Ottawa municipal election, 2000
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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
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. The elections were held for mayor of Ottawa, Ottawa City Council
Ottawa City Council
The Ottawa City Council is the governing body of the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is composed of 23 city councillors and the mayor. The mayor is elected at large, while each of the councillors represent wards throughout the city. Council members are elected to four year terms with the...
and a number of school trustees. These elections would mark the first for the newly amalgamated city, which now included 10 new municipalities in addition to Ottawa. At the time of the city, the amalgamation had not occurred yet, the official date of that happened on January 1, 2001.
Mayoral race
The race for mayorMayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
only had two major candidates, that of the Chair of the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton
Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton
The Regional Municipality of Ottawa–Carleton was a regional government area and census division in Ontario, Canada which existed from 1969 until 2001...
, 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 the mayor of the City of Gloucester
Gloucester, Ontario
Gloucester is a suburb of and within the City of Ottawa. Gloucester Township was established in 1792 and originally included lands east of the Rideau River from the Ottawa River south to Manotick. It was incorporated as a township in 1850 and became a city in 1981...
, Claudette Cain
Claudette Cain
Claudette Cain was the mayor in the city of Gloucester, Ontario from 1991 until 2001 when Gloucester became part of the city of Ottawa.Before being elected to Gloucester council, Cain was an assistant to the council and a press secretary for the Carleton Separate School board.In the Ottawa...
. Cain did very well in her native Gloucester, as well as in the more francophone areas like Cumberland and Vanier
Vanier, Ontario
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. Bob Chiarelli won most of the other wards, including one that was partly in Gloucester. His strongest showing was in Kanata
Kanata, Ontario
Situated in the Ottawa Valley, Kanata is located about west-southwest of Downtown Ottawa along Highway 417 at a latitude of 45°18' North and a longitude of 75°55' West, with an area of . Its northern end is just to the west of the Ottawa River....
and Kitchissippi Ward
Kitchissippi Ward
Kitchissippi Ward is a city ward in the city of Ottawa, Canada. It gets its name from the Algonquin word for Great River. The ward is slightly west of downtown, and covers the neighbourhoods of Broadview, Champlain Park, Civic Hospital, Hampton Park, Highland Park, Hintonburg, Island Park,...
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Results
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| 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... |
142,972 | 56.32 |
| Claudette Cain Claudette Cain Claudette Cain was the mayor in the city of Gloucester, Ontario from 1991 until 2001 when Gloucester became part of the city of Ottawa.Before being elected to Gloucester council, Cain was an assistant to the council and a press secretary for the Carleton Separate School board.In the Ottawa... |
102,940 | 40.55 |
| George Saadé | 2,597 | 1.02 |
| Marc-André Bélair | 1,846 | 0.73 |
| James A. Hall | 843 | 0.33 |
| Ken Mills | 773 | 0.30 |
| Paula Nemchin | 702 | 0.28 |
| John C. Turmel John C. Turmel John C. Turmel is a perennial candidate for election in Canada, and according to the Guinness Book of Records holds the records for the most elections contested and for the most elections lost having contested 75 elections and lost 74... |
677 | 0.27 |
| Morteza Naini | 516 | 0.20 |
City council
The city council elections were very fierce, because many wards faced incumbents against each other because of the amalgamation. In the rural areas, some mayors ran for city council.Results:
| Orléans Ward Orléans Ward Orléans Ward is a city ward in the city of Ottawa, Canada. It was created before the 2000 Election when the area was amalgamated into the city of Ottawa. The ward covers much of the suburban community of Orleans in the east of the city. Previous to that, the ward existed in the Regional... |
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| Herb Kreling Herb Kreling Herb Kreling is a former Ottawa City Councillor representing Orléans Ward. He was first elected as a regional councillor for the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton in the 1994 election, and was re-elected to that position in 1997. He was elected to city council in 2000 and was re-elected in... |
7029 | 40.96 |
| John Morgan | 5564 | 32.42 |
| Gerry Lalonde | 4569 | 26.62 |
| Innes Ward Innes Ward Innes is a city ward in the city of Ottawa, Canada. It includes the community of Blackburn Hamlet as well as the neighbourhoods of Orléans Village, Chateau Neuf and Chapel Hill in Orléans. It also includes the part of the community of Notre Dame des Champs formerly in the city of Gloucester. The... |
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| Rainer Bloess Rainer Bloess Rainer Bloess is a member of Ottawa City Council. He represents Ward 2 - Innes covering some of the city's eastern suburbs. He was originally a member of the city council of Gloucester, being elected to that council in 1994 on a cost cutting platform. He lives in the suburban community of... |
7006 | 52.01 |
| Ed Campbell | 3442 | 25.55 |
| Luc Brisebois | 1572 | 11.67 |
| Marc Thibault | 1451 | 10.77 |
| Bell-South Nepean Ward | ||
