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mark sutcliffe elected as ottawa's new mayor, catherine mckenney concedes

see a full list of election results and watch a replay of the minute-by-minute election night live blog

by staff reporter
published oct 25, 2022
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election results:

mayor: mark sutcliffe elected ‘what a beautiful night in ottawa’: political newcomer mark sutcliffe wins mayoral election

runner up: catherine mckenney: ‘it’s tough and it’s disappointing, but we are going to move forward’

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election night in photos 
 

live blog

follow along for insight and analysis from our team of postmedia journalists. city hall reporter taylor blewett, digital editor nicole feriancek and editor aaron hutchins will be at the helm of the live blog, providing context, updates and up-to-the-minute results.
 
 

election night photo gallery

mark sutcliffe (along with his wife ginny and three children, erica, 23, jack, 13, and kate, 19) celebrates becoming ottawa’s new mayor with a packed house of about 250 supporters at lago restaurant.
mark sutcliffe (along with his wife ginny and three children, erica, 23, jack, 13, and kate, 19) celebrates becoming ottawa’s new mayor with a packed house of about 250 supporters at lago restaurant. julie oliver / postmedia
ottawa – oct 24, 2022 – catherine mckenney gives a speech to their family and supporters after loosing they election in ottawa monday. tony caldwell, postmedia.
ottawa – oct 24, 2022 – catherine mckenney gives a speech to their family and supporters after loosing they election in ottawa monday. tony caldwell, postmedia. tony caldwell / postmedia
ottawa – oct. 24, 2022 – ariel troster, winner of the councillor’s race in somerset ward, poses surrounded by supporters at queen st. fare in downtown ottawa. peter hum
ottawa – oct. 24, 2022 – ariel troster, winner of the councillor’s race in somerset ward, poses surrounded by supporters at queen st. fare in downtown ottawa. peter hum jpg
rouba fattal, left, and campaign manager pat freel at her election night gathering in kanata south ward.
rouba fattal, left, and campaign manager pat freel at her election night gathering in kanata south ward. zuhra jibril / special to postmedia
ottawa – oct. 24, 2022 – wilson lo, newly elected councillor for ward 24, barrhaven east, with his wife amelia howell, at the heart & crown irish pub in barrhaven, monday, october 24, 2022.ashley fraser/postmedia
ottawa – oct. 24, 2022 – wilson lo, newly elected councillor for ward 24, barrhaven east, with his wife amelia howell, at the heart & crown irish pub in barrhaven, monday, october 24, 2022.ashley fraser/postmedia ashley fraser / postmedia
jessica bradley ward 10 gloucester-southgate.
jessica bradley ward 10 gloucester-southgate. gwyneth egan / postmedia
ottawa – oct 24, 2022 – sean devine at his campaign victory party at fitz’s. aedan helmer
ottawa – oct 24, 2022 – sean devine at his campaign victory party at fitz’s. aedan helmer aedan helmer / postmedia
ottawa – oct. 24, 2022 – “our motto was building stronger communities together, and that’s the philosophy i move forward with. that’s why we were successful. it wasn’t my success.” rawlson king gives acceptance speech after early votes show him to be re-elected as ward 13 councillor. taylor o’brien
ottawa – oct. 24, 2022 – “our motto was building stronger communities together, and that’s the philosophy i move forward with. that’s why we were successful. it wasn’t my success.” rawlson king gives acceptance speech after early votes show him to be re-elected as ward 13 councillor. taylor o’brien taylor o'brien / postmedia
ottawa — a jubilant and emotional laine johnson thanks her supporters after she won college ward in the municipal election on monday, oct. 24, 2022 — . errol mcgihon, postmedia
ottawa — a jubilant and emotional laine johnson thanks her supporters after she won college ward in the municipal election on monday, oct. 24, 2022 — . errol mcgihon, postmedia errol mcgihon / postmedia
mayoral candidate catherine mckenney exits the plant recreation centre after voting on election day. october 24,2022.
mayoral candidate catherine mckenney exits the plant recreation centre after voting on election day. october 24,2022. errol mcgihon / postmedia
mark sutcliffe and his wife, ginny, vote in the municipal election, october 24, 2022.jean levac/ottawa citizen
mark sutcliffe and his wife, ginny, vote in the municipal election, october 24, 2022.jean levac/ottawa citizen jean levac / postmedia
line up for the municipal election at the st george school polling station in ottawa, october 24, 2022. jean levac/ottawa citizen
line up for the municipal election at the st george school polling station in ottawa, october 24, 2022. jean levac/ottawa citizen jean levac / postmedia

