Mayor of Ottawa
Jeff Leiper
Jeff Leiper is the current Ottawa city councillor for Kitchissippi Ward, first elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2018 and 2022. On June 25, 2025, he announced his intention to run for mayor of Ottawa in the 2026 municipal election and officially registered as a candidate on May 1, 2026. His platform includes building 1,500 affordable housing units annually, investing in transit, refusing developer donations, and rejecting strong-mayor powers.
What the public record shows
Jeff Leiper is the current Ottawa city councillor for Kitchissippi Ward, first elected in 2014.
“Jeffrey Leiper (born March 8, 1970) is the current Ottawa city councillor for Kitchissippi Ward.” en.wikipedia.org
“Three-term Kitchissippi Coun. Jeff Leiper said he is strongly considering running against incumbent Mayor Mark Sutcliffe.” kitchissippi.com
Leiper announced his intention to run for mayor of Ottawa in the 2026 municipal election.
“On June 25, 2025, Leiper announced his intention to run for mayor of Ottawa in the 2026 Ottawa municipal election.” en.wikipedia.org
“Three-term Kitchissippi Coun. Jeff Leiper said he is strongly considering running against incumbent Mayor Mark Sutcliffe.” kitchissippi.com
Leiper officially registered as a candidate for mayor on the first day of registration.
“He officially registered as a candidate on May 1, 2026, releasing a platform that emphasized transit reliability, building 1,500 nonprofit homes annually, and pledging to refuse developer donations and reject "strong mayor" powers.” en.wikipedia.org
“On the first day of registration, three noteworthy candidates (Jeff Leiper, Alex Lawson, and Neil Saravanamuttoo) signed up to run for Mayor of Ottawa.” strategycorp.com
Leiper's campaign platform includes a pledge to build 1,500 affordable/nonprofit housing units each year.
“he has pledged to "build 1500 affordable housing units each year" and envisions Ottawa as "a city that works."” strategycorp.com
“releasing a platform that emphasized transit reliability, building 1,500 nonprofit homes annually, and pledging to refuse developer donations and reject "strong mayor" powers.” en.wikipedia.org
Leiper's platform includes rejecting developer donations and limiting or refusing to use strong-mayor powers.
“pledging to refuse developer donations and reject "strong mayor" powers.” en.wikipedia.org
“His partial platform emphasizes transit investment and affordable housing development.” strategycorp.com
Leiper was re-elected as Kitchissippi councillor in 2018 with about 85% of the vote and in 2022 with about 72% of the vote.
“He was re-elected in 2018 with "85.28" percent of votes cast... His most recent victory came in 2022, when he secured "71.97" percent support.” en.wikipedia.org
“Leiper is described as an incumbent city councillor with 12 years of service and current Deputy Mayor overseeing Planning.” strategycorp.com
Where to hear it from them
Also on this ballot
- Mark Sutcliffe (incumbent)
- Alex Lawson
- Neil Saravanamuttoo
- Zed Chebib
- Peter Westaway
- Suraj Harish
- Queen Divine Priya Amber Bakshi
- Jacob Solomon
- Bernard Couchman
- Ali Shayvard
- Amjad Ali Syed
- Josh Rachlis
- Geoff Nicholas
How this page was put together
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