Ottawa West—Nepean

Ottawa West—Nepean
Ontario electoral district
Ottawa West—Nepean in relation to other electoral districts in Ottawa
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 		  
John Baird
Conservative
District created 1996
First contested 1997
Last contested 2008
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2006) 109,735
Electors (2011) 84,427
Area (km²) 88
Pop. density (per km²) 1,247
Census divisions Ottawa
Census subdivisions Ottawa
For the provincial electoral district, see Ottawa West—Nepean (provincial electoral district).

Ottawa West—Nepean is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997. Its population in 2001 was 112,509.

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Geography

The district includes the neighbourhoods of Shirleys Bay, Crystal Beach, Rocky Point, Bayshore, Britannia, Britannia Bay, Lincoln Heights, Whitehaven, Glabar Park, Queensway, Highland Park, Kenson Park, Redwood, Graham Park, Qualicum, Leslie Park, Briar Green, Centrepointe, Woodroffe, Bel-Air Park, Bel-Air Heights, Braemar Park, Copeland Park, Navaho, City View, Ryan Farm, Skyline, Fisher Heights, Parkwood Hills, Carleton Heights, Fisher Glen, Borden Farm, Crestview, Meadowlands, Highland Park, Woodpark, and the western half of Carlington in the City of Ottawa.

History

The electoral district was created in 1996 from Ottawa West, Nepean and part of Lanark—Carleton ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
36th 1997–2000     Marlene Catterall Liberal
37th 2000–2004
38th 2004–2006
39th 2006–2008     John Baird Conservative
40th 2008–2011
41st 2011–present

In the 2004 federal election, Marlene Catterall defeated Conservative Party candidate Sean Casey in a very close election.

In the 2006 federal election, Catterall stepped aside, and high profile Progressive Conservative Member of Provincial Parliament, John Baird, contested and won the riding for the Conservative Party.

He serves in the cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper as Government House Leader since August 2010 after Jay Hill announced his retirement. He has also served as Environment Minister, and President of the Treasury Board during the Conservatives' first year in power until a Cabinet shuffle when he was replaced by Vic Toews.

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative John Baird 25,226 44.71 -0.27 -
     Liberal Anita Vandenbeld 17,790 31.53 -4.59 -
     New Democrat Marlene Rivier 11,128 19.72 +8.20 -
     Green Mark Mackenzie 2,279 4.04 -2.32 -
Total valid votes/Expense limit 56,423 100.00
Total rejected ballots 292 0.51
Turnout 56,715 69.42
Eligible voters 81,693
Canadian federal election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative John Baird 25,109 44.98 +1.85 $83,719
     Liberal David Pratt 20,161 36.12 +2.03 $84,627
     New Democrat Marlene Rivier 6,432 11.52 -4.60 $30,086
     Green Frances Coates 3,552 6.36 +1.42 $9,565
     Independent David Page 415 0.74 +0.74
     Communist Alex McDonald 150 0.28 +0.28
Total valid votes/Expense limit 55,819 100.00 $87,796
     Conservative hold Swing -0.09
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
     Conservative John Baird 25,607 43.13 +3.93 $73,698
     Liberal Lee Farnworth 20,244 34.09 -7.50 $71,412
     New Democrat Marlene Rivier 9,569 16.12 +3.20 $24,830
     Green Neil Adair 2,932 4.94 +0.17 $975
     Independent John Pacheco 905 1.52 * $16,672
     Canadian Action Randy Bens 121 0.20 -0.45 $620
Total valid votes/Expense limit 59,378 100.00
Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Marlene Catterall 23,971 41.59 -1.73
     Conservative Sean Casey 22,591 39.20 -9.20
     New Democrat Marlene Rivier 7,449 12.92 +7.72
     Green Neil Adair 2,748 4.77 +3.65
     Marijuana Russell Barth 430 0.75 -0.06
     Canadian Action Mary-Sue Haliburton 376 0.65 -0.07
     Marxist–Leninist Alecander Legeais 68 0.12
Total valid votes 57,633 100.00
Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Marlene Catterall 22,607 43.32 -10.69
     Canadian Alliance Barry Yeates 14,753 28.27 +7.04
     Progressive Conservative Tom Curran 10,506 20.13 +4.59
     New Democrat Kevin Kinsella 2,718 5.21 -2.41
     Green Matt Takach 585 0.36
     Marijuana Sotos Petrides 423 0.81
     Canadian Action David Creighton 376 0.72
     Independent John C. Turmel 89 0.17 -0.22
     Communist Stuart Ryan 70 0.13
     Natural Law Richard Wolfson 58 0.11 -0.17
Total valid votes 52,185 100.00
Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes %
     Liberal Marlene Catterall 29,511 54.02
     Reform Barry Yeates 11,601 21.23
     Progressive Conservative Margret Kopala 8,489 15.54
     New Democrat Wendy Byrne 4,163 7.62
     Green Stuart Langstaff 416 0.76
     Independent John C. Turmel 211 0.39
     Natural Law Stan Lamothe 153 0.28
     Marxist–Leninist Marsha Fine 90 0.16
Total valid votes 54,634 100.00

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