Bay Ward
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Bay Ward is a municipal ward in Ottawa
, Canada
. It covers much of the western portion of the old city of Ottawa as well as some portions of what was once Nepean
. The ward runs from Sherbourne and Maitland in the east to March Road in the west. The southern border in the Queensway
while the northern border is the Ottawa River
. The ward makes up the northern portion of the federal and provincial riding of Ottawa West-Nepean.
The ward contains a number of neighbourhoods, with quite diverse populations. Some of the neighbourhoods in the ward are Woodroffe North
, Michelle Heights, Lincoln Heights
, Britannia
, and Crystal Beach
. The westernmost part of the ward also contains a large section of the Greenbelt
. Some of these neighbourhoods, especially those by the Ottawa River are quite wealthy. However, there are also many much poorer parts of the ward with many residents living in high density apartments. The ward also contains some of Ottawa's highest concentrations of recent immigrants.
Since the creation of the new city of Ottawa the ward has been represented by former MPP Alex Cullen
, who is considered to be one of the most left wing members of city council. Bay Ward in other elections tends to be more right of centre, and in the last two elections Cullen has faced strong challenges from conservative opponents. In the 2003 election
he faced John Blatherwick, while in 2006
he fended off a challenge from high profile former mayoral candidate Terry Kilrea
.
Bay Ward was the home of Bob Chiarelli
, and he won the area by large margins in both the 2000 and 2003 elections. In the 2006 election, however, the area supported Larry O'Brien
and Chiarelli finished third, also behind Alex Munter
.
The ward is a descendant of Britannia-Richmond Ward, which included the area now in Bay Ward before Ottawa amalgamated in 2001. That ward was created in 1994 when Britannia Ward merged with Richmond Ward. The ward existed on Regional Council as Bay Ward from 1994 until the region dissolved. This area was part of Carleton Ward until 1972, when it became Britannia Ward. Richmond Ward was carved out of it in 1980 and existed until merging back with the original ward in 1994.
Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections, 1997
Ottawa municipal election, 2000
Ottawa municipal election, 2003
Ottawa municipal election, 2006
Ottawa municipal election, 2010
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It covers much of the western portion of the old city of Ottawa as well as some portions of what was once Nepean
Nepean, Ontario
- Recent quantity of snow :- History :Nepean Township, originally known as Township D, was established in 1792 and originally included what is now the central area of Ottawa west of the Rideau River. Jehiel Collins, from Vermont, is believed to have been the first person to settle in Nepean...
. The ward runs from Sherbourne and Maitland in the east to March Road in the west. The southern border in the Queensway
Queensway (Ottawa)
The Queensway is a major controlled-access freeway running through Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, from Kanata in the west to Orleans in the east. It is the primary east-west transportation artery in the Ottawa-Gatineau area....
while the northern border is the Ottawa River
Ottawa River
The Ottawa River is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. For most of its length, it now defines the border between these two provinces.-Geography:...
. The ward makes up the northern portion of the federal and provincial riding of Ottawa West-Nepean.
The ward contains a number of neighbourhoods, with quite diverse populations. Some of the neighbourhoods in the ward are Woodroffe North
Woodroffe North
Woodroffe North is a neighbourhood in Ottawa, Ontario. It is bounded on the south by the former CPR right-of-way, on the north by the Ottawa River Parkway and on the east and west by National Capital Commission property which is part of or adjacent to the Ottawa River Parkway...
, Michelle Heights, Lincoln Heights
Lincoln Heights (Ottawa)
Lincoln Heights is a neighbourhood in western Ottawa, bounded to the south by Carling Avenue, to the north by the Ottawa River, to the west by Pinecrest Avenue, and to the east by Woodroffe Avenue....
, Britannia
Britannia (Ottawa)
Britannia is a neighbourhood and also a street in the west end of Ottawa, on the Ottawa River across from Aylmer.It was once a small cottage town to the west of Ottawa, but rapid growth in all directions during the 20th century meant that it was soon surrounded by the western suburb of Nepean. ...
, and Crystal Beach
Crystal Beach (Nepean)
For other uses, see Crystal Beach Crystal Beach is a community located on the west side of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Its boundaries can broadly be described as Carling Avenue to the North, Moodie Drive to the West, and Corkstown Road to the South and East. Crystal Beach was established in the late...
. The westernmost part of the ward also contains a large section of the Greenbelt
Greenbelt (Ottawa)
The Greenbelt is a crescent of land within the present-day boundaries of the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, in which real estate development is strictly controlled. It begins at Shirleys Bay in the west and extends to Green's Creek in the east...
