# 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, Wateridge Village, Overbrook, Lindenlea, Viscount Alexander Park, Carson Meadows, Cardinal Glen, Rockcliffe Mews, Forbes, Castle Heights and part of Carson Grove.
Prior to amalgamation, the area was part of Rideau Ward. The name "Rideau Ward" has been applied to this area since New Edinburgh was annexed by Ottawa in 1887. It was first contested in the 1887 municipal election, and was known as New Edinburgh Ward in the 1887 and 1888 elections. This recent incarnation of Rideau Ward was created in 1994 from Overbrook-Forbes Ward and part of By-Rideau Ward. It was initially named Ward 4 before being renamed Rideau in 1995.

## Councillors

| Council | Aldermen | Aldermen | Aldermen |
| 1887 | John Askwith | John Henderson | John C. Roger |
| 1888 | John Askwith | John Henderson | John C. Roger |
| 1889 | John Askwith | John Henderson | John C. Roger |
| 1890 | John Askwith | John Henderson | Thomas Tubman |
| 1891 | James D. Fraser | John Henderson | John C. Roger |
| 1892 | James D. Fraser | George Forde | Joseph Hawken |
| 1893 | James D. Fraser | John C. Roger | Joseph Hawken |
| 1894 | James D. Fraser | John C. Roger | Joseph Hawken |
| 1895 | Basil H. Bell | George Forde | F. H. Martelock |
| 1896 | Basil H. Bell | George Forde | J. B. Donaldson |
| 1897 | James D. Fraser | John C. Roger | J. B. Donaldson |
| 1898 | Breary Slinn | John C. Roger | J. B. Donaldson |
| 1899 | Breary Slinn | John C. Roger | Basil H. Bell |
| 1899 | Breary Slinn | John C. Roger | George Forde (from Mar. 1899) |
| 1900 | Breary Slinn | John C. Roger | George Forde (from Mar. 1899) |
| 1901 | John Askwith | James A. Ellis | John C. Grant |
| 1902 | John Askwith | James A. Ellis | Breary Slinn |
| 1903 | John Askwith | James A. Ellis | John C. Grant |
| 1904 | John Askwith | O. E. Culbert | John C. Grant |
| 1905 | John Askwith | Breary Slinn | John C. Grant |
| 1906 | J. H. Putnam | Breary Slinn | William Short |
| 1907 | John C. Grant | John Askwith | William Short |
| 1908 | John C. Grant | Breary Slinn | Breary Slinn |
| 1909 | John C. Grant | Breary Slinn | Breary Slinn |
| 1910 | John C. Grant | Thomas E. McDonald | Thomas E. McDonald |
| 1911 | John C. Grant | Breary Slinn | Breary Slinn |
| 1912 | Frank E. Perney | Breary Slinn | Breary Slinn |
| 1913 | Tom Brethour | William Cherry | William Cherry |
| 1914 | Tom Brethour | Harry Low | Harry Low |
| 1915 | Tom Brethour | Henry Ackland | Henry Ackland |
| 1916 | Tom Brethour | William Cherry | William Cherry |
| 1917 | Breary Slinn | William Cherry | William Cherry |
| 1918 | Douglas H. Macdonald | William Cherry | William Cherry |
| 1919 | Douglas H. Macdonald | Beary Slinn | Beary Slinn |
| 1920 | Douglas H. Macdonald | Arthur Ellis | Arthur Ellis |
| 1921 | Douglas H. Macdonald | Rupert Broadfoot | Rupert Broadfoot |
| 1922 | Douglas H. Macdonald | Rupert Broadfoot | Rupert Broadfoot |
| 1923 | Douglas H. Macdonald | Rupert Broadfoot | Rupert Broadfoot |
| 1924 | Dave Esdale | Thomas H. Marcil | Thomas H. Marcil |
| 1925 | Dave Esdale | Tom Brethour | Tom Brethour |
| 1926 | Dave Esdale | Tom Brethour | Tom Brethour |
| 1927 | Dave Esdale | Robert Ingram | Robert Ingram |
| 1928 | Tom Brethour | George H. Dunbar | George H. Dunbar |
| 1929 | Tom Brethour | Rod Plant | Rod Plant |
| 1930 | Tom Brethour | Rod Plant | Rod Plant |
| 1931 | Tom Brethour | Rod Plant | Rod Plant |
| 1932 | Tom Brethour | Rod Plant | Rod Plant |
