# Kitchissippi Ward

Kitchissippi Ward (Ward 15) is a city ward in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It gets its name from the Algonquin name for the Ottawa River, meaning Great River. The ward is slightly west of downtown, and covers the neighbourhoods of Champlain Park, Civic Hospital, Hampton Park, Highland Park, Hintonburg, Island Park, McKellar Heights, McKellar Park, Mechanicsville, Westboro Beach, Westboro, Wellington Village, and Wellington Street West.
As of the 2014 election on October 27, 2014, the ward is represented by Councillor Jeff Leiper.
The ward was created in 1994 from parts of Queensboro Ward, Richmond Ward and Elmdale Ward. It was known as just Ward 7 until given the Kitchissippi name in 1995.

## City councillors

* Joan Wong (1994-1997)
* Shawn Little (1997-2006)
* Christine Leadman (2006-2010)
* Katherine Hobbs (2010-2014)
* Jeff Leiper (2014–present)

## Population data

The Ward's estimated population will be 38,900 in 2006. At the Canada 2001 Census it had 36,795 people.
Languages (mother tongue)
* English: 54.5%
* French: 15.6%
* Arabic: 7.9%
* Spanish: 1.8%
* Chinese: 1.1% (inc. Mandarin, Cantonese and Chinese)
* Italian: 1.1%
Religion
* Roman Catholic: 36.2%
* No religion: 21.4%
* United Church of Canada: 10.2%
* Anglican: 9.9%
* Muslim: 3.2%
* Jewish: 2.6%
* Presbyterian: 2.5%
* Buddhist: 1.6%
* Baptist: 1.6%
* Lutheran: 1.0%
Income
* Average household income: $70,307
* Average income (male): $46,904
* Average income (female): $33,443

## Election results
### 2022 Ottawa municipal election

City council :
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Jeff Leiper | 11,055 | 71.97 |
| Oonagh Fitzgerald | 3,247 | 21.14 |
| Dan Stringer | 1,058 | 6.89 |

### 2018 Ottawa municipal election

City council :
| Candidate | Candidate | Vote | % |
| | Jeff Leiper | 12,068 | 85.28 |
| | Daniel Stringer | 2,083 | 14.72 |

### 2014 Ottawa municipal election

City council :
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Jeff Leiper | 7,557 | 55.36 |
| Katherine Hobbs | 4,197 | 30.75 |
| Michelle Reimer | 1,530 | 11.21 |
| Ellen Lougheed | 272 | 1.99 |
| Larry Wasslenn | 95 | 0.70 |
Ottawa mayor (Ward results) :
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Jim Watson | 10,979 | 83.39 |
| Mike Maguire | 1,649 | 12.52 |
| Rebecca Pyrah | 169 | 1.28 |
| Anwar Syed | 133 | 1.01 |
| Darren W. Wood | 68 | 0.52 |
| Robert White | 66 | 0.50 |
| Bernard Couchman | 56 | 0.43 |
| Michael St. Arnaud | 46 | 0.35 |

### 2010 Ottawa municipal election

| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Katherine Hobbs | 6116 | 44.18 |
| Christine Leadman | 5540 | 40.02 |
| Daniel Stringer | 2186 | 15.79 |

### 2006 Ottawa municipal election

| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Christine Leadman | 5949 | 41.12 |
| Gary Ludington | 4571 | 31.59 |
| Vicky Smallman | 3576 | 24.72 |
| Daniel Narwa | 372 | 2.57 |
Dropped Out
* Daniel Stringer
* Shawn Little

### 2003 Ottawa municipal election

City council :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Shawn Little | 2907 | 27.12 |
| Kris Klein | 2330 | 21.74 |
| Gary Ludington | 2217 | 20.68 |
| Linda Davis | 1540 | 14.37 |
| Daniel Stringer | 1058 | 9.87 |
| David McConnell | 625 | 5.83 |
| Les Gangé | 42 | 0.39 |

### 2000 Ottawa municipal election

City council :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Shawn Little | 5721 | 47.32 |
| Linda Davis | 4845 | 40.07 |
| Ray Kostuch | 1525 | 12.61 |

### 1997 elections

City council :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Shawn Little | 2,968 | 35.03 |
| Paul Copeland | 1,809 | 21.35 |
| Andre Vertes | 1,605 | 18.94 |
| Brenda Parris | 851 | 10.04 |
| Linda Kitchikeesic Juden | 822 | 9.70 |
| Michael Kostiuk | 253 | 2.99 |
| Michael Bartholomew | 165 | 1.95 |
Regional council :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Linda Davis | 4,440 | 49.84 |
| Joan Wong | 3,779 | 42.42 |
| Diana Brebner | 690 | 7.74 |

### 1994 elections

City council :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Joan Wong (X) | 5,052 | 46.03 |
| Shawn Little | 3,643 | 33.19 |
| David Goldstein | 2,281 | 20.78 |
Regional council :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Linda Davis | 4,071 | 37.64 |
| Marian Lothian | 3,579 | 33.09 |
| Art Pope | 3,166 | 29.27 |