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| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Jan Harder Jan Harder Jan Harder is an Ottawa City Councillor representing the ward of Barrhaven. She is the appointed chair of the Ottawa Public Library board, which sets policy and has the ultimate say in decisions affecting the library system.... |
10640 | 60.89 |
| Molly McGoldrick-Larsen | 6834 | 39.11 |
| Kanata Ward | ||
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| Candidate | Votes | % |
| 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.... |
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| West Carleton Ward | ||
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| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Dwight Eastman Dwight Eastman Dwight Eastman was the last mayor of West Carleton Township before it was amalgamated into the new City of Ottawa.Eastman served as mayor of West Carleton from 1995 until 2001. He was elected in the 2000 Ottawa election as city councillor representing the new West Carleton Ward... |
3420 | 50.07 |
| David Whiteman | 2559 | 37.47 |
| Harold O. Daley | 851 | 12.46 |
| Goulbourn Ward | ||
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| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Janet Stavinga Janet Stavinga Janet Stavinga is a politician from East Ontario, Canada, she was an Ottawa City Councillor. She represented the Goulbourn ward covering what was once the independent Goulbourn Township. Stavinga represent the claim of Tanakiwin, the traditional territory of the Algonquin Nation.She was first a... |
4528 | 45.01 |
| Betty Hill | 3401 | 33.80 |
| Steven Lewis | 2132 | 21.19 |
| Bay Ward Bay Ward 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... |
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| 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 |
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| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Rick Chiarelli Rick Chiarelli Richard "Rick" Chiarelli is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is currently an Ottawa City Councillor, and the second cousin of former Ottawa mayor Bob Chiarelli. He represents the College Ward covering part of Nepean and Ottawa's west end.-Early years:... |
5738 | 59.67 |
| Al Loney | 3879 | 40.33 |
| Knoxdale-Merivale Ward Knoxdale-Merivale Ward Knoxdale-Merivale is a city ward in Ottawa, Ontario. Located in the city's west end, the ward is bordered to the east by the Rideau River and Fisher Avenue, the northern boundaries of the community of Barrhaven to the south, Ontario Highway 416 and Cedarview Road to the west and to the north by the... |
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| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Gord Hunter Gord Hunter Gordon Hunter was an Ottawa City Councillor. He represented Knoxdale-Merivale Ward. On January 31, 2010, he announced that he would not be running re-election to city council in 2010.... |
7845 | 71.27 |
| Al Speyers | 3163 | 28.73 |
| Gloucester-Southgate Ward Gloucester-Southgate Ward Gloucester-Southgate Ward is a city ward located in Ottawa, Ontario. Located in the city's south end, the ward includes Gloucester Glen east of the Rideau River, most of the Ottawa International Airport, CFB Uplands, Blossom Park, Greenboro, portions of Heron Gate south of Walkley Road, the Ottawa... |
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| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Diane Deans Diane Deans Diane Elisabeth Deans is a member of Ottawa City Council, Canada, representing Gloucester-Southgate Ward in the city's south-east.A graduate of the University of Guelph she was active in the Canadian Federation of Students. Deans was first elected to Ottawa city council in 1994... |
6724 | 48.62 |
| George Barrett | 4599 | 33.25 |
| Bob Leedy | 2274 | 16.44 |
| Anoop Rangi | 234 | 1.69 |
| Beacon Hill-Cyrville Ward Beacon Hill-Cyrville Ward Beacon Hill-Cyrville Ward is a city ward in Ottawa, Ontario. Located in the city's east end, the ward is bordered to the west by Blair Ward from the Ottawa River to Ogilvie Road and St. Laurent Boulevard south of it, the south by the Via Rail train line and Innes Ward, to the east by Green's Creek... |
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| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Michel Bellemare Michel Bellemare Michel Bellemare was member of the City Council in Ottawa, Canada from 1994 to 2010. He served as acting as mayor of Ottawa, while mayor Larry O'Brien faced charges from May 2-July 8, 2009.... |
6547 | 57.87 |
| Pat Clark | 4767 | 42.13 |
| Rideau-Vanier Ward Rideau-Vanier Ward Rideau-Vanier Ward is a ward in the city of Ottawa, Canada, designated as Ward 12 and represented on Ottawa City Council. It was originally created in 1994 as a Ward on Regional Council.... |
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| Madeleine Meilleur Madeleine Meilleur Madeleine Meilleur is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and is a cabinet minister in the government of Premier Dalton McGuinty.-Background:... |
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| Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward is a city ward in Ottawa, Ontario. Located in the city's east end, the ward covers the neighbourhoods of New Edinburgh, Manor Park, Rockcliffe Park, CFB Rockcliffe, Overbrook, Lindenlea, Viscount Alexander Park, Finter Quarries, Forbes, Castle Heights and part of Carson... |
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| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Jacques Legendre | 7269 | 64.07 |
