Martha Carr[2] (born December 15, 1972)[3][4] is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is the city councillor for Alta Vista Ward on Ottawa City Council.
Marty Carr | |
|---|---|
| Ottawa City Councillor | |
| Assumed office November 15, 2022[1] | |
| Preceded by | Jean Cloutier |
| Constituency | Alta Vista Ward |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 15, 1972 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Spouse | Christian McPherson |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Alta Vista |
| Alma mater | Université Laval University of Alberta |
Background
editCarr was born in 1972 to parents Russell and Susan, and grew up in Prince Edward County. In grade 5, she moved to Edmonton and would attend the University of Alberta, where she received a Bachelor's in French. She then attended Université Laval where she received a Master's in Linguistics in French. While a student at Laval, she met her husband Christian.[5] She moved to Ottawa in 1999,[4] settling in the Alta Vista area in 2004.
Prior to being elected, Carr was a director in the Department of Justice. She also served the president of the Alta Vista Community Association for almost four years.[6] Carr previously worked for the Canada Border Services Agency.
Politics
editIn 2018, Carr unsuccessfully ran for the role of Ottawa-Carleton District School Board trustee in Ward 6. She placed second with 4,216 votes (34.60%) behind incumbent Chris Ellis.
In the 2022 Ottawa City Council election, Carr was elected on a platform of road repairs, keeping community facilities up-to-date, fixing transit routes, improving active transportation connectivity and roads, and boosting the ward's tree canopy.[7]
During her term as city councillor, Carr has publicly advocated for the municipal government to address homelessness and food insecurity.[8][9][10]
Electoral record
edit| Candidate | Popular vote | Expenditures | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±% | ||||||||||
| Marty Carr | 6,088 | 47.12 | – | $15,185.28 | ||||||||
| Carolyn Kropp | 4,107 | 31.79 | – | $22,624.30 | ||||||||
| Bob Perkins | 2,453 | 18.99 | – | $13,518.92 | ||||||||
| Angelo Gino Scaffidi | 271 | 2.10 | – | $2,829.47 | ||||||||
| Total valid votes | 12,919 | 96.70 | ||||||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined votes | 441 | 3.30 | ||||||||||
| Turnout | 13,360 | 43.09 | ||||||||||
| Eligible voters | 31,008 | |||||||||||
| 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: | ||||||||||||
| Zone 6 | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Ellis (X) | 5,883 | 48.28 |
| Marty Carr | 4,216 | 34.60 |
| Tanya Melissa Dasilva | 2,085 | 17.11 |
References
edit- ^ "Mark Sutcliffe laces up for new political marathon". CTV Ottawa. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "Financial statements" (PDF). City of Ottawa. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
- ^ @PlanteSteph613 (December 15, 2022). "Un joyeux anniversaire @AVmartycarr!! City politics is better with you around" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Alta Vista to elect new councillor from among 4". CBC Ottawa. September 2, 2022. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
- ^ Tower, Courtney (May 2021). "Our People" (PDF). VISTAS. p. 8. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
- ^ Payne, Elizabeth (October 25, 2022). "Alta Vista ward results: Marty Carr takes the council seat". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
- ^ "Alta Vista elects Marty Carr after race with no incumbent". CBC Ottawa. October 24, 2022. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- ^ Carr, Marty (2024-01-17). "The homeless need help right now — from all levels of government". Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ Sutcliffe, Mark; Carr, Marty (2023-08-25). "Ottawa needs permanent solutions to address homelessness, lack of affordable housing". Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ Carr, Marty (2023-01-10). "City of Ottawa has a special role in ending food insecurity". Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. Retrieved 2024-11-13.