Byelection day in Osgoode: Here's what you need to know about the byelection to elect a new councillor

CTV News

16-06-2025

Voters in the rural Ottawa ward of Osgoode head to the polls today to elect a new councillor.
The City of Ottawa is holding the special byelection to replace George Darouze, who resigned in March after being elected the MPP for Carleton in the provincial election.
Eligible voters can cast a ballot between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. at the following locations:
Osgoode Village Community Centre, 5660 Osgoode Main Street
Greely Community Centre, 1448 Meadow Drive
St. Mark Catholic High School, 1040 Dozois Road
Parkway Church, 7275 Parkway Road
Metcalfe Community Centre, 2785 8th Line Road
École élémentaire catholique Saint-Guillaume, 5750 Buckland Road
Vernon Recreation Centre, 7950 Lawrence Street
To cast a ballot, electors will be required to show a piece of identification that must have your name and address to show you live in Osgoode ward. The city says photo identification is not required to vote.
A total of 1,412 eligible electors voted in the one-day advance poll on June 6. There are approximately 26,650 eligible electors in Osgoode.
Here is the list of 11 candidates running in the byelection:
Guy Clarence Boone
Dalton Holloway
Bobby Gulati
Colette Lacroix-Velthuis
Dan O'Brien
Isabelle Skalski
Doug Thompson
Peter Scott Westaway
Jennifer van Koughnett
Gregory Vail
Arnold Vaughan
For more information, visit www.ottawa.ca/vote.
The byelection will cost an estimated $522,000, which includes $137,500 for staffing, $60,000 for special mail-in ballots, $45,267 for print production and mailing and $41,700 for legislative requirements and elections audit.
This is the fourth byelection to fill a vacant council seat since the City of Ottawa's amalgamation in 2001.
In 2005, a byelection was held to fill a vacant seat in Ward 1 following the resignation of Coun. Herb Kreling. In 2019, the city held a byelection in Rideau-Rockcliffe following the resignation of Tobi Nussbaum, and a byelection was held in Cumberland in 2020 after Coun. Stephen Blais resigned.
In 2021, council appointed Cathy Curry to fill the vacant seat in Kanata North following the resignation of Jenna Sudds.