2003 Ottawa municipal election

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2003 Ottawa mayoral election
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Turnout~33%
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Candidate Bob Chiarelli Terry Kilrea
Popular vote104,59566,634
Percentage56.53%36.02%
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Popular vote results by Ward
Mayor before election

Bob Chiarelli

Elected mayor

Bob Chiarelli

The 2003 Ottawa municipal election was a municipal election that was held in Ottawa to elect the city's mayor, City Council, and school trustees for the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The vote was held on November 10, 2003. The elections were held simultaneously with most other municipalities in Ontario.

Contents

The mayoral election was won by popular incumbent and former Liberal Member of Provincial Parliament Bob Chiarelli. His main competition was that of right-wing candidate Terry Kilrea.

Issues

The main issues of the race were a controversial Smoking ban, the expansion of the O-Train (Ottawa's light rail system), official bilingualism and the recent amalgamation. Chiarelli was in favour of the smoking ban, which had been implemented by the last city council. The ban was on smoking in all public places, which angered many bar and restaurant owners. Kilrea was against the smoking ban. He was also against putting money into expanding the O-Train, and official bilingualism in the city.

Controversy

One of the prominent fringe candidates for mayor was associated with white supremacist support. Donna Upson received contributions from the Ku Klux Klan, [1] and she voiced support for racial segregation. She has also set up a Canadian branch of the National Socialist Movement. [1] [2] She finished in sixth place with 1,312 votes (0.71%).

Turnout

Turnout for the election was low, at 33%. The highest turnouts were in the rural areas, specifically in Goulbourn, Rideau and the highest West Carleton (45%). The lowest turnout was in Somerset Ward at 25% turnout.

Results for mayor

2003 Ottawa municipal election : Mayor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Bob Chiarelli 104,59556.53+0.21
Independent Terry Kilrea66,63436.02-
Independent Ike Awgu5,3942.92-
Independent Ron Burke2,6981.46-
Independent John A. Bell2,0271.10-
Independent Donna Upson 1,3120.71-
Independent Paula Nemchin1,1910.64+0.36
Independent John Turmel 1,1660.63+0.36
Total valid votes185,017

Chiarelli won all but three wards and had his most strength in the city core region. Kilrea won three wards, all in the rural south and west.

Council results

Map of Ottawa's Wards used in this election 1. Orleans Ward 2. Innes Ward 3. Bell-South Nepean Ward 4. Kanata Ward 5. West Carleton Ward 6. Goulbourn Ward 7. Bay Ward 8. Baseline Ward 9. Knoxdale-Merivale Ward 10. Gloucester-Southgate Ward 11. Beacon Hill-Cyrville Ward 12. Rideau-Vanier Ward 13. Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward 14. Somerset Ward 15. Kitchissippi Ward 16. River Ward 17. Capital Ward 18. Alta Vista Ward 19. Cumberland Ward 20. Osgoode Ward 21. Rideau Ward. Ottawawards2000-2006.PNG
Map of Ottawa's Wards used in this election
1. Orléans Ward
2. Innes Ward
3. Bell-South Nepean Ward
4. Kanata Ward
5. West Carleton Ward
6. Goulbourn Ward
7. Bay Ward
8. Baseline Ward
9. Knoxdale-Merivale Ward
10. Gloucester-Southgate Ward
11. Beacon Hill-Cyrville Ward
12. Rideau-Vanier Ward
13. Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward
14. Somerset Ward
15. Kitchissippi Ward
16. River Ward
17. Capital Ward
18. Alta Vista Ward
19. Cumberland Ward
20. Osgoode Ward
21. Rideau Ward.

No incumbents lost any races, and only two councillors had a decrease in the popular vote percentage from the 2000 election.

Orléans Ward

  1. Herb Kreling 7,182 (72.89%) (+31.93%)
  2. Louise Malloy 2,671 (27.11%)

Innes Ward

  1. Rainer Bloess 5,925 (59.26%) (+7.25%)
  2. J.-F. Claude 4,073 (40.74%)

Bell-South Nepean Ward

  1. Jan Harder 11,678 (86.75%) (+25.86%)
  2. John R. Palmer 1,784 (13.25%)

Kanata Ward

  1. Peggy Feltmate 12,260 (70.58%)
  2. Richard Rutkowski 4,166 (23.98%)
  3. Donald Leafloor 561 (3.23%)
  4. Grant Johnston 384 (2.21%)

