# Orléans South-Navan Ward

Orléans South-Navan Ward (Ward 19) is a city ward in Ottawa, Ontario represented on Ottawa City Council. It is located in the east end of the city, encompassing the southern portion of the Orleans subdivision and surrounding rural areas.
The ward contains the neighbourhoods of Chapel Hill South, Bradley Estates, Trailsedge, Chaperal, Avalon, Notting Gate, Notre-Dame-des-Champs, Navan, French Hill, Sarsfield, Leonard, Bearbrook, Vars, Carlsbad Springs and Canaan.

## History

The ward was created following Cumberland's amalgamation into Ottawa in 2001, but was first contested in 2000. It was named Cumberland Ward until 2022. From 2006 until 2022, the ward contained the Orleans communities of Queenswood Heights, Mer Bleue, Avalon, Chaperal, Notting Hill, Fallingbrook, Navan as well as the rural areas of the former city of Cumberland and the village as well as the former villages of Sarsfield, Notre-Dame-des-Champs, Carlsbad Springs, Vars and Bearbrook.

## Regional councillors

* Wilfred Murray (1969-1972, Cumberland reeve)
* Henri Rocque (1972-1980, Cumberland reeve)
* Peter D. Clark (1980-1989, Cumberland mayor)
* Brian Coburn (1989-1995, Cumberland mayor)
* Robert van den Ham (1995-2000, Cumberland-Osgoode Ward)

## City councillors

Prior to amalgamation, Cumberland Ward covered Bilberry and Heritage Wards on Cumberland City Council.
* Phil McNeely (2001-2003)
* Rob Jellett (2003-2010)
* Stephen Blais (2010–2020)
* Catherine Kitts (2020–present)

## Election results
### 1969 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections

Reeve of Cumberland :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Wilfred Murray | 1,500 | 67.14 |
| Edgar Wall | 734 | 32.86 |

### 1972 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections

Reeve of Cumberland :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Henri Rocque | 2,072 | 62.33 |
| Adrian Hayes | 1,252 | 37.67 |

### 1974 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections

Reeve of Cumberland :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Henri Rocque | 1,874 | 63.78 |
| Ed Grimm | 1,064 | 36.22 |

### 1976 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections

Reeve of Cumberland :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Henri Rocque | 1,203 | 35.19 |
| Adrian Hayes | 1,032 | 30.18 |
| Arthur Jackson | 1,011 | 29.57 |
| Dennis Staff | 173 | 5.06 |

### 1978 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections

Reeve of Cumberland :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Henri Rocque | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

### 1980 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections

Reeve of Cumberland :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Peter D. Clark | 2,119 | 51.71 |
| Henri Rocque | 1,979 | 48.29 |

### 1982 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections

| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Peter D. Clark (X) | 3,939 | 62.68 |
| Henri Rocque | 2,345 | 37.32 |

### 1985 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections

Mayor of Cumberland :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Peter D. Clark | 4,183 | 80.94 |
| Michael Slade | 985 | 19.06 |

### 1988 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections

Mayor of Cumberland :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Peter D. Clark | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

### 1991 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections

Mayor of Cumberland :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Brian Coburn | 7,933 | 64.83 |
| Bob Monette | 4,304 | 35.17 |

### 1994 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections

* As Cumberland-Osgoode ward
Regional council :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Robert van den Ham | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

### 1997 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections

* As Cumberland-Osgoode ward
Regional council :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Robert van den Ham | 4216 | 51.88 |
| John Cyr | 2939 | 36.16 |
| John Geary | 580 | 7.14 |
| Daniel Bood | 392 | 4.82 |

### 2000 Ottawa municipal election

Engineer Phil McNeely defeated regional councillor Robert van den Ham and Cumberland City Councillor David Lewis (Bilberry Ward).
City council :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Phil McNeely | 3,814 | 44.55 |
| Robert van den Ham | 1,866 | 21.80 |
| David Lewis | 1,631 | 19.05 |
| Judy Poulin | 1,250 | 14.60 |

### 2003 Ottawa municipal election

Cumberland Ward :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Rob Jellett | 2,957 | 54.37 |
| Garry Lowe | 1,871 | 34.40 |
| Pierre E. Doucette | 552 | 10.15 |
| David Whissell | 59 | 1.08 |

### 2006 Ottawa municipal election

City council :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Rob Jellett | 8306 | 71.55 |
| Henry Valois | 2110 | 18.18 |
| Dan Biocchi | 1192 | 10.27 |
Ottawa Mayor (Ward results) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Larry O'Brien | 5,995 | 50.36 |
| Alex Munter | 4,223 | 35.47 |
| Bob Chiarelli | 1,567 | 13.16 |
| Jane Scharf | 56 | 0.47 |
| Robert Larter | 24 | 0.20 |
| Barkley Pollock | 23 | 0.19 |
| Piotr Anweiler | 17 | 0.14 |

