Isabelle Skalski elected city councillor of Osgoode ward

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Voters in the rural ward of Osgoode have chosen Isabelle Skalski to be their new city councillor.

Unofficial results on the City of Ottawa website at 8:30 p.m. show Skalski as the declared winner of the special byelection with 34.01 per cent of the vote.

Doug Thompson, who previously served three terms as the city councillor for the ward until 2014, finished second with 22.60 per cent of the vote. Colette Lacroix-Velthuis came closely behind at 22.55 per cent.

Turnout was 24.17 per cent with 6,223 ballots cast.

Skalski resides in the community of Greely and has two decades of experience as a public servant, according to her website. She currently serves as the president of the Greely Community Association.

Her website says she will fight for well-maintained roads, core services, low taxes, less red tape and safer streets at City Hall.

The City of Ottawa held the byelection on Monday to replace George Darouze, who resigned in March after being elected the MPP for Carleton in the provincial election.

This is the fourth byelection to fill a vacant council seat since the City of Ottawa’s amalgamation in 2001.

Unofficial results for Ward 20 Osgoode Ward (percentage):

• Guy Clarence Boone 0.27
• Bobby Gulati 1.29
• Dalton Holloway 0.92
• Colette Lacroix-Velthuis 22.55
• Dan O’Brien 13.22
• Isabelle Skalski 34.01
• Doug Thompson 22.60
• Gregory Vail 2.80
• Jennifer van Koughnett 2.12
• Arnold Vaughan 0.14
• Peter Scott Westaway 0.08