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Ottawa South

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Results

Ottawa South
Party Candidate Votes Status
241/241 polls Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT
LIB David McGuinty 25,991 Elected
CON Elie Salibi 19,626
NDP James McLaren 10,716
GRN Mick Kitor 1,777
PCP Al Gullon 516
PPC Mike Bleskie 383
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Riding Info

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This Ottawa riding contains the Macdonald-Cartier Airport and has a mix of wealthy and low-income families.

It runs from Highway 417 in the north between the Rideau River and Limebank Road in the west and Leitrim Road, the abandoned CP Rail line, Lester Road, Davidson Road, Conroy Road and Hunt Club Road in the southeast.

Ottawa South was created in the 1986 redistribution from portions of Ottawa-Carleton, Ottawa Centre and Ottawa-Vanier. In 1994, a small part of Carleton-Gloucester was added. In 2004, small areas from Ottawa-Vanier and Ottawa-Orleans were added.

Population: 117,581 (2006 census; a decrease of 1.0% since 2001)

Political History

Liberal David McGuinty, brother of Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty, was re-elected in 2008 when he beat Conservative Elie Salibi by 9,516 votes.

McGuinty also won the riding by 4,130 votes over Tory opponent Allan Cutler in 2006 and defeated Conservative Alan Riddell in 2004 by 5,334 votes.

John Manley served as Liberal MP in this riding from 1988 to 2004, when he decided not to run again. A Jean Chrétien loyalist, Manley held numerous portfolios from the time he was first elected in 1988. He was named minister of industry in 1993, became minister of foreign affairs in 2002 and later deputy prime minister and minister of finance.

The former riding of Russell and later Ottawa-Carleton elected only Liberals from 1887 to 1974. Former prime minister John Turner was MP from 1968 until he resigned in 1976. Conservative Jean Pigott won in a 1976 byelection, but was defeated in the 1979 election by Liberal Jean-Luc Pépin. Pépin was minister of transport, minister of state for external relations and minister responsible for the Francophonie.

In 1984, PC Barry Turner defeated Liberal Albert Roy, marking only the second time in 100 years the riding had elected a Tory.

1988-2008 inclusive - LIB

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Demographics

Ethnic Origin

Ethnic Origin
Ethnic Origin
Region Percentage
British Isles 37.19% (43,360)
French 17.64% (20,570)
Aboriginal 3.21% (3,745)
American 0.89% (1,040)
Canadian 23.16% (27,010)
Caribbean 3.30% (3,845)
Latin, Central, South 2.04% (2,380)
Western European 9.50% (11,075)
Northern European 1.79% (2,090)
Eastern European 7.89% (9,205)
S European 8.90% (10,380)
Other European 1.74% (2,025)
Scandinavian 1.53% (1,785)
Baltic 0.27% (315)
Czech/Slovak 0.53% (620)
African 6.15% (7,175)
Arab 11.66% (13,600)
Maghrebi 0.31% (360)
West Asia 2.08% (2,420)
South Asia 4.05% (4,725)
East/SE Asia 6.81% (7,945)
Oceania 0.12% (145)
Pacific Islands 0.01% (15)
Statistics Canada Population: 116,600

Mother Tongue

Mother Tongue
Mother Tongue
Language Percentage
English 56% (64,050)
French 13% (14,710)
Algonquin 0% (0)
Atikamekw 0% (0)
Blackfoot 0% (0)
Carrier 0% (0)
Chilcotin 0% (0)
Chipewyan 0% (0)
Cree 0% (0)
Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) 0% (0)
Dene 0% (0)
Dogrib 0% (0)
Gitksan 0% (0)
Inuinnaqtun 0% (0)
Inuktitut, n.i.e. 0% (10)
Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) 0% (0)
Malecite 0% (0)
Mi'kmaq 0% (0)
Mohawk 0% (0)
Montagnais-Naskapi 0% (0)
Nisga'a 0% (0)
North Slave (Hare) 0% (0)
Ojibway 0% (0)
Oji-Cree 0% (0)
Shuswap 0% (0)
South Slave 0% (0)
Tlingit 0% (0)
Italian 2% (1,760)
Portuguese 1% (640)
Romanian 0% (340)
Spanish 2% (2,140)
Danish 0% (25)
Dutch 0% (215)
Flemish 0% (10)
Frisian 0% (10)
German 1% (790)
Norwegian 0% (15)
Swedish 0% (25)
Yiddish 0% (95)
Bosnian 0% (30)
Bulgarian 0% (175)
Croatian 0% (215)
Czech 0% (125)
Macedonian 0% (0)
Polish 1% (1,005)
Russian 1% (695)
Serbian 0% (230)
Serbo-Croatian 0% (215)
Slovak 0% (75)
Slovenian 0% (25)
Ukrainian 0% (320)
Latvian 0% (25)
Lithuanian 0% (10)
Estonian 0% (10)
Finnish 0% (60)
Hungarian 0% (355)
Greek 1% (575)
Armenian 0% (50)
Turkish 0% (185)
Amharic 0% (295)
Arabic 8% (9,555)
Hebrew 0% (60)
Maltese 0% (10)
Somali 2% (2,010)
Tigrigna 0% (160)
Bengali 0% (320)
Gujarati 0% (135)
Hindi 0% (375)
Kurdish 0% (345)
Panjabi (Punjabi) 0% (550)
Pashto 0% (120)
Persian (Farsi) 1% (1,270)
Sindhi 0% (55)
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 0% (90)
Urdu 1% (600)
Malayalam 0% (30)
Tamil 0% (465)
Telugu 0% (25)
Japanese 0% (100)
Korean 0% (450)
Cantonese 1% (835)
Chinese, n.o.s. 2% (2,150)
Mandarin 1% (640)
Taiwanese 0% (15)
Lao 0% (55)
Khmer (Cambodian) 0% (75)
Vietnamese 1% (680)
Bisayan languages 0% (40)
Ilocano 0% (55)
Malay 0% (35)
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1% (720)
Akan (Twi) 0% (80)
Swahili 0% (180)
Creoles 0% (450)
Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 113,395

