| West Carleton-March | |
| Coordinates: | 45.3667°N -82°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ontario |
| Subdivision Type2: | City |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ottawa |
| Leader Title: | Councillor |
| Leader Name: | Clarke Kelly |
| Area Total Km2: | 763 |
| Population Footnotes: | Canada 2016 Census[1] |
| Population Total: | 23,635 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages (2016) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | English |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 86.0% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | French |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 7.5% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | German |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 1.1% |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Avg. income |
| Blank Info Sec1: | $48,454 |
West Carleton-March Ward (Ward 5) is a city ward in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Ward 5 was created for the 1994 Regional elections. At the time, it consisted of West Carleton Township, Goulbourn Township and Rideau Township. It was given the name Western Townships Ward in 1997. When Ottawa was amalgamated, the Ward was reduced to just West Carleton, and renamed West Carleton Ward. Its first election as West Carleton Ward was in 2000. In 2006, the boundaries were altered, and the ward was given its present name. Its southern border became Highway 7 and the Queensway and it lost some areas in the southeastern part of the ward. The ward also added the rural northern portion of the former city of Kanata. Its population in 2006 was 23,400 – the second least populated ward. Its area is 763 km2, the largest city ward. It was represented by Eli El-Chantiry on Ottawa City Council from 2003 until 2022 when he retired. Clarke Kelly won the 2022 election to represent the ward.
Following the 2020 Ottawa Ward boundary review, the ward lost small sections of territory in the South March area and north of Stittsville to accommodate proposed housing developments.[2]
Communities in the ward include Antrim, Fitzroy Harbour, Galetta, Kinburn, Marathon, Marathon Village, Marshall Bay, Mohr Corners, Panmure, Quyon Ferry Landing, Smith's Corners, Vydon Acres, Willola Beach, Woodridge, Baskin's Beach, Buckhams Bay, Constance Bay, Crown Point, Dirleton, Dunrobin, Dunrobin Heights, Dunrobin Shore, Kilmaurs, MacLarens, McKay's Waterfront, Torwood Estates, Woodlawn, Carp, Corkery, Huntley, Huntley Manor Estates, Manion Corners, Westmont Estates, Westwood, Marchhurst, Harwood Plains and Malwood.
| City council | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
| 3420 | 50.07 | ||
| David Whiteman | 2559 | 37.47 | |
| Harold O. Daley | 851 | 12.46 | |
| City council | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
| 2738 | 44.61 | ||
| Adele Muldoon | 2709 | 44.14 | |
| Daryl W. Craig | 480 | 7.82 | |
| Jim Jenkins | 210 | 3.42 | |
Incumbent councillor Eli El-Chantiry, a Liberal, who won his last election by 29 votes, faces the more Conservative opponent of J.P. Dorion. Dorion has worked for Arnprior Ottawa Auto Parts for 12 years.
| City council | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
| 6683 | 67.13 | ||
| J.P. Dorion | 3273 | 32.87 | |
| City council | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
| 6239 | 77.40 | ||
| James Parsons | 1200 | 14.89 | |
| Alexander Aronec | 622 | 7.72 | |
| City council | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote | % | |||
| bgcolor=#4A0810 width="30px" | Eli El-Chantiry (X) | 4,808 | 56.87 | ||
| bgcolor=#0155AD width="30px" | Jonathan Mark | 2,999 | 35.47 | ||
| bgcolor=#72A84F width="30px" | Brendan Gorman | 270 | 3.19 | ||
| bgcolor=#DCDCDC width="30px" | James Parsons | 193 | 2.28 | ||
| bgcolor=#8B181D width="30px" | Alexander Aronec | 185 | 2.19 | ||
| Ottawa mayor (Ward results) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote | % | |||
| bgcolor=#ED1D24 width="30px" | 5,251 | 63.04 | |||
| bgcolor=#008000 width="30px" | Mike Maguire | 2,765 | 33.20 | ||
| bgcolor=#007FFF width="30px" | Darren W. Wood | 86 | 1.03 | ||
| bgcolor=#DCDCDC width="30px" | Rebecca Pyrah | 76 | 0.91 | ||
| bgcolor=#DCDCDC width="30px" | Robert White | 68 | 0.82 | ||
| bgcolor=#20487E width="30px" | Anwar Syed | 36 | 0.43 | ||
| bgcolor=#DCDCDC width="30px" | Bernard Couchman | 24 | 0.29 | ||
| bgcolor=#DCDCDC width="30px" | Michael St. Arnaud | 23 | 0.28 | ||
| Council candidate | Vote | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=#0F2739 width="30px" | 5,099 | 65.90 | |||
| bgcolor=#250D42 width="30px" | Judi Varga-Toth | 2,132 | 27.56 | ||
| bgcolor=#DCDCDC width="30px" | James Parsons | 506 | 6.54 | ||
| Council candidate | Vote | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarke Kelly | 2,550 | 27.40 | ||
| Sasha Duguay | 2,307 | 24.79 | ||
| Greg Patacairk | 1,988 | 21.36 | ||
| Stephanie Maghnam | 1,404 | 15.09 | ||
| Nagmani Sharma | 542 | 5.82 | ||
| Ian Madill | 438 | 4.71 | ||
| Colin Driscoll | 78 | 0.84 | ||