--- title: "Eric Smith: candidate for Councillor in Ward 12 Rideau-Vanier, Ottawa 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/eric-smith" last_updated: "2026-10-10T04:05:37.650Z" meta: description: "Eric Smith is on the City of Ottawa’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 12 Rideau-Vanier, with a nomination dated August 17, 2026. He gav..." "og:description": "Eric Smith is on the City of Ottawa’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 12 Rideau-Vanier, with a nomination dated August 17, 2026. He gav..." "og:title": "Eric Smith: candidate for Councillor in Ward 12 Rideau-Vanier, Ottawa 2026" "twitter:description": "Eric Smith is on the City of Ottawa’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 12 Rideau-Vanier, with a nomination dated August 17, 2026. He gav..." "twitter:title": "Eric Smith: candidate for Councillor in Ward 12 Rideau-Vanier, Ottawa 2026" --- ** Councillor in Ward 12 Rideau-Vanier · Ottawa 2026 # Eric Smith Candidate for Councillor in Ward 12 Rideau-Vanier who gave the City no website, social media account or contact details. Eric Smith is on the City of Ottawa’s list of certified candidates for Councillor in Ward 12 Rideau-Vanier, with a nomination dated August 17, 2026. He gave the City no website or social media account. CBC News and CTV News Ottawa list him by name, and CTV News Ottawa reports that no email address was available to send him its questionnaire. voche.me found no statement from him. Explore priorities Campaign links Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page Candidate space2026 Eric SmithOttawa municipal election *Eric SmithCouncillorv.* 01 / Introduction ## About Eric Smith The City’s list of certified candidates shows Eric Smith’s nomination for Councillor in Ward 12 Rideau-Vanier dated August 17, 2026, and shows no registration in the Contribution Rebate Program. It lists no website and no social media account for him. CBC News reported on August 25, 2026 that he was one of four people who signed up to run just days before the deadline, and gives no description of him. CTV News Ottawa lists him among the six candidates and notes that no email address was available for him, so it has no answers from him. Searches for his name found many people called Eric Smith, and none could be tied to this candidacy, so no other information is given here. voche.me found no statement from him. Read the sources 02 / The issues ## Priorities & positions Campaign-source summary Summarized from the campaign’s published profile. These are stated positions, not an assessment of results or a complete platform. No platform positions have been supplied. Research status ## What voche.me has checked Evidence reviewed on October 6, 2026: the City’s list of certified candidates for Ward 12 and its open data file of nominations, CBC News of August 25, 2026, and CTV News Ottawa’s ward page of September 2026. Gaps. The City list gives him no website, no social media account and no contact details, and name searches found no campaign page and no news report beyond the CBC News and CTV News Ottawa ward pages. His name is common, and no search result could be tied to him. The questionnaire has not been sent. [City of Ottawa · certified candidates, Ward 12 Rideau-Vanier](https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/elections/candidates/certified-and-acclaimed-candidates/certified-and-acclaimed-candidates-city-councillor/certified-candidates-ward-12-rideau-vanier) 03 / Background ## Experience & community ### Background not supplied Work, public service and community involvement will appear here when supplied. No experience has been added to this profile. 04 / Questions & answers ## Questions for the candidate Proposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied. No questions and answers have been supplied. ### Have your own question? Ask Eric Smith directly. We send it to the campaign, and publish the reply here if we get one. 05 / About this page ## Questions about this page Facts voche.me can state about Eric Smith's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Eric Smith? No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Eric Smith's own campaign.
Does Eric Smith currently hold public office? Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Eric Smith.
How many sources does this Eric Smith profile cite? This profile lists 5 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Eric Smith's page show no answer? The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Eric Smith in a future interview. They have not been sent yet, so the page says plainly that no answer has been supplied instead of leaving the section blank.
When is the election Eric Smith is running in? The 2026 Ottawa municipal election, including the Councillor race, is decided on October 26, 2026.
06 / Candidate contributions ## Space for campaign updates ### No campaign updates yet Announcements, event details and messages can be added here, with their source and publication date. No campaign submission has been added. ## Sources & transparency - [City of Ottawa · certified candidates, Councillor ](https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/elections/candidates/certified-and-acclaimed-candidates)Checked October 6, 2026 - [City of Ottawa · certified candidates, Ward 12 Rideau-Vanier (list last updated August 24, 2026) ](https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/elections/candidates/certified-and-acclaimed-candidates/certified-and-acclaimed-candidates-city-councillor/certified-candidates-ward-12-rideau-vanier)Checked October 6, 2026 - [City of Ottawa open data · 2026 Municipal Elections, nominated candidates ](https://open.ottawa.ca/datasets/5b79177ae7524c9fa68f79e852527604)Checked October 6, 2026 - [CBC News · Rideau-Vanier: Here’s who’s running to be your Ottawa city councillor, August 25, 2026 ](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/rideau-vanier-ward-election-city-ottawa-2026-9.7312594)Checked October 6, 2026 - [CTV News Ottawa · Meet the candidates for councillor in Ward 12 Rideau-Vanier, September 2026 ](https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/meet-the-candidates-for-councillor-in-ward-12-rideau-vanier/)Checked October 6, 2026 Missing information does not imply a candidate’s position. [Read our editorial standards.](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/about) Campaign contact ## Campaign links & contact. Verified website, social and contact links will appear here when supplied. No campaign links supplied yet. ## View more candidates. [All candidate spaces ](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates) [Councillor**Ahmed Alsabaawi**](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/ahmed-alsabaawi) [Councillor**Ahmed Rashid**](https://voche.me/on/ottawa-2026/candidates/ahmed-rashid) Candidate Q&A ## Ask Eric Smith a question. Give your name, email and question. We send it to the campaign, and publish their answer here if we get one. ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/on/ottawa-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.