# River Ward

River Ward or Ward 16 (French: Quartier Rivière) is a municipal ward located in Ottawa, Ontario. It is located in the south central portion of the city, and includes the communities of Carlington, Central Park, Carleton Heights, Mooney's Bay, Riverside Park, and Hunt Club/Uplands. The ward spans both sides of the Rideau River between Carling Avenue and Hunt Club Road.
Prior to amalgamation, this area was part of Mooney's Bay Ward (Ward 8), which existed from 1994 to 2000. Before this, the ward was called Riverside Ward which was created in 1980 from parts of Elmdale-Victoria Ward and Gloucester Ward.

## City councillors

* Jim Durrell (1981-1985)
* George Brown (1986-1994)
* Karin Howard (1995-1999)
* Jim Bickford (1999-2000)
* Wendy Stewart (2001-2003)
* Maria McRae (2003-2014)
* Riley Brockington (2014–present)

## Election results
### 1980

Riverside Ward :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Jim Durrell | 3,503 | 48.50 |
| Gordon Lennox | 1,877 | 25.99 |
| Natalie MacPhee | 1,075 | 14.89 |
| Sig Schmidt | 767 | 10.62 |

### 1982

Riverside Ward :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Jim Durrell | 6,856 | 87.53 |
| Gregory Minion | 977 | 12.47 |

### 1985

Riverside Ward :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| George Brown | 3,746 | 44.45 |
| Fidel Palumbo | 2,206 | 26.17 |
| Marc Wallace | 1,336 | 15.85 |
| Tom Quinn | 1,140 | 13.53 |

### 1988

Riverside Ward :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| George Brown | 4,531 | 85.30 |
| Norman Van Cleaf | 781 | 14.70 |

### 1991

Riverside Ward :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| George Brown | 4,140 | 67.88 |
| John Ross | 1,959 | 32.12 |

### 1994

Regional Council: Ward 16 :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Wendy Stewart | 7,315 | 72.34 |
| Val Parkinson | 2,797 | 27.66 |
City Council: Ward 8 :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Karin Howard | 3,645 | 35.02 |
| Pat Murphy | 3,024 | 29.06 |
| Fred Bowie | 1,468 | 14.11 |
| Don Tudin | 1,085 | 10.43 |
| Riley Brockington | 535 | 5.14 |
| Alan Murphy | 390 | 3.75 |
| Coreen Fast | 260 | 2.50 |

### 1997

Regional Council: River Ward :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Wendy Stewart | 6,855 | 86.25 |
| Daryl Martin | 1,093 | 13.75 |
City Council: Mooney's Bay Ward :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Karin Howard | 5,005 | 62.00 |
| Kathy Ablett | 3,068 | 38.00 |

### 1999 by-election

A by-election was held on April 6, 1999 to replace Karin Howard who resigned her seat. Results:
City Council: Mooney's Bay Ward :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Jim Bickford | 3,314 | 59.26 |
| Frances Tanner | 1,578 | 28.22 |
| Wayne Kennedy | 305 | 5.45 |
| Scott Paterson | 248 | 4.43 |
| Dave Allston | 147 | 2.63 |

### 2000

City council :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Wendy Stewart | 7,091 | 79.95 |
| Dave Hagerman | 1,778 | 20.05 |

### 2003

City council :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Maria McRae | 5,600 | 63.11 |
| Todd Mattila-Hartman | 1,654 | 18.64 |
| Richard Smith | 1,619 | 18.25 |

### 2006

City council :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Maria McRae | 9,278 | 65.51 |
| Blake Batson | 4,885 | 34.49 |

### 2010

City council :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Maria McRae | 7,496 | 59.55 |
| Ian Boyd | 1,908 | 15.16 |
| Nadia Willard | 1,704 | 13.54 |
| Michael Kostiuk | 1,480 | 11.76 |

### 2014

City council :
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Riley Brockington | 3,997 | 36.38 |
| Vanessa Nicki Sutton | 1,897 | 17.27 |
| Mike Patton | 1,427 | 12.99 |
| Barbara Carroll | 1,270 | 11.56 |
| Antonio Giannetti | 1,032 | 9.39 |
| Michael Kostiuk | 614 | 5.59 |
| Jeff Koscik | 239 | 2.18 |
| Don Francis | 227 | 2.07 |
| Colin Pennie | 171 | 1.56 |
| Bruce Winchester | 112 | 1.02 |
Ottawa mayor (Ward results) :
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Jim Watson | 8,501 | 77.76 |
| Mike Maguire | 1,852 | 16.94 |
| Anwar Syed | 187 | 1.71 |
| Rebecca Pyrah | 116 | 1.06 |
| Robert White | 85 | 0.78 |
| Darren W. Wood | 68 | 0.62 |
| Bernard Couchman | 65 | 0.59 |
| Michael St. Arnaud | 58 | 0.53 |

### 2018

City council :
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Riley Brockington | 6,122 | 54.50 |
| Fabien Kalala Cimankinda | 2,445 | 21.76 |
| Kerri Keith | 1,783 | 15.87 |
| Hassib Reda | 884 | 7.87 |

### 2022

City council :
| Candidate | Vote | % |
| Riley Brockington | 9,595 | 73.08 |
| Ethan Sabourin | 2,396 | 18.25 |
| Alex Dugal | 1,139 | 8.67 |