For the federal electoral district, see
Ottawa South . For the neighbourhood in Ottawa, see
Old Ottawa South . For the soccer team, see
Ottawa South United .
Coordinates : 45°21′N 75°38′W / 45.350°N 75.633°W / 45.350; -75.633
Ottawa South Ontario electoral district Ottawa South in relation to other Ottawa electoral districts
Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario MPP John Fraser Liberal District created 1925 First contested 1926 Last contested 2018 Population (2011) 121,921 Electors (2013)86,346 Area (km²) 76 Pop. density (per km²) 1,604.2 Census division(s) Ottawa Census subdivision(s) Ottawa
Ottawa South (French : Ottawa-Sud ) is a provincial electoral district (riding ) in the Canadian province of Ontario , in the city of Ottawa .
History [ ]
The district was created in 1925 from part of Ottawa West . Prior to the 1999 election , the provincial district did not have the same borders as the federal district.
Prior to the 1967 redistribution, the riding shared no common area with the present riding. Present day Ottawa South could be found in the riding of Russell prior to 1967.
After having been firmly conservative for the first 60 years, it has been in the hands of the Liberals without interruption since 1987. From 1987 to 2013, it was held by two generations of the McGuinty family–father Dalton Sr. from 1987 to 1990 and son Dalton Jr. from 1990 to 2013.
Members of the Provincial Parliament [ ]
Election results [ ]
2018 general election [ ]
2018 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
John Fraser
20,773
39.63
−10.40
Progressive Conservative
Karin Howard
15,319
29.23
-2.63
New Democratic
Eleanor Fast
14,250
27.19
+14.82
Green
Les Schram
1,618
3.09
−1.26
Libertarian
Robert Daigneault
342
0.65
+0.07
Communist
Larry Wasslen
114
0.22
−0.08
Total valid votes
52,616
100.0
Liberal hold
Swing
Source: Elections Ontario [1]
2014 general election [ ]
2014 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
John Fraser
23,708
49.96
+7.70
Progressive Conservative
Matt Young
15,235
32.11
−6.84
New Democratic
Bronwyn Funiciello
5,817
12.26
−1.93
Green
Matt Lakatos-Hayward
2,034
4.29
+1.23
Libertarian
Jean-Serge Brisson
273
0.58
−0.01
Special Needs
John Redins
244
0.51
+0.22
Communist
Espoir Manirambona
139
0.29
Total valid votes
47,450
100.0
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
432
0.91
Turnout
47,882
53.71
Eligible voters
89,150
Liberal hold
Swing
+7.27
2013 by-election [ ]
Election signs for John Fraser (Liberal), Taylor Howarth (Green), Bronwyn Funiciello (NDP) and Matt Young (PC)
Dalton McGuinty resigned the Premiership of Ontario in February 2013, but decided to stay on as MPP of Ottawa South until the next election. McGuinty changed his mind however, and resigned on June 12 amid the "gas plant scandal".
Opinion polls [ ]
Polling Firm
Date of Polling
Link
Liberal
PC
NDP
Green
Other
Type of poll
Margin of error
Forum Research
July 31
PDF
36
52
9
3
0
IVR
4%
July 30
PDF [permanent dead link ]
35
42
12
6
5
IVR
4.5%
Forum Research
July 24
HTML
34
48
12
5
1
IVR
4%
July 15
PDF [permanent dead link ]
37
38
17
5
2
IVR
5.1%
Forum Research
July 3
HTML
42
38
17
4
3
IVR
5%
Forum Research
June 13
HTML
34
37
22
4
2
IVR
4%
Results [ ]
Ontario provincial by-election, August 1, 2013 Resignation of Dalton McGuinty
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal
John Fraser
14,921
42.33
−6.53
$ 95,351.00
Progressive Conservative
Matt Young
13,642
38.70
+5.27
89,316.00
New Democratic
Bronwyn Funiciello
5,042
14.30
+0.91
40,274.11
Green
Taylor Howarth
1,099
3.12
−0.11
2,212.50
Libertarian
Jean-Serge Brisson
208
0.59
+0.03
0.00
Special Needs
John Redins
102
0.29
−0.24
0.00
Independent
Daniel Post
91
0.26
0.00
Freedom
Dave McGruer
85
0.24
0.00
Pauper
John Turmel
58
0.16
0.00
Total valid votes / Expense limit
35,248
100.00
−21.16
$ 104,501.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
216
0.61
+0.12
Turnout
35,464
40.38
−10.81
Eligible voters
87,816
+0.06
Liberal hold
Swing
−5.90
Elections 1926-2011 [ ]
Map showing the winning party in each polling division shaded by vote percentage in the 2011 election
2011 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal
Dalton McGuinty
21,842
48.86
−1.28
$ 74,137.81
Progressive Conservative
Jason MacDonald
14,945
33.43
+3.77
48,914.10
New Democratic
Wali Farah
5,988
13.39
+4.07
15,509.77
Green
James Mihaychuk
1,442
3.23
−4.92
3,566.26
Libertarian
Jean-Serge Brisson
252
0.56
−0.24
0.00
Special Needs
John Redins
238
0.53
0.00
Total valid votes
44,707
100.00
−6.67
$ 104,477.24
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
222
0.49
−0.29
Turnout
44,929
51.19
−5.41
Eligible voters
87,766
+2.88
Liberal hold
Swing
−2.52
2007 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal
Dalton McGuinty
24,015
50.13
−1.30ᴿ
$ 68,501.89
Progressive Conservative
Richard Raymond
14,206
29.66
−4.24ᴿ
80,475.86
New Democratic
Edelweiss D'Andrea
4,467
9.33
+0.26ᴿ
19,220.39
Green
John Ford
3,902
8.15
+4.49
2,069.63
Family Coalition
David MacDonald
927
1.94
+0.76
2,294.17
Libertarian
Jean-Serge Brisson
384
0.80
118.38
Total valid votes/Expense limit
47,901
100.0
+1.28
$ 92,129.40
Total rejected ballots
380
0.79
+0.17
Turnout
48,281
56.60
−2.17
Eligible voters
85,305
+4.52
Liberal hold
Swing
1.47ᴿ
ᴿ Change based in redistributed results.
