Rideau-Rockcliffe incumbent faces 2nd vote in 3 years

Incumbent Rawlson King first represented Ward 13 Rideau-Rockcliffe after winninga byelection in 2019. Now he is facing off against three other challengers.

• What are candidates in your ward saying? Click here to scroll down to questionnaire responses

King took over from Tobi Nussbaum, who won the 2018 election in the ward only to step down to takea job with the National Capital Commission less than two months into his term.

King won in a byelection in 2019 by over 100 votes and with nearly 20 per cent of the votes cast, to become the city's first Black city councillor.

He is up againstClayton Fitzsimmons, Peter Jan Karwacki and Peter Zanettethis time.

Election day is Monday, Oct. 24. For more information about where and how to vote, visit thecity's election page.

Ward at a glance

Projected population 2022: 39,994

Projected population 2026:41,807

Candidates running

CBC Ottawa sent a detailed questionnaire to candidates in this and other wards, and those who responded have their answers below. Candidates were also asked to submit photos of themselves. Where candidates have websites, those links can be accessed by clicking on the candidate's name.

Clayton Fitzsimmons

No contact information available.

Peter Jan Karwacki

Rawlson King

Peter Zanette