Ottawa West—Nepean

Ottawa West—Nepean
Ontario electoral district
	Ottawa West—Nepean in relation to other electoral districts in Ottawa (2003 boundaries)
Federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
MP	Anita Vandenbeld; Liberal
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District created	1996
First contested	1997
Last contested	2021
District webpage	profile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)	111,837
Electors (2015)	81,646
Area (km²)	71
Pop. density (per km²)	1,575.2
Census division(s)	Ottawa
Census subdivision(s)	Ottawa

Coordinates: 45°21′N 75°47′W / 45.350°N 75.783°W / 45.350; -75.783

Ottawa West—Nepean (French: Ottawa-Ouest—Nepean) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.

Geography[]

The district includes the neighbourhoods of , Crystal Beach, , Bayshore, Britannia, Britannia Bay, Lincoln Heights, Whitehaven, Glabar Park, , Kenson Park, Redwood, Graham Park, Qualicum, Leslie Park, Briargreen, Centrepointe, Woodroffe, Bel-Air Park, Bel-Air Heights, Braemar Park, Copeland Park, , City View, , Skyline, Fisher Heights, Parkwood Hills, Carleton Heights, , Borden Farm, Crestview, , Woodpark, and the western half of Carlington in the City of Ottawa.

History[]

The electoral district was created in 1996 from Ottawa West, Nepean and part of Lanark—Carleton ridings.

The 2012 federal redistribution saw the riding gain a small portion from Ottawa Centre, but it remained largely unchanged.

Members of Parliament[]

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
Ottawa West—Nepean Riding created from Ottawa West, Nepean and Lanark—Carleton
36th	1997–2000	Marlene Catterall	Liberal
37th	2000–2004
38th	2004–2006
39th	2006–2008	John Baird	Conservative
40th	2008–2011
41st	2011–2015
42nd	2015–2019	Anita Vandenbeld	Liberal
43rd	2019–2021
44th	2021–present

In the 2004 federal election, Marlene Catterall defeated Conservative Party candidate Sean Casey in a very close election.

In the 2006 federal election, Catterall stepped aside, and high-profile Progressive Conservative Member of Provincial Parliament, John Baird, contested and won the riding for the Conservative Party.

Until February 3, 2015, he was a member of the cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper as Minister of Foreign Affairs. He has also previously served as President of the Treasury Board, then Minister of the Environment, then as Government House Leader. Baird resigned from the House of Commons on March 16, 2015.

Election results[]

Graph of election results in Ottawa West—Napean (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

2021 Canadian federal election
The 2021 general election will be held on September 20.
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Anita Vandenbeld	25,889	45.1	-0.5
	Conservative	Jennifer Jennekens	16,473	28.7	+1.6
	New Democratic	Yavar Hameed	11,163	19.4	+0.7
	People's	David Yeo	1,908	3.3	+2.0
	Green	David Stibbe	1,642	2.9	-3.4
	Christian Heritage	Sean Mulligan	327	0.6
Total valid votes			57,402
Total rejected ballots			447
Turnout			57,849
Eligible voters			84,392
Source: Elections Canada^[3]

v 2019 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Anita Vandenbeld	27,599	45.6	-10.08	$70,538.89
	Conservative	Abdul Abdi	16,491	27.1	-2.78	none listed
	New Democratic	Angela MacEwen	11,401	18.7	+8.9	$61,020.24
	Green	David Stibbe	3,823	6.3	+3.5	none listed
	People's	Serge Guevorkian	820	1.3	–	$0.00
	Christian Heritage	Sean Mulligan	350	0.6	-0.57	$2,235.59
Total valid votes/expense limit			62,206	100.0		$109,420.82 EST
Total rejected ballots			602	0.96	–
Turnout			62,808	72.62	–
Eligible voters			86,485
	Liberal hold		Swing		+14.11%
Source: Elections Canada^[4]^[5]

2015 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Anita Vandenbeld	35,199	55.68	+24.19	$125,416.75
	Conservative	Abdul Abdi	18,893	29.88	-14.81	$195,500.69
	New Democratic	Marlene Rivier	6,195	9.80	-9.98	$48,825.54
	Green	Mark Brooks	1,772	2.80	-1.24	$5,327.90
	Christian Heritage	Rod Taylor	740	1.17	–	$34,473.80
	Marxist–Leninist	Sam Heaton	114	0.18	–	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			62,913	100.0		$219,678.06
Total rejected ballots			307	0.49	–
Turnout			63,220	75.99	–
Eligible voters			83,195
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing		+19.5%
Source: Elections Canada^[6]^[7]

2011 federal election redistributed results^[8]
Party		Vote	%
	Conservative	25,297	44.69
	Liberal	17,825	31.49
	New Democratic	11,196	19.78
	Green	2,285	4.04
	Others	4	0.01

