Ottawa–Rideau was a short lived provincial
electoral district
An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...
in Ottawa, Ontario. It elected one member to the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario (OLA; ) is the legislative chamber of the Canadian province of Ontario. Its elected members are known as Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs). Bills passed by the Legislative Assembly are given royal as ...
. It was created in 1987 and was abolished in 1999 into
Ottawa South,
Nepean–Carleton,
Ottawa West–Nepean and
Ottawa Centre.
The riding included all of pre-amalgamation Ottawa south of
Walkley Road south of
Baseline Road. It also included part of the city of
Gloucester
Gloucester ( ) is a cathedral city, non-metropolitan district and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West England, South West of England. Gloucester lies on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean ...
north of Leitrim Road between
Limebank Road and
Conroy Road. It also included part of the city of
Nepean northeast of this line:
Black Rapids Creek to
Woodroffe Avenue to CN railway to
Merivale Road.
The riding elected two members of the Legislative Assembly:
Yvonne O'Neill, a
Liberal from 1987 to 1995 and then
Garry Guzzo, a
Progressive Conservative from 1995 to 1999.
Election Results
References
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Former provincial electoral districts of Ontario