Ottawa West

For the neighbourhood, see Old Ottawa West

Ottawa West was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1997 and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1908 to 1926 and from 1955 to 1999. It covered the western part of the Ottawa area.

Federal electoral district

The federal district was created from Ottawa and part of Carleton in 1934. The federal riding initially consisted of, in the city of Ottawa, the Central, Capital, Wellington, Dalhousie, the parts of Victoria and Elmdale wards east of Parkdale Avenue, and the part of Riverdale ward not included in Ottawa East.

In 1947, it was redefined to consist of, in the city of Ottawa, Central and Wellington wards, the part of Dalhousie Ward north of Carling Avenue, the part of Capital Ward north of Carling Avenue and Linden Terrace, and the parts of Victoria and Elmdale Wards east of Parkdale Avenue.

In 1952, it was redefined to consist of the part of the city of Ottawa west of a line running along Parkdale Avenue south to Avenue, east to O'Connor Street, north to Linden Terrace, and east to the Rideau Canal.

In 1966, it was redefined to consist of the part of the city of Ottawa west of a line running along the Canadian Pacific Railway line from the interprovincial boundary to Bayview Road, southeast to Bayswater Avenue, south to Carling Avenue, west to Fisher Avenue, south to Baseline Road, west to the western limit of the City of Ottawa.

In 1976, it was redefined to consist of the part of the city of Ottawa west of a line running along the Canadian Pacific Railway line from the interprovincial boundary, south to Somerset Street, west along Somerset Street and Wellington Street to Holland Avenue, south to Carling Avenue, west to Fisher Avenue, and south to the city limit.

In 1987, it was redefined to consist of the part of the city of Ottawa west of a line running from the eastern extremity of the southern limit of the City of Ottawa (immediately south of Baseline Road), east to Fisher Avenue, north to Carling Avenue, east to Island Park Drive, and north to the interprovincial boundary.

The federal electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed between Ottawa Centre and Ottawa West—Nepean ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of the Canadian House of Commons:

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
18th	1935–1940		T. Franklin Ahearn	Liberal
19th	1940–1945		George McIlraith
20th	1945–1949
21st	1949–1953
22nd	1953–1957
23rd	1957–1958
24th	1958–1962
25th	1962–1963
26th	1963–1965
27th	1965–1968
28th	1968–1972		Lloyd Francis
29th	1972–1974		Peter Reilly	Progressive Conservative
30th	1974–1979		Lloyd Francis	Liberal
31st	1979–1980		Kenneth Binks	Progressive Conservative
32nd	1980–1984		Lloyd Francis	Liberal
33rd	1984–1988		David Daubney	Progressive Conservative
34th	1988–1993		Marlene Catterall	Liberal
35th	1993–1997

Members of Provincial Parliament

This riding elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:

Assembly	Years	Member		Party
12th	1908–1911		Alfred Ernest Fripp	Conservative
13th	1911–1914		James A. Ellis
14th	1914–1919		George Charles Hurdman
15th	1919–1923		Hamnett Pinhey Hill
16th	1923–1926		Harold Fisher	Liberal
Riding dissolved into Ottawa South and Ottawa North
Riding re-created
25th	1955–1959		Donald Morrow	Progressive Conservative
26th	1959–1963
27th	1963–1967
28th	1967–1971
29th	1971–1975
30th	1975–1977
31st	1977–1981		Reuben Baetz
32nd	1981–1985
33rd	1985–1987
34th	1987–1990		Bob Chiarelli	Liberal
35th	1987–1990
36th	1990–1995
37th	1995–1997
	1997–1998		Alex Cullen
	1998–1998			Independent
	1998–1999			New Democratic
Riding dissolved into Ottawa West—Nepean

Federal electoral history

1935 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	AHEARN, Thomas Franklin	21,503
	Conservative	HILL, Hamnett Pinhey	15,219
	Reconstruction	BURKHOLDER, Franklin Deans	7,274
	Independent Liberal	PRESS, William Joseph	210

1940 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	MCILRAITH, George J.	27,460
	National Government	LEGGETT, Theodore Howell	19,780

1945 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	MCILRAITH, George James	24,458
	Progressive Conservative	MACROSTIE, Norman B.	21,993
	Co-operative Commonwealth	MANN, Walter B.	4,824
	Labour-Progressive	BINDER, Harry	602
	Social Credit	MCCUAIG, Kenneth L.	495
	Independent	CHECKLAND, Sydney Tom	177

1949 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	MCILRAITH, George James	24,295
	Progressive Conservative	HOWE, Osmond Francis	15,010
	Co-operative Commonwealth	MANN, Walter Beresford	2,754

1953 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	MCILRAITH, George	20,933
	Progressive Conservative	HOWE, O.F.	13,539
	Co-operative Commonwealth	MACNAB, John E.	1,209
	Labour-Progressive	NERENBERG, Daniel	219

1957 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	MCILRAITH, George	19,434
	Progressive Conservative	SHAW, Ethel T.	12,538
	Co-operative Commonwealth	WILLIAMS, David	1,062
	Social Credit	MALONEY, Laurence M.	881

1962 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	MCILRAITH, George	16,935
	Progressive Conservative	KELLY, Pat	11,397
	New Democratic Party	MANN, Walter	1,538
	Social Credit	RICHARDSON, F.D.	698

1963 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	MCILRAITH, George	18,634
	Progressive Conservative	HUESTON, Don	9,852
	New Democratic Party	HUGGINS, Brian E.	1,422
	Social Credit	RICHARDSON, F.D.	924

1965 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	MCILRAITH, George	14,945
	Progressive Conservative	EVANS, Courtenay	8,604
	New Democratic Party	WESTON, David John	2,057
	Social Credit	TOMASINI, Angelo	504

1968 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	FRANCIS, Lloyd	23,750
	Progressive Conservative	BELL, Richard A.	16,392
	New Democratic Party	SUTHERLAND, Ralph	5,003

1972 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	REILLY, Peter	22,169
	Liberal	FRANCIS, Lloyd	18,423
	New Democratic Party	JEWETT, Pauline	13,498
	Social Credit	HAMELIN, Priscilla	245

1974 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	FRANCIS, Lloyd	23,604
	Progressive Conservative	REILLY, Peter	21,838
	New Democratic Party	SHACKLETON, Doris	6,480
	No affiliation	SULLIVAN, Lawrence F.	432
	Social Credit	LAPOINTE, Jacques	192
	Communist	GREATBATCH, Jean	78
	Marxist–Leninist	BOWEN, Richard	67

1979 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	BINKS, Kenneth C.	24,981
	Liberal	FRANCIS, Lloyd	22,985
	New Democratic Party	POLLONETSKY, Abby	7,051
	Independent	TURMEL, John C.	193

1980 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	FRANCIS, Lloyd	22,460
	Progressive Conservative	BINKS, Ken	21,940
	New Democratic Party	POLLONETSKY, Abby	5,955
	Independent	CLARK, John A.	398

1984 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	DAUBNEY, David	26,591
	Liberal	FRANCIS, Lloyd	19,314
	New Democratic Party	CHAPMAN, Ross	8,304
	Independent	TURMEL, Thérèse	285

1988 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	CATTERALL, Marlene	23,470
	Progressive Conservative	DAUBNEY, David	18,299
	New Democratic Party	KAVANAGH, Theresa	5,300
	Communist	CAVERS, Peter	156
	No affiliation	PETERSEN, Donna	130

1993 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	CATTERALL, Marlene	28,012
	Reform	BODDY, Peter	6,144
	Progressive Conservative	MUNRO-PARRY, Nancy	6,135
	New Democratic Party	BOBBITT, Norman	1,854
	National	WILSON, Bryce	832
	Green	VAN WYCK, Morgan	225
	Natural Law	LAMOTHE, Stan	156
	Libertarian	KNOLL, Leonard	122
	Abolitionist	START, Julie	27
	Commonwealth	SHAH, Kamal	22

External links

• Federal riding history from the Library of Parliament