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Ariel Troster | |
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| Ottawa City Councillor | |
| Assumed office November 15, 2022 [1] | |
| Preceded by | Catherine McKenney |
| Constituency | Somerset Ward |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1979 Toronto |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Spouse | Caitlyn Pascal [2] |
| Alma mater | University of Ottawa Concordia University |
Ariel Troster (born 1979) is a politician in Ottawa,Ontario,Canada. She is the city councillor for Somerset Ward on Ottawa City Council.
Troster was born in Toronto,the daughter of former Toronto Star finance writer Sheryl Smolkin and Joel Troster. She has a bachelor's degrees in journalism and history from Concordia University and a master's degree in women's studies from the University of Ottawa.
Prior to being elected,Troster worked for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities,Public Service Alliance of Canada,and The Council of Canadians. [3] She was a writer and columnist for Xtra Magazine from 2005 to 2009 and sat on the board of various LGBTQ organizations including Egale Canada,the Ten Oaks Project and the Ottawa Dyke March. [4] She is Jewish. [5]
Troster was elected in the 2022 Ottawa municipal election. She was endorsed by outgoing councillor and mayoral candidate Catherine McKenney. [6] Troster is the second consecutive LGBT councillor to represent Somerset Ward.
| Candidate | Popular vote | Expenditures | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±% | ||||||||||
| Ariel Troster | 8,669 | 61.28 | – | |||||||||
| Stuart MacKay | 4,706 | 33.29 | – | |||||||||
| Brandon Russell | 768 | 5.43 | – | |||||||||
| Total valid votes | 14,137 | 95.31 | ||||||||||
| Total rejected,unmarked and declined votes | 695 | 4.69 | ||||||||||
| Turnout | 14,832 | 45.24 | +6.14 | |||||||||
| Eligible voters | 32,787 | |||||||||||
| Note:Candidate campaign colours are based on the prominent colour used in campaign items (signs,literature,etc.) and are used as a visual differentiation between candidates. | ||||||||||||
| Sources: "2022 Election Results". City of Ottawa. | ||||||||||||
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