2022 Ottawa municipal election

The 2022 Ottawa municipal election was held on Monday, October 24, 2022, to elect a mayor, city councillors, and trustees to the English and French public school boards and the English and French Catholic school boards in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

2022 Ottawa mayoral election

October 24, 2022
Turnout43.79% ( 1.24pp)
 
Candidate Mark Sutcliffe Catherine McKenney Bob Chiarelli
Popular vote 161,677 119,235 15,998
Percentage 51.37% 37.88% 5.08%

Mayoral results by ward

Mayor before election

Jim Watson

Elected Mayor

Mark Sutcliffe

Incumbent Mayor Jim Watson did not run for re-election, citing his age as the reason behind his decision. This election was the first since the 1997 municipal election that an incumbent mayor or its equivalent did not run for re-election. The mayoral election was won by businessman and former journalist Mark Sutcliffe.

Candidate nominations opened on May 2 and closed on August 19. The election was held on the same day as the 2022 Ontario municipal elections.

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