# Alta Vista Ward

Alta Vista Ward (Ward 18) is a city ward in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, 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 councillors (then called aldermen). Prior to the 1980 election, the Ward was split in half, with the western half remaining as Alta Vista ward and the eastern half became Canterbury Ward. They were reunited prior to the 1994 Election and was known as Ward 10, and given the name Alta Vista-Canterbury Ward in 1995. During this time, on regional council it was known as just Alta Vista Ward. It was renamed to Alta Vista in 2000.
The ward is located in Ottawa's southeast end, and covers the neighbourhoods of Eastway Gardens, Riverview, Alta Vista, Heron Gate and Sheffield Glen. The Ward is often advertised by candidates as "Alta Vista-Canterbury-Riverview", as there was a plan to name it that in 1997. The ward covers an area of 20.3 km$^2$. There is only a small boundary change for the 2006 election: the boundary will follow Highway 417 instead of the old city limits from Walkley north to the CPR right-of-way.
Until 2014, the ward was represented by Peter Hume. He defeated incumbent Allan Higdon in the 2000 election. It was a battle of incumbents, as Hume was a regional councillor until the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton was abolished. Jean Cloutier replaced Hume in 2014.
Key issues affecting the Alta Vista ward since 2000 have been: the proposed Alta Vista transportation corridor Archived 2006-10-03 at the Wayback Machine, the fate of the Canada Science and Technology Museum, as well as the O-Train expansion.

## Councillors

| Council | Aldermen | Aldermen |
| 1967-69 | Don Kay | Pierre Benoit |
| 1970-72 | Don Kay | Jeffrey King |
| 1973-74 | Don Kay | Don Kay |
| 1975-76 | Don Kay | Don Kay |
| 1977-78 | Don Kay | Don Kay |
| 1978-80 | Don Kay | Don Kay |
| 1980-82 | Greg MacDougall | Greg MacDougall |
| 1982-85 | Greg MacDougall | Greg MacDougall |
| 1985-88 | Darrel Kent | Darrel Kent |
| 1988-91 | Darrel Kent | Darrel Kent |
| 1991-94 | Peter Hume | Peter Hume |
| Council | City Councillor | Regional Councillor |
| 1994-97 | Allan Higdon | Peter Hume |
| 1997-00 | Allan Higdon | Peter Hume |
| Council | City Councillor | City Councillor |
| 2001-03 | Peter Hume | Peter Hume |
| 2003-06 | Peter Hume | Peter Hume |
| 2006-10 | Peter Hume | Peter Hume |
| 2010-14 | Peter Hume | Peter Hume |
| 2014-18 | Jean Cloutier | Jean Cloutier |
| 2018-22 | Jean Cloutier | Jean Cloutier |
| 2022-26 | Marty Carr | Marty Carr |

## School trustees

* Ottawa-Carleton District School Board: Chris Ellis (Zone 6, with Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward)
* Ottawa Catholic School Board: Mark Mullan (Zone 8, with Gloucester-Southgate Ward)
* Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario: Marielle Godbout (Zone 9, with Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward)
* Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est: Monique Briand (Zone 10, with Gloucester-Southgate Ward and Osgoode Ward)

## Population data

The Ward's population was 46,500 in 2006 (estimate). At the Canada 2001 Census it had 44,435 people.
Languages (mother tongue)
* English: 54.6%
* French: 15.6%
* Arabic: 7.9%
* Spanish: 1.8%
* Chinese: 1.6% (inc. Mandarin, Cantonese and Chinese)
* Italian: 1.1%
Religion
* Roman Catholic: 40.0%
* Muslim: 11.7%
* No religion: 11.4%
* Anglican: 8.3%
* United Church of Canada: 8.2%
* Jewish: 2.0%
* Presbyterian: 1.6%
* Buddhist: 1.3%
* Baptist: 1.3%
* Pentecostal: 1.1%
Income
* Average household income: $64,697
* Average income: $34,941

## Election results
### 1966 elections

* 2 elected
1966 Ottawa municipal election: City council :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Don Kay | 6,879 | 37.49 |
| Pierre Benoit | 4,309 | 23.48 |
| Jack Stanton | 2,957 | 16.11 |
| Ralph Stewart | 2,645 | 14.41 |
| Charles Kruger | 1,560 | 8.50 |

### 1969 elections

* 2 elected
1969 Ottawa municipal election: City and regional council :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Don Kay | 6,914 | 39.36 |
| Jeffrey King | 6,419 | 36.54 |
| Gwendeline Power-Binns | 2,250 | 12.81 |
| Ross Potter | 1,982 | 11.28 |

### 1972 elections

1972 Ottawa municipal election: City and regional council :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Don Kay | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

### 1974 elections

1974 Ottawa municipal election: City and council :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Don Kay | 4,596 | 57.27 |
| Phil Graham | 3,429 | 42.33 |

