2014 Ottawa municipal election

The 2014 Ottawa municipal election was a municipal election that was held on October 27, 2014, to elect the mayor of Ottawa, Ottawa City Council and the Ottawa-Carleton Public and Catholic School Boards. The election was held on the same day as elections in every other municipality in Ontario.

Bernard Couchman
Nominated July 23. Immigrant from Guyana; operates a marketing company.

Mike Maguire
2010 mayoral candidate Mike Maguire announced he was running for mayor and was nominated on January 7, 2014. He launched his official campaign on June 25

Rebecca Pyrah
Prostate cancer activist and Carleton University student. Nominated September 11.

Michael St. Arnaud
Ran for mayor in 2010, winning 0.07% of the vote. Nominated September 11.

Anwar Syed
Engineer born in Aurangabad, India and emigrated to Canada in 1999. Ran as an independent in the 2006 Canadian federal election in Ottawa Centre, placing sixth with 0.2%. He was nominated August 15.

Jim Watson
Mayor Jim Watson declared his intention and ran again for election. He was nominated on March 24 and launched his campaign on April 27.

Robert White
White was nominated for mayor in 2010 but dropped out after a month. He was nominated on June 27.

Darren W. Wood
Wood, originally from Niagara Falls, ran as an independent in the 1999 provincial election (in Niagara Falls). He also ran for mayor of Niagara Falls in 2003 and for Niagara Falls city council in 2006. Wood had been nominated to run for city council in Stittsville Ward, but was nominated for mayor on July 17.

Robert Gilles Gauthier
Ran for numerous offices including mayor in 1997 and 2010. He was nominated on April 29. He later dropped out of the running.

Mayoral results
Note: Colour corresponds to main campaign colour. "(X)" denotes incumbent.

City Council
[[File:Ottawa ward map 2014.png|300px|thumb|Map of Ottawa's Wards.

1. Orléans Ward

2. Innes Ward

3. Barrhaven Ward

4. Kanata North Ward

5. West Carleton-March Ward

6. Stittsville Ward

7. Bay Ward

8. College Ward

9. Knoxdale-Merivale Ward

10. Gloucester-Southgate Ward

11. Beacon Hill-Cyrville Ward

12. Rideau-Vanier Ward

13. Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward

14. Somerset Ward

15. Kitchissippi Ward

16. River Ward

17. Capital Ward

18. Alta Vista Ward

19. Cumberland Ward

20. Osgoode Ward

21. Rideau-Goulbourn Ward

22. Gloucester-South Nepean Ward

23. Kanata South Ward.]]

Orléans Ward
Incumbent councillor Bob Monette ran for re-election.

Nominated:
 * R. Gordon Jensen - retired naval officer
 * Bob Monette - incumbent councillor
 * Jennifer Robitaille - ran in this ward in 2010, winning 14%

Results:

Innes Ward
Incumbent councillor Rainer Bloess did not run for re-election.

Nominated:
 * Laura Dudas - President of the Blackburn Community Association, former Ottawa Sun journalist, works for the City of Ottawa in corporate communications
 * Chris Fraser - Ran in this Ward in 2010, finishing third with 12% of the vote.
 * Eldon Holder
 * Chantal Lecours - Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario trustee since 2004.
 * Master Cpl. Jody Mitic - Candidate on The Amazing Race Canada.
 * Andrew Modray
 * Fred Sherwin - Former candidate in Orleans Ward in 2010.
 * François Trépanier
 * Teresa Whitmore - Former city councillor in Belleville, Ontario (2000-2003).

Dropped out:
 * Mathieu Fortin
 * Roland Stieda

Results:

Barrhaven Ward
Incumbent councillor Jan Harder ran for re-election.

Nominated:
 * Ian Bursey
 * Jan Harder - incumbent councillor
 * Syed Asghar Hussain

Results:

Kanata North Ward
Incumbent councillor Marianne Wilkinson ran for re-election.

