Highest and lowest voter turnouts in Ottawa wards in recent municipal elections

A sign indicating a 'Voting Place' on the doors of Ottawa City Hall during an advance voting period of the municipal election on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. (CTV News Ottawa)

The wards of Capital and Kitchisisppi have had the highest voter turnouts in recent City of Ottawa municipal elections.

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Kitchissippi had the highest voter turnout in the 2022 municipal election, with 52.9 per cent of residents in the ward casting a ballot. Capital ward had the highest voter turnout in 2018, at 52.1 per cent.

The 52.9 per cent voter turnout in Kitchissippi in the last municipal election was the highest ward voter turnout in the last four elections.

Rideau-Vanier had the lowest voter turnout in two of the last four municipal elections, while Rideau-Rockcliffe had the lowest turnout in 2018 and the former Barrhaven ward had the lowest voter turnout in 2014.

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CTV News Ottawa looks at the wards with the highest and lowest voter turnouts in the 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022 municipal elections.

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2022

Voter turnout across Ottawa: 43.8 per cent

Highest voter turnout

• Kitchissippi: 52.98 per cent
• Capital: 51.3 per cent
• Rideau-Jock: 48 per cent
• College: 46.9 per cent
• West Carleton-March: 46.9 per cent

Lowest voter turnout

• Rideau-Vanier: 37.2 per cent
• Gloucester-Southgate: 37.5 per cent
• Barrhaven East: 39.1 per cent
• Orléans East-Navan: 39.2 per cent
• Rideau-Rockcliffe: 39.8 per cent

2018

Voter turnout across Ottawa: 42.55 per cent

Highest voter turnout

• Capital: 52.1 per cent
• Kitchissippi: 48.9 per cent
• Kanata North: 48.2 per cent
• Stittsville: 46.4 per cent
• Rideau-Goulbourn: 46.2 per cent

Lowest voter turnout

• Rideau-Rockcliffe: 37.2 per cent
• Rideau-Vanier: 37.5 per cent
• Cumberland: 38 per cent
• Hill-Cyrville: 38.06 per cent
• Gloucester-Southgate: 38.2 per cent

2014

Voter turnout across Ottawa: 39.9 per cent

Highest voter turnout

• Kitchissippi: 48.3 per cent
• West Carleton: March: 46.4 per cent
• Kanata North: 45.7 per cent
• Osgoode: 45.6 per cent
• Innes: 44.4 per cent

Lowest voter turnout

• Barrhaven: 34 per cent
• River: 36.2 per cent
• Kanata South:  36.6 per cent
• Knoxdale-Merivale: 36.7 per cent
• Gloucester-Southgate: 36.9 per cent

2010

Voter turnout across Ottawa: 44 per cent

Highest voter turnout

• Capital: 52.4 per cent
• Kitchissippi: 50.8 per cent
• Bay: 50.6 per cent
• Rideau-Goulbourn: 49.5 per cent
• Kanata South: 46 per cent

Lowest voter turnout

• Rideau-Vanier: 38.7 per cent
• Gloucester-South Nepean: 41.2 per cent
• Rideau-Rockcliffe: 41.7 per cent
• River: 41.8 per cent
• Cumberland: 42.5 per cent