Keith Egli Explained

Keith Egli
Birth Date:20 January 1962
Birth Place:Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Office:Ottawa City Councillor
Term Start:December 1, 2010
Term End:November 15, 2022[1]
Predecessor:Gord Hunter
Successor:Sean Devine
Constituency:Knoxdale-Merivale Ward
Spouse:Kristen Douglas[2] (m. 1989)[3]
Children:3
Residence:Craig Henry, Ottawa
Alma Mater:University of Ottawa

Keith Egli (born January 20, 1962)[4] [5] was the Ottawa city councillor for Knoxdale-Merivale Ward from 2010 to 2022. He won the ward in the 2010 Ottawa municipal election, which was vacated by the retiring Gord Hunter.

Background

Egli was born in Montreal and moved to Ottawa as a teenager. He graduated from St. Pius X High School in Ottawa. He received a BA in Sociology and a law degree from the University of Ottawa. Prior to his election, he was a lawyer and mediator in Ottawa for twenty years. He is also a labour relations specialist.[6]

Politics

Egli was first elected in 2010. His first election featured a crowded field of nine candidates, including Green Party activist James O'Grady and former Ontario Liberal candidate Rod Vanier. Egli was re-elected by a large margin in 2014. Egli was re-elected for the final time in 2018, beating his closest opponent, real-estate agent James Dean by over 4,000 votes. Egli endorsed Jim Watson for mayor in the 2018 Ottawa municipal election.[7]

Egli announced he would not seek re-election in the 2022 Ottawa municipal election on April 20, 2022.[8] Keith Egli's brother, Myles Egli ran as a candidate in the 2022 election to succeed Keith, but placed third, losing to Sean Devine.[9]

Electoral record

2018 Ottawa City Council election

Knoxdale-Merivale Ward

Candidate Vote%
bgcolor=#8C120A width="30px"   Keith Egli (X) 6,369 63.12
bgcolor=#131C62 width="30px"   James Dean 2,002 19.84
bgcolor=#00FF00 width="30px"   Luigi Mangone 1,114 11.04
bgcolor=#0f5c2e width="30px"   Warren Arshinoff 342 3.39
bgcolor=#AC23DB width="30px"   Peter Anthony Weber 264 2.62
2014 Ottawa City Council election

Knoxdale-Merivale Ward

Council candidate Vote%
bgcolor=#8C120A width="30px"   Keith Egli (X) 7,128 73.22
bgcolor=#598EBF width="30px"   Cristian Lambiri 2,607 26.78
2010 Ottawa City Council election

Knoxdale-Merivale Ward

CandidateVotes%
Keith Egli 3,954 32.70
James O'Grady 2,335 19.31
Rod Vanier 2,115 17.49
James Dean 1,907 15.77
Al Speyers 579 4.79
Paul Obeda 485 4.01
Mike Kennedy 268 2.22
Jules Ruhinda 213 1.76
Fred Ennis 121 1.00
Syed Asghar Hussain 116 0.96

References

  1. Web site: Mark Sutcliffe laces up for new political marathon. CTV Ottawa. 25 October 2022. 26 October 2022.
  2. Ottawa Citizen, October 26, 2010, pg D7, "'It's been a great ride'"
  3. Ottawa Citizen, December 4, 1989, pg D5, "Social Notes"
  4. KeithEgli . 1616436506540769282 . Not going to lie this is a pretty nice birthday morning..
  5. Web site: Door-knocking in Knoxdale-Merivale CBC News.
  6. Uncredited, Survey: Keith Egli, Knoxdale-Merivale. The Ottawa Citizen, October 12, 2010.
  7. Web site: Ottawa Votes: What you need to know about the candidates in Knoxdale-Merivale.
  8. KeithEgli. 1516813881255079939. The upcoming election. 20 April 2022. 29 October 2022.
  9. Web site: Sean Devine will fill Knoxdale-Merivale's seat at the council table. CBC News. 24 October 2022. 29 October 2022.

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