2011 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	John Baird	25,226	44.71	-0.27	$85,279.84
	Liberal	Anita Vandenbeld	17,790	31.53	-4.59	$83,063.37
	New Democratic	Marlene Rivier	11,128	19.72	+8.20	$27,580.67
	Green	Mark Mackenzie	2,279	4.04	-2.32	$16,343.75
Total valid votes/Expense limit			56,423	100.00		$88,802.24
Total rejected ballots			292	0.51	–
Turnout			56,715	69.42	–
Eligible voters			81,693	–	–
	Conservative hold		Swing		-2.43
Source: Elections Canada^[9]

2008 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	John Baird	25,109	44.98	+1.85	$83,719
	Liberal	David Pratt	20,161	36.12	+2.03	$84,627
	New Democratic	Marlene Rivier	6,432	11.52	-4.60	$30,086
	Green	Frances Coates	3,552	6.36	+1.42	$9,565
	Independent	David Page	415	0.74	+0.74	*
	Communist	Alex McDonald	150	0.28	+0.28	*
Total valid votes/Expense limit			55,819	100.00		$87,796
	Conservative hold		Swing		-0.09

2006 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	John Baird	25,607	43.13	+3.93	$73,698
	Liberal	Lee Farnworth	20,244	34.09	-7.50	$71,412
	New Democratic	Marlene Rivier	9,569	16.12	+3.20	$24,830
	Green	Neil Adair	2,932	4.94	+0.17	$975
	Independent	John Pacheco	905	1.52	*	$16,672
	Canadian Action	Randy Bens	121	0.20	-0.45	$620
Total valid votes/Expense limit			59,378	100.00		*

2004 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Marlene Catterall	23,971	41.59	-1.73
	Conservative	Sean Casey	22,591	39.20	-9.20
	New Democratic	Marlene Rivier	7,449	12.92	+7.72
	Green	Neil Adair	2,748	4.77	+3.65
	Marijuana	Russell Barth	430	0.75	-0.06
	Canadian Action	Mary-Sue Haliburton	376	0.65	-0.07
	Marxist–Leninist	Alecander Legeais	68	0.12	*
Total valid votes			57,633	100.00

2000 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Marlene Catterall	22,607	43.32	-10.69
	Alliance	Barry Yeates	14,753	28.27	+7.04
	Progressive Conservative	Tom Curran	10,506	20.13	+4.59
	New Democratic	Kevin Kinsella	2,718	5.21	-2.41
	Green	Matt Takach	585	0.36
	Marijuana	Sotos Petrides	423	0.81
	Canadian Action	David Creighton	376	0.72
	Independent	John Turmel	89	0.17	-0.22
	Communist	Stuart Ryan	70	0.13
	Natural Law	Richard Wolfson	58	0.11	-0.17
Total valid votes			52,185	100.00

1997 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Marlene Catterall	29,511	54.02
	Reform	Barry Yeates	11,601	21.23
	Progressive Conservative	Margret Kopala	8,489	15.54
	New Democratic	Wendy Byrne	4,163	7.62
	Green	Stuart Langstaff	416	0.76
	Independent	John Turmel	211	0.39
	Natural Law	Stan Lamothe	153	0.28
	Marxist–Leninist	Marsha Fine	90	0.16
Total valid votes			54,634	100.00

References[]

"(Code 35066) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2011.

Notes[]

^ Statistics Canada: 2016
^ Statistics Canada: 2011
^ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
^ Canada, Elections. "Voter Information Service - Find your electoral district". Elections.ca.
^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Ottawa West—Nepean, 30 September 2015
^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
^ "Candidate Campaign Returns : Search for Candidates".

[1] Statistics Canada: 2016

[2] Statistics Canada: 2011

[3] "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 2, 2021.

[4] Canada, Elections. "Voter Information Service - Find your electoral district". Elections.ca.

[5] "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 2, 2019.

[6] Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Ottawa West—Nepean, 30 September 2015

[7] Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates

[8] Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

[9] "Candidate Campaign Returns : Search for Candidates".

