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Ottawa—Vanier (provincial electoral district)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Ottawa—Vanier |
| province | Ontario |
| image | File:Location of Ottawa-Vanier.png |
| caption | Ottawa—Vanier in relation to other Ottawa electoral districts |
| prov-status | active |
| prov-created | 1908 |
| prov-election-first | 1908 |
| prov-election-last | 2025 |
| prov-rep | Lucille Collard |
| prov-rep-party | Liberal |
| demo-census-date | 2016 |
| demo-pop | 111510 |
| demo-electors | 100716 |
| demo-electors-date | 2020 |
| demo-area | 45 |
| demo-cd | Carleton County (1908-1969) |
| Ottawa-Carleton (1969-2001) | |
| Ottawa (2001-present) | |
| demo-csd | Ottawa |
| Eastview (1967-1969) | |
| Vanier (1969-2001) | |
| Rockcliffe Park (1999-2001) | |
| Gloucester (1987-2001) |
| prov-status = active | prov-created = 1908 | prov-abolished = | prov-election-first = 1908 | prov-election-last = 2025 | prov-rep = Lucille Collard | prov-rep-link = | prov-rep-party = Liberal | prov-rep-party-link = | demo-census-date = 2016 | demo-pop = 111510 | demo-electors = 100716 | demo-electors-date = 2020 | demo-area = 45 | demo-cd = Carleton County (1908-1969) Ottawa-Carleton (1969-2001) Ottawa (2001-present) | demo-csd = Ottawa Eastview (1967-1969) Vanier (1969-2001) Rockcliffe Park (1999-2001) Gloucester (1987-2001) Ottawa—Vanier (formerly known as Ottawa East) is a provincial electoral district in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1908. It is located in the east end of Ottawa.
The riding, with a large Franco-Ontarian population in Vanier, Overbrook, Lower Town, Forbes, Carson Meadows and adjoining neighbourhoods, has been one of the most solidly Liberal in the country in recent years, having elected Liberals both federally and provincially in every election since 1971.
A sizable minority of the riding is in the former city of Vanier, which was merged with Ottawa in 2000. Vanier has long been home to much of Ottawa's francophone population, but between 1992 and 2001, the size of this linguistic group has fallen by almost 50%. Since 2003, the population of the entire riding has fallen by almost 10% at a time when the rest of the nation's capital increased by approximately 5.2%. The riding now has the second oldest population in Ottawa.
In many ways the riding which used to be known as a French riding with an English face has become a largely English-speaking riding (65%) with a French face. The riding also contains the wealthiest part of Ottawa, Rockcliffe Park, which gives some support to the Progressive Conservatives, but also to the Liberals. The neighbourhoods with higher proportions of anglophone residents, including Sandy Hill and New Edinburgh also tend to vote Liberal, but with significant support for the Ontario New Democratic Party. The riding is characterized by below average voter turn-out and an annual loss of approximately 1% in voter support for the provincial Liberals since 1987 thereby reducing their support from approximately 74% to 50% (1987–2007).
Geography
In 2003, it was redefined as the part of the City of Ottawa east and north of a line running south along the Rideau Canal from the interprovincial boundary to Mann Avenue, northeast to Nicholas Street, southeast to Highway No. 417, and east to the abandoned Canadian Pacific Railway to the hydroelectric transmission line, north to Innes Road, northeast to Blair Road, northwest to Montreal Road, east and northeast to Regional Road No. 174, northeast to Green's Creek, north to the Ottawa River. It contains the neighbourhoods of Beacon Hill North, Cardinal Glen, Carson Grove, Carson Meadows, Castle Heights, Cyrville, Forbes, Lindenlea, Lower Town, Manor Park, New Edinburgh, Overbook, Pineview, Rockcliffe Park, Sandy Hill, Rothwell Heights, Vanier and Viscount Alexander Park.
