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Elisabeth Arnold

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Elisabeth Arnold
Ottawa City Councillor
In office
1994–2003
Preceded byPeter Harris
Succeeded byDiane Holmes
ConstituencySomerset Ward
Personal details
Born1959 (age 64–65)
Political partyNew Democratic Party
Alma materQueen's University
Simon Fraser University

Elisabeth Arnold (born 1959 in Ottawa) was an Ottawa City Councillor who represented Somerset Ward from 1994 to 2003. One of her accomplishments on council was spearheading the rebuilding of the Plant Recreation Centre.[1]

Arnold graduated from Lisgar Collegiate Institute and earned a Bachelor's Degree in Geography from Simon Fraser University and a Master's in Urban Planning from Queen's University.

From 1979 to 1984 she was a member of the Canadian national canoe team. From 1986 to 1988 she was the coordinator for Housing Help, which provided help for people in regard to housing needs. From 1989 to 1992 she was the coordinator of the Community Development Program at the Sandy Hill Community Health Centre. She also has worked with a number of volunteer groups.

During the 1993 federal election, Arnold was the affirmative action coordinator for the New Democratic Party.

She ran for the Ontario New Democratic Party in the 1999 provincial election in Ottawa Centre. She won nearly 12,000 votes, 6,000 behind winner Richard Patten of the Liberals.

Arnold is now the Director for the Centre for Sustainable Community Development at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.[2]

Electoral record

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1999 Ontario general election: Ottawa Centre
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Richard Patten 17,956 38.17 −1.09 $ 48,983.01
Progressive Conservative Ray Kostuch 15,403 32.74 +9.10 54,104.81
New Democratic Elisabeth Arnold 11,977 25.46 −7.77 58,863.46
Green Chris Bradshaw 1,231 2.62 +1.39 4,119.65
Communist Marvin Glass 174 0.37 −0.37 1,384.26
Natural Law Wayne Foster 170 0.36 −0.93 0.00
Independent Mistahi Corkill 132 0.28   0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 47,043 100.0   +65.64 $ 85,987.20
Total rejected ballots 395 0.83 −0.27
Turnout 47,438 52.96 −10.92
Eligible voters 89,570   +99.23
Source(s)
"General Election of June 3 1999 — Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
"General Election of June 3 1999 — Statistical Summary". Elections Ontario. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
"1999 Summary of Income and Campaign Expenses – Candidate Campaign Returns (CR-1)". Retrieved May 28, 2014.
2000 Ottawa City Council Election: Somerset Ward
Candidate Votes %
Elisabeth Arnold (X) 6,517 75.77
Olivia Bradley 2,084 24.2
1997 Ottawa City Council Election: Somerset Ward
Candidate Votes %
Elisabeth Arnold (X) 4,004 78.16
Kris Schimmel 1,119 21.84
1994 Ottawa City Council Election: Somerset Ward
Candidate Votes %
Elisabeth Arnold 4,529 50.48
Peter Harris (X) 4,443 49.52

References

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  1. ^ "Heritage Ottawa Newsletter Spring 1997" (PDF). Vol. 24, no. 1. Heritage Ottawa. c. 1997. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  2. ^ "Contacts". Archived from the original on 2006-09-23. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
Preceded by
Peter Harris (Dalhousie Ward)
Diane Holmes (Wellington Ward)
City councillors from Somerset Ward
1994-2003
Succeeded by