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 whcih elect members via first-past-the-post to the City Council.[1]

Current wards

#NamePopulation (2021)[2]Area (km2)[3]Namesake
1Orléans East-Cumberland Ward48,680110.6Orleans & Cumberland
2Orléans West-Innes Ward45,49063.8Orleans & Innes Road
3Barrhaven West Ward49,67056.1Barrhaven
4Kanata North Ward41,64553.0Kanata
5West Carleton-March Ward24,8001,550.3West Carleton Twp. & March Twp.
6Stittsville Ward45,21551.8Stittsville
7Bay Ward48,485132.8Britannia, Crystal, Graham & Shirleys Bay
8College Ward50,31592.9Algonquin College
9Knoxdale-Merivale Ward39,83595.6Knoxdale Road & Merivale Road
10Gloucester-Southgate Ward48,700161.2Gloucester & Ottawa South
11Beacon Hill-Cyrville Ward34,05039.2Beacon Hill & Cyrville Road
12Rideau-Vanier Ward44,31018.3Rideau River & Vanier
13Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward37,39539.0Rideau River & Rockcliffe Park
14Somerset Ward39,79513.1Somerset Street
15Kitchissippi Ward37,03523.5Algonquin name for the Ottawa River
16River Ward45,89548.4Rideau River
17Capital Ward37,02022.2Capital of Canada
18Alta Vista Ward44,06540.9Alta Vista Drive
19Orléans South-Navan Ward46,813399.3Orleans & Navan
20Osgoode Ward29,9651,245.2Osgoode Twp.
21Rideau-Jock Ward27,0451,461.2Rideau Twp. & the Jock River
22Riverside South-Findlay Creek Ward32,99569.5Riverside South & Findlay Creek
23Kanata South Ward49,11033.9Kanata
24Barrhaven East Ward50,36027.8Barrhaven

Former wards

Map of Ottawa's wards from 2014 to 2022.
NameCreatedAbolishedNeighbourhoods
Alta Vista-Canterbury Ward19942000Alta Vista, Heron Gate, Sheffield Glen, Riverview
Barrhaven Ward20062022Barrhaven
Baseline Ward1994 (RC)2006City View, Centrepointe, Redwood, Bel-Air, Leslie Park, Briargreen
Bell-South Nepean Ward1994 (RC)2006Bells Corners, Barrhaven
Billings Ward19801994Heron Park, Heron Gate, Greenboro, South Keys
Britannia Ward19721994Britannia, Lincoln Heights, Woodroffe North
Britannia-Richmond Ward19942000Britannia, Lincoln Heights, Woodroffe North, Highland Park, Carlingwood
Bruyère-Strathcona Ward19942000Sandy Hill, ByWard Market, Lower Town
By Ward18551972ByWard Market, Lower Town
By-Rideau Ward19801994Lower Town, ByWard Market, New Edinburgh, Manor Park
By-St. George's Ward19721980Sandy Hill, Lower Town, ByWard Market
Canterbury Ward19801994Elmvale Acres, Sheffield Glen, Urbandale, Hawthorne Meadows, Hunt Club Park
Carleton Ward19502000Redwood, Kenson Park, Bel-Air, Queensway, Britannia
Central Ward18891952East Downtown Ottawa
Cumberland Ward20002022Cumberland
Dalhousie Ward18881994Centretown West
Elmdale Ward19291952Civic Hospital, Hintonburg
Elmdale-Victoria Ward19521980Island Park, Carleton Heights
Gloucester Ward19501980Alta Vista, Heron Gate, Ellwood, Hunt Club
Gloucester-South Nepean Ward20062022Gloucester and Nepean
Goulbourn Ward20002006Goulbourn
Innes Ward19942022Innes Road
Kanata Ward1994 (RC)2006Kanata
Mooney's Bay Ward19942000Riverside Park, Carleton Heights, Hunt Club, Carlington
Orléans Ward20002022Orleans
Ottawa Ward18551952Lower Town
Overbrook-Forbes Ward19801994Overbrook, Forbes, Carson Grove, Viscount Alexander Park
Queensboro Ward19561994Westboro, Carlington
Richmond Ward19801994Highland Park, Woodroffe North, Carlingwood
Rideau Ward18871980New Edinburgh, Overbrook, Forbes
Rideau Ward (II)20002006Rideau Twp.
Rideau-Goulbourn Ward20062022Rideau Twp. and Goulbourn Twp.
Riverdale Ward19291952Old Ottawa South, Old Ottawa East
Riverside Ward19801994Riverside Park, Carleton Heights, Hunt Club
Southgate Ward19942000South Keys, Greenboro, Hunt Club Park
St. George's Ward18551972Sandy Hill, Old Ottawa East (also 1980 to 1994)
Victoria Ward18551952LeBreton Flats, Mechanicsville
Wellington Ward18551994Centretown, Downtown
West Carleton Ward20002006West 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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