Ottawa West—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 Ambleside, Bayshore, Bel-Air Park, Bel-Air Heights, Borden Farm, Braemar Park, Briargreen, Britannia, Carleton Heights, the western half of Carlington, Centrepointe, City View, Copeland Park, Crestview, Crystal Beach, Fisher Glen, Fisher Heights, Glabar Park, Kenson Park, Leslie Park, Lincoln Heights, Navaho, Parkwood Hills, Qualicum-Graham Park, Queensway Terrace North, Queensway Terrace South, Foster Farm, Redwood, Rocky Point, Ryan Farm, Shirleys Bay, Skyline, Whitehaven, Woodpark, and Woodroffe. All these neighbourhoods are located in the City of Ottawa, with many of them having been part of the former City of Nepean.
History The electoral district was created in 1996 from Ottawa West, Nepean and part of Lanark—Carleton ridings.
2012 Federal Redistribution The 2012 federal redistribution saw the riding gain a small portion from Ottawa Centre, but it remained largely unchanged.
2022 Federal Redistribution The 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution resulted in several boundary changes to the riding.
The eastern riding boundary along Merivale Road was pushed further east to Fisher Avenue. As a consequence, the entire Carlington neighbourhood (not just the western portion) became part of the riding.
The north-east boundary also shifted east, from Maitland Avenue and Sherbourne Road to Golden Avenue and then along Carling Avenue to the 417 Highway. Consequently, the McKellar Park and McKellar Heights neighbourhoods were reassigned from the Ottawa Centre riding into Ottawa West—Nepean.
A small corner of the riding between Merivale Avenue on the West and the Rideau River on the east, and from the railroad tracks in the north to West Hunt Club Road in the south, was moved from Ottawa West-Nepean to Nepean. While largely retail-commercial in nature, it includes a number of residential homes along or near Prince of Wales Dr.
The north-west boundary was moved east from Herzberg Road to Davidson Side Road north of Carling Avenue. That portion was moved into the Kanata (formerly the Kanata-Carleton) riding. It is a rural area which includes a large area of Federal lands, and so is of small consequence to elector counts.
Demographics According to the 2021 Canadian census, 2023 representation order
Racial groups: 63.0% White, 8.9% Black, 6.7% South Asian, 5.1% Arab, 4.4% Chinese, 2.8% Indigenous, 2.2% Southeast Asian, 1.9% Filipino, 1.4% Latin American, 1.3% West Asian Languages: 66.3% English, 8.9% French, 4.0% Arabic, 1.9% Mandarin, 1.6% Italian, 1.4% Spanish, 1.1% Cantonese, 1.1% Somali, 1.0% Vietnamese Religions: 49.0% Christian (26.0% Catholic, 4.2% Anglican, 3.7% United Church, 2.2% Christian Orthodox, 1.3% Pentecostal, 11.6% Other), 10.4% Muslim, 3.1% Hindu, 1.9% Jewish, 1.4% Buddhist, 32.4% None Median income: $43,600 (2020) Average income: $57,200 (2020)
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
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.
Riding associations Riding associations are the local branches of national political parties:
PartyAssociation namePresidentHQ CityOttawa West—Nepean Conservative AssociationDavid BakerOttawaCHP Ottawa West—NepeanDavid A. DarwinOttawaOttawa West—Nepean Green Party AssociationvacantOttawaOttawa West—Nepean Federal Liberal AssociationChristie BoydOttawaOttawa West—Nepean Federal NDP Riding AssociationStephen YardyOttawa
Election results
2021 federal election redistributed results Party Vote % Liberal 29,159 45.42 Conservative 17,761 27.67 New Democratic 12,979 20.22 People's 2,056 3.20 Green 1,853 2.89 Christian Heritage 326 0.51 Animal Protection 31 0.05 Independent 20 0.03 Communist 15 0.02 Total valid votes 64,200 99.23 Rejected ballots 497 0.77 Registered voters/ estimated turnout 96,262 68.64
2011 federal election redistributed resultsPundits' Guide to Canadian Elections 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
See also List of Canadian electoral districts Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
References
Notes
External links Website of the Parliament of Canada 2011 results from Elections Canada Campaign expense data from Elections Canada Politwitter Project Democracy - includes polling data Pundit's Guide - electoral history to present StatsCan District Profile Ottawa West-Nepean Federal Liberal Association