West Carleton Ward

  1. Eli El-Chantiry 2,738 (44.61%)
  2. Adele Muldoon 2,709 (44.14%)
  3. Daryl W. Craig 480 (7.82%)
  4. Jim Jenkins 210 (3.42%)

Goulbourn Ward

  1. Janet Stavinga 5,076 (64.15%) (+19.14%)
  2. Michael P. O'Rourke 2,837 (35.85%)

Bay Ward

  1. Alex Cullen 6,713 (56.74%) (+8.72%)
  2. John Blatherwick 4,477 (37.84%)
  3. Don Rivington 394 (3.33%)
  4. Didar Mohamed 248 (2.10%)

Baseline Ward

  1. Rick Chiarelli (acclaimed)

Knoxdale-Merivale Ward

  1. Gord Hunter 7,029 (84.79%) (+13.17%)
  2. Phillip Unhola 637 (7.68%)
  3. Al Speyers 624 (7.53%) (-20.85%)

Gloucester-Southgate Ward

  1. Diane Deans 6,166 (59.34%) (+10.64%)
  2. Harold G. Keenan 3,917 (37.70%)
  3. David Lamothe 308 (2.96%)

Beacon Hill-Cyrville Ward

  1. Michel Bellemare 4,613 (61.04%) (+3.17%)
  2. Frank Reid 2,812 (37.21%)
  3. Osman Abdi 132 (1.75%)

Rideau-Vanier Ward

  1. Georges Bédard 3,631 (41.52%)
  2. Bruce McConville 2,355 (26.93%)
  3. Angela Rickman 1,829 (20.91%)
  4. Giacomo Vigna 582 (6.66%)
  5. Abdillahi Omar Bouh 211 (2.41%)
  6. Natasha Duckworth 137 (1.57%)

Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward

  1. Jacques Legendre 6,070 (79.17%) (+15.29%)
  2. James Parker 934 (12.18%)
  3. Michel Binda 663 (8.65%)

Somerset Ward

  1. Diane Holmes 4,105 (61.62%)
  2. Dawn Pickering 1,195 (17.94%)
  3. David MacDonald 567 (8.51%)
  4. William A. Ostapyk 366 (5.49%)
  5. Steve Sweeney 189 (2.84%)
  6. Sotos Petrides 132 (1.98%)
  7. Bill Driver 55 (0.83%)
  8. Mike Jung 53 (0.80%)

Kitchissippi Ward

  1. Shawn Little 2,907 (27.12%) (-19.92%)
  2. Kris Klein 2,330 (21.74%)
  3. Gary Ludington 2,217 (20.68%)
  4. Linda Davis 1,540 (14.37%) (-26.07%)
  5. Daniel Stringer 1,058 (9.87%)
  6. David McConnell 625 (5.83%)
  7. Les Gangé 42 (0.39%)

River Ward

  1. Maria McRae 5,600 (63.11%)
  2. Todd Mattila-Hartman 1,654 (18.64%)
  3. Richard Smith 1,619 (18.25%)

Capital Ward

  1. Clive Doucet 5,785 (80.06%) (+9.67%)
  2. C.R.L. Erickson 1,024 (14.17%)
  3. Mike Salmon 417 (5.77%)

Alta Vista Ward

  1. Peter Hume (acclaimed)

Cumberland Ward

  1. Rob Jellett 2,957 (54.37%)
  2. Garry Lowe 1,871 (34.40%)
  3. Pierre E. Doucette 552 (10.15%)
  4. David Whissell 59 (1.08%)

Osgoode Ward

  1. Doug Thompson (acclaimed)

Rideau Ward

  1. Glenn Brooks 2,765 (62.68%) (-2.42%)
  2. Paul Paton 1,646 (37.32%)

School trustee races

Ottawa-Carleton District School Board Trustees

Zone 1
CandidateVotes%
Lynn Scott (X)9,14368.56
Marco D'Angelo4,19231.44
Zone 2
CandidateVotes%
Jim Libbey (X)7,52465.44
Mark Williams3,97434.56
Zone 3
CandidateVotes%
Norm MacDonald (X)4,54958.16
Sean Casey2,63433.67
David Burkitt6398.17
Zone 4
CandidateVotes%
Margaret Lange (X)5,32466.17
George Dawson2,72233.83
Zone 5
CandidateVotes%
Alex Getty6,00951.90
Myrna Laurenceson (X)5,57048.10
Zone 6
CandidateVotes%
Bronwyn Funiciello4,96953.62
Russ Jackson (X)4,29846.38
Zone 7
CandidateVotes%
Greg Laws4,14650.80
Tom Connolly4,01649.20
Zone 8 (Wards 1, 19)
CandidateVotes%
Sheryl MacDonald (X)Acclaimed
Zone 9
CandidateVotes%
Lynn Graham (X)Acclaimed
Zone 10
CandidateVotes%
Joan Spice (X)Acclaimed
Zone 11
CandidateVotes%
Riley Brockington 2,27441.22
Marita Moll1,89434.33
Patty Anne Hill1,34924.45
Zone 12
CandidateVotes%
David Moen (X)Acclaimed

