River Ward

River Ward or Ward 16 (French: Quartier Rivière) is a municipal ward located in Ottawa, Ontario. It is located in the south central portion of the city, and includes the communities of Carlington, Central Park, Carleton Heights, Mooney's Bay, Riverside Park and Hunt Club/Uplands. The ward spans both sides of the Rideau River between Carling Avenue and Hunt Club Road.

River
Location within Ottawa
Coordinates: 45°22′N 75°41′W
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
CityOttawa
Government
  CouncillorRiley Brockington
Population
  Total44,345
Languages (2016)
  English59.6%
  French10.8%
  Arabic6.6%
  Italian2.2%
  Spanish2.2%
  Mandarin2.0%
  Cantonese2.0%
  Somali1.2%
  Tagalog1.0%

Prior to amalgamation, this area was part of Mooney's Bay Ward, which existed from 1994 to 2000. Before this, the ward was called Riverside Ward which was created in 1980 from parts of Elmdale-Victoria Ward and Gloucester Ward.

City councillors

  1. Jim Durrell (1981-1985)
  2. George Brown (1986-1994)
  3. Karin Howard (1995-1999)
  4. Jim Bickford (1999-2000)
  5. Wendy Stewart (2001-2003)
  6. Maria McRae (2003-2014)
  7. Riley Brockington (2014–present)

Election results

1980

Riverside Ward
Candidate Votes %
Jim Durrell3,50348.50
Gordon Lennox1,87725.99
Natalie MacPhee1,07514.89
Sig Schmidt76710.62

1982

Riverside Ward
Candidate Votes %
Jim Durrell6,85687.53
Gregory Minion97712.47

1985

Riverside Ward
Candidate Votes %
George Brown3,74644.45
Fidel Palumbo2,20626.17
Marc Wallace1,33615.85
Tom Quinn1,14013.53

1988

Riverside Ward
Candidate Votes %
George Brown4,53185.30
Norman Van Cleaf78114.70

1991

Riverside Ward
Candidate Votes %
George Brown4,14067.88
John Ross1,95932.12

1994

Regional Council: River Ward
Candidate Votes %
Wendy Stewart7,31572.34
Val Parkinson2,79727.66
City Council: Mooney's Bay Ward
Candidate Votes %
Karin Howard3,64535.02
Pat Murphy3,02429.06
Fred Bowie1,46814.11
Don Tudin1,08510.43
Riley Brockington5355.14
Alan Murphy3903.75
Coreen Fast2602.50

1997

Regional Council: River Ward
Candidate Votes %
Wendy Stewart 6,855 86.25
Daryl Martin 1,093 13.75
City Council: Mooney's Bay Ward
Candidate Votes %
Karin Howard5,00562.00
Kathy Ablett3,06838.00

1999 by-election

A by-election was held on April 6, 1999 to replace Karin Howard who resigned her seat. Results:[2]

City Council: Mooney's Bay Ward
Candidate Votes %
Jim Bickford3,31459.26
Frances Tanner1,57828.22
Wayne Kennedy3055.45
Scott Paterson2484.43
Dave Allston1472.63

2000

City council
Candidate Votes %
Wendy Stewart 7,091 79.95
Dave Hagerman 1,778 20.05

2003

City council
Candidate Votes %
Maria McRae 5,600 63.11
Todd Mattila-Hartman 1,654 18.64
Richard Smith 1,619 18.25

[3]

2006

City council
Candidate Votes %
Maria McRae 9,278 65.51
Blake Batson 4,885 34.49

[4]

2010

City council
Candidate Votes %
Maria McRae7,49659.55
Ian Boyd1,90815.16
Nadia Willard1,70413.54
Michael Kostiuk1,48011.76

2014

City council
Candidate Vote %
    Riley Brockington3,99736.38
    Vanessa Nicki Sutton1,89717.27
    Mike Patton1,42712.99
    Barbara Carroll1,27011.56
    Antonio Giannetti1,0329.39
    Michael Kostiuk6145.59
    Jeff Koscik2392.18
    Don Francis2272.07
    Colin Pennie1711.56
    Bruce Winchester1121.02
Ottawa mayor (Ward results)
Candidate Vote %
    Jim Watson8,50177.76
    Mike Maguire1,85216.94
    Anwar Syed1871.71
    Rebecca Pyrah1161.06
    Robert White850.78
    Darren W. Wood680.62
    Bernard Couchman650.59
    Michael St. Arnaud580.53

References

  1. (Open Data Ottawa)
  2. Ottawa Citizen, April 7, 1999, pg C6, "Bickford cruises to victory in Mooney's Bay vote"
  3. "2003 Municipal Election Results". City of Ottawa. Archived from the original on 2010-03-11. Retrieved 2010-03-11.
  4. "2006 Municipal Election Results". City of Ottawa. Archived from the original on 2010-03-11. Retrieved 2010-03-11.


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