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Nepean—Carleton is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1988 and since 1997, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1999.
It includes the southern portion of the former city of Nepean and adjacent suburban and rural areas of west and southern Ottawa.
[edit] Geography
Nepean—Carleton consists of the part of the City of Ottawa lying east and south of a line drawn from the southwestern city limit, northeast along the southeast limit of the former Township of Goulbourn, northwest along McCordick Road and Eagleson Road to the southern limit of the former City of Kanata, then along the southern and eastern limits of Kanata, northwest along Eagleson Road, northeast along Highway 417, southwest along Richmond Road, east along the Canadian National Railway, southeast along Merivale Road, east along West Hunt Club Road, south along the Rideau River, east along the former southern limit of the City of Ottawa, south along Riverside Drive, southeast along Limebank Road, northeast along Leitrim Road, northwest along the Canadian Pacific Railway, northeast along Lester Road, northwest along Conroy Road, northeast along Hunt Club Road to Hawthorne Road and then in a straight line to Blake Road, and northeast along Blake Road, east along Highway 417, and southeast along Boundary Road to the eastern city limit.
[edit] Federal electoral district
The riding was created in 1976 from parts of Grenville—Carleton and Ottawa—Carleton. In 1987, it was abolished when it was redistributed between Nepean, Carleton—Gloucester and Lanark—Carleton ridings.
In 1996, it was re-created from parts of Nepean, Carleton—Gloucester, Lanark—Carleton and Ottawa South ridings.
It consisted initially of the townships of Goulbourn, Osgoode and Rideau, and the City of Nepean, excluding the northeastern part lying north and east of a line drawn from the western city east along the Queensway (Highway 417), southwest along Richmond Road, east along the Canadian National Railway, north along Merivale Road, and east along the northern boundary of the National Capital Commission buffer zone to the eastern city limit.
It was given its current boundaries described above in 2003.
The riding has been represented by Conservative Pierre Poilievre since 2004.
[edit] Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of the House of Commons:
[edit] Federal election results
[edit] Provincial electoral district
The riding has been represented in the Ontario legislature by Progressive Conservative John Baird since it became a provincial riding in 1999 until he resigned in 2005 to run in the 2006 federal election. A provincial by-election to fill the vacancy was held on March 30, 2006.
[edit] Members of Provincial Parliament
- Hans Daigeler, Liberal represented Nepean riding from 1987-1995.
- John Baird, Progressive Conservative (1995-2005)
- Lisa MacLeod, Progressive Conservative (2006-present)
[edit] Provincial election results
| Ontario general election, 1999 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Expenditures |
| |
Progressive Conservative |
(x)John Baird |
31,546 |
62.31 |
$60,150.37 |
| |
Liberal |
Gord Hunter |
16,809 |
33.20 |
$56,229.71 |
| |
New Democrat |
Craig Parsons |
1,647 |
3.25 |
$8,231.29 |
| |
Freedom |
Bill Frampton |
386 |
0.76 |
$0.00 |
| |
Natural Law |
Brian E. Jackson |
239 |
0.47 |
$0.00 |
| Total valid votes |
50,627 |
100.00 |
|
| Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots |
294 |
|
|
| Turnout |
50,921 |
61.02 |
|
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