Nominated:
 * Matt Muirhead - Teacher; Ran in this ward in 2006
 * Jeff Seeton - Tech entrepreneur; Ran in this ward in 2006 and 2010
 * Marianne Wilkinson - incumbent councillor

Results:

West Carleton-March Ward
Incumbent councillor Eli El-Chantiry ran for re-election.

Nominated:
 * Alexander Aronec
 * Eli El-Chantiry - incumbent councillor
 * Brendan Gorman
 * Jonathan Mark - former radio host on 106.9 FM (The Bear) ("Gonzo" with Kaz & Jay)
 * James Parsons

Results:

Stittsville Ward
Incumbent councillor Shad Qadri ran for re-election.

Nominated:
 * David Lee
 * Shad Qadri - incumbent councillor

Results:

Bay Ward
Incumbent councillor Mark Taylor ran for re-election.

Nominated:
 * Alex Cullen - former city councillor for this ward
 * George Guirguis
 * Brendan Mertens
 * Michael Pastien
 * Trevor Robinson
 * Mark Taylor - incumbent

Results:

College Ward
Incumbent councillor Rick Chiarelli ran for re-election.

Nominated:
 * Guy Annable
 * Rick Chiarelli - incumbent councillor
 * Craig MacAulay
 * Scott Andrew McLarens

Dropped out:
 * Basil Swedani

Results:

Knoxdale-Merivale Ward
Incumbent councillor Keith Egli ran for re-election.

Nominated:
 * Keith Egli - incumbent councillor
 * Cristian Lambiri - engineering manager

Results:

Gloucester-Southgate Ward
Incumbent councillor Diane Deans ran for re-election.

Nominated:
 * Meladul Haq Ahmadzai
 * Rodaina Chahrour
 * Diane Deans - incumbent councillor
 * George Marko
 * Lilly Obina
 * Brad Pye - Federal NDP candidate in Dartmouth—Cole Harbour in 2008.
 * Mohamed Roble - reserve medic in the Canadian Forces

Results:

Beacon Hill-Cyrville Ward
Incumbent councillor Tim Tierney ran for re-election.

Nominated:
 * Francesca D'Ambrosio
 * Nicolas Séguin
 * Tim Tierney - incumbent councillor
 * Michel Tardif
 * Rene Tessier

Results:

Rideau-Vanier Ward
Incumbent councillor Mathieu Fleury ran for re-election.

Nominated:
 * George Atanga
 * Marc Aubin - former president of the Lowertown Community Association
 * Mathieu Fleury - incumbent councillor
 * Catherine Fortin LeFaivre - communications director at a national not-for-profit
 * David George Oldham
 * Marc Vinette

Dropped out
 * Jeff Pierce

Results:

Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward
Incumbent councillor Peter D. Clark ran for re-election.

Nominated:
 * Peter D. Clark - incumbent councillor
 * Cam Holmstrom - Metis resident of ward, Teacher, Legislative Assistant to Quebec NDP MP Romeo Saganash
 * Jevone Nicholas - Former president of the Vanier Community Association, and federal public servant
 * Tobi Nussbaum - public servant
 * Sheila Perry - former Overbrook Community Association President
 * Penny Thompson

Dropped out:
 * Marc Belisle

Results:

Somerset Ward
Incumbent councillor Diane Holmes retired.

Nominated:
 * Martin Canning - Consultant and environmentalist
 * Edward Conway - Lawyer
 * Catherine McKenney - Former aide to the deputy city manager, former assistant to Holmes.
 * Thomas McVeigh - Former head of the Centretown Citizens Community Association
 * Conor Meade - Entrepreneur
 * Jeff Morrison - Former president of the Centretown Community Health Centre
 * Sandro Provenzano
 * Silviu Riley - IT worker
 * Denis Schryburt - Gay-community activist
 * Curtis Tom
 * Lili V. Weemen

Dropped out:
 * Diane Holmes - incumbent councillor

Results:

Kitchissippi Ward
Incumbent councillor Katherine Hobbs ran for re-election.

