Sitting Councillor for Ward 16 River, with no other candidate in the ward in 2026.
Riley Brockington is the sitting Councillor for Ward 16 River, according to the City’s list of elected officials, and is the only candidate for the ward on the City’s open data list of nominations, with a nomination dated May 19, 2026. CBC News, CTV News Ottawa and the Ottawa Lookout report that he was acclaimed after no one registered to run against him. The City’s results give him 9,595 of the 13,130 votes cast in Ward 16 in 2022, which is 73.1 percent, in a race of 3 candidates. The Council minutes record him voting for the 2026 Ottawa Police Service budget and for the adoption of the 2026 budgets. CBC News reports that he is president of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario and that Council voted on September 23, 2026 to rename Trump Avenue on his motion. His campaign says its priorities include the Alexander Community Centre, a first library branch in the ward, greenspace, road renewal and reliable transit.
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The City of Ottawa’s list of elected officials for 2022 to 2026 shows Riley Brockington as Councillor for Ward 16 River. The City’s open data list of nominated candidates shows one nomination for Ward 16 River, his, filed on May 19, 2026, with registration in the Contribution Rebate Program on the same date and no withdrawal. The City’s published results for the October 24, 2022 election give him 9,595 of the 13,130 votes cast in Ward 16, which is 73.1 percent, the most votes in a race of 3 candidates (Alex Dugal received 1,139 and Ethan Sabourin 2,396). CTV News Ottawa reports that he was first elected councillor for River ward in 2014.
CBC News reported on August 25, 2026 that he will return to Council without a race because nobody registered to run against him, and that he and David Brown of Rideau-Jock are the first Ottawa city councillors to be acclaimed since 2003. CTV News Ottawa and the Ottawa Lookout report the same, and the Lookout gives August 21 as the day nominations closed. His campaign website says that on Friday, August 21, 2026 the City Clerk declared him elected by acclamation. That is the campaign’s own statement. The City’s menu of its certified and acclaimed candidate pages, in a copy saved on September 19, 2026, lists a page titled “Acclaimed candidate for Ward 16 River”. voche.me could not open that page, so it has not read what the City’s page says. CBC News says that voters in the ward will still vote for mayor and school board trustee on October 26, and that he plans to visit homes in the ward this fall.
The Council minutes of four meetings record his votes by name. On December 10, 2025 he voted for the 2026 Ottawa Police Service budget (carried 20 to 5, with Councillors King, Menard, Johnson, Bradley and Troster against), against a motion by Councillor King that would have matched a $5.4 million police reserve allocation with $5.4 million for ANCHOR (a program that sends non-police crisis teams) and community hubs (lost 9 to 16), and for the motion that adopted the 2026 budgets (carried 21 to 4). He also moved a motion that OC Transpo restore hourly Saturday service on bus route 92 at $146,000 a year, which Council referred to the Transit Committee on a motion by Councillor Leiper, and a motion for $48,800 to open selected wading pools earlier in 2026, which carried. On April 22, 2026 he voted against a motion to go in camera (closed to the public) before the debate on the Safe Access to Social Infrastructure By-law (lost 7 to 17). He is listed as present that day, and the minutes list no vote from him on the by-law itself (carried 20 to 4) or on the two amendments voted on that day. On July 15, 2026 he voted for the Development Charge Reduction Program report (carried 23 to 1, with Councillor Menard against), for a motion by Councillor Menard to refer that report to a special meeting of Council (lost 11 to 14), and for the Rental Renovation Licence By-law review (carried 20 to 5). He also moved a motion to rename Uplands-Riverside Park as Riverside Bicentennial Park, which carried. On September 9, 2026 he voted for a motion by Councillor King that asks the federal government to extend its consultation on the Eastern Bridge Project (carried 23 to 2) and gave notice of a motion to rename Trump Avenue.
His campaign website, a single page, lists as top priorities for 2026 to 2030 the expansion and renovation of the Alexander Community Centre, a first Ottawa Public Library branch in River Ward at the Hunt Club Centre in summer 2027, money to rebuild the Mooney’s Bay Pavilion with a redesign of Mooney’s Bay Hill for winter use, and renewal of roads, pathways and sidewalks. It says he will defend McCarthy Woods, McCarthy Meadows and the DND Marina as public greenspace, endorse the ANCHOR program and its expansion, support the Ottawa Police Service with more community policing and speed enforcement, and push for reliable and affordable transit. It says he does not support the vacant unit tax, wants stable property taxes, and says an infrastructure levy needs public debate after budget savings are looked at first. In the CBC News questionnaire he says the police budget should be increased, chooses a transit levy as the way to deal with OC Transpo deficits beyond money from other levels of government, and names infrastructure investment as the biggest challenge. There he lists as his experience four years as chair of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board budget, service as a trustee from 2003 to 2010, national vice-president of the Canadian Association of Professional Employees, and work at Statistics Canada. These are his own statements, and voche.me has not checked them with those bodies. The sources read hold no complaint against him.
