Wilson Lo

Wilson Lo (born November 27, 1991)[5][6] is a politician in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He is the city councillor for Barrhaven East Ward on Ottawa City Council, and is the first City Councillor of Chinese descent.

Wilson Lo
Ottawa City Councillor
Assumed office
November 15, 2022[1]
ConstituencyBarrhaven East Ward
Personal details
Born (1991-11-27) November 27, 1991
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada[2]
SpouseAmelia Howell[3]
ResidenceRideaucrest[4]
Alma materCarleton University
OccupationCommunications officer

Background

Lo was born in Vancouver, and grew up in Markham, Ontario to parents from Hong Kong.[7] While in Markham, he attended St. Augustine Catholic High School.[4] He moved to Ottawa in 2009[8] to attend Carleton University, where he received a degree in journalism.[2]

Prior to being elected, Lo was a customer communications officer for OC Transpo.[9] He was formerly an OC Transpo driver.[8]

Politics

Lo was elected to city council in the 2022 Ottawa municipal election, becoming the first councillor elected to represent the new ward of Barrhaven East. Lo also became the city's first-ever Chinese Canadian city councillor.[4] Lo ran on a platform of widening Greenbank Road, Prince of Wales Drive, upgrading and adding pathways in the Greenbelt, restructuring transit service and making streets safer.[10] He won 37% of the vote, defeating teacher Richard Garrick, and Ottawa Catholic School Board trustee Patrick Brennan, among others.[3][11] During his campaign, he claimed to have canvassed all 17,006 homes in his ward.[2][3]

Electoral record
2022 Ottawa municipal election: Barrhaven East Ward
Candidate Popular vote Expenditures
Votes  % ±%
Wilson Lo 4,403 36.82 –
Richard Garrick 2,980 24.92 –
Patrick Brennan 2,153 18.00 –
Kathleen Caught 888 7.43 –
Atiq Qureshi 778 6.51 –
Guy Boone 516 4.32 –
Dominik Janelle 240 2.01 –
Total valid votes 11,958 97.66
Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes 286 2.34
Turnout 12,244 39.11
Eligible voters 31,307
Note: Candidate campaign colours are based on the prominent colour used in campaign items (signs, literature, etc.)
and are used as a visual differentiation between candidates.
Sources:

References
  1. "Mark Sutcliffe laces up for new political marathon". CTV Ottawa. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  2. "Barrhaven East ward results: Winner Wilson Lo promises strong voice for southern suburbs". Ottawa Citizen. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  3. "A new ward and a new councillor for Barrhaven East". CTV Ottawa. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  4. "Wilson Lo - Councillor - Ward 24 Barrhaven East". Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  5. @WilsonLo24 (November 27, 2022). "Went all out for my 31st" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. "Barrhaven East is a new ward in this election". CBC News. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  7. Job Interview with Wilson Lo, Ottawa City Council Candidate on YouTube
  8. "About me". Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  9. "Wilson Lo To Run For City Council In Barrhaven East". March 10, 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  10. "Wilson Lo becomes first ever councillor for Barrhaven East". October 24, 2022. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  11. Saxberg, Lynn (25 October 2022). "BARRHAVEN EAST: Winner Wilson Lo promises strong voice for southern suburbs". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
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