Nominated:
 * Katherine Hobbs - incumbent councillor
 * Jeff Leiper - Former president of the Hintonburg Community Association
 * Ellen Lougheed
 * Michelle Reimer
 * Larry Wasslen

Dropped out:
 * Dovi Chein

Results:

River Ward
Incumbent councillor Maria McRae did not run for re-election.

Nominated:
 * Riley Brockington - Former Ottawa-Carleton District School Board Trustee
 * Barbara Carroll
 * Don Francis - Former Ottawa Board of Education Trustee
 * Antonio Giannetti
 * Jeff Koscik
 * Michael Kostiuk - Former President of the Carlington Community Association
 * Mike Patton - Ontario Progressive Conservative Party candidate in the 2007 Ontario general election in Ottawa West—Nepean (provincial electoral district) and former staffer for former mayor Larry O'Brien
 * Colin Pennie
 * Vanessa Nicki Sutton
 * Bruce Winchester

Results:

Capital Ward
Incumbent councillor David Chernushenko ran for re-election.

Nominated:
 * Scott Blurton
 * David Chernushenko - incumbent councillor
 * Espoir Manirambona - Communist Party of Ontario candidate in Ottawa South in the 2014 Ontario general election.

Results:

Alta Vista Ward
Incumbent councillor Peter Hume did not run for re-election.

Nominated:
 * Adam Bowick
 * Daher Muse Calin
 * Jean Cloutier - Canterbury Community Association President
 * Clinton Cowan - 2010 candidate in this ward. South East Ottawa Community Health Centre Vice-President and former Chair of the Community Relations Committee. Alta Vista Community Association, Director.
 * Jeff Dubois
 * Hussein Mahmoud
 * Perry Marleau - candidate in this ward in 2006.
 * John Redins - Party for People with Special Needs candidate in Ottawa South in the 2014 provincial election, 2013 by-election and 2011 provincial election.
 * Brandon Scharfe

Dropped out:
 * Peter Hume - incumbent councillor
 * Douglas William Smith

Results:

Cumberland Ward
Incumbent councillor Stephen Blais ran for re-election.

Nominated:
 * Stephen Blais - incumbent councillor
 * Marc Belisle (originally running in Rideau-Rockcliffe)

Dropped out:
 * Troy Dubé

Results:

Osgoode Ward
Incumbent councillor Doug Thompson declined to run for re-election.

Nominated:
 * George Darouze
 * Tom Dawson
 * Davis Jermacans
 * Jean Johnston-McKitterick
 * Liam Maguire, brother of mayoral candidate Mike Maguire
 * Bob Masaro
 * Allen Scantland
 * Mark Scharfe
 * Kim Sheldrick
 * Paul St. Jean
 * George Wright

Dropped out:
 * Justin Campbell
 * Bruce Faulkner

Results:

Rideau-Goulbourn Ward
Incumbent councillor Scott Moffatt ran for re-election.

Nominated
 * Scott Moffatt
 * Dan Scharf

Results:

Gloucester-South Nepean Ward
Incumbent councillor Steve Desroches did not run for re-election.

Nominated:
 * Kevin Fulsom - day trader and writer/producer for a small video game company. Past volunteer for the Ontario NDP. Grandson of former mayor George Nelms and nephew of former Progressive Conservative MPP Frank Klees.
 * Scott Hodge - president of the Riverside South Community Association
 * Jason Kelly - local business owner
 * Michael Qaqish - former aide for councillor Desroches.
 * Bader Rashed - Owner of Canada Capital Cleaners Inc.
 * Roger Scharfe
 * Susan Sherring - Ottawa Sun columnist.

Dropped out:
 * Michael Falardeau

Results:

Kanata South Ward
Incumbent councillor Allan Hubley ran for re-election.

Nominated
 * David Abuwa
 * Allan Hubley - incumbent councillor
 * Bruce Anthony Faulkner

Results: