Canadian federal election results in Ottawa

Electoral History
2011
2008
2006
2004
2000
1997
1993
1988
1984
1980
1979

This page shows results of Canadian federal elections in the Ottawa, Ontario area since the 1979 election.

Map of the region's ridings. Colours show the result after the 2006 and 2008 elections which had the same seat results

Carleton-Mississippi Mills Nepean-Carleton Ottawa Centre Ottawa-Orléans Ottawa South Ottawa-Vanier Ottawa West-Nepean

Key

• Red - Liberal seats
• Blue - Conservative seats
• Orange - NDP seats

Regional profile

With the exception of the more conservative rural western and southern parts, the former Region of Ottawa-Carleton which became the new City of Ottawa in 2001 has traditionally been a Liberal heartland. A high proportion of Francophones and civil servants had made ridings such as Ottawa—Vanier among the safest Liberal seats in the country, however, only one safe Liberal seat remains in Ottawa. The NDP's only historical victory in the area, Ottawa Centre in 1984, was repeated in 2004, as their popular former leader Ed Broadbent was elected. The Green Party's best seat in the province also came in Ottawa Centre. The seat was retained in 2006 after Broadbent's retirement, by Paul Dewar (son of former mayor Marion Dewar). The suburban Ottawa ridings tend to be swing ridings, as the ruling Conservatives currently hold four seats.

2004 and 2006 Election Results City of Ottawa
Party		2004		2006		2008		Change (04-06)	Change (06-08)
		Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
	Conservative	153,289	36.4	181,340	40.8	180,533	41.8	+4.4	+1.0
	Liberal	171,217	40.6	151,726	34.2	147,013	34.1	-6.4	-0.1
	New Democrats	69,473	16.5	80,555	18.1	65,333	15.1	+1.6	-3.0
	Green	23,536	5.6	26,854	6.0	36,683	8.5	+0.4	+2.5
	Progressive Canadian	375	0.1	838	0.2	629	0.1	+0.1	-0.1
	Marijuana	2,499	0.6	751	0.2	378	0.1	-0.4	-0.1
	Libertarian	0	0.0	0	0.0	224	0.1	0.0	+0.1
	Communist	90	0.0	102	0.0	150	0.0	0.0	0.0
	Canadian Action	197	0.0	121	0.0	100	0.0	0.0	0.0
	Marxist-Leninist	299	0.1	186	0.0	93	0.0	-0.1	0.0
	Christian Heritage	46	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0
	Independents	346	0.1	1604	0.4	415	0.1	+0.3	-0.3
Total		421,367		444,077		431,506

• Note, this data is a total for all ridings within the city, plus the portions of ridings that extend outside the city, that are located within Ottawa (Cumberland in Glengarry—Prescott—Russell and all of Carleton—Mississippi Mills except Mississippi Mills). Data within these split ridings does not include votes from people residing outside the riding (prisoners, members or the Canadian forces, or for temporary reasons), or by people voting in mobile polls or by means of special ballots.

2011 - 41st General Election

Electoral District	Candidates											Incumbent
		Conservative		Liberal		NDP		Green		Other
Carleton—Mississippi Mills		Gordon O'Connor 43,723		Karen McCrimmon 18,293		Erin Peters 11,223		John Hogg 3,434				Gordon O'Connor
Nepean—Carleton		Pierre Poilievre 43,477		Ryan Keon 20,146		Ric Dagenais 12,962		Jean-Luc Cooke 3,260				Pierre Poilievre
Ottawa Centre		Damian Konstantinakos 14,063		Scott Bradley 13,049		Paul Dewar 33,805		Jennifer Hunter 3,262		John Akpata (Mar.) 326 Pierre Soubilère (M-L) 44 Stuart Ryan (Comm.) 109 Romeo Bellai (Ind.) 210		Paul Dewar
Ottawa—Orléans		Royal Galipeau 28,584		David Bertschi 24,649		Martine Cenatus 9,086		Paul Maillet 1,836				Royal Galipeau
Ottawa South		Elie Salibi 19,634		David McGuinty 25,963		James McLaren 10,712		Mick Kitor 1,787		Al Gullon (PC) 513 Mike Bleskie (Pirate) 382		David McGuinty
Ottawa—Vanier		Rem Westland 14,184		Mauril Bélanger 20,009		Trevor Haché 15,391		Caroline Rioux 2,716		Christian Legeais (M-L) 122		Mauril Bélanger
Ottawa West—Nepean		John Baird 25,226		Anita Vandenbeld 17,790		Marlene Rivier 11,128		Mark Mackenzie 2,279				John Baird

2008 - 40th General Election

Electoral District	Candidates											Incumbent
		Conservative		Liberal		NDP		Green		Other
Carleton—Mississippi Mills		Gordon O'Connor 39,338		Justin MacKinnon 15,254		Paul Arbour 6,583		Jake Cole 6,983				Gordon O'Connor
Nepean—Carleton		Pierre Poilievre 39,915		Ed Mahfouz 16,743		Phil Brown 6,946		Lori Gadzala 7,880				Pierre Poilievre
Ottawa Centre		Brian McGarry 15,063		Penny Collenette 16,634		Paul Dewar 25,347		Jen Hunter 6,348		John Akpata (MP) 378 Pierre Soubilére (M-L) 93		Paul Dewar
Ottawa—Orléans		Royal Galipeau 27,206		Marc Godbout 23,504		Amy O'Dell 6,127		Paul Maillet 3,833				Royal Galipeau
Ottawa South		Elie Salibi 19,418		David McGuinty 28,934		Hijal De Sarkar 4,920		Qais Ghanem 3,924		Al Gullon (PCP) 620 Jean-Serge Brisson (LPC) 244		David McGuinty
Ottawa—Vanier		Patrick Glémaud 14,128		Mauril Bélanger 23,958		Trevor Haché 8,845		Akbar Manoussi 4,443		Mike St-Onge (CAP) 100		Mauril Bélanger
Ottawa West—Nepean		John Baird 25,109		David Pratt 20,161		Marlene Rivier 6,432		Francis Coates 3,552		David Page (Ind.) 415 Alex McDonald (Comm.) 150		John Baird

Conservative Party of Canada	Green Party of Canada
Liberal Party of Canada	New Democratic Party

2006 - 39th General Election

Electoral District	Candidates											Incumbent
		Liberal		Conservative		NDP		Green		Other
Carleton—Mississippi Mills		Isabel Metcalfe 16,360		Gordon O'Connor 39,004		Tasha Bridgen 8,677		Jake Cole 4,544		Tracy Parsons (P.C.) 408 George Kolaczynski (Mar.) 426		Gordon O'Connor
Nepean—Carleton		Michael Gaffney 20,111		Pierre Poilievre 39,512		Laurel Gibbons 8,274		Lori Gadzala 3,976				Pierre Poilievre
Ottawa Centre		Richard Mahoney 19,468		Keith Fountain 15,105		Paul Dewar 24,609		David Chernushenko 6,765		Stuart Ryan (Comm.) 102 John Akpata (Mar.) 387 Christian Legeais (M-L) 69 Anwar Syed (Ind.) 121		Ed Broadbent†
Ottawa—Orléans		Marc Godbout 24,224		Royal Galipeau 25,455		Mark Leahy 9,354		Sarah Samplonius 2,377		Alain Saint-Yves (Ind.) 578		Marc Godbout
Ottawa South		David McGuinty 27,158		Allan Cutler 23,028		Henri Sader 8,138		John Ford 2,913		Brad Thomson (P.C.) 273		David McGuinty
Ottawa—Vanier		Mauril Bélanger 23,567		Paul Benoit 15,970		Ric Dagenais 12,145		Raphael Thierrin 3,675		James C. Parsons (P.C.) 221 Alexandre Legeais (M-L) 117		Mauril Bélanger
Ottawa West—Nepean		Lee Farnworth 20,250		John Baird 25,607		Marlene Rivier 9,626		Neil Adair 2,941		Randy Bens (CAP) 121 John Pacheco (Ind.) 905		Marlene Catterall †

Conservative Party of Canada	Green Party of Canada
Liberal Party of Canada	New Democratic Party

2004 - 38th General Election

Map of the region's ridings. Colours show the result after the 2004 election

Carleton-Lanark Nepean-Carleton Ottawa Centre Ottawa-Orléans Ottawa South Ottawa-Vanier Ottawa West-Nepean

Electoral District	Candidates											Incumbent
		Liberal		Conservative		NDP		Green		Other
Carleton—Lanark		Dan Wicklum 22,185		Gordon O'Connor 32,664		Rick Prashaw 6,758		Stuart Langstaff 3,665			new district
Nepean—Carleton		David Pratt 26,684		Pierre Poilievre 30,420		Phil Brown 6,072		Chris Walker 2,886		Brad Powers (Mar.) 561		David Pratt
Ottawa Centre		Richard Mahoney 19,478		Mike Murphy 11,933		Ed Broadbent 25,734		David Chernushenko 4,730		Michael Foster (Mar.) 455 Louis Lang (M-L) 67 Stuart Ryan (Comm.) 90 Robert Gauthier (Ind.) 121 Carla Marie Dancey (CAP) 76		(vacant)
Ottawa—Orléans		Marc Godbout 26,383		Walter Robinson 23,655		Crystal Leblanc 5,905		Dan Biocchi 2,699				Eugène Bellemare†
Ottawa South		David McGuinty 25,956		Alan Riddell 20,622		Monia Mazigh 8,080		John Ford 3,398		Brad Thomson (PC) 375 John Akpata (MP) 495 Saroj Bains (M-L) 79 Raymond Aubin (Ind.) 225		John Paul Manley†
Ottawa—Vanier		Mauril Bélanger 25,952		Kevin Friday 12,769		Ric Dagenais 9,787		Raphaël Thierrin 3,628		Françoise Roy (M-L) 85 Carol Taylor (MP) 558		Mauril Bélanger
Ottawa West—Nepean		Marlene Catterall 23,971		Sean Casey 22,591		Marlene Rivier 7,449		Neil Adair 2,748		Alexandre Legeais (M-L) 68 Russell Barth (MP) 430 Mary-Sue Haliburton (CAP) 121		Marlene Catterall

1. ^ Previously held by Liberal Mac Harb

Conservative Party of Canada	Green Party of Canada
Liberal Party of Canada	New Democratic Party

2000 - 37th General Election

Map of the region's ridings in 2000. Colours show the result from the 2000 election

Nepean-Carleton Ottawa Centre Ottawa-Orléans Ottawa South Ottawa-Vanier Ottawa West-Nepean

Electoral District	Candidates											Incumbent
		Liberal		Canadian Alliance		NDP		PC		Other
Nepean—Carleton		David Pratt 24,570		Michael Green 22,310		Craig Parsons 2,223		Bill Knott 9,536		Isobel McGregor (Green) 805 Jacques Waisvisz (CAP) 131 Lester Newby (NLP) 118		David Pratt
Ottawa Centre		Mac Harb 22,710		David Brown 10,163		Heather-Jane Robertson 13,515		Beverley Mitchell 7,501		Chris Bradshaw (Green) 1,529 Brad Powers (MP) 813 Carla Marie Dancey (CAP) 208 Marvin Glass (Comm.) 139 Neil Paterson (NLP) 110 Mistahi Corkill (M-L) 66		Mac Harb
Ottawa—Orléans		Eugène Bellemare 26,635		Rita Burke 13,316		Maureen Prebinski 2,169		Marc-André Bélair 8,738		Richard Warman (Green) 561 John Albert (MP) 534 Heather Hanson (NLP) 117 Jean Saintonge (CAP) 107 Louis Lang (M-L) 41		Eugène Bellemare
Ottawa South		John Manley 26,585		Brad Darbyson 12,677		Jeannie Page 3,463		Kevin Lister 8,096		Ron Whalen (MP) 679 James Hea (NLP) 141 Marsha Fine (M-L) 80 Mick Panesar (Comm.) 69		John Manley
Ottawa—Vanier		Mauril Bélanger 26,749		Nestor Gayowsky 7,590		Joseph Zebrowski 4,194		Stephen Woollcombe 7,400		Adam Sommerfeld (Green) 1,083 Raymond Turmel (MP) 728 Pierrette Blondin (NLP) 187 Raymond Samuéls (CAP) 131 Kim Roberge (M-L) 74		Mauril Bélanger
Ottawa West—Nepean		Marlene Catterall 22,607		Barry Yates 14,753		Kevin Kinsella 2,718		Tom Curran 10,506		Matt Takach (Green) 585 Sotos Petrides (MP) 423 David Creighton (CAP) 376 John Turmel (Ind) 89 Stuart Ryan (Comm.) 70 Richard Michael Wolfson (NLP) 58		Marlene Catterall

1997 - 36th General Election

Map of the region's ridings in 1997. Colours show the result from the 1997 election

Carleton-Gloucester Nepean-Carleton Ottawa Centre Ottawa South Ottawa-Vanier Ottawa West-Nepean

Electoral District	Candidates											Incumbent
		Liberal		Reform		NDP		PC		Other
Carleton—Gloucester		Eugène Bellemare 29,862		Shannon Smith 7,404		Cindy Ignacz 2,831		Michel Drapeau 9,960		James Hea (NLP) 349 Jean Saintonge (CAP) 244		Eugène Bellemare
Nepean—Carleton		David Pratt 28,366		Paul Fitzgerald 15,333		Cathy Martin 2,788		M.E. Betty Hill 11,072		Terrence Bell (CAP) 331 Brian Ernest Jackson (NLP) 238		Beryl Gaffney†
Ottawa Centre		Mac Harb 25,987		John Perocchio 6,651		Jamey Heath 13,646		Peter Annis 9,391		Frank de Jong (Green) 855 Howard Bertram (CAP) 236 Neil Paterson (NLP) 211 Susan Cumby (Ind.) 190 Hardial Bains (M-L) 150 Malek Khouri (Ind.) 92 Ray Joseph Cormier (Ind.) 91		Mac Harb
Ottawa South		John Manley 31,725		Carla Marie Dancey 8,522		Marcella Munro 4,374		Keith Beardsley 8,115		Maria von Fickenstein (Green) 440 Paula Williams (CAP) 281 Richard Michael Wolfson (NLP) 167 Anna di Carlo (M-L) 140		John Manley
Ottawa—Vanier		Mauril Bélanger 30,728		Ray Grant 4,868		David Gagnon 5,952		Luc Edmund Barrick 6,754		Richard Guy Briggs (Green) 651 Roger Bouchard (NLP) 330 César Antonio Bello (Ind.) 241 Robert Rival (M-L) 138		Mauril Bélanger
Ottawa West—Nepean		Marlene Catterall 29,511		Barry Yates 11,601		Wendy Byrne 4,163		Margaret Kopala 8,489		Stuart Langstaff (Green) 416 John Turmel (Ind.) 211 Stan Lamothe (NLP) 153 Marsha Fine (M-L) 90		Marlene Catterall

1993 - 35th General Election

Map of the region's ridings in 1993. Colours show the result from the 1993 election

Carleton-Gloucester Nepean Ottawa Centre Ottawa South Ottawa-Vanier Ottawa West

Electoral District	Candidates											Incumbent
		PC		Liberal		NDP		Reform		Other
Carleton—Gloucester		Thérèse McKellar 10,598		Eugène Bellemare 43,212		Cindy Moriarty 2,575		Ken Binda 11,474		Shelley Ann Clark (Nat.) 772 James M. Hea (NLP) 461 Alain Doiron (Green) 365 Judy Thompson (CHP) 220 Tom J. Kennedy (Abol.) 80		Eugène Bellemare
Nepean		Donna Hicks 9,668		Beryl Gaffney 33,376		Nizam Siddiqui 1,967		Gus Klovan 9,114		Ralph Anderson (Nat.) 979 Andrew van Iterson (Green) 420 Brian Jackson (NLP) 255 Brian MacKintosh (Lbt.) 133 Marko Braovac (Com'lth) 105 Tonis Kasvand (Abol.) 33		Beryl Gaffney
Ottawa Centre		Ian R. Lee 5,453		Mac Harb 23,816		Marion Dewar 10,398		Len Tucker 4,380		John Foster (Nat.) 740 Frank Thompson (Green) 545 Neil Paterson (NLP) 328 Hardial Bains (M-L) 86 Clayoquot Keith Ashdown (Ind.) 71 Pauline G. Morrissette (Abol.) 36 Marie-Thérèse Costisella (Com'lth) 34 Vic Wilczur (Ind.) 0		Mac Harb
Ottawa South		Joe Anton 6,580		John Paul Manley 35,705		Ursule Critoph 2,116		Doug Walkinshaw 7,749		George Shirreff (Nat.) 1,024 Joe Palmer (Green) 391 Ronald J.D. Parker (NLP) 243 Louise Waldman (M-L) 67		John Manley
Ottawa—Vanier		Marie-Christine Lemire 4,486		Jean-Robert Gauthier 31,216		Willie Dunn 2,935		Sam Dancey 3,553		Frank de Jong (Green) 606 Raymond Samuels (Nat.) 497 David Talbot (Ind.) 429 Roger Bouchard (NLP) 414 Serge Lafortune (M-L) 138 Steven Edward White (Abol.) 28		Jean-Robert Gauthier
Ottawa West		Nancy Munro-Parry 6,135		Marlene Catterall 28,012		Norman Bobbitt 1,854		Peter Boddy 6,144		Bryce Wilson (Nat.) 832 Morgan van Wyck (Green) 225 Stan Lamothe (NLP) 156 Leonard Knoll (Lbt.) 122 Julie Start (Abol.) 27 Kamal Shah (Com'lth) 22		Marlene Catterall

1988 - 34th General Election

Map of the region's ridings in 1988. Colours show the result from the 1988 election

Carleton-Gloucester Nepean Ottawa Centre Ottawa South Ottawa-Vanier Ottawa West

Electoral District	Candidates									Incumbent
		PC		Liberal		NDP		Other
Carleton—Gloucester		Maureen McTeer 23,964		Eugène Bellemare 30,925		Robert Cottingham 6,217		Terese Ferri (CHP) 2,728 Peter Francis Godfather Quinlan (Rhino.) 435	new district
Nepean		Bill Tupper 23,399		Beryl Gaffney 26,632		Bea Murray 6,119		Debbie Anne Brennan (Com'lth) 292		Bill Tupper
Ottawa Centre		Bob Plamondon 13,142		Mac Harb 18,096		Mike Cassidy 17,334		John W. Dodson (Green) 300 Leapin Liz Johnson (Rhino.) 292 John Turmel (Ind.) 152 Michael K.B. Hahn (Ind.) 115 Rudolph Shally (Lbt.) 115 Hardial Bains (n/a) 66 Istvan Kovach (C.C.F) 30		Mike Cassidy
Ottawa South		Barry Turner 19,134		John Manley 27,740		John Fryer 7,392		Marc A. Schindler (Lbt.) 146 Jack C. Chambers (Com'lth) 90 Charles Boylan (n/a) 74		Barry Turner
Ottawa—Vanier		Gilles Guénette 11,197		Jean-Robert Gauthier 28,581		Kathryn Barnard 7,712		Charlie le concierge McKenzie (Rhino.) 460 Jean-Claude Viens (n/a) 256 Louis Lang (n/a) 61		Jean-Robert Gauthier
Ottawa West		David Daubney 18,299		Marlene Catterall 23,470		Theresa Kavanagh 5,300		Peter Cavers (Comm.) 156 Donna Petersen (n/a) 130		David Daubney

1984 - 33rd General Election

Map of the region's ridings in 1984. Colours show the result from the 1984 election

Nepean-Carleton Ottawa-Carleton Ottawa Centre Ottawa-Vanier Ottawa West

Electoral District	Candidates									Incumbent
		Liberal		PC		NDP		Other
Nepean—Carleton		Gord Hunter 20,852		Bill Tupper 41,663		Bea Murray 11,035		Gregory H. Vezina (Green) 737 Ray Turmel (Ind.) 204		Walter Baker†
Ottawa—Carleton		Albert J. Roy 30,747		Barry Turner 34,693		Vernon Lang 10,760		J.C. Reverent Hicks (Rhino.) 648 John W. Dodson (Green) 341 Mireille Landry-Kennedy (Ind.) 281 Sylvain LaBelle (Com'lth) 69		Jean-Luc Pépin†
Ottawa Centre		John Evans 15,380		Dan Chilcott 17,790		Mike Cassidy 17,844		Barry J. Heidt (Rhino.) 382 Gordon Scott McLeod (Green) 285 Marvin Glass (Comm.) 93 Ray Joseph Cormier (Ind.) 71 Rodger L. James (Ind.) 45 Marc Gauvin (Ind.) 29		John Evans
Ottawa—Vanier		Jean-Robert Gauthier 21,401		Michel Lamoureux 12,571		Kathryn Barnard 9,364		Serge Girard (Ind.) 265		Jean-Robert Gauthier
Ottawa West		Lloyd Francis 19,314		David Daubney 26,591		Ross Chapman 8,304		Thérèse Turmel (Ind.) 285		Lloyd Francis

1980 - 32nd General Election

Map of the region's ridings in 1980. Colours show the result from the 1980 election

Nepean-Carleton Ottawa-Carleton Ottawa Centre Ottawa-Vanier Ottawa West

Electoral District	Candidates									Incumbent
		PC		Liberal		NDP		Other
Nepean—Carleton		Walter Baker 31,498		Gord Hunter 19,482		Alan White 7,187		Alan Cockerell (Rhino.) 658		Walter Baker
Ottawa—Carleton		Bert Lawrence 22,384		Jean-Luc Pépin 34,960		Don Francis 7,788		Oli Cosgrove (n./a.) 235		Jean-Luc Pépin
Ottawa Centre		Jean Pigott 17,181		John Evans 21,659		John Smart 7,529		David Langille (Rhino.) 358 Robin Mathews (n.a.) 170 Marvin Glass (Comm.) 116 John Turmel (Ind.) 62 Robin Collins (M-L) 44 Iqbal Ben-Tahir (Ind.) 36 Ernest Bouchard (n.a.) 32		John Evans
Ottawa—Vanier		Moe Royer 7,379		Jean-Robert Gauthier 27,564		Jim Stark 5,721		Graham Pickles Ashby (Rhino.) 519 Gail Dexter Lord (n.a.) 166 Serge LaFortune (M-L) 100		Jean-Robert Gauthier
Ottawa West		Ken Binks 21,940		Lloyd Francis 22,460		Abby Pollonetsky 5,955		John A. Clark (Ind.) 398		Ken Binks

1979 - 31st General Election

Map of the region's ridings in 1979. Colours show the result from the 1979 election

Nepean-Carleton Ottawa-Carleton Ottawa Centre Ottawa-Vanier Ottawa West

Electoral District	Candidates									Incumbent
		Liberal		PC		NDP		Other
Nepean—Carleton		Bluma Appel 17,108		Walter Baker 36,717		Marnie Girvan 7,810				Walter Baker
Ottawa—Carleton		Jean-Luc Pépin 33,972		Jean Pigott 26,972		Jill Vickers 8,234				Jean Pigott
Ottawa Centre		John Evans 19,758		Robert de Cotret 18,728		John Smart 10,213		Robin Matthews (n/a) 302 Michael John Charette (Ind.) 191 Marvin Glass (Comm.) 166		Robert de Cotret
Ottawa—Vanier		Jean-Robert Gauthier 28,098		Moe Royer 9,098		Paul H. Michaud 7,023		Serge Lafortune (M-L) 159		Jean-Robert Gauthier
Ottawa West		Lloyd Francis 22,985		Ken Binks 24,981		Abby Pollonetsky 7,051		John Turmel (Ind.) 193		Lloyd Francis

For earlier results, please see Canadian federal election results in Eastern Ontario.