Kanata—Carleton is a provincial

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which was first contested in the 2018 provincial election.

History

The riding was created federally with the 2012 redistribution process. That same process was announced by the Ontario government, meaning the provincial ridings will follow a similar boundary division for the 2018 provincial election. The new riding contains almost all of the portion of the former Carleton—Mississippi Mills located in Ottawa, except for the portion south of Highway 7/ Highway 417 that transferred Carleton. A small fraction came from Nepean—Carleton surrounding the Bridlewood neighbourhood. Its first MPP,

Merrilee Fullerton Merrilee K. Fullerton is a Canadian physician and former politician who represented Kanata—Carleton (provincial electoral district), Kanata—Carleton in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2018 to 2023. A member of the Progressive Conser ...

resigned in 2023, triggering a

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. The Liberals won the by-election, replacing the Progressive Conservatives after decades of straight wins in the area.https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-kanata-carleton-byelection-1.6918342

Geography

The riding roughly covers the Ottawa suburb of Kanata and the rural

West Carleton-March Ward West Carleton-March Ward (Ward 5) is a city ward in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Ward 5 was created for the 1994 Regional elections. At the time, it consisted of West Carleton Township, Goulbourn Township and Rideau Township. It was given the name ...

, including the communities of

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Constance Bay Constance Bay is a population centre in West Carleton-March Ward in the rural northwest of the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Prior to amalgamation in 2001, the community was part of West Carleton Township. It is situated 25 km northwest ...

, Corkery, Dunrobin,

Fitzroy Harbour Fitzroy Harbour is a small village within the city of Ottawa in eastern Ontario, Canada. It is located on the Ottawa River at the mouth of the Carp River. A branch of the Mississippi River, known as the Snye, also empties into the Ottawa to the w ...

, Galetta, Kinburn and Marathon Village. The riding covers an area within a boundary defined as follows: Western limit of

starting at Highway 7. NE along Highway 7 to Highway 417. NE along Highway 417 to Maple Grove Road. NE along Maple Grove Road to the Carp River. SE along the Carp River to the SW section of Spearman Lane. NE along Spearman Lane to Terry Fox Drive. SE along Terry Fox to Hope Side Road. NE along Hope Side Road to Richmond Road. N along Richmond Road to West Hunt Club Road. NW to Haanel Drive with Robertson Road. SW along Robertson Road to Eagleson Road. NW along Eagleson Road to March Road, Herzberg Road and March Valley Road to Riddell Road to the interprovincial boundary between Ontario and Quebec. along the boundary to the north limit of the city of Ottawa then SW and SE along the northern and western limits of the city to the point of commencement.

Members of Provincial Parliament

Electoral history

^ Results are compared to redistributed results

References

External links

Map of riding for 2018 election
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kanata-Carleton (provincial electoral district) Ontario provincial electoral districts Provincial electoral districts of Ottawa