What you need to know about the upcoming municipal election

Voting takes place for Ottawa mayor, local councillor and school board trustees

By Manor Park Chronicle October 15, 2026

The municipal election is set to take place on Monday, Oct. 26, 2026.

The Ontario municipal election takes place on Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. Here’s what Manor Park residents need to know.

VOTING DAY: Monday, Oct. 26

WHERE: Manor Park Public School, 100 Braemar St. (check your voter notification letter)

WHEN: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

In addition to the actual election day, there will be five other opportunities to cast a ballot:

• Advance voting day — 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026 — at Rockcliffe Park Community Centre, 380 Springfield Rd.

An eligible voter can also vote by proxy and by special mail-in ballot. See ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/elections for full details.

CANDIDATES

Councillor

For Manor Park residents, there are two candidates running for Ward 13 (Rideau-Rockcliffe) councillor: incumbent Rawlson King and candidate Peter Karwacki. See both of their profiles on the Chronicle site.

Mayor

There are 14 candidates for mayor in the City of Ottawa. They are: Mark Sutcliffe (incumbent), Jeff Leiper, Alex Lawson, Neil Saravanamuttoo, Zed Chebib, Peter Westaway, Suraj Harish, Queen Divine Priya Amber Bakshi, Bernard Couchman, Ali Shayvard, Jacob Solomon, Amjad Ali Syed, Josh Rachlis and Geoff Nicholas.

Trustee

• The four candidates running for trustee in Zone 6 (Wards 12 and 13) in the Ottawa Carleton District School Board are: Jennifer Moroziuk, Scott Walker, Chris Durrant and Dean Rusland.

• Two candidates are vying for trustee in Zone 10 (Wards 12, 13 and 14) in the Ottawa Catholic School Board. They are: Cameron Bonesso and Cindy Desclouds-Simpson.

• For Zone 10 (Wards 12 and 13) of the Conseil des écoles publiques de l’est de l’Ontario, there are two candidates: Mathieu Fleury and Roda Lounis.

• The lone candidate for trustee in Zone 11, Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est, is André J. Thibodeau. He has been acclaimed to the position.

For more information, visit ottawa.ca/vote or contact Elections Ottawa Office at 613-580-2660 or email elections@ottawa.ca.