### 2010 Ottawa municipal election

City council :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Stephen Blais | 6358 | 52.36 |
| Rob Jellett | 5282 | 43.49 |
| Patrick Paquette | 504 | 4.15 |
Ottawa Mayor (Ward results) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Jim Watson | 6,371 | 52.29 |
| Larry O'Brien | 3,203 | 26.29 |
| Clive Doucet | 1,282 | 10.52 |
| Andrew S. Haydon | 634 | 5.20 |
| Mike Maguire | 296 | 2.43 |
| Robert G. Gauthier | 135 | 1.11 |
| Jane Scharf | 53 | 0.43 |
| Charlie Taylor | 40 | 0.33 |
| Cesar Bello | 39 | 0.32 |
| Idris Ben-Tahir | 32 | 0.26 |
| Sean Ryan | 25 | 0.21 |
| Samuel Wright | 12 | 0.10 |
| Joseph Furtenbacher | 12 | 0.10 |
| Daniel J. Lyrette | 11 | 0.09 |
| Robert Larter | 8 | 0.07 |
| Robin Lawrance | 8 | 0.07 |
| Michael St. Arnaud | 7 | 0.06 |
| Julio Pita | 6 | 0.05 |
| Vincent Libweshya | 5 | 0.04 |
| Fraser Liscumb | 5 | 0.04 |

### 2014 Ottawa municipal election

City council :
| Candidate | Candidate | Vote | % |
| | Stephen Blais | 9,446 | 78.03 |
| | Marc Belisle | 2,659 | 21.97 |
Ottawa mayor (Ward results) :
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Jim Watson | 8,845 | 78.70 |
| Mike Maguire | 1,773 | 15.78 |
| Michael St. Arnaud | 127 | 1.13 |
| Anwar Syed | 124 | 1.10 |
| Robert White | 110 | 0.98 |
| Rebecca Pyrah | 100 | 0.89 |
| Darren W. Wood | 96 | 0.85 |
| Bernard Couchman | 64 | 0.57 |

### 2018 Ottawa municipal election

City council :
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Stephen Blais | 11,230 | 89.08 |
| Cameron Rose Jette | 741 | 5.88 |
| Jensen Boire | 636 | 5.04 |
Ottawa mayor (Ward results) :
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Jim Watson | 8,916 | 79.69 |
| Clive Doucet | 1,538 | 13.75 |
| Bruce McConville | 164 | 1.47 |
| Joey Drouin | 120 | 1.07 |
| Hamid Alakozai | 87 | 0.78 |
| Ahmed Bouragba | 85 | 0.76 |
| Craig MacAulay | 73 | 0.65 |
| Michael Pastien | 49 | 0.44 |
| James T. Sheahan | 49 | 0.44 |
| Bernard Couchman | 41 | 0.37 |
| Moises Schachtler | 35 | 0.31 |
| Ryan Lythall | 32 | 0.29 |

### 2020 by-election

There was a by-election held on October 5, 2020 to replace Blais who had been elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario earlier in the year.

#### Candidates

* Yvette Ashiri - Hosts the television show Identité Cultur'Elles, is executive vice-president of Junior Chamber International Canada, chairs the École Élémentaire Publique des Sentiers council, sits on the governance committee of the Montfort Hospital, one of the lead organizers of the “No Justice No Peace” march. Endorsed by Kitchissippi Ward Councillor Jeff Leiper, Capital Ward Councillor, Shawn Menard, NDP MPP Joel Harden and Horizon Ottawa.
* Jensen Boire - Ran in this ward in the 2018 municipal election.
* A. Bruce Faulkner - ran for the Libertarian Party of Ontario in Ottawa Centre in the 2018 Ontario general election. Also ran in the 2014 municipal election in Kanata South Ward and in the 2019 Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward by-election.
* Lyse-Pascale Inamuco - Director of Community Service for the Rotary Club of Orléans, co-Chair and former co-vice chair for Women's March Ottawa, Director at 613-819 Black Hub Noir. A former staffer for Liberal MPP Nathalie Des Rosiers. Endorsed by Des Rosiers and Liberal MP Greg Fergus, and Dr. Betsy McGregor.
* Catherine Kitts - Former editor of the Orleans Star newspaper. As of 2016, Communications Officer at Carleton University. Member of Equal Voice. Came second out of 17 candidates in Orleans Ward in the 2018 municipal election. Now lives in Navan. Endorsed by Orleans Ward city councillor Matthew Luloff, Liberal MP Marie-France Lalonde, Liberal MPP Stephen Blais and former Liberal MPPs Madeleine Meilleur and Phil McNeely.
* Denis Labrèche - President of the Carlsbad Springs Community Association.
* Craig MacAulay - Ran for mayor in the 2018 municipal election.
* Gina Mertikas-Lavictoire - Cancer fundraiser.
* Mark Scharfe - Ran in Osgoode Ward for city council in the 2014 and 2018 elections.
* Patrick Uguccioni - Former Corporate Communication Strategist at the City of Ottawa. Managing editor of the Your Community Voice community newspapers. Endorsed by former mayors Larry O'Brien and Bob Chiarelli, former Progressive Conservative MPP Brian Coburn and former city councillor Doug Thompson.
* Henry Valois - Ran in this ward in the 2006 municipal election.

#### Results

City council :
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Catherine Kitts | 4,736 | 54.44 |
| Yvette Ashiri | 1,907 | 21.92 |
| Lyse-Pascale Inamuco | 789 | 9.07 |
| Henry Valois | 484 | 5.56 |
| Patrick Uguccioni | 373 | 4.30 |
| Denis Labrèche | 239 | 2.75 |
| Mark Scharfe | 103 | 1.18 |
| A. Bruce Faulkner | 33 | 0.38 |
| Craig MacAulay | 18 | 0.21 |
| Jensen Boire | 16 | 0.18 |

### 2022 Ottawa municipal election

City council :
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Catherine Kitts | 9,466 | 76.47 |
| Yvette Ashiri | 2,716 | 21.94 |
| Shamsa Sheikh Ahmed | 196 | 1.58 |