Ottawa-Carleton Catholic School Board Trustees

Zone 1
CandidateVotes%
John Curry (X)2,94566.39
David Burke1,49133.61
Zone 2
CandidateVotes%
Arthur J. M. Lamarche (X)Acclaimed
Zone 3
CandidateVotes%
Des Curley (X)Acclaimed
Zone 4
CandidateVotes%
June Flynn-Turner (X)2,58867.22
Angelo Filoso1,26232.78
Zone 5
CandidateVotes%
Jacqueline Legendre-McGuinty (X)Acclaimed
Zone 6
CandidateVotes%
Gord Butler (X)2,30955.68
John Chiarelli1,83844.32
Zone 7
CandidateVotes%
Betty-Ann Kealey (X)2,92576.33
Joseph Paul90723.67
Zone 8
CandidateVotes%
Mark Mullan (X)2,55559.56
Pat Bowie1,73540.44
Zone 9
CandidateVotes%
Kathy Ablett (X)Acclaimed
Zone 10
CandidateVotes%
Thérèse Maloney Cousineau (X)Acclaimed

Conseil des écoles catholiques de langue française du Centre-Est Trustees

Zone 4
CandidateVotes%
Marie Biron (X)Acclaimed
Zone 5
CandidateVotes%
Jocelyn BourdonAcclaimed
Zone 6
CandidateVotes%
Diane Doré1,86257.77
Diane Lemieux-Trudel (X)95629.66
Jean-Jacques Desgranges40512.57
Zone 7
CandidateVotes%
Monique Briand (X)Acclaimed
Zone 8
CandidateVotes%
Lise Cloutier (X)Acclaimed
Zone 9
CandidateVotes%
Madelaine Chevalier (X)Acclaimed
Zone 10
CandidateVotes%
Robert TremblayAcclaimed
Zone 11
CandidateVotes%
Brian BeauchampAcclaimed

Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario Trustees

Zone 6
CandidateVotes%
Louise Panneton (X)69484.63
Jama Y. Khabar12615.37
Zone 7
CandidateVotes%
Jean-Philippe Caron (X)Acclaimed
Zone 8
CandidateVotes%
Chantal Lecours76057.84
Denis M. Chartrand (X)51539.19
Mohamed Meigag392.97
Zone 9
CandidateVotes%
Marielle Godbout (X)66980.41
Said Hussein16319.59
Zone 10
CandidateVotes%
Susan R. Copeland (X)74371.65
Abdurahman H. Ali29428.35
Zone 11
CandidateVotes%
Jean-Paul Lafond (X)75476.08
Ahmed Muse23723.92
Zone 12 (Wards 3-9, 21-23)
CandidateVotes%
Bernard Bareilhe48364.40
Samira Mohamed Dirié26735.60

Information on the candidates

References

  1. 1 2 "Candidate for mayor supported by Klan". CBC News. July 9, 2003. Archived from the original on July 27, 2003. Retrieved June 15, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Ontario Municipal Elections 2003". Canada.com. Archived from the original on June 21, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Aldermen for almost a year, Harris runs again in Dalhousie," Montreal Gazette, 18 April 1994, p. 14.
  4. ↑ "Voting results: the final count," Montreal Gazette, 8 November 1994, p. 8.
  5. ↑ Jason Fekete, "Rivals focus on poverty, crime, planning," Ottawa Citizen, 4 November 2003, p. 7.
  6. ↑ Lisa Tallyn, "Tribunal decision involving local man won't be known for months; Harrison accused of posting web messages promoting murders," The Georgetown Independent and Free Press, 16 June 2006, p. 1; "Rights tribunal adjourns," Penticton Western News, 3 December 2006, p. 9.
  7. ↑ Joseph Brean, "Judge orders Ezra Levant to pay $25,000; Charged with defaming human rights lawyer," Montreal Gazette, 20 November 2010, p. 5.
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