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"twitter:title": "Rawlson King: candidate for Councillor in Ward 13 Rideau-Rockcliffe, Ottawa 2026" --- ** Councillor in Ward 13 Rideau-Rockcliffe · Ottawa 2026 # Rawlson King Sitting Councillor for Ward 13 Rideau-Rockcliffe since a 2019 byelection and Deputy Mayor in 2024, running for a third term. Rawlson King is the sitting Councillor for Ward 13 Rideau-Rockcliffe, according to the City’s list of elected officials, and is on the City’s list of certified candidates for the same ward, with a nomination dated May 14, 2026. The City’s results give him 8,491 of the 10,593 votes cast in Ward 13 in 2022, which is 80.2 percent. CBC News reported that he won a 2019 byelection and would be the first Black city councillor in Ottawa’s history. The City’s page for him says he was Deputy Mayor from June to December 2024. CBC News reported that on April 8, 2026 Council voted 16 to 7 against his motion to remove sidewalks from sections of two Manor Park streets. His campaign says it will advance equity, build affordable housing and pursue infrastructure investment. Explore priorities Campaign links Researched by voche.me · Not a campaign-authored page Candidate space2026 Rawlson KingOttawa municipal election *Rawlson KingCouncillorv.* 01 / Introduction ## About Rawlson King The City of Ottawa’s list of elected officials for 2022 to 2026 shows Rawlson King as Councillor for Ward 13 Rideau-Rockcliffe. The City’s list of certified candidates shows his nomination dated May 14, 2026, with the same date for his registration in the Contribution Rebate Program. The City’s published results for the October 24, 2022 election give him 8,491 of the 10,593 votes cast in Ward 13, which is 80.2 percent, in a race of four candidates. CBC News reported on April 15, 2019 that, by unofficial results, he won the byelection (a special election between regular elections) to replace Tobi Nussbaum with 1,529 votes, or 18.36 percent, among 17 candidates, and that he would be the first Black city councillor in Ottawa’s history. CBC News of March 1, 2019 says he had run for public school trustee in the 2018 election and was president of the Overbrook Community Association. The City’s page for him, in a copy saved on March 7, 2026, says he is Chair of the Built Heritage Committee and Council Liaison for Anti-Racism and Ethnocultural Relations Initiatives, sits on the Community Services, Environment and Climate Change and Finance and Corporate Services committees, is a member of the Board of Health and a trustee of the Ottawa Public Library Board, and served as Deputy Mayor from June to December 2024. The Council minutes of December 10, 2025 record him voting against the Ottawa Police Service budget (carried 20 to 5) and for the motion that adopted the 2026 budgets (carried 21 to 4). The same minutes show a motion that he moved, seconded by Councillor Johnson, to match a $5.4 million police reserve allocation with $5.4 million for ANCHOR (a program that sends non-police crisis teams) and community hubs; it lost 9 to 16. They also list his directions to staff on an emergency food security reserve and on provincial funding for the City’s Anti-Racism Strategy. On April 22, 2026 he is recorded voting for the Safe Access to Social Infrastructure By-law (carried 20 to 4) and for an amendment by Councillor Bradley that would have limited the by-law to times when a facility is used for its main purpose (lost 10 to 14). On July 15, 2026 he is recorded voting for the Development Charge Reduction Program (carried 23 to 1) and for the Rental Renovation Licence By-law review (carried 20 to 5). On September 9, 2026 he moved a motion, seconded by Mayor Sutcliffe, that asks the federal government to extend its consultation on the Eastern Bridge Project and to pause decisions until the new Council takes office; it carried 23 to 2. CBC News reported on September 8, 2025 that King deferred planned sidewalks on a few Manor Park streets after residents objected, and that residents were divided on the plan. CBC News reported on April 8, 2026 that Council voted 16 to 7 against his motion to remove sidewalks from sections of Arundel Avenue and Kilbarry Crescent, so the sidewalks go ahead. In that report he says the question has always been about sequencing and priority, and Mayor Sutcliffe voted for his motion. His opponent Peter Karwacki criticizes this record on his own blog, and those criticisms are his statements. In the CTV News Ottawa questionnaire and the NCR NOW questions he says he would not support fare increases as a way to fix OC Transpo and would focus on reliability and frequency, would balance police funding with social services and mental health supports instead of only raising the police budget, and is open to an infrastructure levy (an extra property tax charge for roads and sewers) if it is transparent, accountable and fair to lower-income residents. He names housing affordability and homelessness as the biggest issues in the ward. His campaign says he has helped win $400 million for infrastructure and $120 million for affordable housing in the ward, a poverty reduction strategy, a food security policy and the City’s anti-racism office and strategy. Those figures and claims are the campaign’s own, and voche.me has not checked them. The sources voche.me read hold no complaint or allegation about 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. 01 ### Equity, affordable housing and infrastructure His campaign home page says voters should back him to advance equity, build affordable housing and pursue infrastructure investments that benefit all residents of Rideau-Rockcliffe.