| 1933 | Charles E. Reid | Rod Plant | Rod Plant |
| 1934 | A. W. Spearman | Rod Plant | Rod Plant |
| 1935 | A. W. Spearman | Shirley S. Slinn | Shirley S. Slinn |
| 1936 | A. W. Spearman | Shirley S. Slinn | Shirley S. Slinn |
| 1937 | Fred J. Goodhouse | John Powers (until Oct. 1951) | John Powers (until Oct. 1951) |
| 1938 | Fred J. Goodhouse | John Powers (until Oct. 1951) | John Powers (until Oct. 1951) |
| 1939 | Fred J. Goodhouse | John Powers (until Oct. 1951) | John Powers (until Oct. 1951) |
| 1940 | A. W. Spearman | John Powers (until Oct. 1951) | John Powers (until Oct. 1951) |
| 1941–42 | A. W. Spearman | John Powers (until Oct. 1951) | John Powers (until Oct. 1951) |
| 1943–44 | Leslie G. Avery | John Powers (until Oct. 1951) | John Powers (until Oct. 1951) |
| 1945–46 | Leslie G. Avery | John Powers (until Oct. 1951) | John Powers (until Oct. 1951) |
| 1947–48 | Leslie G. Avery | John Powers (until Oct. 1951) | John Powers (until Oct. 1951) |
| 1949–50 | Leslie G. Avery | John Powers (until Oct. 1951) | John Powers (until Oct. 1951) |
| 1951–52 | Leslie G. Avery | John Powers (until Oct. 1951) | John Powers (until Oct. 1951) |
| Alex Roger (from Oct. 1951) ||
| 1953–54 | Robert Groves | Alex Roger (from Oct. 1951) | Alex Roger (from Oct. 1951) |
| 1955–56 | Robert Groves | Pat Doherty | Pat Doherty |
| 1957–58 | Robert Groves | Jessen Wentzell | Jessen Wentzell |
| 1959–60 | Robert Groves | Jessen Wentzell | Jessen Wentzell |
| 1961–62 | Ellen Webber | Jessen Wentzell | Jessen Wentzell |
| John Powers (from 1962) ||
| 1963–64 | Des Bender | John Powers (from 1962) | John Powers (from 1962) |
| 1965–66 | Des Bender | John Powers (from 1962) | John Powers (from 1962) |
| 1967–69 | Des Bender | John Powers (from 1962) | John Powers (from 1962) |
| 1970–72 | Des Bender | Tom McDougall (until Sept 1972) | Tom McDougall (until Sept 1972) |
| 1973–74 | Rhéal Robert | Rhéal Robert | Rhéal Robert |
| 1975–76 | Rhéal Robert | Rhéal Robert | Rhéal Robert |
| 1977–78 | Rhéal Robert | Rhéal Robert | Rhéal Robert |
| 1978–80 | Rhéal Robert | Rhéal Robert | Rhéal Robert |
| Council | By-Rideau | Overbrook-Forbes | Overbrook-Forbes |
| 1980–82 | Marc Laviolette (until Feb. 1991) | Rhéal Robert | Rhéal Robert |
| 1982–85 | Marc Laviolette (until Feb. 1991) | Rhéal Robert | Rhéal Robert |
| 1985–88 | Marc Laviolette (until Feb. 1991) | George Kelly | George Kelly |
| 1988–91 | Marc Laviolette (until Feb. 1991) | George Kelly | George Kelly |
| 1988–91 | Pierre Bourque (from Mar. 1991) | George Kelly | George Kelly |
| 1991–94 | Richard Cannings | Jacques Legendre | Jacques Legendre |
| Council | City Councillor | Regional Councillor | Regional Councillor |
| 1994–97 | Richard Cannings | Jacques Legendre | Jacques Legendre |
| 1997–00 | Richard Cannings | Jacques Legendre | Jacques Legendre |
| Council | City Councillor | City Councillor | City Councillor |
| 2001–03 | Jacques Legendre | Jacques Legendre | Jacques Legendre |
| 2003–06 | Jacques Legendre | Jacques Legendre | Jacques Legendre |
| 2006–10 | Jacques Legendre | Jacques Legendre | Jacques Legendre |
| 2010–14 | Peter D. Clark | Peter D. Clark | Peter D. Clark |
| 2014–18 | Tobi Nussbaum (until Jan. 2019) | Tobi Nussbaum (until Jan. 2019) | Tobi Nussbaum (until Jan. 2019) |
| 2018–22 | Tobi Nussbaum (until Jan. 2019) | Tobi Nussbaum (until Jan. 2019) | Tobi Nussbaum (until Jan. 2019) |
| Rawlson King (from Apr. 2019) |||