Industry

Industry
Industry
Industry Percentage
Agriculture 1.98
Mining 0.57
Utilities 1.31
Construction 6.84
Manufacturing 0.00
Wholesale 3.37
Retail 12.77
Transport 3.83
Info Culture 2.00
Finance Insurance 2.71
Real Estate 1.76
ProSciTech 4.64
Management 0.04
Waste/Remediation 4.94
Education 8.24
Heath/Social Assistance 12.55
Arts/Entertainment 2.41
Hospitality 0.00
Other Services 4.68
Public Admin 4.77
Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 60,120

Overall

Unemployment Rate
6.9%
Provincial
6.4%
National
6.6%
Seniors
14.08%
Provincial
13.56%%
National
13.71%%
Home Owners
23.77%
Provincial
26.61%%
National
26.92%%
Avg Family Income
$89,267
Provincial
$90,526
National
$82,325
Immigration
30%
Provincial
28%
National
20%
Post-Secondary Degree
36.05%
Provincial
33.54%
National
33.35%
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census

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Candidate Info

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CON – Elie Salibi

GRN – Mick Kitor

LIB – David McGuinty

NDP – James McLaren

PCP – Al Gullon

PPC – Mike Bleskie

Elie Salibi

Elie Salibi

Party: Conservative Party of Canada

Contact Information:

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613-733-4390

1717 Bank St. Unit 5

Ottawa, Ont.

Marital Status:

Married to Chantal

Children:

Twin daughters Jennifer and Jessica

Profession:

Sales

Education:

Honours bachelor of commerce - University of Ottawa

Political Career:

FEDERAL: Defeated in Ottawa South in 2008

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Mick Kitor

Mick Kitor

Party: Green Party of Canada

Contact Information:

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613-600-4779

Birthplace: Ottawa

Marital Status:

Married

Children:

One son

Profession:

Sales

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David McGuinty

David McGuinty

Party: Liberal Party of Canada

Contact Information:

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613-526-9339

Unit A-1883 Bank St.,

Ottawa, Ont.

K1V 7Z9

Age:

51

Birthplace:

Ottawa

Marital Status:

Married to Brigitte Bélanger

Children:

Four

Profession:

Lawyer

Education:

Diploma in agriculture from Kemptville College

University of Ottawa - BA (English literature); law degree

University of Sherbrooke - Diplomas in civil and comparative law

London School of Economics - Graduate law degree, environmental and natural resources law, 1991

Harvard-trained mediator and negotiator.

Political Career:

FEDERAL: Elected in Ottawa South in 2004, 2006, 2008.

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James McLaren

James McLaren

Party: New Democratic Party of Canada

Contact Information:

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Email

613-282-2670

Profession:

Teacher

Education:

Trent University - B.Sc., physics

Political Career:

FEDERAL: Defeated in Ottawa South in 1999, 2003.

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Al Gullon

Al Gullon

Party: Progressive Canadian Party

Contact Information:

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Website 2

Email

613-738-0712

Birthplace:

Nova Scotia

Marital Status:

Married

Children:

Two

Profession:

Was a transport officer with the Canadian air force in Canada and Europe. Resigned to return to university, and then worked for Environment Canada for 23 years, serving as head of vehicle emission control for 10 years. Is currently active in traffic safety research.

Education:

Science degree from Mount Alison University (1962); engineering degree from Carleton University (1972).

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Mike Bleskie

Party: Pirate Party of Canada

Contact Information:

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Twitter

Email

Age:

19

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