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Until 2006	Clarington—Scugog—Uxbridge Grey—Bruce—Owen Sound Middlesex—Kent—Lambton
Until 2004	Algoma—Manitoulin Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale Brampton Centre Brampton West—Mississauga Bruce—Grey Carleton—Lanark Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey Durham Erie—Lincoln Guelph—Wellington Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant Haliburton—Victoria—Brock Hamilton East Hamilton West Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington Kenora—Rainy River Lambton—Kent—Middlesex Markham Mississauga Centre Mississauga East Mississauga West Niagara Centre Nipissing Northumberland Oak Ridges Perth—Middlesex Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge Scarborough East Stoney Creek Stormont—Dundas—Charlotenburgh Thunder Bay—Atikokan Timiskaming—Cochrane Toronto Centre—Rosedale Vaughan—King—Aurora Waterloo—Wellington Whitby—Ajax Windsor—St. Clair York North
Until 2000	Bramalea—Gore—Malton Broadview—Greenwood Carleton—Gloucester Kent—Essex London—Adelaide Stormont—Dundas Victoria—Haliburton Wentworth—Burlington
Until 1997	Algoma Beaches—Woodbine Brampton Cochrane—Superior Don Valley North Elgin—Norfolk Erie Essex—Kent Essex—Windsor Haldimand—Norfolk Halton—Peel Hamilton—Wentworth Kent Kitchener Lambton—Middlesex Lincoln London East London—Middlesex Markham—Whitchurch-Stouffville Nepean Oakville—Milton Ontario Ottawa West Perth—Wellington—Waterloo Rosedale Scarborough West Simcoe Centre Thunder Bay—Nipigon Timiskaming—French River Timmins—Chapleau Waterloo Welland—St. Catharines—Thorold Wellington—Grey—Dufferin—Simcoe York—Simcoe
Until 1993	Brampton—Malton Elgin Markham Renfrew Timiskaming Windsor—Lake St. Clair
Until 1988	Beaches Brampton—Georgetown Durham—Northumberland Grey—Simcoe Guelph Halton Lanark—Renfrew—Carleton Mississauga North Nepean—Carleton Ottawa—Carleton Perth Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke Simcoe South Spadina Trinity Welland Wellington—Dufferin—Simcoe Windsor—Walkerville York East York—Peel York—Scarborough
Until 1984	Cochrane Hastings—Frontenac Sarnia
Until 1979	Broadview Bruce Don Valley Eglinton Etobicoke Fort William Frontenac—Lennox and Addington Greenwood Grenville—Carleton Halton—Wentworth Hastings High Park—Humber Valley Huron—Middlesex Kent—Essex Lambton—Kent Leeds Middlesex—London—Lambton Mississauga Norfolk—Haldimand Northumberland—Durham Oshawa—Whitby Parkdale Peel—Dufferin—Simcoe Perth—Wilmot Port Arthur Renfrew North—Nipissing East Sarnia—Lambton Thunder Bay Timmins Toronto—Lakeshore Waterloo—Cambridge Wellington Wellington—Grey—Dufferin—Waterloo York—Simcoe York South
Until 1974	Huron Middlesex Ottawa East Peel South Waterloo
Until 1972	Essex Glengarry—Prescott High Park Lakeshore Lanark and Renfrew Perth Renfrew North Sarnia Wellington—Grey
Until 1968	Algoma East Algoma West Brant—Haldimand Brantford Carleton Danforth Dufferin—Simcoe Durham Essex East Essex South Essex West Grenville—Dundas Grey—Bruce Grey North Hamilton South Hastings—Frontenac Hastings South Kent Kingston Lambton West Lanark London Middlesex East Middlesex West Norfolk Northumberland Peel Prince Edward—Lennox Renfrew South Russell Simcoe East Stormont Victoria Waterloo North Waterloo South Wellington—Huron Wellington South Wentworth York—Humber
Until 1953	Brant—Wentworth Frontenac—Addington Glengarry Haldimand Hastings—Peterborough Huron North Huron—Perth Kingston City Peterborough West Prescott Wellington North
Until 1949	Brant Brantford City Muskoka—Ontario Parry Sound
Until 1935	Bruce North Bruce South Elgin West Grey Southeast Huron South Lambton East Norfolk—Elgin City of Ottawa Oxford North Oxford South Perth North Perth South Port Arthur—Thunder Bay Timiskaming North Timiskaming South Toronto East Toronto East Centre Toronto—High Park Toronto Northeast Toronto Northwest Toronto—Scarborough Toronto South Toronto West Centre
Until 1925	Brantford Dufferin Dundas Elgin East Essex North Fort William and Rainy River Frontenac Glengarry and Stormont Grenville Hastings East Hastings West Kingston Lennox and Addington Muskoka Norfolk North Oxford Ontario North Ontario South Peterborough East Port Arthur and Kenora Prince Edward Simcoe South South Oxford Timiskaming Toronto Centre Toronto North Toronto West York East
Until 1917	Brockville Glengarry Grey East Grey South Huron East Huron West Kent East Kent West Lanark North Lanark South Middlesex North Northumberland East Northumberland West Stormont Thunder Bay and Rainy River York Centre
Until 1904	Addington Algoma Bothwell Brant South Bruce East Bruce West Cardwell Centre Toronto Cornwall and Stormont Durham East Durham West East York Grenville South Haldimand and Monck Hamilton Hastings North Kent Leeds North and Grenville North Leeds South Lennox Lincoln and Niagara Middlesex South Muskoka and Parry Sound Norfolk North Norfolk South Ontario West Victoria North Victoria South Wellington Centre Wentworth North and Brant Wentworth South West Toronto York West
Until 1896	Brant North Haldimand Monck Wentworth North
Until 1882	Bruce South Cornwall Essex Huron Centre Huron North Lambton Lincoln Muskoka Niagara Stormont

Ottawa West—Nepean

Contents

Geography[]

History[]

Members of Parliament[]

Election results[]

See also[]

References[]

Notes[]

External links[]

v t Federal ridings in Ottawa
Liberal	Kanata—Carleton Nepean Orléans Ottawa Centre Ottawa South Ottawa—Vanier Ottawa West—Nepean
Conservative	Carleton