CBC News reported on August 24, 2026 that he was acclaimed president of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario at its conference in Ottawa the week before, for a two-year term, and that he had spent eight years on its board. The Ottawa Lookout quotes him saying his role is to represent municipalities across Ontario, and that he will use chances to raise Ottawa’s issues. On August 26, 2026 CBC News reported that he said he was embarrassed that a street in River Ward is named after Donald Trump and would start a renaming process with residents after the election. It adds that a 2021 effort to rename the street failed after a consultation found residents split. CBC News reported on September 23, 2026 that Council voted to rename the street, and that his motion was approved without comment from anyone but him. He said he will lead a public consultation on the new name, with the aim of a name for the next Council to vote on by April, May or June of 2027.
Summarized from the campaign’s published profile. These are stated positions, not an assessment of results or a complete platform.
His campaign page lists completing the expansion and renovation of the Alexander Community Centre, opening River Ward’s first Ottawa Public Library branch at the Hunt Club Centre in summer 2027, and securing money to rebuild the Mooney’s Bay Pavilion and redesign Mooney’s Bay Hill for winter activities.
In the CTV News Ottawa questionnaire he names the same projects among the biggest issues in the ward.
His campaign page says he will work to keep McCarthy Woods, McCarthy Meadows, the DND Marina and other greenspace that the National Capital Commission wants to develop quickly in public hands, oppose widening Fisher Avenue, and work toward a tree canopy of at least 40 percent in the ward.
Riley Brockington campaign · Elect Brockington 2026 (home page)His campaign page says he will renew roads, pathways and sidewalks in poor condition, expand seasonal traffic calming where residents ask for it, and work with Water Infrastructure Services on stormwater drainage.
In the CBC News questionnaire he names renewal of local roads and sidewalks as the top infrastructure need in the ward.
His campaign page says he endorses the ANCHOR program and will support its expansion across the City, supports the Ottawa Police Service with more community policing and more resources for speed and street racing enforcement, and wants more funding for community programs that deal with local conflicts early.
In the CBC News questionnaire he says the police budget should be increased, with more emphasis on neighbourhood policing and road safety. In the CTV News Ottawa questionnaire he answers yes to increasing the police budget.
His campaign page says he supports a reliable, safe and affordable transit system, says bus fares above $4 are too expensive, and names better bus reliability and the Baseline Road rapid bus corridor as priorities for River Ward.
In the CBC News questionnaire he chooses a transit levy as the way to address OC Transpo deficits beyond money from other levels of government.
His campaign page says he wants stable and reasonable property taxes, looks for budget savings before new taxes, says an infrastructure levy needs public debate during the next term, and does not support the vacant unit tax.
In the CBC News questionnaire he says the City is left with a large infrastructure bill, and that if Ottawa pays all of it a steep infrastructure levy would be needed.
Evidence reviewed on October 6, 2026: the City’s open data list of nominations, the City’s list of elected officials, its 2022 results, the City’s menu of candidate pages (an Internet Archive copy of September 19, 2026), his campaign website, his Councillor website, his Bluesky account, CBC News of August 24, 25 and 26 and September 23, 2026, CTV News Ottawa of September 11, 2026, the Ottawa Lookout, the CBC News questionnaire, and the Council minutes of December 10, 2025, April 22, July 15 and September 9, 2026.
Gaps. The City’s page for Ward 16 could not be read, so voche.me gives what each source says about the acclamation and no more: CBC News, CTV News Ottawa and the Ottawa Lookout report it, his campaign says the Clerk declared it on August 21, 2026, and the City’s menu lists a page with an acclaimed-candidate title. His X and Facebook pages showed no posts. Committee minutes were not searched. His statements about his career and his board roles were not checked with the bodies named, and his votes on matters outside the four Council meetings above were not searched. The voche.me questionnaire has not been sent.
The City’s list of elected officials 2022 to 2026 shows him as the Ward 16 Councillor, and the City’s 2022 results give him 9,595 of 13,130 votes. CTV News Ottawa and the Ottawa Lookout report that he was first elected in 2014.
City of Ottawa open data · Elected Officials 2022-2026 (Ward 16 row)CBC News reported on August 24, 2026 that he was acclaimed president of the association at its conference in Ottawa for a two-year term, and that he had been on its board for eight years.
CBC News · Riley Brockington acclaimed as president of Association of Municipalities of Ontario, August 24, 2026In the CTV News Ottawa questionnaire he lists service as a trustee of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board from 2003 to 2010 and as vice-president of the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association from 2009 to 2010. voche.me has not checked this with the board or the association.
CTV News Ottawa · Meet the candidates for councillor in Ward 16 River, September 11, 2026In the CTV News Ottawa questionnaire he lists this work. In the CBC News questionnaire he says he managed a large survey there. voche.me has not checked this with Statistics Canada.
CTV News Ottawa · Meet the candidates for councillor in Ward 16 River, September 11, 2026In the CBC News questionnaire he says he served in this role and led a campaign to bring the association back to a lean budget. voche.me has not checked this with the association.
CBC News · Candidate questionnaire: Riley Brockington, Ward 16 RiverProposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied.
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