West Carleton-March Ward (Ward 5) is a city

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. The ward was created for the 2000 election when

West Carleton Township West Carleton was a township municipality in Eastern Ontario, Canada. It was located in the rural parts of what is now the City of Ottawa, west of Kanata. Its northern boundary was the Ottawa River. The township was created in 1974 with the amalga ...

was amalgamated into the new city of Ottawa. At that time, the ward was called West Carleton Ward. It consisted of the former West Carleton Township. In 2006, the boundaries were altered, and the ward was given its present name. Its southern border became Highway 7 and the Queensway and it lost some areas in the southeastern part of the ward. The ward also added the rural northern portion of the former city of Kanata. Its population in 2006 was 23,400 – the second least populated ward. Its area is 763 km², the largest city ward. It was represented by

Eli El-Chantiry Eli El-Chantiry (born April 23, 1957 in Kab-Elias, Lebanon) is an Ottawa City Councillor and chair of the Ottawa Police Services Board. He was born in Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic ...

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from 2003 until 2022 when he retired. Clarke Kelly won the 2022 election to represent the ward. Following the 2020 Ottawa Ward boundary review, the ward lost small sections of territory in the

South March South March is a dispersed rural community in Kanata North Ward, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The older community has been permeated by the newer Morgan's Grant Morgan's Grant is a suburban neighbourhood located in Kanata, Ottawa, Ontario, Cana ...

area and north of

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to accommodate proposed housing developments.

Communities

Communities in the ward include Antrim,

Fitzroy Harbour Fitzroy Harbour is a small village within the city of Ottawa in eastern Ontario, Canada. It is located on the Ottawa River at the mouth of the Carp River. A branch of the Mississippi River, known as the Snye, also empties into the Ottawa to the ...

Galetta Galetta is a dispersed rural community in West Carleton-March Ward in rural western Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the Mississippi River near its mouth in the Ottawa River. Once part of Fitzroy Township and later West Carleton, it ...

, Kinburn, Marathon, Marathon Village, Marshall Bay, Mohr Corners, Panmure, Quyon Ferry Landing, Smith's Corners, Vydon Acres, Willola Beach, Woodridge, Baskin's Beach, Buckhams Bay,

Constance Bay Constance Bay is a population centre in West Carleton-March Ward in the rural northwest of the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Prior to amalgamation in 2001, the community was part of West Carleton Township. It is situated 25 km northwest o ...

, Crown Point, Dirleton, Dunrobin, Dunrobin Heights, Dunrobin Shore, Kilmaurs, MacLarens, McKay's Waterfront, Torwood Estates, Woodlawn,

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, Corkery, Huntley, Huntley Manor Estates, Manion Corners, Westmont Estates, Westwood, Marchhurst, Harwood Plains and Malwood.

City councillors

*On regional council, the area was located within Western Townships Ward, which was split up between

Goulbourn Ward Stittsville (Ward 6) is a city ward in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, represented on Ottawa City Council. It consists of the community of Stittsville in suburban Ottawa. Prior to the 2006 election, the Ward was known as Goulbourn Ward which consisted ...

and Rideau Ward upon amalgamation. #

Dwight Eastman Dwight Eastman was the last mayor of West Carleton Township before it was amalgamated into the new City of Ottawa. Eastman served as mayor of West Carleton from 1995 until 2001. He was elected in the 2000 Ottawa election as city councillor repres ...

(2000–2003) #

(2003–2022) #

Clarke Kelly Clarke Kelly (born 1987) is a Canadian politician. He is currently the city councillor for West Carleton-March Ward on Ottawa City Council. He was first elected in the 2022 Ottawa municipal election. Early life Kelly grew up in Crown Point in We ...

(2022–present)

Election results

2000 Ottawa municipal election The 2000 Ottawa municipal election was a municipal election that was held on November 13, 2000, in Ottawa. The elections were held for mayor of Ottawa, Ottawa City Council and a number of school trustees. These elections would mark the first for t ...

2003 Ottawa municipal election The 2003 Ottawa municipal election was a municipal election that was held in Ottawa to elect the city's mayor, City Council, and school trustees for the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The vote was held on November 10, 2003. The elections were h ...

2006 Ottawa municipal election The 2006 Ottawa municipal election was held on November 13, 2006, in Ottawa, Canada, to elect the mayor of Ottawa, Ottawa City Council and the Ottawa-Carleton Public and Catholic School Boards. The election was one of many races across the provi ...

Incumbent councillor Eli El-Chantiry, a Liberal, who won his last election by 29 votes, faces the more Conservative opponent of J.P. Dorion. Dorion has worked for Arnprior Ottawa Auto Parts for 12 years.

2010 Ottawa municipal election The 2010 Ottawa municipal election was a municipal election that was held on October 25, 2010, to elect the mayor of Ottawa, Ottawa City Council and the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, Ottawa-Carleton Public and Ottawa-Carleton Catholic Sch ...

2014 Ottawa municipal election The 2014 Ottawa municipal election was a municipal election that was held on October 27, 2014, to elect the mayor of Ottawa, Ottawa City Council and the Ottawa-Carleton Public and Catholic School Boards. The election was held on the same day as ...

2018 Ottawa municipal election The 2018 Ottawa municipal election was a municipal election that was held on October 22, 2018, to elect the mayor of Ottawa, Ottawa City Council and the Ottawa-Carleton Public and Catholic School Boards. The election was held on the same day as ...

2022 Ottawa municipal election The 2022 Ottawa municipal election was held on Monday, October 24, 2022, to elect a Mayor of Ottawa, mayor, Ottawa City Council, city councillors, and trustees to the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, English and Conseil des écoles publiq ...

References

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External links

Map of West Carleton-March Ward
Ottawa wards