| Richard Cannings Richard Cannings Richard Cannings was a former Ottawa City Councillor,who served on council from 1991 to 2000. He represented By-Rideau Ward from 1991 to 1994 and then Rideau Ward until 2000.... |
4077 | 35.93 |
| Somerset Ward Somerset Ward Somerset is a city ward in the city of Ottawa, Canada. It covers the neighbourhoods of Downtown Ottawa, Centretown, Lebreton Flats and most of Centretown West. It is Ottawa's smallest and most dense ward. It is represented on Ottawa City Council by Diane Holmes. It has an area of 6.5 km² and... |
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| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Elisabeth Arnold Elisabeth Arnold Elisabeth Arnold was an Ottawa City Councillor who represented Somerset Ward from 1994 to 2003.. One of her accomplishments on council was spearheading the rebuilding of the Plant Recreation Centre.... |
6517 | 75.77 |
| Olivia Bradley | 2084 | 24.2 |
| Kitchissippi Ward Kitchissippi Ward Kitchissippi Ward is a city ward in the city of Ottawa, Canada. It gets its name from the Algonquin word for Great River. The ward is slightly west of downtown, and covers the neighbourhoods of Broadview, Champlain Park, Civic Hospital, Hampton Park, Highland Park, Hintonburg, Island Park,... |
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| 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... |
5721 | 47.32 |
| Linda Davis | 4845 | 40.07 |
| Ray Kostuch | 1525 | 12.61 |
| River Ward River Ward River Ward is city ward located in Ottawa, Ontario. Located in the central west/south central portion of the city, the ward includes the communities of Carlington, Skyline, Parkwood Hills, Fisher Heights, Mooney's Bay, Riverside Park and Hunt Club/Uplands which are located on both sides of the... |
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| Wendy Stewart Wendy Stewart Wendy Stewart is a former Ottawa City Councillor and Ottawa-Carleton Regional Councillor.Stewart was born in Ottawa, and lived in Carleton Heights since 1980, with her husband Ron Stewart, a professional football player.... |
7091 | 79.95 |
| Dave Hagerman | 1778 | 20.05 |
| Capital Ward Capital Ward Capital Ward is a city ward located in the centre of Ottawa, Ontario. Situated just south of downtown Ottawa, the ward includes the communities of Old Ottawa East, Old Ottawa South, the Glebe, Heron Park, Carleton University and Riverside... |
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| Clive Doucet Clive Doucet Clive Doucet is a Canadian writer and politician.Doucet was born in 1946 in London, England to an Acadian serviceman and an English war bride. Doucet grew up in the city of Ottawa, Ontario. He also spent some of his youth in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Doucet was raised as a Catholic,... |
6486 | 69.51 |
| Jim Bickford | 2845 | 30.49 |
| Alta Vista Ward Alta Vista Ward Alta Vista Ward is a city ward in the city of Ottawa, 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... |
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| Peter Hume Peter Hume Peter Ernest Hume is a city councillor in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He represents Alta Vista Ward.Hume grew up in the Canterbury area of Ottawa. He attended Hawthorne Public School and Canterbury High School before graduating with a degree in Economics from Carleton University... |
8625 | 55.67 |
| Allan Higdon Allan Higdon Allan L. Higdon served as acting mayor of Ottawa, Canada from July 2000 to 2001.Born in Dublin, Republic of Ireland, he immigrated to Canada in 1957. He received a BA from Queen's University in English and History and received a B.Ed from the University of Toronto.He then worked with the Canadian... |
6345 | 40.96 |
| Ahmed Mohamed Nor | 522 | 3.37 |
| Cumberland Ward Cumberland Ward Cumberland Ward is a city ward in Ottawa, Ontario. Situated in the far east end of the city, it includes portions of the Orleans communities of Queenswood Heights, Mer Bleue, Avalon, Chaperal, Notting Hill, Fallingbrook as well as the rural areas of the former city of Cumberland and the village as... |
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| Phil McNeely Phil McNeely Philip McNeely is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Ottawa—Orléans for the Ontario Liberal Party.... |
3814 | 44.55 |
| Robert van den Ham | 1866 | 21.80 |
| David Lewis | 1631 | 19.05 |
| Judy Poulin | 1250 | 14.60 |
| Osgoode Ward Osgoode Ward Osgoode Ward represents the south end of the City of Ottawa and solely made up of residents of the former Osgoode Township. The current city councillor is Doug Thompson.... |
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| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Doug Thompson Doug Thompson Doug Thompson is a councillor in the city of Ottawa for the Osgoode Ward. Thompson is also the former mayor of Osgoode Township prior to the amalgamation with the new City of Ottawa, and he is a Councillor with the amalgamated City of Ottawa Council for Osgoode Ward. Prior to being Mayor of... |
4034 | 56.29 |
| John Cyr | 2027 | 28.28 |
| Dwayne Acres | 1106 | 15.43 |
| City council | ||
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| Rideau Ward Rideau Ward Rideau Ward may refer one of the following wards in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada:* Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward* Rideau-Vanier Ward* Rideau-Goulbourn Ward... |
Votes | % |
| Glenn Brooks Glenn Brooks Robert "Glenn" Brooks is a Canadian politician who was mayor of Rideau Township and later Ottawa City Councilor representing the rural Rideau-Goulbourn Ward. He grew up on a dairy farm outside of Oshawa and became a science teacher, he and is a wife Gail also operated a small beef cattle farm.He... |
3444 | 65.10 |
| James Stewart | 1846 | 34.90 |