. Some of these neighbourhoods, especially those by the Ottawa River are quite wealthy. However, there are also many much poorer parts of the ward with many residents living in high density apartments. The ward also contains some of Ottawa's highest concentrations of recent immigrants.
Since the creation of the new city of Ottawa the ward has been represented by former MPP Alex Cullen
Alex Cullen
Alexander Shaun Cullen is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a former Member of Provincial Parliament in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and a former member of Ottawa City Council, representing the Bay Ward in Ottawa's west end.-Early life and city politics:Cullen was born February 18,...
, who is considered to be one of the most left wing members of city council. Bay Ward in other elections tends to be more right of centre, and in the last two elections Cullen has faced strong challenges from conservative opponents. In the 2003 election
Ottawa municipal election, 2003
The Ottawa municipal election of 2003 was held in Ottawa, Canada, to elect the city's mayor, City Council, and school trustees for the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The vote was held on November 10, 2003...
he faced John Blatherwick, while in 2006
Ottawa municipal election, 2006
The 2006 Ottawa municipal election was held on November 13, 2006, in Ottawa, Canada, to elect the mayor of Ottawa, Ottawa City Council and the Ottawa-Carleton Public and Catholic School Boards. The election was one of many races across the province of Ontario...
he fended off a challenge from high profile former mayoral candidate Terry Kilrea
Terry Kilrea
Terry Kilrea is an aspiring politician from Ottawa.-2003 election:Kilrea ran for mayor of Ottawa in the 2003 municipal election on a platform that included opposition to light rail expansion, opposition to official bilingualism, abolition of the ban on smoking in public places, and an increase of...
.
Bay Ward was the home of Bob Chiarelli
Bob Chiarelli
Robert "Bob" Chiarelli is a Canadian politician. He served in the Ontario Legislative Assembly from 1987 to 1997, and was subsequently re-elected to the legislature in 2010 after serving as regional chair and mayor of Ottawa from 1997 to 2006...
, and he won the area by large margins in both the 2000 and 2003 elections. In the 2006 election, however, the area supported Larry O'Brien
Larry O'Brien (Canadian politician)
Lawrence Robert O'Brien , was the 58th mayor of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He is also a current director of Calian Technologies Ltd. and its former CEO and chairman....
and Chiarelli finished third, also behind Alex Munter
Alex Munter
Alexander Mathias Munter is a former politician and journalist in Ottawa, Canada's capital city. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario....
.
The ward is a descendant of Britannia-Richmond Ward, which included the area now in Bay Ward before Ottawa amalgamated in 2001. That ward was created in 1994 when Britannia Ward merged with Richmond Ward. The ward existed on Regional Council as Bay Ward from 1994 until the region dissolved. This area was part of Carleton Ward until 1972, when it became Britannia Ward. Richmond Ward was carved out of it in 1980 and existed until merging back with the original ward in 1994.
City councillors
- Marion DewarMarion DewarMarion Dewar, CM was a prominent member of the New Democratic Party , mayor of Ottawa from 1978 to 1985 and a member of the Parliament of Canada from 1986 to 1988.-Early life:...
(1973-1974), Britannia - Sandy Boyce (1975-1976), Britannia
- Marlene CatterallMarlene CatterallMarlene Catterall is a former Canadian politician. Catterall was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada in the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Ottawa West—Nepean from 1997 to 2005 and previously representing the riding of Ottawa West from 1988 to 1997. Catterall is a former...
(1977-1985), Britannia - Ruth Wildgen (1986-1988), Britannia
- Jim Jones (1989-1991), Britannia
- Jill Brown (1992-1994), Britannia
- Ron Kolbus (1995-2000), Britannia-Richmond
- Alex CullenAlex CullenAlexander Shaun Cullen is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a former Member of Provincial Parliament in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and a former member of Ottawa City Council, representing the Bay Ward in Ottawa's west end.-Early life and city politics:Cullen was born February 18,...
(2001-2010), Bay - Mark TaylorMark Taylor (Canadian politician)Mark Taylor is an Ottawa city councillor representing Bay Ward. He defeated incumbent Alex Cullen in the Ottawa municipal election, 2010....