Demographics
According to the 2011 Canadian census
- Ethnic groups: 71.9% White, 9.5% Black, 3.5% Arab, 3.1% South Asian, 2.8% Aboriginal, 2.3% Chinese, 1.7% Latin American, 1.4% Filipino, 1.3% Southeast Asian, 1.1% West Asian
- Languages: 51.8% English, 30.6% French, 3.5% Arabic, 1.8% Spanish, 1.5% Chinese, 1.1% Creoles
- Religion: 65.9% Christian (44.6% Catholic, 4.7% Anglican, 3.3% United Church, 1.5% Christian Orthodox, 1.1% Baptist, 9.7% Other Christian), 7.6% Muslim, 22.8% No religion.
- Average household income: $77,347
- Median household income: $57,035
- Average individual income: $45,200
- Median individual income: $32,421
History
The provincial electoral district was created in 1908 as "Ottawa East". The name was changed to "Ottawa—Vanier" in 1999.
One MLA, elected through first past the post, represented the district.
Members of the Legislative Assembly/Members of Provincial Parliament
This district elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, :
| Assembly# = 12 | Assembly# = 13 | Assembly# = 14 | PartyTerms# = 3 | RepTerms# = 5 | Assembly# = 15 | Assembly# = 16 | #ByElections = 1 | PartyTerms# = 2 | Assembly# = 17 | Assembly# = 18 | Assembly# = 19 | PartyTerms# = 7 | RepTerms# = 2 | Assembly# = 20 | #ByElections = 1 | RepTerms# = 2 | Assembly# = 21 | Assembly# = 22 | RepTerms# = 3 | Assembly# = 23 | Assembly# = 24 | Assembly# = 25 | PartyTerms# = 2 | RepTerms# = 2 | Assembly# = 26 | Assembly# = 27 | PartyTerms# = 1 | RepTerms# = 1 | Assembly# = 28 | PartyTerms# = 1 | RepTerms# = 1 | Assembly# = 29 | PartyTerms# = 8 | RepTerms# = 4 | Assembly# = 30 | Assembly# = 31 | Assembly# = 32 | Assembly# = 33 | RepTerms# = 4 | Assembly# = 34 | Assembly# = 35 | Assembly# = 36 | Assembly# = 37 | #ByElections = 1 | RepTerms# = 2 | Assembly# = 38 | PartyTerms# = 7 | RepTerms# = 4 | Assembly# = 39 | Assembly# = 40 | Assembly# = 41 | #ByElections = 1 | RepTerms# = 2 | Assembly# = 42 | #ByElections = 1 | RepTerms# = 1
1 In 1938, the title of members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario was changed from "Members of the Legislative Assembly" (MLAs) to "Members of Provincial Parliament" (MPPs).
Election results
Challenging the Liberal incumbent, Lucille Collard, is Francophone and minority rights activist Myriam Djilane of the NDP and senior policy adviser Marilissa Gosselin of the Progressive Conservatives. Djilane had previously run for the seat in the 2020 by-election.
^ Change is from 2014 general election redistributed results.
| 2014 general election redistributed results | Party | Vote | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | 23,392 | 55.16 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | 9,763 | 23.02 | ||
| New Democratic | 5,564 | 13.12 | ||
| Green | 3,311 | 7.81 | ||
| Others | 377 | 0.89 |
^ Change is from redistributed results.
| 2003 general election redistributed results | Party | Vote | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | 19,271 | 52.12 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | 9,676 | 26.17 | ||
| New Democratic | 5,962 | 16.13 | ||
| Green | 2,063 | 5.58 |
;1933-1966: Ottawa Ward, By Ward, Rideau Ward, St. George's Ward, Riverdale Ward (east of Main Street), Victoria Ward (east of Parkdale Avenue)
|-
;1908-1933: Ottawa Ward, By Ward, Rideau Ward, St. George's Ward
2007 electoral reform referendum
| 2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum | Side | Votes | % | Total | 40,186 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Past the Post | 24,562 | 61.12 | |||
| Mixed Member Proportional | 15,624 | 38.88 |
References
References
- (8 February 2012). "Statistics Canada: 2011 Census Profile".
- (8 May 2013). "Statistics Canada: 2011 National Household Survey Profile".
- "Ontario election 2025: What you need to know if you vote in Ottawa-Vanier riding". Ottawa Citizen.
- "80 - Ottawa—Vanier".
- "Archived copy".
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