Ridings
173 Ottawa West-Nepean
2006 Candidates:
RIDING PROFILE
This urban riding along the shores of the Ottawa River and Lac Deschênes
takes in a lot of what was the city of Nepean, now part of Ottawa.
Its boundaries are Riddell Drive, March Valley Road, Herzberg Road and
March Road in the west, Highway 417, Richmond Road and the CN line in the
south and Rideau River, Baseline Road, Merivale Road, Highway 417 and Sherbourne
Road in the east. It includes the Bayshore, Crystal Beach, Crystal Bay,
Britannia, Carlington and Lincoln Heights districts.
Dwellings are almost equally split between rentals and owned. The federal
government is the largest employer. Average family income is $76,580 and
unemployment is 6.8 per cent. More than 28 per cent of residents are immigrants
with significant Italian and Chinese communities.
Ottawa West-Nepean was created in 1996 from 72 per cent of Ottawa West
and 46 per cent of Nepean. In 2004, small areas of Nepean-Carleton and
Lanark-Carleton were added.
Population: 103,870
Political
History
In 2004, Liberal Marlene Catterall defeated Conservative Sean Casey by
1,380 votes. She was first elected in 1988.
Ottawa West and Ottawa West-Nepean voted Liberal from 1935 to 1968. Neighbouring
Carleton riding elected only Conservatives from 1867 to 1962. From 1968
to 1988, the riding swung between the Conservatives and the Liberals.
In 1968, Liberal Lloyd Francis became MP; he was defeated by PC Peter
Reilly in 1972, then re-elected in 1974. PC Ken Binks won the 1979 election,
followed by Lloyd Francis again in 1980. PC David Daubney defeated Francis
in 1984 before Catterall defeated him in 1988.
Ottawa West:
1935-68 inclusive - LIB
1972 - PC
1974 - LIB
1979 - PC
1980 - LIB
1984 - PC
1988, 1993 - LIB
Ottawa West-Nepean:
1997, 2000, 2004 - LIB
CANDIDATE PROFILES
Randy Bens
Party: Canadian Action Party
Age: 35
Birthplace: Cold Lake, Alta.
Education: BA (Ottawa University)
Profession: Businessperson
Career Background: Worked as an organizer for the Newspaper Guild, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and for some
years the Hotel Workers Union. Worked for technology providers such as PSINet, RBA, MasTec and others earning Certification as a
specialist in technology
Riding Address:
61 McEwen Avenue, Ottawa, Ont., K2B 5L3
randy@conemo.com
canadianactionparty.ca
John Baird
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Birth Date: May 29, 1969
Age: 36
Birthplace: Nepean, Ont.
Education: BA in political science from Queen's University
Profession: Consultant
Career Background: Worked as a special assistant to the Minister of Communications with
responsibility for Arts and Heritage Funding, telecommunications
research and administration of Access to Information Act. Special assistant
to Secretary of State for External Affairs; worked on Canada-U.S. Relations and UN issues and was a
member of the Canadian delegation to the 48th UN General Assembly
Community Activities: Former volunteer with Big Brothers of Kingston. Founder of student program to assist victims of Gulf War.
Member, Board of Dir of Nepean Carleton Condo Corp.
Member, Nepean Police Services Community Advisory Committee.
Ten-year member of the Royal Canadian Legion (Nepean Branch),
an honourary member of the Nepean Kiwanis, and a lifetime member
of Canada's largest Association for Community Living
Electoral History
Party: Served as Conservative Ontario co-chair during 2004 election; was
Ontario co-chair for Stephen Harper's leadership campaign.
Served as co-chair of Jim Flaherty's Ontario PC leadership
campaign. Youngest delegate to 1985 Provincial Leadership Convention.
Founder of a special political recruitment program for students.
1988-Pres of PC Youth Wing. Served on provincial executive for two years
Provincial: Elected in Nepean in 1995; in Nepean-Carleton in 1999, 2003
Political History
Cabinet: June 1999-April 2002 - Minister of Community and Social Services, with
responsibility for Francophone Affairs.
February 2001-April 2002 - Minister responsible for Children.
April 2002 - Associate Minister of Francophone Affairs; Chief Governmentt Whip and
Deputy House Leader.
August 2002 - Minister of Energy; Minister responsible for Francophone Affairs;
Deputy House Leader.
Jun 17/03 - added Government House Leader
Parliamentary Secretary: July 12/95 - to Minister of Labour.
April 1997 - to Chair of Management Board and Government House Leader. November 1997 - to Minister of Finance
Caucus: In Opposition, he has served as Finance and Culture Critic and
as Opposition House Leader. Currently Health Critic and Deputy House Leader
Riding Address:
1531 Merivale Road
Nepean, Ont.
K2G 3J3
John Pacheco
Party: Independent
Age: 36
Education: B.COmm. from Queen's University
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Lara
Children: Three daughters - Clarrisa, Emma and Tonya
Career Background: Works in the commercial real estate development industry
Community Activities: Principal organizer behind the March for Marriage and Freedom rally on Parliament Hill in April 2005
Electoral History
Provincial: Defeated in Kingston and the Islands in 1995. Defeated in Ottawa South in 2003 as a candidate for the Family
Coalition Party
Campaign Office:
(613) 220-2093
johnp@march4marriage.ca
www.march4marriage.ca
Lee Farnworth
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Birthplace: Italy
Profession: Professor
Marital Status: Married
Children: Two
Career Background: Professor of political science/public administration and issues in diversity/First Nations at Algonquin
College
Community Activities: Acted as President of her Community Association
and has served on the Board of Directors of Nelson House, a
shelter for women and children who are victims of violence.
She is also a past president of the Nepean Non-Profit Housing
Corporation, and a former member of the City of Ottawa's Health &
Social Services Advisory Committee.
Electoral History
Municipal: Elected a hydro commissioner. Served two terms as a
city councillor for the former city of Nepean
Riding Address:
1094 Falaise Road
Nepean Ont.
K2E 6P8
(613) 228-8649
Marlene Rivier
Party: New Democratic Party
Education: A graduate of Carleton University with a Master's degree in
psychology
Profession: Health professional
Marital Status: Married
Children: Three
Career Background: Worked at the Royal Ottawa Hospital for more than 20 years and is president of Local 479 of Ontario Public
Service Employees Union
Community Activities: She has campaigned with national and provincial health coalitions
against privatization and cuts to health care. She is a director of a number of non-profit agencies.
Electoral History
Provincial: Defeated in Ottawa West-Nepean in 2003
Federal: Defeated in Ottawa West-Nepean in 2004
Riding Address:
2596 Carling Avenue
Ottawa, Ont.
(613) 828-9865
marlenerivier@ndp.ca
www.ndp.ca/marlenerivier
Neil Adair
Party: Green Party of Canada
Profession: Businessman, and analytical and applications chemist
Career Background: Worked for eight years as an analytical chemist at the
Canadian Conservation Institute of the National Museums of Canada with a break of six months to study at a UNESCO
institution in Rome, Italy. He joined an Ottawa tech company, Vickers Instruments, as an
applications specialist for scanning electron microscopy in the semiconductor industry.
Community Activities:
Electoral History
Party: Has been working for the Green party of Canada on the web team
and the organizing committee
Provincial: Defeated in Ottawa West-Nepean in 2003
Federal: Defeated in Ottawa West-Nepean in 2004
Telephone: (613) 829-8653
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