Going up against Diane Deans in Gloucester-Southgate

Diane Deans is looking to hold on to her councilseat for the seventh time in a row in Gloucester-Southgate.

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Deans was first elected in November 1994 (pre-amalgamation) and since then she has been at the table for six consecutive terms.

In the last election she won about 56 per cent of the vote.

• Read the 2014 municipal election results here

This time around there are four othercandidates hoping to end her reignin Gloucester-Southgate:

• Alek Golijanin
• Perry Sabourin
• Sam Soucy
• Robert Swaita

Gloucester-Southgateand neighbouring Alta Vista ward have beentrying to deal withgun violence in and around Walkley Road. The ward alsoincludes South Keysand the airport, and as with many wards, candidates are pointing to roads and traffic as big priorities.

Want to know more about the candidates?

So did we.

CBC Ottawa created a questionnaire and sent it to each of the registered candidates to fill out.

You can read the responses below. Some candidates did not respond to the questionnaire.

Questionnaires are posted as they were submitted.