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

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. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. The riding is represented in the Ontario legislature by the NDP's

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. The riding has been fairly solidly Liberal. In the 1999 provincial election, former Member of Provincial Parliament

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lost the nomination to

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following fierce party battles. Cullen instead ran for the

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(NDP). The seat was won by Tory Garry Guzzo. In the 2003 provincial election, former Ottawa mayor Jim Watson ousted Guzzo. Former Ottawa mayor

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won the seat in a March 4, 2010, by-election, after Jim Watson left his seat to run in the

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. Chiarelli lost his seat to PC Jeremy Roberts in 2018 which saw the former governing Liberals fall to third place in the legislature. In the 2022 provincial election the NDP's

defeated Roberts, the only PC incumbent to lose his seat in the election. This marked the first time the NDP had ever won the seat, either provincially or federally.

History

The electoral district was created in 1999 from 77% of

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, 38% of

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and 21% of Ottawa—Rideau.

Members of Provincial Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:

Election results

2007 electoral reform referendum

References

External links

Map of riding for 2018 election
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ottawa West-Nepean (provincial electoral district) Provincial electoral districts of Ottawa