### 1976 elections

1976 Ottawa municipal election: City and regional council :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Don Kay | 3,702 | 54.07 |
| Nancy McGee | 3,145 | 45.93 |

### 1978 elections

1978 Ottawa municipal election: City council and regional :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Don Kay | 5,749 | 48.85 |
| Keith Martin | 3,571 | 30.35 |
| Darrel Kent | 2,448 | 20.80 |

### 1980 elections

1980 Ottawa municipal election: City and regional council :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Greg MacDougall | 2,927 | 43.38 |
| Roy Bushfield | 2,124 | 31.48 |
| John Coe | 1,005 | 14.90 |
| Fern Payne | 691 | 10.24 |

### 1982 elections

1982 Ottawa municipal election: City and regional council :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Greg MacDougall | 6,413 | 79.31 |
| Earle MacPhail | 1,673 | 20.69 |

### 1985 elections

Dylan McGuinty (brother of future Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty) lost to Tory Darrel Kent.
1985 Ottawa municipal election: City and regional council :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Darrel Kent | 2,927 | 36.57 |
| Dylan McGuinty | 2,725 | 34.05 |
| Angie Herzog | 1,831 | 22.87 |
| Phil Massad | 353 | 4.41 |
| Rebecca Liff | 169 | 2.11 |

### 1988 elections

1988 Ottawa municipal election: City and regional council :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Darrel Kent | ACCLAIMED | ACCLAIMED |

### 1991 elections

1991 Ottawa municipal election: City and regional council :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Peter Hume | 4,660 | 55.80 |
| Stephen Amesse | 2,827 | 33.85 |
| Rebecca Liff | 865 | 10.36 |

### 1994 elections

1994 Ottawa municipal election: City council :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Allan Higdon | 6,401 | 46.83 |
| Jack MacKinnon | 4,057 | 29.68 |
| Georges Jarbouh | 1,526 | 11.16 |
| Patrick Basham | 977 | 7.15 |
| Robert White | 489 | 3.58 |
| J.J. Pawlak | 218 | 1.59 |
RMOC elections, 1994: Regional council :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Peter Hume | 11,142 | 82.66 |
| Rebecca Liff | 1,172 | 8.69 |
| Sean Abdallah | 1,166 | 8.65 |

### 1997 elections

1997 Ottawa municipal election: City council :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Allan Higdon | ACCLAIMED | ACCLAIMED |
RMOC elections, 1997: Regional council :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Peter Hume | 6,277 | 65.32 |
| Patricia O'Reilly | 2,383 | 24.80 |
| John Yarmo | 657 | 6.84 |
| John Wiebe | 239 | 3.05 |

### 2000 Ottawa municipal election

City council :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Peter Hume | 8,625 | 55.67 |
| Allan Higdon | 6,345 | 40.96 |
| Ahmed Mohamed Nor | 522 | 3.37 |
Ottawa Mayor (Ward results) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Bob Chiarelli | 9,410 | 60.48 |
| Claudette Cain | 5,387 | 34.62 |
| Georges Saade | 449 | 2.89 |
| Marc-André Belair | 93 | 0.60 |
| James A. Hall | 54 | 0.35 |
| Ken Mills | 48 | 0.31 |
| John Turmel | 48 | 0.31 |
| Paula Nemchin | 37 | 0.24 |
| Morteza Naini | 34 | 0.22 |

### 2003 Ottawa municipal election

2003 Ottawa municipal election: City council :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Peter Hume | ACCLAIMED | ACCLAIMED |
Ottawa Mayor (Ward results) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Bob Chiarelli | 5,382 | 56.90 |
| Terry Kilrea | 3,421 | 36.17 |
| Ike Awgu | 247 | 2.61 |
| Ron Burke | 117 | 1.24 |
| John A. Bell | 103 | 1.09 |
| Paula Nemchin | 66 | 0.70 |
| John Turmel | 66 | 0.70 |
| Donna Upson | 56 | 0.59 |

### 2006 Ottawa municipal election

After running unopposed in 2003, Hume is facing off against Perry Marleau, (a civil servant with the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade) Ismael Lediye, notable in the Somali-Canadian community, Yusef Al Mezel (President of the Canadian Auto Workers Union Local 1688), Ahmed Ibrahim, an engineer, and Jim Ryan, a retired Bell Canada and Nortel employee.
2006 Ottawa municipal election: City council :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Peter Hume | 10,433 | 69.53 |
| James Ryan | 1,955 | 13.03 |
| Perry Marleau | 1,190 | 7.93 |
| Yusef Al Mezel | 1,063 | 7.08 |
| Ahmed Ibrahim | 224 | 1.49 |
| Ismael Lediye | 141 | 0.94 |
Ottawa Mayor (Ward results) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Larry O'Brien | 6,784 | 44.25 |
| Alex Munter | 5,319 | 34.70 |
| Bob Chiarelli | 3,055 | 19.93 |
| Jane Scharf | 78 | 0.51 |
| Robert Larter | 45 | 0.29 |
| Piotr Anweiler | 36 | 0.23 |
| Barkley Pollock | 13 | 0.08 |

