Barrhaven West wide open for the 1st time in a quarter-century

Jan Harder was known as the Queen of Barrhaven, having handily won every single municipal election in the community over the past 25 years.

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In 2018, for example, Harder won with nearly 75 per cent of the votes cast.

But now that Harder hasdecided to hang up her crown, the newly named ward of Barrhaven West wide is open for newcomersJay Chadha,Sadaf Ebrahim,David Hill andTaayo Simmonds.

The southern suburban ward has been split into two for the 2022 election, Barrhaven West and Barrhaven East. In this election, Ward 3 is the smallest in Ottawa by population.

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 2022:47,253

Projected population 2026:53,615

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 web sites, those links can be accessed by clicking on the candidate's name.

Jay Chadha

Sadaf Ebrahim

No questionnaire answers provided.

David Hill

Taayo Simmonds