Catherine McKenney

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Catherine McKenney
Ottawa City Councillor
Assumed office
December 1, 2014
Preceded byDiane Holmes
ConstituencySomerset Ward
Personal details
Born (1961-06-03) June 3, 1961 (age 60)[1][2]
Fort-Coulonge, Quebec[1]
Spouse(s)Catharine Vandelinde[3]
Children3
ResidenceLittle Italy[4]
Websitewww.catherinemckenney.ca

Catherine McKenney (born June 3, 1961) is an Ottawa City Councillor representing Somerset Ward which consists of Centretown, Centretown West, and the downtown core. McKenney was first elected in the city's 2014 municipal election.[5] An out lesbian, McKenney was the first openly LGBT woman to serve on Ottawa's city council.[6] In 2019, McKenney stated that they are non-binary and use they/them pronouns.[7] McKenney has three children.[8]

Political career[]

Prior to holding elected office, McKenney worked as a staffer in the offices of city councillors Diane Holmes and Alex Munter, and federal Members of Parliament Ed Broadbent and Paul Dewar.[9] McKenney supported Jim Watson in the 2014 mayoral election.[8] Elected in 2014, McKenney is widely recognized in Ottawa circles for activism in promoting cycling and advocating for better biking infrastructure,[10] as well as LGBT rights.[11]

Electoral record[]

2018 Ottawa municipal election[]

Main article: 2018 Ottawa municipal election
Somerset Ward (Ward 14)[12]
Candidate Votes %
Catherine McKenney 7,754 76.66%
Jerry Kovacs 1,461 14.44%
Arthur David 701 6.93%
Merdod Zopyrus 199 1.97%

2014 Ottawa municipal election[]

Main article: 2014 Ottawa municipal election
Somerset Ward (Ward 14)[13]
Candidate Votes %
Catherine McKenney 3997 40.13%
Jeff Morrison 1681 16.88%
Martin Canning 1631 16.38%
Conor Meade 807 8.10%
Edward Conway 576 5.78%
Thomas McVeigh 434 4.36%
Lili V. Weemen 292 3.94%
Denis Schryburt 223 2.24%
Sandro Provenzano 99 0.99%
Curtis Tom 77 0.77%
Silviu Riley 43 0.43%

References[]

  1. ^ a b Pearson, Matthew (21 October 2015). "The two Catherines: How to tell McKenney and McKenna apart". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  2. ^ @CatharineV (3 June 2020). "Happy birthday to my person @cmckenney" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Catherine McKenney, Catherine McKenna and Ottawa's struggle to tell them apart". Macleans.ca.
  4. ^ "Search For Contributions". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  5. ^ "McKenney replaces former boss Holmes; City hall insider holds senior post, once worked for longtime councillor". Ottawa Citizen. October 28, 2014.
  6. ^ "Ottawa elects first openly queer woman to city council". Xtra Ottawa. October 28, 2014. Archived from the original on October 30, 2014.
  7. ^ "Councillor posts hateful email to 'give people pause'". CBC News. November 5, 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Ottawa votes: Somerset candidates answer our questions". Ottawa Citizen. September 25, 2014.
  9. ^ "Catherine McKenney to run for Somerset Ward". Xtra Ottawa. April 22, 2014.
  10. ^ "More action needed after cycling deaths: Catherine McKenney". Metro News. Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  11. ^ "Getting to know Catherine McKenney". Daily Xtra. 2014-10-31. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  12. ^ "2018 Election Results". City of Ottawa. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
  13. ^ "2014 Election Results". City of Ottawa. Retrieved 2018-09-19.

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