Read the full position The campaign lists these focus areas: affordable housing, OC Transpo service reliability, parks and recreation, community-based safety, managing growth while keeping neighbourhood character, and access to recreation, culture and social services.
[Rawlson King campaign · Home, Biography and news list ](https://www.rawlsonking.ca/) 02 ### Housing affordability and homelessness In the NCR NOW questions he names housing affordability and homelessness as the biggest issue in the ward and asks for more deeply affordable housing built faster, supports for people who are homeless, and housing treated as the base for health, work and education. [NCR NOW · 5 Questions With Rideau-Rockcliffe Councillor Rawlson King Seeking Re-Election, September 2, 2026 ](https://ncrnow.ca/2026/09/02/5-questions-with-councillor-rawlson-king/) 03 ### Transit reliability without fare increases In the CTV News Ottawa questionnaire he says he would not support fare increases as the fix for OC Transpo, and would first improve service reliability and frequency while exploring fares that are more affordable for low-income residents, seniors and youth. [CTV News Ottawa · Meet the candidates for councillor in Ward 13 Rideau-Rockcliffe, September 2026 ](https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/meet-the-candidates-for-councillor-in-ward-13-rideau-rockcliffe/) 04 ### Balanced public safety spending He says he supports evidence-based public safety investment and prefers a balance that includes social services, mental health supports and community programs, rather than only raising the police budget.
Read the full position In the NCR NOW questions he says investing early in community wellbeing is part of balancing the City’s budget.
[CTV News Ottawa · Meet the candidates for councillor in Ward 13 Rideau-Rockcliffe, September 2026 ](https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/meet-the-candidates-for-councillor-in-ward-13-rideau-rockcliffe/) Research status ## What voche.me has checked Evidence reviewed on October 6, 2026: the City’s list of certified candidates for Ward 13, its open data file of nominations, its list of elected officials and its 2022 results, the City’s page for him (an Internet Archive copy of March 7, 2026), his campaign website (home, Biography and news list, read from the site’s script file), CBC News of April 15, 2019, March 1, 2019, September 8, 2025, April 8 and August 25, 2026, CTV News Ottawa’s questionnaire answers, NCR NOW of September 2, 2026, and four sets of Council minutes (December 10, 2025, April 22, July 15 and September 9, 2026). Gaps. His Facebook and X pages showed only a login page or a short profile, and no posts could be read. His campaign website draws its pages with JavaScript, so its text was read from the site’s script file. Committee minutes and the April 8, 2026 Council minutes were not read, so the sidewalk vote rests on CBC News. His statements about funds secured for the ward, his earlier work and his awards were not checked against Council records. His CBC News questionnaire answers were not found on CBC’s page for Ward 13 on October 6, 2026. The questionnaire has not been sent. [City of Ottawa · certified candidates, Ward 13 Rideau-Rockcliffe](https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/elections/candidates/certified-and-acclaimed-candidates/certified-and-acclaimed-candidates-city-councillor/certified-candidates-ward-13-rideau-rockcliffe) 03 / Background ## Experience & community April 2019 to present ### City Councillor, Ward 13 Rideau-Rockcliffe The City’s list of elected officials 2022 to 2026 shows him as the Ward 13 Councillor. CBC News reported his 2019 byelection win, and the City’s 2022 results give him 8,491 of 10,593 votes. [City of Ottawa open data · Elected Officials 2022-2026 (Ward 13 row)](https://services.arcgis.com/G6F8XLCl5KtAlZ2G/arcgis/rest/services/_Elected_Officials_2022_2026/FeatureServer/0) June to December 2024 ### Deputy Mayor of Ottawa The City’s page for him says he served as Deputy Mayor from June to December 2024, and in the CTV News Ottawa questionnaire he says he served as Deputy Mayor in 2024. [City of Ottawa · Councillor page for Rawlson King (Internet Archive copy of March 7, 2026)](https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/mayor-and-city-councillors/rawlson-king-councillor-ward-13-rideau-rockcliffe) 2022 to 2026 term of Council, as the City page describes it ### Chair of the Built Heritage Committee and Council Liaison for Anti-Racism and Ethnocultural Relations Initiatives The City’s page for him, written by his office, gives these roles. voche.me has not checked them against the minutes. [City of Ottawa · Councillor page for Rawlson King (Internet Archive copy of March 7, 2026)](https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/mayor-and-city-councillors/rawlson-king-councillor-ward-13-rideau-rockcliffe) 2014 to 2019, as the City page describes it ### President of the Overbrook Community Association The City’s page for him gives these years. CBC News of March 1, 2019 describes him as president of the association at that date and says he had run for public school trustee in the 2018 election. [City of Ottawa · Councillor page for Rawlson King (Internet Archive copy of March 7, 2026)](https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/mayor-and-city-councillors/rawlson-king-councillor-ward-13-rideau-rockcliffe) More than 20 years before politics, as his campaign describes it ### Communications and high-technology market research His campaign website says he spent more than 20 years as an entrepreneur and communications professional in high-technology market research. voche.me has not checked this. [Rawlson King campaign · Home, Biography and news list](https://www.rawlsonking.ca/) 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 Rawlson King 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 Rawlson King's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Is this an official page for Rawlson King? No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Rawlson King's own campaign.