2003 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal
Dalton McGuinty
24,647
51.70
+2.11
$ 70,963.18
Progressive Conservative
Richard Raymond
16,413
34.43
−7.80
75,453.48
New Democratic
James McLaren
4,306
9.03
+3.23
12,014.97
Green
David Chernushenko
1,741
3.65
+2.07
2,884.13
Family Coalition
John Pacheco
562
1.18
9,388.75
Total valid votes/Expense limit
47,669
100.0
+4.11
$ 78,349.44
Total rejected ballots
296
0.62
−0.16
Turnout
47,965
58.77
+1.03
Eligible voters
81,614
+2.12
Liberal hold
Swing
+4.96
1999 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal
Dalton McGuinty
22,707
49.59
−3.76
$ 62,090.51
Progressive Conservative
Mike Nicholson
19,337
42.23
+12.41
20,397.04
New Democratic
James McLaren
2,655
5.80
−8.86
14,683.16
Green
George Brown
724
1.58
+0.26
0.00
Independent
Meg Carson
243
0.53
8.09
Natural Law
James Hea
121
0.26
−0.58
0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit
45,787
100.0
+58.44
$ 76,725.12
Total rejected ballots
360
0.78
−0.01
Turnout
46,147
57.74
−8.77
Eligible voters
79,922
+82.50
Liberal hold
Swing
−8.09
Note: Boundaries significantly adjusted. Percentage change not adjusted to reflected redistribution.
Map of the Ottawa South provincial electoral district for the 1987, 1990 and 1995 elections.
1995 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal
Dalton McGuinty
15,418
53.35
+7.48
$ 38,581.00
Progressive Conservative
Linda Thom
8,618
29.82
+5.31
28,456.94
New Democratic
Margaret Armstrong
4,235
14.65
−11.27
16,082.17
Green
Karen Fyson
383
1.33
−0.70
0.00
Natural Law
Wayne Foster
245
0.85
0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit
28,899
100.0
−4.26
$ 44,698.00
Total rejected ballots
229
0.79
Turnout
29,128
66.51
Eligible voters
43,793
1990 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Dalton McGuinty
13,845
45.87
−5.01
New Democratic
Margaret Armstrong
7,826
25.93
+6.67
Progressive Conservative
Darrel Kent
7,399
24.51
−5.36
Green
Stephen Johns
612
2.03
Family Coalition
David Fitzpatrick
503
1.67
Total valid votes
30,185
100.0
−3.73
1987 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Dalton McGuinty, Sr.
