Landslide win for Councillor Rawlson King, Rideau-Rockcliffe Ward

Monday 26 October 2026

Rawlson King

Incumbent councillor for Rideau-Rockliffe Ward 13 was re-elected in the Ottawa Municipal election on 26 October 2026, a landside result by all measures.

He was first elected in April 2019. Upon taking office, he had made a commitment to every resident of his ward: that regardless of postal code or income level, each community within Ward 13 would receive the attention, advocacy, and investment it deserves. During the campaign he asserted that he was seeking re-election on the basis of a substantive record of achievement and a clear platform for the term ahead.

His campaign included how he had addressed housing affordability, improving parks, and ensuring sustainable development and infrastructure investments that benefit all residents. He also recounted his successes in affordable housing, including 121 new rental homes at 375 Codd’s Road in Wateridge Village, plus 22 deeply affordable units secured through a $245 million federal investment and more.

In his capacity as Council Liaison for Anti-Racism and Ethnocultural Relations, he had worked to advance implementation of Ottawa’s Anti-Racism Strategy and to support the Ottawa Stops Hate Together anti-hate campaign. Furthermore, as a member of the Ottawa Board of Health, he had advanced Neighbourhood Health and Wellness Hubs intended to bring integrated health and social services directly to underserved communities, supported data-driven approaches to identifying and addressing health disparities, and advocated for a more sustainable provincial funding partnership for Ottawa Public Health.

It was therefore no surprise that he was re-elected with over 80 per cent of the votes cast. *Black Ottawa Scene *congratulates Councillor King on this momentous achievement. Regrettably, none of the other Black candidates made the grade, leaving Black community leaders and stakeholders with the monumental task of finding ways to improve the representation of Canadians of African descent on Ottawa City council.

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