Does Rawlson King currently hold public office? Not according to this profile. voche.me has not listed a current public office for Rawlson King.
How many sources does this Rawlson King profile cite? This profile lists 18 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
Why do some questions on Rawlson King's page show no answer? The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Rawlson King 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 Rawlson King 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 13 Rideau-Rockcliffe (list last updated September 1, 2026) ](https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/elections/candidates/certified-and-acclaimed-candidates/certified-and-acclaimed-candidates-city-councillor/certified-candidates-ward-13-rideau-rockcliffe)Checked October 6, 2026 - [City of Ottawa open data · 2026 Municipal Elections, nominated candidates ](https://open.ottawa.ca/datasets/5b79177ae7524c9fa68f79e852527604)Checked October 6, 2026 - [City of Ottawa open data · Elected Officials 2022-2026 (Ward 13 row) ](https://services.arcgis.com/G6F8XLCl5KtAlZ2G/arcgis/rest/services/_Elected_Officials_2022_2026/FeatureServer/0)Checked October 6, 2026 - [City of Ottawa open data · 2022 Elections Official Results (Statement of Votes Cast) ](https://open.ottawa.ca/datasets/ec1423ac43254bff8692fabd5d47772b)Checked October 6, 2026 - [City of Ottawa · Councillor page for Rawlson King (Internet Archive copy of March 7, 2026) ](https://ottawa.ca/en/city-hall/mayor-and-city-councillors/rawlson-king-councillor-ward-13-rideau-rockcliffe)Checked October 6, 2026 - [Rawlson King campaign · Home, Biography and news list (text taken from the site’s script file) ](https://www.rawlsonking.ca/)Checked October 6, 2026 - [CBC News · Rideau-Rockcliffe: Here’s who’s running to be your Ottawa city councillor, August 25, 2026 ](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/rideau-rockcliffe-ward-election-city-ottawa-2026-9.7312689)Checked October 6, 2026 - [CTV News Ottawa · Meet the candidates for councillor in Ward 13 Rideau-Rockcliffe, September 2026 ](https://www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/article/meet-the-candidates-for-councillor-in-ward-13-rideau-rockcliffe/)Checked October 6, 2026 - [NCR NOW · 5 Questions With Rideau-Rockcliffe Councillor Rawlson King Seeking Re-Election, September 2, 2026 ](https://ncrnow.ca/2026/09/02/5-questions-with-councillor-rawlson-king/)Checked October 6, 2026 - [CBC News · Rawlson King wins Rideau-Rockcliffe byelection, April 15, 2019 ](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/rawlson-king-byelection-win-1.5092982)Checked October 6, 2026 - [CBC News · 17 candidates crowd ballot for Rideau-Rockcliffe byelection, March 1, 2019 ](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/rideau-rockcliffe-byelection-ward-council-1.5032415)Checked October 6, 2026 - [CBC News · Anti-sidewalk campaign wins in Ottawa’s Manor Park, September 8, 2025 ](https://www.cbc.ca/lite/story/1.7627426)Checked October 6, 2026 - [CBC News · Manor Park sidewalks to go ahead after council vote, April 8, 2026 ](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/manor-park-sidewalks-to-go-ahead-after-council-vote-9.7156814)Checked October 6, 2026 - [City of Ottawa · City Council minutes, December 10, 2025 (2026 budget meeting) ](https://pub-ottawa.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=4d914219-00c6-48c4-bcc6-b82ca579c430&Agenda=PostMinutes&lang=English)Checked October 6, 2026 - [City of Ottawa · City Council minutes, April 22, 2026 (Minutes 78) ](https://pub-ottawa.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=b8f046ed-1ad8-41a3-9c20-c177b0dde00a&Agenda=PostMinutes&lang=English)Checked October 6, 2026 - [City of Ottawa · City Council minutes, July 15, 2026 (Minutes 83) ](https://pub-ottawa.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=ba9d583c-b16d-4f97-9e87-a7b16b5825f4&Agenda=PostMinutes&lang=English)Checked October 6, 2026 - [City of Ottawa · City Council minutes, September 9, 2026 (Minutes 85) ](https://pub-ottawa.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx?Id=0576ac9f-74e8-4986-b8f8-9c96b26f6e67&Agenda=PostMinutes&lang=English)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. Find the candidate’s website, social accounts and contact information. [Rawlson King campaign website](https://www.rawlsonking.ca/) [Rawlson King on Facebook (address given to the City)](https://www.facebook.com/rawlsonking) [Rawlson King on X (address given to the City)](https://x.com/rawlsonking) ## 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 Rawlson King 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.