(2010-present), Bay
Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections, 1997Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections, 1997Elections were held on November 10, 1997 in the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton. This page lists the election results for Regional Chair, Regional Council, and local mayors and councils of the RMOC in 1997...
| Regional council | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Wendy Byrne Wendy Byrne Wendy Elizabeth Byrne is a Canadian lawyer and politician from Ottawa. She is a former Ottawa-Carleton Regional Councillor.Byrne ran for political office twice in 1997. In June of that year, she ran for the New Democratic Party in the riding of Ottawa West—Nepean, but only received 7.6% of the vote... |
3199 | 29.43% |
| Peter Harris | 3017 | 27.75% |
| Frank Dalton | 2041 | 18.77% |
| David Morrow | 1871 | 17.21% |
| Victoria Manson | 595 | 5.47% |
| Douglas Besharah | 148 | 1.36% |
Ottawa municipal election, 2000Ottawa municipal election, 2000The 2000 City of Ottawa elections were held on November 13, 2000, in Ottawa, Canada. The elections were held for mayor of Ottawa, Ottawa City Council and a number of school trustees. These elections would mark the first for the newly amalgamated city, which now included 10 new municipalities in...
| City council | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Alex Cullen Alex Cullen Alexander Shaun Cullen is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a former Member of Provincial Parliament in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and a former member of Ottawa City Council, representing the Bay Ward in Ottawa's west end.-Early life and city politics:Cullen was born February 18,... |
7191 | 48.02% |
| Doug Shouldice | 6262 | 41.82% |
| Jim Jones | 572 | 3.82% |
| Jeff Seeton | 550 | 3.67% |
| Geoffrey Sharpe | 399 | 2.66% |
Ottawa municipal election, 2003Ottawa municipal election, 2003The Ottawa municipal election of 2003 was held in Ottawa, Canada, to elect the city's mayor, City Council, and school trustees for the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The vote was held on November 10, 2003...
| City council | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Alex Cullen | 6713 | 56.74% |
| John Blatherwick | 4477 | 37.84% |
| Don Rivington | 394 | 3.33% |
| Didar Mohamed | 248 | 2.10% |
Ottawa municipal election, 2006Ottawa municipal election, 2006The 2006 Ottawa municipal election was held on November 13, 2006, in Ottawa, Canada, to elect the mayor of Ottawa, Ottawa City Council and the Ottawa-Carleton Public and Catholic School Boards. The election was one of many races across the province of Ontario...
| City council | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Alex Cullen Alex Cullen Alexander Shaun Cullen is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a former Member of Provincial Parliament in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and a former member of Ottawa City Council, representing the Bay Ward in Ottawa's west end.-Early life and city politics:Cullen was born February 18,... |
8393 | 52.69 |
| Terry Kilrea Terry Kilrea Terry Kilrea is an aspiring politician from Ottawa.-2003 election:Kilrea ran for mayor of Ottawa in the 2003 municipal election on a platform that included opposition to light rail expansion, opposition to official bilingualism, abolition of the ban on smoking in public places, and an increase of... |
6303 | 39.57 |
| Sherril Noble | 1234 | 7.75 |
Ottawa municipal election, 2010Ottawa municipal election, 2010The Ottawa municipal election was contested on October 25, 2010 to elect the mayor of Ottawa, Ottawa City Council and the Ottawa-Carleton Public and Catholic School Boards...
| City council | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Mark Taylor Mark Taylor (Canadian politician) Mark Taylor is an Ottawa city councillor representing Bay Ward. He defeated incumbent Alex Cullen in the Ottawa municipal election, 2010.... |
5394 | 37.78 |
| Alex Cullen Alex Cullen Alexander Shaun Cullen is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a former Member of Provincial Parliament in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and a former member of Ottawa City Council, representing the Bay Ward in Ottawa's west end.-Early life and city politics:Cullen was born February 18,... |
4323 | 30.28 |
| George Guirguis | 1789 | 12.53 |
| Terry Kilrea Terry Kilrea Terry Kilrea is an aspiring politician from Ottawa.-2003 election:Kilrea ran for mayor of Ottawa in the 2003 municipal election on a platform that included opposition to light rail expansion, opposition to official bilingualism, abolition of the ban on smoking in public places, and an increase of... |
1164 | 8.15 |
| Shawn Little Shawn Little Shawn Little is a former City Councillor in Ottawa, Canada, for the urban Kitchissippi Ward, consisting of neighbourhoods west of the city centre. He was born in Ottawa and raised in its Westboro neighbourhood, where he attended Woodroffe Avenue and Broadview Public elementary schools followed by... |
903 | 6.32 |
| Oni Joseph | 544 | 3.81 |
| Peter Heyck | 99 | 0.69 |
| Erik Olesen | 61 | 0.43 |