## School trustees

* Ottawa-Carleton District School Board: Lyra Evans (Zone 6, with Rideau-Vanier Ward)
* Ottawa Catholic School Board: Thérèse Maloney Cousineau (Zone 10, with Somerset Ward and Rideau-Vanier Ward)
* Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario: Marielle Godbout (Zone 9, with Alta Vista Ward)
* Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est: Denis Poirier (Zone 11, with Beacon Hill-Cyrville Ward)

## Election results
### 1994 elections

1994 RMOC elections: Regional council :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Jacques Legendre | 3,317 | 34.49 |
| Julie Taub | 2,348 | 24.42 |
| Joan Gullen | 2,059 | 21.41 |
| George Kelly | 1,893 | 19.68 |
1994 Ottawa municipal election: Ward 4 :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Richard Cannings | 5,122 | 57.73 |
| Michael Green | 2,575 | 29.02 |
| Brian Cunningham | 1,175 | 13.24 |

### 1997 elections

1997 RMOC elections: Regional council :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Jacques Legendre | 4,870 | 85.62 |
| Efren Marquez | 818 | 14.38 |
1997 Ottawa municipal election: Rideau Ward :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Richard Cannings | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

### 2000 Ottawa municipal election

City council :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Jacques Legendre | 7,269 | 64.07 |
| Richard Cannings | 4,077 | 35.93 |

### 2003 Ottawa municipal election

City council :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Jacques Legendre | 6,070 | 79.17 |
| James Parker | 934 | 12.18 |
| Michel Binda | 663 | 8.65 |

### 2006 Ottawa municipal election

City council :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Jacques Legendre | 7,450 | 62.35 |
| Maurice Lamirande | 1,953 | 16.34 |
| James Parker | 1,248 | 10.44 |
| Jules Bouvier | 1,077 | 9.01 |
| Muinis Ramadan | 221 | 1.85 |

### 2010 Ottawa municipal election

City council :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Peter D. Clark | 2,722 | 25.84 |
| Maurice Lamirande | 1,835 | 17.42 |
| Sheila Perry | 1,709 | 16.22 |
| Bruce Poulin | 1,695 | 16.09 |
| Richard Cannings | 1,333 | 12.65 |
| Corry Burke | 438 | 4.16 |
| Rawlson King | 380 | 3.61 |
| Pierre Maheu | 224 | 2.13 |
| Harley Collison | 129 | 1.22 |
| James Parker | 69 | 0.66 |

### 2014 Ottawa municipal election

City council :
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Tobi Nussbaum | 4,846 | 47.19 |
| Peter D. Clark (X) | 1,871 | 18.22 |
| Sheila Perry | 1,423 | 13.86 |
| Penny Thompson | 994 | 9.68 |
| Jevone Nicholas | 846 | 8.24 |
| Cam Holmstrom | 290 | 2.82 |
Ottawa mayor (Ward results) :
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Jim Watson | 8,138 | 80.83 |
| Mike Maguire | 1,215 | 12.07 |
| Rebecca Pyrah | 165 | 1.64 |
| Michael St. Arnaud | 138 | 1.37 |
| Anwar Syed | 129 | 1.28 |
| Robert White | 100 | 0.99 |
| Bernard Couchman | 93 | 0.92 |
| Darren W. Wood | 90 | 0.89 |

