Barrhaven Ward

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Barrhaven
Location within Ottawa
Location within Ottawa
Coordinates: 45°16′N 75°44′W / 45.267°N 75.733°W / 45.267; -75.733Coordinates: 45°16′N 75°44′W / 45.267°N 75.733°W / 45.267; -75.733
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
CityOttawa
Government
 • CouncillorJan Harder
Area
 • Total26.1 km2 (10.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)Canada 2016 Census[1]
 • Total57,150
 • Density2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi)
Languages (2016)
 • English67.8%
 • French8.0%
 • Mandarin3.6%
 • Arabic3.3%
 • Cantonese1.3%
 • Spanish1.3%
 • Punjabi1.1%
 • Urdu1.0%
 • Vietnamese1.0%

Barrhaven Ward (Ward 3) is a city ward in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Prior to 2006, the ward was known as Bell-South Nepean Ward.

The ward consists of the neighbourhoods of Cedarhill Estates, Orchard Estates, , , , Barrhaven, and Longfields.

Prior to 2006, the ward was much larger encompassing the neighbourhoods of , Jockvale, , , , , Country Place, , , , Grenfell Glen, Arbeatha Park, Westcliffe Estates, Lynwood Village, , Fallowfield and Bells Corners. These areas were transferred to new wards: The Bells Corners area went to College Ward, the areas along Hunt Club joined Knoxdale-Merivale Ward, Heart's Desire and Davidson Heights joined the new Gloucester-South Nepean Ward and the rural parts joined Rideau-Goulbourn Ward.

The Ward has been served by Jan Harder on Ottawa City Council since the area was amalgamated into Ottawa in 2000. She was also the city councillor for Barrhaven Ward on prior to that, from 1997 to 2000. Doug Collins was the city councillor from 1994 to 1997.

Following the 2020 Ottawa Ward boundary review, the ward's southern boundary will be extended to Barnsdale Road to the south, and uniting the and Stonebridge neighbourhoods into the ward. The ward will lose the area east of and north of the Strandherd Road to the new ward of (proposed name).[2] It is proposed that the new name of the ward be Barrhaven West.[3]

Demographics[]

According to the Canada 2011 Census

Ethnic groups: 71.1% White, 6.9% South Asian, 6.4% Chinese, 4.2% Black, 2.7% Arab, 2.2% Aboriginal, 2.1% Southeast Asian, 1.6% Filipino, 1.1% Latin American
Languages: 71.8% English, 7.4% French, 4.7% Chinese, 2.0% Arabic, 1.2% Spanish, 1.1% Italian, 1.1% Vietnamese
Religions: 66.3% Christian (39.3% Catholic, 6.7% United Church, 5.8% Anglican, 2.1% Christian Orthodox, 1.9% Presbyterian, 1.4% Pentecostal, 1.1% Lutheran, 1.1% Baptist, 6.9% Other), 4.9% Muslim, 3.2% Hindu, 1.6% Buddhist, 21.8% No religion
Median income (2010): $45,092
Average income (2010): $50,269

Regional and city councillors[]

  • Prior to 1994, the area was represented by the Mayor of Nepean plus three city and regional councillors.
  1. David Pratt (1994-1997)
  2. (1997-2000)
  3. Jan Harder (2001–present)

Election results[]

1994 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections[]

Regional council: Bell-South Nepean Ward
Candidate Votes %
David Pratt Acclaimed
Nepean City council: Barrhaven Ward
Candidate Votes %
Doug Collins 3,304 58.14
Kim Millan 1,902 33.47
Nick Dean 477 8.39

1997 Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality elections[]

Ottawa-Carleton Regional council: Bell-South Nepean Ward
Candidate Votes %
8,166 73.16
Brian Beckett 1,831 16.40
Adam Hacker 1,165 10.44
Nepean City council: Barrhaven Ward
Candidate Votes %
Jan Harder 3,222 54.72
Mike Kronick 1,841 31.27
Bill Gordon 825 14.01

2000 Ottawa municipal election[]

City council
Candidate Votes %
Jan Harder 10640 60.89
6834 39.11

2003 Ottawa municipal election[]

City council
Candidate Votes %
Jan Harder 11876 86.75
John R. Palmer 1784 13.25

2006 Ottawa municipal election[]

Longtime incumbent Jan Harder faced off against Cathrine Gardiner a freelance photo journalist, Joe King an agricultural economist and T.K. Chu, a systems engineer.

City council
Candidate Votes %
Jan Harder 9433 74.94
Joe King 1468 11.66
T.K. Chu 853 6.78
Cathrine Gardner 833 6.62

2010 Ottawa municipal election[]

City council
Candidate Votes %
Jan Harder 8,263 66.31
Rustin Hollywood 2,944 23.62
Joseph King 1,255 10.07

2014 Ottawa municipal election[]

City council
Candidate Vote %
    Jan Harder 8,686 75.50
    Ian Burrsey 2,490 21.64
    Syed Asghar Hussain 328 2.85
Ottawa mayor (Ward results)
Candidate Vote %
    Jim Watson 8,379 74.06
    Mike Maguire 2,460 21.74
    Anwar Syed 130 1.15
    Rebecca Pyrah 95 0.84
    Darren W. Wood 78 0.69
    Robert White 69 0.61
    Bernard Couchman 68 0.60
    Michael St. Arnaud 35 0.31

2018 Ottawa municipal election[]

Council candidate Vote %
    Jan Harder 11,489 74.27
    Hadi Wess 2,427 15.69
    Franklin Epape 908 5.87
    Atiq Qureshi 535 3.46
    Ahmad Malgarai 110 0.71

References[]

  1. ^ (Open Data Ottawa)
  2. ^ "Ottawa Ward Boundary Review 2020". City of Ottawa.
  3. ^ "Councillor still hearing opposition to changing Rideau-Goulbourn despite ward's slave-owner namesake". Ottawa Citizen.

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