ALTA VISTA WARD

'Alta Vista Ward' (Ward 18) is a city ward in the city of Ottawa, Canada represented on Ottawa City Council. Alta Vista Ward was created prior to the 1966 election when Gloucester Ward was split in half due to population growth in the Alta Vista area. Until the 1972 elections, the ward was represented by two councillors (then called aldermen). Prior to the 1980 election, the Ward was split in half, with the western half remaining as Alta Vista ward and the eastern half became Canterbury Ward. They were reunited prior to the 1994 Election and was known as 'Alta Vista-Canterbury Ward'. During this time, on regional council it was known as just Alta Vista Ward. It was renamed to Alta Vista in 2000.
The ward is in Ottawa's east end, and covers the neighbourhoods of Eastway Gardens, Riverview, Alta Vista, Heron Gate and Sheffield Glen. The Ward is often advertized by candidates as "'Alta Vista-Canterbury-Riverview'." The ward covers an area of 20.3 sq. km. There is only a small boundary change for the 2006 election: the boundary will follow Highway 417 instead of the old city limits from Walkley north to the CPR right-of-way.
Currently, the ward is represented by Peter Hume. He defeated incumbent Allan Higdon in the 2000 election. It was a battle of incumbents, as Hume was a regional councillor until the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton was abolished.
For the 2006 Election year, some of the issues which most deeply impact the Alta Vista ward are: The proposed Alta Vista transportation corridor, The Canada Science and Technology Museum, as well as the O-Train expansion.

Contents

City councillors

Population data

Election results

1988 elections

1991 elections

1994 elections

1997 elections

City councillors

#Don Kay (1966-1980) and Pierre Benoit (1966-1969)
#Jeffrey King (1969-1972)
#Greg MacDougall (1980-1985)
#Darrel Kent (1985-1991)
#Peter Hume (1991-1994)
#Allan Higdon (1994-2000)
#Peter Hume (2001-present)

Population data

The Ward's population was 46,500 in 2006 (estimate). At the Canada 2001 Census it had 44,435 people.
'Languages (mother tongue)'
#English: 54.6%
#French: 15.6%
#Arabic: 7.9%
#Spanish: 1.8%
#Chinese: 1.6% (inc. Mandarin, Cantonese and Chinese)
#Italian: 1.1%
'Religion'
#Roman Catholic: 40.0%
#Muslim: 11.7%
#No religion: 11.4%
#Anglican: 8.3%
#United Church of Canada: 8.2%
#Jewish: 2.0%
#Presbyterian: 1.6%
#Buddhist: 1.3%
#Baptist: 1.3%
#Pentecostal: 1.1%
'Income'

★ Average household income: $64,697

★ Average income: $34,941

Election results

1988 elections

Ottawa municipal election, 1988: City and regional council
Candidate	Votes	%
Darrel Kent	ACCLAIMED

1991 elections

Ottawa municipal election, 1991: City and regional council
Candidate	Votes	%
Peter Hume	4660	55.80
Stephen Amesse	2827	33.85
Rebecca Liff	865	10.36

1994 elections

Ottawa municipal election, 1994: City council
Candidate	Votes	%
Allan Higdon	6401	46.83
Jack MacKinnon	4057	29.68
Georges Jarbouh	1526	11.16
Patrick Basham	977	7.15
Robert White	489	3.58
J.J. Pawlak	218	1.59

RMOC elections, 1994: Regional council
Candidate	Votes	%
Peter Hume	11142	82.66
Rebecca Liff	1172	8.69
Sean Abdallah	1166	8.65

1997 elections

Ottawa municipal election, 1997: City council
Candidate	Votes	%
Allan Higdon	ACCLAIMED

RMOC elections, 1997: Regional council
Candidate	Votes	%
Peter Hume	6277	66.38
Patricia O'Reilly	2283	24.14
John Yarmo	657	6.95
John Wiebe	239	2.53

===Ottawa municipal election, 2000===

City council
Candidate	Votes	%
Peter Hume	8625	55.67
Allan Higdon	6345	40.96
Ahmed Mohamed Nor	522	3.37

Ottawa Mayor (Ward results)
Candidate	Votes	%
Bob Chiarelli	9410	60.48
Claudette Cain	5387	34.62
Georges Saade	449	2.89
Marc-André Belair	93	0.60
James A. Hall	54	0.35
Ken Mills	48	0.31
John Turmel	48	0.31
Paula Nemchin	37	0.24
Morteza Naini	34	0.22

===Ottawa municipal election, 2003===

Ottawa municipal election, 2003: City council
Candidate	Votes	%
Peter Hume	ACCLAIMED

Ottawa Mayor (Ward results)
Candidate	Votes	%
Bob Chiarelli	5382	56.90
Terry Kilrea	3421	36.17
Ike Awgu	247	2.61
Ron Burke	117	1.24
John A. Bell	103	1.09
Paula Nemchin	66	0.70
John Turmel	66	0.70
Donna Upson	56	0.59

===Ottawa municipal election, 2006===
After running unopposed in 2003, Hume is facing off against Perry Marleau, (a civil servant with the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade) Ismael Lediye, notable in the Somali-Canadian community, Yusef Al Mezel (President of the Canadian Auto Workers Union Local 1688 CAW Canada-Local 1688), Ahmed Ibrahim, an engineer and Jim Ryan a retired Bell Canada and Nortel employee.

Ottawa municipal election, 2006: City council
Candidate	Votes	%
Peter Hume	10433	69.53
James Ryan	1955	13.03
Perry Marleau	1190	7.93
Yusef Al Mezel	1063	7.08
Ahmed Ibrahim	224	1.49
Ismael Lediye	141	0.94

Ottawa Mayor (Ward results)
Candidate	Votes	%
Larry O'Brien	6784	44.25
Alex Munter	5319	34.70
Bob Chiarelli	3055	19.93
Jane Scharf	78	0.51
Robert Larter	45	0.29
Piotr Anweiler	36	0.23
Barkley Pollock	13	0.08