the candidates for mayor

 

profile: don’t count bob chiarelli out yet in ottawa’s municipal vote; he has always played the long game

by joanne laucius 
mayoral candidate bob chiarelli says dysfunction at city hall and his own background prompted him to enter the race.
mayoral candidate bob chiarelli says dysfunction at city hall and his own background prompted him to enter the race. julie oliver / postmedia
bob chiarelli recalls having a conversation with himself before he decided to announce his candidacy for mayor.

“i’ve been in 11 elections. i won nine, and i lost two,” chiarelli said in an interview in his campaign headquarters on a second-floor office on carling avenue.
“you can win and you can lose. but if you’re not prepared to lose, don’t run. and work like hell to win.”

if that statement sounds familiar, you have only to go back to 2018, when chiarelli lost his second election, coming in third in the battle for the provincial riding of ottawa west-nepean.   read the full profile here

 

running man: the politics, marathons and luck of mark sutcliffe

by andrew duffy
neat, physically compact and still boyish at 54, mark sutcliffe sits in a wellington street coffee shop with his shoulders pressed forward as if leaning into a studio microphone: it’s second nature after three decades as a tv host and radio broadcaster.
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during his career, sutcliffe has interviewed hundreds of politicians, but he’s no longer the one holding the mic.

he has stepped through the political looking glass into the glare of a bruising mayoral contest, and he’s still adjusting to this alternative universe where he’s the one answering the questions, not asking them. he’s also learning to manage a message. read the full profile here

why catherine mckenney keeps showing up: the making of ottawa’s progressive mayoral candidate

by jacquie miller
during the “freedom convoy” protest last winter, ottawa councillor catherine mckenney joined a council meeting live from occupied downtown.
while most councillors appeared on the video call from home — a regular practice during the pandemic — mckenney was instead wearing an n95 mask while strolling through the city’s downtown core, where jerry cans were piled up next to trucks adorned with canada flags.
“the stench of diesel fumes right now is actually sickening,” mckenney reported.
”we’re never f***ing leaving’,” yelled a man in a tuque walking by mckenney.

“hi there,” mckenney replied, not missing a beat. read the full profile here

 

beyond the big three, ottawa’s mayoral hopefuls struggle to be heard

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by jacquie miller
some of ottawa’s mayoral candidates, top row from left: mike maguire, nour kadri, bernard couchman; center row from left: celine debassige, jacob solomon, ade olumide, bottom row from left: graham macdonald, param singh, brandon bay. not pictured is gregory guevara.
some of ottawa’s mayoral candidates, top row from left: mike maguire, nour kadri, bernard couchman; center row from left: celine debassige, jacob solomon, ade olumide, bottom row from left: graham macdonald, param singh, brandon bay. not pictured is gregory guevara. postmedia
ottawa voters will have a long list to choose from when they vote for a new mayor on oct. 24 and for candidates without the name recognition of the three perceived frontrunners, being heard above the din has been a challenge.

“i know this is a crowded campaign, but i don’t think the media assesses candidates through a good lens,” said nour kadri, a professor at the university of ottawa and a businessman who pitches himself as “a coalition-builder” with a talent for innovation and problem-solving.

“(the media) made a big mistake when they ignored trump in the leadership for the republican party in the united states. in a crowded campaign of 14,” he said. “no one took him seriously and when he emerged the winner, a lot of people regretted that.”
even naheed nenshi, who was mayor of calgary for 11 years, polled just one per cent at the beginning of his first campaign in 2010, noor said.

“everyone thought he was a long shot, but the people felt differently.” read the full story here

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