Wilson Lo Explained

Wilson Lo
Birth Date:27 November 1991
Birth Place:Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada[1]
Office:Ottawa City Councillor
Term Start:November 15, 2022[2]
Spouse:Amelia Howell[3]
Occupation:Communications officer
Alma Mater:Carleton University
Residence:Rideaucrest
Nationality:Canadian

Wilson Lo (born November 27, 1991)[4] [5] is a politician in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He is the city councillor for Barrhaven East Ward on Ottawa City Council, and is the first City Councillor of Chinese descent.

Background

Lo was born in Vancouver, and grew up in Markham, Ontario to parents from Hong Kong. While in Markham, he attended St. Augustine Catholic High School.[6] He moved to Ottawa in 2009[7] to attend Carleton University, where he received a degree in journalism.[1]

Prior to being elected, Lo was a customer communications officer for OC Transpo.[8] He was formerly an OC Transpo driver.[7]

Politics

Lo was elected to city council in the 2022 Ottawa municipal election, becoming the first councillor elected to represent the new ward of Barrhaven East. Lo also became the city's first-ever Chinese Canadian city councillor.[6] Lo ran on a platform of widening Greenbank Road, Prince of Wales Drive, upgrading and adding pathways in the Greenbelt, restructuring transit service and making streets safer.[9] He won 37% of the vote, defeating teacher Richard Garrick, and Ottawa Catholic School Board trustee Patrick Brennan, among others.[3] [10] During his campaign, he claimed to have canvassed all 17,006 homes in his ward.[1] [3]

Electoral record

|-!rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Candidate!colspan="3"|Popular vote!rowspan="2" colspan="2"|Expenditures|-! Votes! %! ±%|-| style="background-color:#FFD966;" || style="text-align:left;" | Wilson Lo| style="text-align:right;" | 4,403| style="text-align:right;" | 36.82| style="text-align:right;" |  - | style="text-align:right;" ||-| style="background-color:#7BB5B2;" || style="text-align:left;" | Richard Garrick| style="text-align:right;" | 2,980| style="text-align:right;" | 24.92| style="text-align:right;" |  - | style="text-align:right;" ||-| style="background-color:#49606E;" || style="text-align:left;" | Patrick Brennan| style="text-align:right;" | 2,153| style="text-align:right;" | 18.00| style="text-align:right;" |  - | style="text-align:right;" ||-| style="background-color:#5f4ac1;" || style="text-align:left;" | Kathleen Caught| style="text-align:right;" | 888| style="text-align:right;" | 7.43| style="text-align:right;" |  - | style="text-align:right;" ||-| style="background-color:#f8ece4;" || style="text-align:left;" | Atiq Qureshi| style="text-align:right;" | 778| style="text-align:right;" | 6.51| style="text-align:right;" |  - | style="text-align:right;" ||-| style="background-color:#0874a2;" || style="text-align:left;" | Guy Boone| style="text-align:right;" | 516| style="text-align:right;" | 4.32| style="text-align:right;" |  - | style="text-align:right;" ||-| style="background-color:#F5B341;" || style="text-align:left;" | Dominik Janelle| style="text-align:right;" | 240| style="text-align:right;" | 2.01| 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;" | 11,958| style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" | 97.66| 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;" | 286| style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" | 2.34| 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;" | 12,244| style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" | 39.11| style="text-align:right;background-color:#FFFFFF;" || 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;" | 31,307| 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: Barrhaven East ward results: Winner Wilson Lo promises strong voice for southern suburbs . Ottawa Citizen. 25 October 2022. 26 October 2022.
  2. Web site: Mark Sutcliffe laces up for new political marathon. CTV Ottawa. 25 October 2022. 26 October 2022.
  3. Web site: A new ward and a new councillor for Barrhaven East. CTV Ottawa. 26 October 2022. 26 October 2022.
  4. WilsonLo24 . 1597012639091081216. November 27, 2022 . Went all out for my 31st..
  5. Web site: Barrhaven East is a new ward in this election. CBC News. 2 September 2022. 25 October 2022.
  6. Web site: Wilson Lo - Councillor - Ward 24 Barrhaven East. September 2, 2023.
  7. Web site: About me. October 26, 2022.
  8. Web site: Wilson Lo To Run For City Council In Barrhaven East. March 10, 2022. October 25, 2022.
  9. Web site: Wilson Lo becomes first ever councillor for Barrhaven East. October 24, 2022. October 26, 2022.
  10. Web site: BARRHAVEN EAST: Winner Wilson Lo promises strong voice for southern suburbs. Lynn. Saxberg. Ottawa Sun. 25 October 2022. 26 October 2022.

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