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.

Kitchissippi
Location within Ottawa
Coordinates: 45°24′N 75°45′W
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
CityOttawa
Government
 • CouncillorJeff Leiper
Population
 (2016)Canada 2016 Census [1]
 • Total38,640
Languages (2016)
 • English77.0%
 • French9.9%
 • Mandarin1.2%
 • Italian1.2%
 • Arabic1.1%

As of the 2014 election on October 27, 2014, the ward is represented by Councillor Jeff Leiper.[2]

The ward was created in 1994 from parts of Queensboro Ward, Richmond Ward and Elmdale Ward.

City councillors
  1. Joan Wong (1994-1997)
  2. Shawn Little (1997-2006)
  3. Christine Leadman (2006-2010)
  4. Katherine Hobbs (2010-2014)
  5. 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)

  1. English: 54.5%
  2. French: 15.6%
  3. Arabic: 7.9%
  4. Spanish: 1.8%
  5. Chinese: 1.1% (inc. Mandarin, Cantonese and Chinese)
  6. Italian: 1.1%

Religion

  1. Roman Catholic: 36.2%
  2. No religion: 21.4%
  3. United Church of Canada: 10.2%
  4. Anglican: 9.9%
  5. Muslim: 3.2%
  6. Jewish: 2.6%
  7. Presbyterian: 2.5%
  8. Buddhist: 1.6%
  9. Baptist: 1.6%
  10. Lutheran: 1.0%

Income

  • Average household income: $70,307
  • Average income (male): $46,904
  • Average income (female): $33,443

Election results

2014 Ottawa municipal election
City council
Candidate Vote %
    Jeff Leiper7,55755.36
    Katherine Hobbs4,19730.75
    Michelle Reimer1,53011.21
    Ellen Lougheed2721.99
    Larry Wasslenn950.70
Ottawa mayor (Ward results)
Candidate Vote %
    Jim Watson10,97983.39
    Mike Maguire1,64912.52
    Rebecca Pyrah1691.28
    Anwar Syed1331.01
    Darren W. Wood680.52
    Robert White660.50
    Bernard Couchman560.43
    Michael St. Arnaud460.35

2010 Ottawa municipal election
Candidate Votes %
Katherine Hobbs611644.18
Christine Leadman554040.02
Daniel Stringer218615.79

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 Little572147.32
Linda Davis484540.07
Ray Kostuch152512.61

1997 elections
City council
Candidate Votes %
Shawn Little2,96835.03
Paul Copeland1,80921.35
Andre Vertes1,60518.94
Brenda Parris85110.04
Linda Kitchikeesic Juden8229.70
Michael Kostiuk2532.99
Michael Bartholomew1651.95
Regional council
Candidate Votes %
Linda Davis4,44049.84
Joan Wong3,77942.42
Diana Brebner6907.74

1994 elections
City council
Candidate Votes %
Joan Wong (X)5,05246.03
Shawn Little3,64333.19
David Goldstein2,28120.78
Regional council
Candidate Votes %
Linda Davis4,07137.64
Marian Lothian3,57933.09
Art Pope3,16629.27

References
  1. https://open.ottawa.ca/datasets/2016-census-ward-data-1 (Open Data Ottawa)]
  2. https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/ottawa-votes-kitchissippi-ward
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