The 2003 Ottawa municipal election was a municipal election that was held in Ottawa to elect the city's mayor, City Council, and school trustees for the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The vote was held on November 10, 2003. The elections were held simultaneously with most other municipalities in Ontario. The mayoral election was won by popular incumbent and former Liberal Member of Provincial Parliament Bob Chiarelli. His main competition was that of right-wing candidate Terry Kilrea. Issues The main issues of the race were a controversial Smoking ban, the expansion of the O-Train (Ottawa's light rail system), official bilingualism and the recent amalgamation. Chiarelli was in favour of the smoking ban, which had been implemented by the last city council. The ban was on smoking in all public places, which angered many bar and restaurant owners. Kilrea was against the smoking ban. He was also against putting money into expanding the O-Train, and official bilingualism in the city. Controversy One of the prominent fringe candidates for mayor was associated with white supremacist support. Donna Upson received contributions from the Ku Klux Klan, and she voiced support for racial segregation. She has also set up a Canadian branch of the National Socialist Movement. She finished in sixth place with 1,312 votes (0.71%). Turnout Turnout for the election was low, at 33%. The highest turnouts were in the rural areas, specifically in Goulbourn, Rideau and the highest West Carleton (45%). The lowest turnout was in Somerset Ward at 25% turnout. Results for mayor Chiarelli won all but three wards and had his most strength in the city core region. Kilrea won three wards, all in the rural south and west. Council results No incumbents lost any races, and only two councillors had a decrease in the popular vote percentage from the 2000 election. Orléans Ward Herb Kreling 7,182 (72.89%) (+31.93%) Louise Malloy 2,671 (27.11%) Innes Ward Rainer Bloess 5,925 (59.26%) (+7.25%) J.-F. Claude 4,073 (40.74%) Bell-South Nepean Ward Jan Harder 11,678 (86.75%) (+25.86%) John R. Palmer 1,784 (13.25%) Kanata Ward Peggy Feltmate 12,260 (70.58%) Richard Rutkowski 4,166 (23.98%) Donald Leafloor 561 (3.23%) Grant Johnston 384 (2.21%) West Carleton Ward Eli El-Chantiry 2,738 (44.61%) Adele Muldoon 2,709 (44.14%) Daryl W. Craig 480 (7.82%) Jim Jenkins 210 (3.42%) Goulbourn Ward Janet Stavinga 5,076 (64.15%) (+19.14%) Michael P. O'Rourke 2,837 (35.85%) Bay Ward Alex Cullen 6,713 (56.74%) (+8.72%) John Blatherwick 4,477 (37.84%) Don Rivington