Ottawa West—Nepean (french: Ottawa-Ouest—Nepean) is a federal electoral district in

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, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997.

Geography

The district includes the neighbourhoods of

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, Crystal Beach, Rocky Point, Bayshore,

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, Britannia Bay, Lincoln Heights,

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Glabar Park Glabar Park is a neighbourhood in Bay Ward, in the west end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is bounded on the west by Woodroffe Avenue north by Carling Avenue, south by The Queensway and on the east by Maitland Avenue. The population at the 2011 ...

, Queensway,

Kenson Park Kenson Park is a neighbourhood located in College Ward in the west end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It's bounded to the east by Woodroffe Avenue, to the north highway 417, to the south Baseline Road, and to the west "past Adirondack Drive". The popu ...

, Redwood,

Graham Park Qualicum-Graham Park or Qualicum is a suburban neighbourhood in College Ward in the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the former City of Nepean in the west end of the city. Many of the residences in the area are executive homes sit ...

, Qualicum,

Leslie Park Leslie Park is a suburban neighbourhood in College Ward in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the former city of Nepean. Leslie Park is bounded on the north by Baseline Road, on the east by Greenbank Road and on the south by the ...

Briargreen Briargreen is a suburban neighbourhood located in College Ward in the west end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Prior to amalgamation in 2001 it was located in the City of Nepean. The borders of the neighbourhood are Pinecrest Cemetery to the north, C ...

Centrepointe Centrepointe is a neighbourhood in College Ward in the west end of the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was formerly part of the city of Nepean. It is a newer residential subdivision in the west/central part of Ottawa, developed from 1984 onw ...

, Woodroffe,

Bel-Air Park Bel-Air Park (also spelled Bel Air Park) is a neighbourhood in College Ward in the west end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is bounded on the east by the Experimental Farm Pathway, on the south by Baseline Road, on the west by Woodroffe Avenue a ...

, Bel-Air Heights,

Braemar Park Braemar Park (French: ''Parc Braemar'') is a neighbourhood in College Ward in the west end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is bounded on the north by the Queensway, east on Maitland Drive, south by the Central Experimental Pathway and west by J. H. ...

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, Navaho, City View,

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, Fisher Heights, Parkwood Hills,

Carleton Heights Carleton Heights (French: ''Hauteurs Carleton'') is a neighbourhood in River Ward in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. According to the Carleton Heights and Area Community Association, the neighbourhood is bounded on the north by the Central Experimental ...

, Fisher Glen, Borden Farm, Crestview, Meadowlands, Woodpark, and the western half of

Carlington Carlington is a neighbourhood located in River Ward in the west-end of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The community association boundaries are Clyde Avenue to the west, Carling Avenue and the Queensway to the north, Fisher Avenue to the east and th ...

in the City of Ottawa.

History

The electoral district was created in 1996 from Ottawa West,

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and part of Lanark—Carleton ridings. The 2012 federal redistribution saw the riding gain a small portion from

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, but it remained largely unchanged.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following

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: In the 2004 federal election,

Marlene Catterall Marlene Catterall (born March 1, 1939) is a former Canadian politician. Catterall was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada in the House of Commons of Canada, representing the riding of Ottawa West—Nepean from 1997 to 2005 and previously repre ...

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

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Stephen Harper as

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. He has also previously served as

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, then

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, then as

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. Baird resigned from the House of Commons on March 16, 2015.

Election results

References

Notes

External links

* Website of th
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
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