Stittsville Ward
Stittsville (Ward 6) is a city ward in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It consists of the community of Stittsville in suburban Ottawa. Prior to the 2006 election, the Ward was known as Goulbourn Ward which consisted of the former Goulbourn Township (including Stittsville and Richmond). The ward was altered in 2006, by losing all of the rural parts of Goulbourn (including urban Richmond) and gaining a tiny bit of the former city of Kanata around the Canadian Tire Centre. The ward was created when Goulbourn was amalgamated into Ottawa in 2000. It was known as Stittsville-Kanata West Ward until 2010.
Stittsville | |
|---|---|
 Location within Ottawa | |
| Coordinates: 45°16′N 75°55′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| City | Ottawa |
| Government | |
| • Councillor | Glen Gower |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.3 km2 (6.3 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 30,510 |
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (4,800/sq mi) |
| Languages (2016) | |
| • English | 80.2% |
| • French | 8.7% |
| • Mandarin | 1.0% |
| Avg. income | $53,111 |
In 2014, the ward expanded to gain the newly built Blackstone subdivision from Rideau-Goulbourn Ward.[2][3]
Stittsville's current councillor is Glen Gower, who replaced Shad Qadri after defeating him in the 2018 election. Mr. Qadri replaced Janet Stavinga in the 2006 election, in which Ms. Stavinga did not run. She had held the ward since its creation.
City councillors
- On regional council, the area was part of Western Townships Ward
- Janet Stavinga (2000–2006)
- Shad Qadri (2006–2018)
- Glen Gower (2018–present)
Election results
2000 Ottawa municipal election
Following amalgamation, Goulbourn Mayor Janet Stavinga defeated regional councillor Betty Hill and Goulbourn's Ward 3 township councillor Steven Lewis.
| City council | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Janet Stavinga | 4528 | 45.01 |
| Betty Hill | 3401 | 33.80 |
| Steven Lewis | 2132 | 21.19 |
2003 Ottawa municipal election
| City council | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Janet Stavinga | 5076 | 64.15 |
| Michal P. O'Rourke | 2837 | 35.85 |
2006 Ottawa municipal election
Incumbent councillor Janet Stavinga decided against running for re-election, in the newly formed ward which lost most of its rural areas. The race to fill the seat is between Gilles R. Chasles and Shad Qadri. Chasles is a Conservative and a businessman, owning Danicks Data Systems. Qadri is also a businessman, operating Showbiz Entertainment and Gifts with his family.
| City council | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Shad Qadri | 6287 | 72.02 |
| Gilles R. Chasles | 2442 | 27.98 |
2010 Ottawa municipal election
| City council | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Shad Qadri | 7185 | 91.46 |
| Richard Eveleigh | 671 | 8.54 |
2014 Ottawa municipal election
| City council | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote | % | |
| Shad Qadri | 5,182 | 60.94 | |
| David Lee | 3,322 | 39.06 | |
| Ottawa mayor (Ward results) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote | % | |
| Jim Watson | 5,745 | 68.54 | |
| Mike Maguire | 2,331 | 27.81 | |
| Rebecca Pyrah | 74 | 0.88 | |
| Robert White | 63 | 0.75 | |
| Anwar Syed | 60 | 0.72 | |
| Darren W. Wood | 53 | 0.63 | |
| Bernard Couchman | 29 | 0.35 | |
| Michael St. Arnaud | 27 | 0.32 | |
2018 Ottawa municipal election
| Council candidate | Vote | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Gower | 5,877 | 57.86 | |
| Shad Qadri | 4,280 | 42.14 | |