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Nepean - Carleton (052)Candidates:
More than 84 per cent of residents are homeowners in this affluent suburban Ottawa riding. The riding contains most of Nepean and stretches from south of the CN Rail tracks into traditional PC country in Osgoode, Rideau and Goulburn. The major employer is the federal government, with the retail trade also providing many jobs. As a result of the 1999 redistribution, Nepean-Carleton combined 44 per cent of the old riding of Carleton, 62 per cent of the old Nepean riding and 11 per cent of Ottawa-Rideau.
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[PDF, 438KB] ( Acrobat Reader required - download free Acrobat Reader.) Political History:In the old riding of Carleton, Conservative Sid Handleman won his first election in 1971 and held it until he resigned in 1980. Tory Bob Mitchell won the subsequent byelection, and again in 1981 and 1985. Norm Sterling won this riding once again for the Tories in 1990 and 1995. Created in 1987, the Nepean riding was first served by Liberal Hans Daigeler, who was re-elected in 1990. Tory John Baird defeated Daigeler in 1995. Baird in the restructured Nepean-Carleton riding in 1999 and 2003, both by commanding margins. In 2003, Baird crushed Liberal Rod Vanier by 10,796 votes. Baird held cabinet posts in the governments of Mike Harris and Ernie Eves, including as community and social services minister and energy minister. Baird left provincial politics in 2005 to run for Parliament and won the Ottawa West-Nepean riding as the Tories took power. Baird was appointed to be president of the Treasury Board and then, in January 2007, to be environment minister. Baird's departure from provincial politics caused a March 2006 byelection that Progressive Conservative Lisa MacLeod won easily, capturing nearly 58 per cent of the vote. (The CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites. External links will open in a new window.
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| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIB | 71 | 0 | 71 | 42.19% |
| PC | 26 | 0 | 26 | 31.67% |
| NDP | 10 | 0 | 10 | 16.79% |
| GRN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.01% |
| OTH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.34% |
| Last Update:October 11, 2:25:56 AM EDT | ||||
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