### 2010 Ottawa municipal election

2010 Ottawa municipal election: City council :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Peter Hume | 7,553 | 59.49 |
| Clinton Cowan | 2,374 | 18.70 |
| Ernie Lauzon | 1,851 | 14.58 |
| Kevin Hogan | 919 | 7.24 |
Ottawa Mayor (Ward results) :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Jim Watson | 6,666 | 51.44 |
| Larry O'Brien | 2,672 | 20.62 |
| Clive Doucet | 2,114 | 16.31 |
| Andrew S. Haydon | 801 | 6.18 |
| Mike Maguire | 265 | 2.04 |
| Idris Ben-Tahir | 89 | 0.69 |
| Robert G. Gauthier | 74 | 0.57 |
| Charlie Taylor | 60 | 0.46 |
| Cesar Bello | 58 | 0.45 |
| Jane Scharf | 52 | 0.40 |
| Samuel Wright | 22 | 0.17 |
| Robin Lawrance | 15 | 0.12 |
| Sean Ryan | 15 | 0.12 |
| Julio Pita | 13 | 0.10 |
| Joseph Furtenbacher | 12 | 0.09 |
| Daniel J. Lyrette | 9 | 0.07 |
| Robert Larter | 8 | 0.06 |
| Michael St. Arnaud | 8 | 0.06 |
| Vincent Libweshya | 5 | 0.04 |
| Fraser Liscumb | 2 | 0.02 |

### 2014 Ottawa municipal election

City council :
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Jean Cloutier | 5,295 | 47.37 |
| Clinton Cowan | 3,287 | 29.40 |
| Hussein Mahmoud | 1,600 | 14.31 |
| Daher Muse Calin | 263 | 2.35 |
| Brandon Scharfe | 195 | 1.74 |
| Jeff Dubois | 169 | 1.51 |
| Perry Marleau | 159 | 1.42 |
| Adam Bowick | 112 | 1.00 |
| John Redins | 99 | 0.89 |
Ottawa mayor (Ward results) :
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Jim Watson | 8,766 | 79.08 |
| Mike Maguire | 1,719 | 15.51 |
| Anwar Syed | 228 | 2.06 |
| Rebecca Pyrah | 105 | 0.95 |
| Darren W. Wood | 74 | 0.67 |
| Robert White | 72 | 0.65 |
| Michael St. Arnaud | 65 | 0.59 |
| Bernard Couchman | 56 | 0.51 |

### 2018 Ottawa municipal election

City council :
| Council candidate | Vote | % |
| Jean Cloutier | 3,866 | 32.81 |
| Raylene Lang-Dion | 3,665 | 31.10 |
| Kevin Kit | 2,616 | 22.20 |
| Clinton Cowan | 1,415 | 12.01 |
| John Redins | 127 | 1.08 |
| Mike McHarg | 84 | 0.80 |
Ottawa mayor (Ward results) :
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Jim Watson | 7,898 | 69.86 |
| Clive Doucet | 2,729 | 24.14 |
| Bruce McConville | 147 | 1.30 |
| Hamid Alakozai | 88 | 0.78 |
| Craig MacAulay | 86 | 0.76 |
| Joey Drouin | 81 | 0.71 |
| Ahmed Bouragba | 75 | 0.66 |
| Moises Schachtler | 52 | 0.46 |
| Ryan Lythall | 50 | 0.44 |
| James T. Sheahan | 43 | 0.38 |
| Michael Pastien | 34 | 0.30 |
| Bernard Couchman | 23 | 0.20 |

### 2022 Ottawa municipal election

City council :
| Council candidate | Vote | % |
| Marty Carr | 6,088 | 47.12 |
| Carolyn Kropp | 4,107 | 31.79 |
| Bob Perkins | 2,453 | 18.99 |
| Angelo Gino Scaffidi | 271 | 2.10 |
Ottawa mayor (Ward results) :
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Mark Sutcliffe | 5,757 | 45.96 |
| Catherine McKenney | 5,417 | 43.25 |
| Bob Chiarelli | 655 | 5.23 |
| Nour Kadri | 329 | 2.63 |
| Mike Maguire | 83 | 0.66 |
| Graham MacDonald | 64 | 0.51 |
| Brandon Bay | 46 | 0.37 |
| Param Singh | 43 | 0.34 |
| Celine Debassige | 34 | 0.27 |
| Jacob Solomon | 23 | 0.18 |
| Zed Chebib | 20 | 0.16 |
| Gregory Jreg Guevara | 19 | 0.15 |
| Bernard Couchman | 18 | 0.14 |
| Ade Olumide | 18 | 0.14 |