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Alex Lawson
Alex Lawson, 38, is a home builder and the owner of a framing company in Dunrobin, Ottawa, and a former board member of the Kanata—Carleton Conservative Association.
Centre-right · Where sources place this person
Wikipedia: Conservative-linked campaign team; sources give no placing
Ideology: conservatism
7%Probability · Ottawa Mayoral Election Winner 2026
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He is a candidate for Mayor of Ottawa in the 2026 municipal election, registered on 1 May 2026.
Career
Lawson owns a home-framing company and is a homebuilder from Dunrobin in rural Ottawa. He previously served on the board of the Kanata—Carleton Conservative Association. He announced his mayoral run on 23 January 2026 and registered on 1 May 2026. CTV News reports he voted for incumbent Mark Sutcliffe in 2022.
Positions
Lawson campaigns under the slogan "Ottawa Deserves Better", saying city services have declined, and names affordability, rent, traffic and crime as the main issues. CTV News reports a rural platform that would require rural assessments for council decisions and improve rural infrastructure maintenance. His campaign team includes Conservative organisers.
Summarised automatically from the linked sources. Wikipedia · CTV News
- Alex Lawson 7%
Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026
Ottawa Mayoral Election Winner 2026
| Outcome | Left – Right | Age | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Sutcliffe | Centre | 58 | 86% |
| Alex Lawson | Centre-right | 7% | |
| Jeff Leiper | Centre-left | 4% | |
| Neil Saravanamuttoo | 1% | ||
| Catherine McKenney | Centre-left | 65 | <1% |