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Map of Ottawa's wards.

In the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, a ward is an electoral district within the municipality used in local politics to elect members of the Ottawa City Council. Since Ottawa's amalgamation on January 1, 2001, wards have been named after the former cities that comprised the Regional Municipality of Ottawa–Carleton, neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and, in some cases, historical figures connected to the area. Wards are numbered typically by how recently they have been created.

As of the 2022 Ottawa municipal election, there are 24 wards which elect members via first-past-the-post to the City Council.[1]

Current wards

# Name Population (2021)[2] Area (km2)[3] Namesake
1 Orléans East-Cumberland Ward 48,680 110.6 Orleans & Cumberland
2 Orléans West-Innes Ward 45,490 63.8 Orleans & Innes Road
3 Barrhaven West Ward 49,670 56.1 Barrhaven
4 Kanata North Ward 41,645 53.0 Kanata
5 West Carleton-March Ward 24,800 1,550.3 West Carleton Twp. & March Twp.
6 Stittsville Ward 45,215 51.8 Stittsville
7 Bay Ward 48,485 132.8 Britannia, Crystal, Graham & Shirleys Bay
8 College Ward 50,315 92.9 Algonquin College
9 Knoxdale-Merivale Ward 39,835 95.6 Knoxdale Road & Merivale Road
10 Gloucester-Southgate Ward 48,700 161.2 Gloucester & Ottawa South
11 Beacon Hill-Cyrville Ward 34,050 39.2 Beacon Hill & Cyrville Road
12 Rideau-Vanier Ward 44,310 18.3 Rideau River & Vanier
13 Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward 37,395 39.0 Rideau River & Rockcliffe Park
14 Somerset Ward 39,795 13.1 Somerset Street
15 Kitchissippi Ward 37,035 23.5 Algonquin name for the Ottawa River
16 River Ward 45,895 48.4 Rideau River
17 Capital Ward 37,020 22.2 Capital of Canada
18 Alta Vista Ward 44,065 40.9 Alta Vista Drive
19 Orléans South-Navan Ward 46,813 399.3 Orleans & Navan
20 Osgoode Ward 29,965 1,245.2 Osgoode Twp.
21 Rideau-Jock Ward 27,045 1,461.2 Rideau Twp. & the Jock River
22 Riverside South-Findlay Creek Ward 32,995 69.5 Riverside South & Findlay Creek
23 Kanata South Ward 49,110 33.9 Kanata
24 Barrhaven East Ward 50,360 27.8 Barrhaven

Former wards

Map of Ottawa's wards from 2014 to 2022.
Name Created Abolished Neighbourhoods
Alta Vista-Canterbury Ward 1994 2000 Alta Vista, Heron Gate, Sheffield Glen, Riverview
Barrhaven Ward 2006 2022 Barrhaven
Baseline Ward 1994 (RC) 2006 City View, Centrepointe, Redwood, Bel-Air, Leslie Park, Briargreen
Bell-South Nepean Ward 1994 (RC) 2006 Bells Corners, Barrhaven
Billings Ward 1980 1994 Heron Park, Heron Gate, Greenboro, South Keys
Britannia Ward 1972 1994 Britannia, Lincoln Heights, Woodroffe North
Britannia-Richmond Ward 1994 2000 Britannia, Lincoln Heights, Woodroffe North, Highland Park, Carlingwood
Bruyère-Strathcona Ward 1994 2000 Sandy Hill, ByWard Market, Lower Town
By Ward 1855 1972 ByWard Market, Lower Town
By-Rideau Ward 1980 1994 Lower Town, ByWard Market, New Edinburgh, Manor Park
By-St. George's Ward 1972 1980 Sandy Hill, Lower Town, ByWard Market
Canterbury Ward 1980 1994 Elmvale Acres, Sheffield Glen, Urbandale, Hawthorne Meadows, Hunt Club Park
Carleton Ward 1950 2000 Redwood, Kenson Park, Bel-Air, Queensway, Britannia
Central Ward 1889 1952 East Downtown Ottawa
Cumberland Ward 2000 2022 Cumberland
Dalhousie Ward 1888 1994 Centretown West
Elmdale Ward 1929 1952 Civic Hospital, Hintonburg
Elmdale-Victoria Ward 1952 1980 Island Park, Carleton Heights
Gloucester Ward 1950 1980 Alta Vista, Heron Gate, Ellwood, Hunt Club
Gloucester-South Nepean Ward 2006 2022 Gloucester and Nepean
Goulbourn Ward 2000 2006 Goulbourn
Innes Ward 1994 2022 Innes Road
Kanata Ward 1994 (RC) 2006 Kanata
Mooney's Bay Ward 1994 2000 Riverside Park, Carleton Heights, Hunt Club, Carlington
Orléans Ward 2000 2022 Orleans
Ottawa Ward 1855 1952 Lower Town
Overbrook-Forbes Ward 1980 1994 Overbrook, Forbes, Carson Grove, Viscount Alexander Park
Queensboro Ward 1956 1994 Westboro, Carlington
Richmond Ward 1980 1994 Highland Park, Woodroffe North, Carlingwood
Rideau Ward 1887 1980 New Edinburgh, Overbrook, Forbes
Rideau Ward (II) 2000 2006 Rideau Twp.
Rideau-Goulbourn Ward 2006 2022 Rideau Twp. and Goulbourn Twp.
Riverdale Ward 1929 1952 Old Ottawa South, Old Ottawa East
Riverside Ward 1980 1994 Riverside Park, Carleton Heights, Hunt Club
Southgate Ward 1994 2000 South Keys, Greenboro, Hunt Club Park
St. George's Ward 1855 1972 Sandy Hill, Old Ottawa East (also 1980 to 1994)
Victoria Ward 1855 1952 LeBreton Flats, Mechanicsville
Wellington Ward 1855 1994 Centretown, Downtown
West Carleton Ward 2000 2006 West Carleton

References

  1. ^ "Ottawa Ward Boundary Review 2020". City of Ottawa. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  2. ^ Walrond, Eva (November 28, 2023). "2021 Long Form Census - Ward Data". City of Ottawa. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  3. ^ "Wards 2022-2026". City of Ottawa. January 14, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
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