Queensboro Ward is a former municipal ward in the city of Ottawa

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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In 1950, what is now Ottawa's Westboro neighbourhood was annexed from Nepean Township

Nepean Township, Ontario

Nepean Township is a historical township in Eastern Ontario, Canada.Originally known as Township D, it was established in 1792. In 1800, it became part of Carleton County and was incorporated as a township in 1850. The first settler in the township was Jehiel Collins, from Vermont, who settled in...

. This area would be named Westboro Ward for just two years. In 1952, the size of Ottawa City Council was decreased, and the area became known as Ward 8 which eventually became Queensboro Ward in 1956. In 1991, the ward changed names to Westboro-Carlington Ward before it was merged with Elmdale Ward

Elmdale Ward

Elmdale Ward was a municipal ward in the city of Ottawa, Canada.The ward was created in 1929 when it was split off from Dalhousie Ward. It existed until 1994, when it was merged with Queensboro Ward to become Kitchissippi Ward...

 to become 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,...

 in 1994.

Queensboro Ward traditionally consisted of Ottawa's Westboro neighbourhood and Carlington

Carlington

Carlington is a residential neighbourhood in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It had a population of 12,585 in 2001, which dropped to 10,107 in 2006...

 neighbourhood. Its eastern boundary was Island Park Drive

Island Park Drive

Island Park Drive is a short, but important and scenic, north-south street in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is one of several parkways in Ottawa administered by the National Capital Commission providing scenic routes throughout Canada's capital region....

 and Fisher Avenue, whilst its western boundary varied. Clyde Avenue was its usual southwestern boundary, but its northwestern boundary varied from Golden Avenue to Fraser Avenue.

City councillors

• Ernie Jones (1950-1952)
• Harry Parslow (1950-1954)
• Lon Campbell (1953-1960)
• Richard Barber (1955-1958)
• Ken Workman (1959-1972)
• Kenneth Fogarty (1961-1964)
• Harold Waddell (1965-1972)
• Ed Mulkus (1973-1974)
• Trip Kennedy (1975-1980)
• Terrance Denison
  Terrance Denison
  Terrance Denison was a member of the Ottawa City Council, in Ottawa, Ontario, representing the Queensboro Ward from 1981 to 1985.-History:Terrance Denison, a graduate in common law from the University of Ottawa, was first elected to the Ottawa City Council in 1981, and re-elected in 1982. He...
  
   (1981-1985)
• Mark Maloney (1986-1994)

1949 special election

City council
Candidate	Votes	%
Harry Parslow	1,193	40.45
Ernest W. Jones	1,189	40.32
Harry Barnes	567	19.23