Glen Gower
Glen Gower | |
|---|---|
| Ottawa City Councillor | |
| Assumed office December 1, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Shad Qadri |
| Constituency | Stittsville Ward |
| Deputy Mayor of Ottawa | |
| Assumed office 2023 Serving with Clarke Kelly, Theresa Kavanagh | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 20, 1978 Ottawa |
| Spouse | Jacquie |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Fairwinds, Stittsville |
Glen Edward Gower (born April 20, 1978)[1] is a Canadian politician. He was elected to Ottawa City Council representing Stittsville Ward in the 2018 Ottawa municipal election.
Gower was born at the Grace Hospital,[1] the son of Alen and Gail Gower[2] (née Cheesman).[1]
Gower grew up in the neighbourhood of Tanglewood in Nepean, Ontario, now part of Ottawa. He attended Merivale High School, where he helped start a school newspaper. He received a bachelor's degree in journalism from Carleton University. While at Carleton, he started a website to track gas prices in Ottawa, which would later be bought out by GasBuddy. Later, he would start the website OttawaStart.com. He moved to Stittsville in 2009. After moving there, he helped create a community association for the neighbourhood. Prior to being elected, he was the director of Marketing and Communications with Iceberg Networks. He has also worked in marketing and communications with the Ottawa 67's and Ottawa Senators hockey teams,[3] where he was also the organist. He served as the director of game presentation for the Senators until 2013.
Ideologically, Gower has been described as a "moderate", and has stated that he has "voted for every political party".[4] He is an admirer of former Prime Minister John Diefenbaker, whom he calls a "social trailblazer".[5] One of his websites he created in his youth was dedicated to Diefenbaker.
Gower won election to city council in 2018, campaigning on "healthier development". He defeated three-term incumbent Shad Qadri with 58% of the vote to Qadri's 42%.
Electoral record
| Candidate | Popular vote | Expenditures | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±% | ||||||||||
| Glen Gower (X) | 7,758 | 58.67 | +0.81 | $18,453.69 | ||||||||
| Mathew Duchesne | 2,692 | 20.36 | — | $9,568.19 | ||||||||
| Tanya Hein | 1,528 | 11.56 | — | $4,904.85 | ||||||||
| Kevin Hua | 1,244 | 9.41 | — | $9,434.91 | ||||||||
| Total valid votes | 13,222 | 98.99 | ||||||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes | 135 | 1.01 | ||||||||||
| Turnout | 13,357 | 45.59 | -0.78 | |||||||||
| Eligible voters | 29,298 | |||||||||||
| 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: City of Ottawa[6][7] | ||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b c "Gower". Ottawa Journal. April 22, 1978. p. 56. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ "Election results declared official by Ottawa city clerk – Gower, Phelan and Scott elected". Stittsville Central.ca. October 29, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ "About".
- ^ "He was nameless organ player who brought rink to its feet — now Glen Gower's at centre ice".
- ^ "Incumbent faces 1 challenger in Stittsville, again | CBC News".
- ^ "2022 Official election results". City of Ottawa. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ "Financial statements for the 2022 Municipal Elections - Candidates for City Councillor – Ward 6 Stittsville". City of Ottawa. Retrieved December 18, 2023.