15,952
50.88
+15.53
Progressive Conservative
Michael McSweeney
9,365
29.87
−9.54
New Democratic
Penina Coopersmith
6,038
19.26
−5.99
Total valid votes
31,355
100.0
−4.74
1985 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Progressive Conservative
Claude Bennett
12,971
39.41
−10.56
Liberal
Andrew Caddell
11,634
35.34
+6.34
New Democratic
John Smart
8,311
25.25
+5.07
Total valid votes
32,916
100.0
+8.08
1981 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Progressive Conservative
Claude Bennett
15,218
49.97
+0.60
Liberal
Robert Dyck
8,832
29.00
+3.05
New Democratic
Chris Chilton
6,146
20.18
−2.80
Independent
Ray Turmel
259
0.85
Total valid votes
30,455
100.0
−9.76
1977 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Progressive Conservative
Claude Bennett
16,662
49.37
+6.22
New Democratic
Eileen Scotton
8,759
25.95
−6.48
Liberal
Patricia Thorpe
7,754
22.98
−1.45
Independent
Michael Holton
574
1.70
Total valid votes
33,749
100.0
−1.39
Map of the Ottawa South provincial electoral district for the 1967, 1971 and 1975 elections
1975 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Progressive Conservative
Claude Bennett
14,767
43.15
−8.52
New Democratic
Eileen Scotton
11,099
32.43
+7.88
Liberal
Patricia Thorpe
8,360
24.43
+0.64
Total valid votes
34,226
100.0
−21.02
1971 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Progressive Conservative
Claude Bennett
22,392
51.67
+4.16
New Democratic
Don Francis
10,638
24.55
+15.62
Liberal
Ian Kimmerly
10,307
23.78
−19.78
Total valid votes
43,337
100.0
+52.84
1967 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Progressive Conservative
Irwin Haskett
13,472
47.51
−6.99
Liberal
Joseph McDonald
12,351
43.56
+3.40
New Democratic
William Hardy
2,531
8.93
+3.59
Total valid votes
28,354
100.0
+21.95
1954-1966: Ward 5 (Old Ottawa South , the Glebe ) and that part of Wards 4 (Centretown ) and 6 (Dalhousie Ward ) south of Sparks Street and Wellington Street (West) .
1963 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Progressive Conservative
Irwin Haskett
12,671
54.50
+2.84
Liberal
Joseph McDonald
9,338
40.16
−4.06
New Democratic
Peter Hopwood
1,241
5.34
+1.22
Total valid votes
23,250
100.0
−7.54
1959 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Progressive Conservative
Irwin Haskett
12,989
51.66
−2.28
Liberal
Archibald M. Laidlaw
11,119
44.22
+2.35
Co-operative Commonwealth
John Fisher
1,037
4.12
+0.97
Total valid votes
25,145
100.0
−4.15
1955 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Progressive Conservative
George H. Dunbar
14,151
53.94
−2.04
Liberal
Kenneth Fogarty
10,984
41.87
+6.88
Co-operative Commonwealth
Allen Schroeder
826
3.15
−5.88
Labor–Progressive
Daniel Nerenberg
273
1.04
Total valid votes
26,234
100.0
−26.23
1933-1954: Capital Ward , Dalhousie Ward , Central Ward , Wellington Ward , that part of Riverdale Ward west of Main Street and that part of Elmdale Ward east of Parkdale Avenue .
1951 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Progressive Conservative
George H. Dunbar
19,908
55.98
+0.85
Liberal
Kenneth Fogarty
12,444
34.99
+6.45
Co-operative Commonwealth
Melville Fleming
3,212
9.03
−5.95
Total valid votes
35,564
100.0
+3.43
1948 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Progressive Conservative
George H. Dunbar
18,955
55.13
−5.79
Liberal
William R. Burnett
9,813
28.54
+3.23
Co-operative Commonwealth
Milton C. Anderson
5,151
14.98
+1.69
Union of Electors
Terrence O'Reilly
279
0.81
Socialist Labour
William Leckie
185
0.54
+0.06
Total valid votes
34,383
100.0
−11.30
1945 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Progressive Conservative
George H. Dunbar
23,616
60.92
+16.87
Liberal
9,813
25.31
−9.24
Co-operative Commonwealth
Eugene Forsey
5,151
13.29
−7.42
Socialist Labour
E. Irving
185
0.48
−0.21
Total valid votes
38,765
100.0
+43.87
1943 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Progressive Conservative
George H. Dunbar
11,870
44.05
−6.15
Liberal
Leonard L. Coulter
9,311
34.56
−13.08
Co-operative Commonwealth
Walter B. Mann
5,579
20.71
Socialist Labour
Edward A. Irving
185
0.69
−0.11
Total valid votes
26,945
100.0
−22.45
1937 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
George H. Dunbar
17,443
50.20
+2.64
Liberal
John H. Putnam
16,550
47.63
+0.76
Communist
Harry Binder
408
1.17
+0.64
Socialist Labour
Peter Leckie
276
0.79
Independent
James C. Sidey
69
0.20
Total valid votes
34,746
100.0
−2.69
1934 Ontario general election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Conservative
Arthur Ellis
16,983
47.56
Liberal
Percy O. Wilson
16,737
46.87
Co-operative Commonwealth
William Henry Chapman
1,531
4.29
Communist
John Lyons
192
0.54
Independent
Joseph B. O'Reilly
165
0.46
Independent
Duncan McNaughton
100
0.28
Total valid votes
35,708
100.0
1925-1933: Dalhousie Ward and Capital Ward
2007 electoral reform referendum [ ]
Riding associations [ ]
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Sources
References [ ]
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