David Hill (Canadian politician) explained

David Hill
Birth Date:1977/1978 (age 44)
Office:Ottawa City Councillor
Term Start:November 15, 2022[1]
Predecessor:Jan Harder
Spouse:Tammie
Children:2
Alma Mater:Royal Military College of Canada
Nationality:Canadian
Branch:Canadian Army
Serviceyears:June 1997 – 2021
Rank:Lieutenant-Colonel
Battles:War in Afghanistan

David Hill is an Ottawa City Councillor representing the ward of Barrhaven West.

Background

Hill is originally from Saskatchewan. He has spent the majority of his career as an infantry officer with the Canadian Army, being deployed in Afghanistan, Haiti and Lebanon.[2] He also previously worked as a gold miner in Northern Ontario. Hill received an undergraduate degree in political economy from the Royal Military College of Canada, followed by a master's degree in government and institutional studies. He also sits on the board of the Barrhaven United Church.[3]

Politics

Hill was elected in the 2022 Ottawa municipal election, with over forty percent of the vote, defeating lawyer Taayo Simmonds, and OC Transpo program manager Jay Chadha. Hill received an endorsement from former Nepean councillor Doug Collins. His campaign placed particular emphasis on roads and traffic management.[4] During his campaign, Hill encountered notable controversy. Specifically, he was captured on video removing a piece of rival candidate Taayo Simmonds' campaign literature from a resident's door and throwing it to the ground.[5] Hill apologized for the incident, describing it as a lapse in judgement.

Electoral record

|-!rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Candidate!colspan="3"|Popular vote!rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Expenditures|-! Votes! %! ±%|-| style="background-color:#41BFB3;" || style="text-align:left;" | David Hill| style="text-align:right;" | 6,230| style="text-align:right;" | 43.97| style="text-align:right;" |  - | style="text-align:right;" ||-| style="background-color:#0E73D1;" || style="text-align:left;" | Taayo Simmonds| style="text-align:right;" | 4,737| style="text-align:right;" | 33.43| style="text-align:right;" |  - | style="text-align:right;" ||-| style="background-color:#b044fc;" || style="text-align:left;" | Jay Chadha| style="text-align:right;" | 2,200| style="text-align:right;" | 15.53| style="text-align:right;" |  - | style="text-align:right;" ||-| style="background-color:#08246c;" || style="text-align:left;" | Sadaf Ebrahim| style="text-align:right;" | 1,001| style="text-align:right;" | 7.07| style="text-align:right;" |  - | style="text-align:right;" ||-| style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" |Total valid votes| style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" | 14,168| style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" | 98.35| style="text-align:right;background-color:#c2c2c2;" colspan="2" ||-| style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" |Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes| style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" | 238| style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" | 1.65| style="text-align:right;background-color:#c2c2c2;" colspan="2" ||-| style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" |Turnout| style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" | 14,406| style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" | 45.81| style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" | +3.10| style="text-align:right;background-color:#c2c2c2;" ||- | style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="2" |Eligible voters| style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" | 31,446| style="text-align:right;background-color:#c2c2c2;" colspan="3" ||- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="6" |Note: Candidate campaign colours are based on the prominent colour used in campaign items (signs, literature, etc.)
and are used as a visual differentiation between candidates.
|- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="13" |Sources:|}

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mark Sutcliffe laces up for new political marathon. CTV Ottawa. 25 October 2022. 26 October 2022.
  2. Web site: Barrhaven West ward results: David Hill takes the win . Alex. Dines. Ottawa Citizen. 28 October 2022. 26 October 2022.
  3. Web site: David Hill for Council. David Hill. 28 October 2022.
  4. Web site: Barrhaven West will be represented by David Hill. CBC News. 24 October 2022. 26 October 2022.
  5. Web site: Council candidate apologizes for taking opponent's pamphlet from door. Guy. Quenneville. CBC News. 13 October 2022. 26 October 2022.