Orléans Ward


Orléans Ward is a city ward in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was created before the 2000 Election when the area was amalgamated into the city of Ottawa. The ward covers much of the suburban community of Orleans in the east of the city. Previous to that, the ward existed in the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton Council. It contains the neighbourhoods of Convent Glen, Convent Glen South, Hiawatha Park, Orleans Wood, Riverglen, Queenswood Village, Chatelaine Village, River Walk, Queenswood Heights, Queenswood South, Fallingbrook and the eastern part of the Cardinal Creek neighbourhood. Not all of Orleans is in the Orléans Ward, as some of it is in Cumberland Ward and Innes Ward. It covers an area of.
When the Ward boundaries changed for the 2006 election, there was only a small change to the ward boundary on Portobello.
It is represented by Bob Monette, city councillor as it the seat was vacated by Herb Kreling in September 2005. Kreling had held the seat since its inception. Montette won in a by-election January 2006 his main opposition was former school board trustee Sheryl MacDonald and Elena Harder, daughter of city councillor Jan Harder. In the November 2006 general election Monette's only opposition was Dennis Vowels.

Demographics

The Ward's population was 47,670.
Ethnic groups: 81.4% White, 5.5% Black, 3.0% South Asian, 2.8% Aboriginal, 1.9% Arab, 1.7% Chinese

Languages: 59.6% English, 31.7% French, 1.5% Arabic, 1.0% Chinese

Religions: 78.2% Christian, 3.1% Muslim, 1.1% Hindu, 16.5% No religion

Median income : $45,285

Average income : $50,954

Regional and City Councillors

  1. Herb Kreling
  2. Bob Monette
  3. Matthew Luloff

    Election results

[1994 [Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections]]

[1997 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections]

[2000 [Ottawa municipal election]]

Following amalgamation, regional councillor Herb Kreling defeated Cumberland City Councillors John Morgan and Gerry Lalonde.

[2003 Ottawa municipal election]

2006 by-election

Held on January 9 to replace the out going Herb Kreling.
Candidates
Dropped out
Results

[2006 Ottawa municipal election]

After facing seven candidates in the January by-election, incumbent councillor Bob Monette, faced off against Dennis Vowles, son of former Gloucester city councillor Ken Vowles.

[2010 Ottawa municipal election]

[2014 Ottawa municipal election]

[2018 Ottawa municipal election]

In 2018, Orleans Ward had 17 candidate names on the ballot, a record. Two candidates, Doug Feltmate and Louise Soyez, withdrew late in the campaign, reducing the active names to 15.