candidate Votes %
Allan Higdon ACCLAIMED
RMOC elections, 1997: Regional council
Candidate Votes %
Peter Hume6,27766.38
Patricia O'Reilly2,28324.14
John Yarmo6576.95
John Wiebe2392.53

2000 Ottawa municipal election
City council
Candidate Votes %
Peter Hume 8,625 55.67
Allan Higdon 6,345 40.96
Ahmed Mohamed Nor 522 3.37
Ottawa Mayor (Ward results)
Candidate Votes %
Bob Chiarelli 9,410 60.48
Claudette Cain 5,387 34.62
Georges Saade 449 2.89
Marc-André Belair 93 0.60
James A. Hall 54 0.35
Ken Mills 48 0.31
John Turmel 48 0.31
Paula Nemchin 37 0.24
Morteza Naini 34 0.22

2003 Ottawa municipal election
2003 Ottawa municipal election: City council
Candidate Votes %
Peter Hume ACCLAIMED
Ottawa Mayor (Ward results)
Candidate Votes %
Bob Chiarelli 5,382 56.90
Terry Kilrea 3,421 36.17
Ike Awgu 247 2.61
Ron Burke 117 1.24
John A. Bell 103 1.09
Paula Nemchin 66 0.70
John Turmel 66 0.70
Donna Upson 56 0.59

2006 Ottawa municipal election

After running unopposed in 2003, Hume is facing off against Perry Marleau, (a civil servant with the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade) Ismael Lediye, notable in the Somali-Canadian community, Yusef Al Mezel (President of the Canadian Auto Workers Union Local 1688), Ahmed Ibrahim, an engineer, and Jim Ryan, a retired Bell Canada and Nortel employee.

2006 Ottawa municipal election: City council
Candidate Votes %
Peter Hume 10,433 69.53
James Ryan 1,955 13.03
Perry Marleau 1,190 7.93
Yusef Al Mezel 1,063 7.08
Ahmed Ibrahim 224 1.49
Ismael Lediye 141 0.94
Ottawa Mayor (Ward results)
Candidate Votes %
Larry O'Brien 6,784 44.25
Alex Munter 5,319 34.70
Bob Chiarelli 3,055 19.93
Jane Scharf 78 0.51
Robert Larter 45 0.29
Piotr Anweiler 36 0.23
Barkley Pollock 13 0.08

2010 Ottawa municipal election
2010 Ottawa municipal election: City council
Candidate Votes %
Peter Hume7,55359.49
Clinton Cowan2,37418.70
Ernie Lauzon1,85114.58
Kevin Hogan9197.24
Ottawa Mayor (Ward results)[3]
Candidate Votes %
Jim Watson6,66651.44
Larry O'Brien2,67220.62
Clive Doucet2,11416.31
Andrew S. Haydon8016.18
Mike Maguire2652.04
Idris Ben-Tahir890.69
Robert G. Gauthier740.57
Charlie Taylor600.46
Cesar Bello580.45
Jane Scharf520.40
Samuel Wright220.17
Robin Lawrance150.12
Sean Ryan150.12
Julio Pita130.10
Joseph Furtenbacher120.09
Daniel J. Lyrette90.07
Robert Larter80.06
Michael St. Arnaud80.06
Vincent Libweshya50.04
Fraser Liscumb20.02

2014 Ottawa municipal election
City council
Candidate Vote %
    Jean Cloutier5,29547.37
    Clinton Cowan3,28729.40
    Hussein Mahmoud1,60014.31
    Daher Muse Calin2632.35
    Brandon Scharfe1951.74
    Jeff Dubois1691.51
    Perry Marleau1591.42
    Adam Bowick1121.00
    John Redins990.89
Ottawa mayor (Ward results)
Candidate Vote %
    Jim Watson8,76679.08
    Mike Maguire1,71915.51
    Anwar Syed2282.06
    Rebecca Pyrah1050.95
    Darren W. Wood740.67
    Robert White720.65
    Michael St. Arnaud650.59
    Bernard Couchman560.51

2018 Ottawa municipal election
Council candidate Vote %
    Jean Cloutier3,86632.81
    Raylene Lang-Dion3,66531.10
    Kevin Kit2,61622.20
    Clinton Cowan1,41512.01
    John Redins1271.08
    Mike McHarg840.80
Ottawa mayor (Ward results)
Candidate Vote %
    Jim Watson (X)7,89869.86
    Clive Doucet2,72924.14
    Bruce McConville1471.30
    Hamid Alakozai880.78
    Craig MacAulay860.76
    Joey Drouin810.71
    Ahmed Bouragba750.66
    Moises Schachtler520.46
    Ryan Lythall500.44
    James T. Sheahan430.38
    Michael Pastien340.30
    Bernard Couchman230.20

References
  1. (Open Data Ottawa)
  2. "New ward name had Canterbury feeling left out". Ottawa Citizen. May 16, 1997. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  3. http://documents.ottawa.ca/sites/documents.ottawa.ca/files/documents/con055997.pdf
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