Mark Sutcliffe has won a second term as mayor of Canada’s capital, defeating 13 challengers in the municipal election on Monday, October 26, despite a decline in voter turnout.
Official results showed Sutcliffe receiving 139,354 votes, or 44.6% of the total, ahead of his closest rival, city councillor Jeff Leiper, who secured 105,819 votes, or 33.9%. Neil Saravanamuttoo placed third with 11% of the vote, followed by Alex Lawson at 7.6%. All 824 vote tabulators reported, and the City Clerk certified the results on Friday, October 30.
Sutcliffe, a former broadcaster and business owner, first became mayor in 2022. His re-election gives him another four years to pursue his priorities for Ottawa, including housing affordability, public transit, infrastructure improvements and municipal spending. His campaign focused on keeping municipal taxes manageable while improving essential services, including limiting property tax increases to between 2% and 2.25% during the first two years, lowering the monthly transit pass to $95, and freezing recreation fees for seniors and families.
The election also revealed a significant decline in voter participation: turnout reached just 36.2%, down from approximately 43.8% in 2022, the lowest the city has seen since 2003. The night’s only incumbent defeat came in Kanata South, where Erin Coffin defeated Allan Hubley, while every other councillor who ran for re-election kept their seat.
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