# Wards of the City of Ottawa

In the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, a ward is an electoral district within the municipality used in local politics to elect members of the Ottawa City Council. Since Ottawa's amalgamation on January 1, 2001, wards have been named after the former cities that comprised the Regional Municipality of Ottawa–Carleton, neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and, in some cases, historical figures connected to the area. Wards are numbered typically by how recently they have been created.
As of the 2022 Ottawa municipal election, there are 24 wards which elect members via first-past-the-post to the City Council.

## Current wards

| # | Name | Population (2021) | Area (km$^2$) | Namesake |
| 1 | Orléans East-Cumberland Ward | 48,680 | 110.6 | Orleans & Cumberland |
| 2 | Orléans West-Innes Ward | 45,490 | 63.8 | Orleans & Innes Road |
| 3 | Barrhaven West Ward | 49,670 | 56.1 | Barrhaven |
| 4 | Kanata North Ward | 41,645 | 53.0 | Kanata |
| 5 | West Carleton-March Ward | 24,800 | 1,550.3 | West Carleton Twp. & March Twp. |
| 6 | Stittsville Ward | 45,215 | 51.8 | Stittsville |
| 7 | Bay Ward | 48,485 | 132.8 | Britannia, Crystal, Graham & Shirleys Bay |
| 8 | College Ward | 50,315 | 92.9 | Algonquin College |
| 9 | Knoxdale-Merivale Ward | 39,835 | 95.6 | Knoxdale Road & Merivale Road |
| 10 | Gloucester-Southgate Ward | 48,700 | 161.2 | Gloucester & Ottawa South |
| 11 | Beacon Hill-Cyrville Ward | 34,050 | 39.2 | Beacon Hill & Cyrville Road |
| 12 | Rideau-Vanier Ward | 44,310 | 18.3 | Rideau River & Vanier |
| 13 | Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward | 37,395 | 39.0 | Rideau River & Rockcliffe Park |
| 14 | Somerset Ward | 39,795 | 13.1 | Somerset Street |
| 15 | Kitchissippi Ward | 37,035 | 23.5 | Algonquin name for the Ottawa River |
| 16 | River Ward | 45,895 | 48.4 | Rideau River |
| 17 | Capital Ward | 37,020 | 22.2 | Capital of Canada |
| 18 | Alta Vista Ward | 44,065 | 40.9 | Alta Vista Drive |
| 19 | Orléans South-Navan Ward | 46,813 | 399.3 | Orleans & Navan |
| 20 | Osgoode Ward | 29,965 | 1,245.2 | Osgoode Twp. |
| 21 | Rideau-Jock Ward | 27,045 | 1,461.2 | Rideau Twp. & the Jock River |
| 22 | Riverside South-Findlay Creek Ward | 32,995 | 69.5 | Riverside South & Findlay Creek |
| 23 | Kanata South Ward | 49,110 | 33.9 | Kanata |
| 24 | Barrhaven East Ward | 50,360 | 27.8 | Barrhaven |

## Former wards

| Name | Created | Abolished | Neighbourhoods |
| Alta Vista-Canterbury Ward | 1994 | 2000 | Alta Vista, Heron Gate, Sheffield Glen, Riverview |
| Barrhaven Ward | 2006 | 2022 | Barrhaven |
| Baseline Ward | 1994 (RC) | 2006 | City View, Centrepointe, Redwood, Bel-Air, Leslie Park, Briargreen |
| Bell-South Nepean Ward | 1994 (RC) | 2006 | Bells Corners, Barrhaven |
| Billings Ward | 1980 | 1994 | Heron Park, Heron Gate, Greenboro, South Keys |
| Britannia Ward | 1972 | 1994 | Britannia, Lincoln Heights, Woodroffe North |
| Britannia-Richmond Ward | 1994 | 2000 | Britannia, Lincoln Heights, Woodroffe North, Highland Park, Carlingwood |
| Bruyère-Strathcona Ward | 1994 | 2000 | Sandy Hill, ByWard Market, Lower Town |
| By Ward | 1855 | 1972 | ByWard Market, Lower Town |
| By-Rideau Ward | 1980 | 1994 | Lower Town, ByWard Market, New Edinburgh, Manor Park |
| By-St. George's Ward | 1972 | 1980 | Sandy Hill, Lower Town, ByWard Market |
| Canterbury Ward | 1980 | 1994 | Elmvale Acres, Sheffield Glen, Urbandale, Hawthorne Meadows, Hunt Club Park |
| Carleton Ward | 1950 | 2000 | Redwood, Kenson Park, Bel-Air, Queensway, Britannia |
| Central Ward | 1889 | 1952 | East Downtown Ottawa |
| Cumberland Ward | 2000 | 2022 | Cumberland |
| Dalhousie Ward | 1888 | 1994 | Centretown West |
| Elmdale Ward | 1929 | 1952 | Civic Hospital, Hintonburg |
| Elmdale-Victoria Ward | 1952 | 1980 | Island Park, Carleton Heights |
| Gloucester Ward | 1950 | 1980 | Alta Vista, Heron Gate, Ellwood, Hunt Club |
| Gloucester-South Nepean Ward | 2006 | 2022 | Gloucester and Nepean |
| Goulbourn Ward | 2000 | 2006 | Goulbourn |
| Innes Ward | 1994 | 2022 | Innes Road |
| Kanata Ward | 1994 (RC) | 2006 | Kanata |
| Mooney's Bay Ward | 1994 | 2000 | Riverside Park, Carleton Heights, Hunt Club, Carlington |
| Orléans Ward | 2000 | 2022 | Orleans |
| Ottawa Ward | 1855 | 1952 | Lower Town |
| Overbrook-Forbes Ward | 1980 | 1994 | Overbrook, Forbes, Carson Grove, Viscount Alexander Park |
| Queensboro Ward | 1956 | 1994 | Westboro, Carlington |
| Richmond Ward | 1980 | 1994 | Highland Park, Woodroffe North, Carlingwood |
| Rideau Ward | 1887 | 1980 | New Edinburgh, Overbrook, Forbes |
| Rideau Ward (II) | 2000 | 2006 | Rideau Twp. |
| Rideau-Goulbourn Ward | 2006 | 2022 | Rideau Twp. and Goulbourn Twp. |
| Riverdale Ward | 1929 | 1952 | Old Ottawa South, Old Ottawa East |
| Riverside Ward | 1980 | 1994 | Riverside Park, Carleton Heights, Hunt Club |
| Southgate Ward | 1994 | 2000 | South Keys, Greenboro, Hunt Club Park |
| St. George's Ward | 1855 | 1972 | Sandy Hill, Old Ottawa East (also 1980 to 1994) |
| Victoria Ward | 1855 | 1952 | LeBreton Flats, Mechanicsville |
| Wellington Ward | 1855 | 1994 | Centretown, Downtown |
| West Carleton Ward | 2000 | 2006 | West Carleton |