### 2018 Ottawa municipal election

| Council candidate | Council candidate | Vote | % |
| | Tobi Nussbaum | 7,334 | 80.52 |
| | Peter Heyck | 1,774 | 19.48 |
Ottawa mayor (Ward results) :
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Jim Watson | 5,120 | 55.99 |
| Clive Doucet | 3,123 | 34.15 |
| Bruce McConville | 430 | 4.70 |
| Joey Drouin | 98 | 1.07 |
| Hamid Alakozai | 72 | 0.79 |
| Craig MacAulay | 55 | 0.60 |
| Ahmed Bouragba | 53 | 0.58 |
| Bernard Couchman | 49 | 0.54 |
| Moises Schachtler | 39 | 0.43 |
| James T. Sheahan | 39 | 0.43 |
| Michael Pastien | 38 | 0.42 |
| Ryan Lythall | 28 | 0.31 |

### 2019 by-election

There was a by-election on April 15, 2019 to replace Nussbaum, who was appointed as the CEO for the National Capital Commission.

#### Candidates

* Kasia Adamiec - Worked at the federal and municipal level of politics, founding member of the Ottawa Police Youth Advisory Committee Endorsed by Former Conservative MP Ted Opitz.
* Idris Ben-Tahir
* Marc Dorgeville - Financial counsellor and former climate science researcher.
* Bruce A. Faulkner
* Johan Hamels - Green Party of Canada International liaison
* Peter Heyck - Ran in this ward in 2018
* Miklos Horvath
* Peter Jan Karwacki
* Rawlson King - President of the Overbrook community association. Endorsed by city councillors Catherine McKenney and Shawn Menard, NDP MPP Joel Harden, OCDSB School Trustees Lyra Evans and Chris Ellis, and former city councillor Clive Doucet.
* Jerry Kovacs
* Jamie Kwong - former Quartier Vanier Merchants Association executive director. Endorsed by former Liberal MP Bryon Wilfert and former city councillor Bob Monette
* Maurice Lamirande - Former school trustee for Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est.
* Patrick Mayangi
* Oriana Ngabirano - Reputation manager and public relations specialist
* Chris Penton
* Sheila Perry - Teacher, president of the Federation of Community Associations of Ottawa and President of the Ottawa Council of Women. Past President of the Overbrook Community Association. Endorsed by city councillor Jeff Leiper and former city councillor Marianne Wilkinson.
* Penny Thompson - President of the Manor Park Community Association. Endorsed by former Liberal MPP Madeleine Meilleur and former city councillor Peter D. Clark.

#### Results

| Council candidate | Vote | % |
| Rawlson King | 1,529 | 18.36 |
| Jamie Kwong | 1,406 | 16.88 |
| Penny Thompson | 851 | 10.22 |
| Marc Dorgeville | 794 | 9.53 |
| Sheila Perry | 742 | 8.91 |
| Maurice Lamirande | 708 | 8.50 |
| Johan Hamels | 665 | 7.98 |
| Kasia Adamiec | 507 | 6.09 |
| Chris Penton | 441 | 5.29 |
| Oriana Ngabirano | 247 | 2.97 |
| Patrick Mayangi | 135 | 1.62 |
| Miklos Horvath | 89 | 1.07 |
| Peter Heyck | 58 | 0.70 |
| Peter Jan Karwacki | 48 | 0.58 |
| Jerry Kovacs | 46 | 0.55 |
| Idris Ben-Tahir | 35 | 0.42 |
| Bruce A. Faulkner | 29 | 0.35 |

### 2022 Ottawa municipal election

| Council candidate | Vote | % |
| Rawlson King | 8,481 | 80.14 |
| Clayton Fitzsimmons | 859 | 8.12 |
| Peter Jan Karwacki | 716 | 6.77 |
| Peter Zanette | 527 | 4.98 |