Victoria Ward was one of the original municipal wards in the city of
Ottawa
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,
Province of Canada
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created in 1855 from part of
West Ward in
Bytown
Bytown is the former name of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was founded on September 26, 1826, incorporated as a town on January 1, 1850, and superseded by the incorporation of the City of Ottawa on January 1, 1855. The founding was marked by a s ...
.
Victoria Ward originally consisted of the now uninhabited
LeBreton Flats neighbourhood of Ottawa and
Parliament Hill. When the city expanded westward, it began to include all of the city north of
Wellington Street, encompassing
Mechanicsville and parts of
Hintonburg
Hintonburg is a neighbourhood in Kitchissippi Ward in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, located west of the Downtown core. It is a historically working-class, predominantly residential neighbourhood, with a commercial strip located along Wellington Stre ...
. In 1952, it merged with
Elmdale Ward
Elmdale Ward was a municipal ward in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
The ward was created in 1929 when it was split off from Dalhousie Ward. It existed until 1994, when it was merged with Queensboro Ward to become Kitchissippi Ward. From ...
to become
Elmdale-Victoria Ward
Elmdale Ward was a municipal ward in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
The ward was created in 1929 when it was split off from Dalhousie Ward. It existed until 1994, when it was merged with Queensboro Ward to become Kitchissippi Ward. From ...
.
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Ottawa wards