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Ottawa West - Nepean

2008 Results

Ottawa West-Nepean
Party Candidate Votes Status
Updated: Nov. 7, 2008 5:00 PM EST 254/254 polls
CON John Baird 25,109 Elected
LIB David Pratt 20,161
NDP Marlene Rivier 6,432
GRN Frances Coates 3,552
IND David Page 415
COM Alex McDonald 150

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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 the 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.

The federal government is the largest employer, followed by retail trade and the service sector. The 2006 census shows an average family income of $86,561 and an unemployment rate of 7.1 per cent. More than 28 per cent of residents are immigrants and there are significant German, 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: 109,735 (2006 census; a decrease of 2.5% since 2001)

Political History

Conservatives took over this riding in 2006 when John Baird beat Liberal Lee Farnsworth by 5,357 votes. Baird served as president of the Treasury Board before he was appointed environment minister in January 2007.

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 and re-elected in 1974. PC Ken Binks won the 1979 election, followed by 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
  • 2006 - CON