Ottawa—Vanier (federal electoral district)

Ottawa—Vanier
Ontario electoral district
Ottawa—Vanier in relation to other electoral districts in Ottawa
Coordinates:45°26′N 75°39′W / 45.433°N 75.650°W / 45.433; -75.650
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Mona Fortier
Liberal
District created1933
First contested1935
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]110,999
Electors (2015)82,040
Area (km²)[1]41
Pop. density (per km²)2,707.3
Census division(s)Ottawa
Census subdivision(s)Ottawa

Ottawa—Vanier (formerly known as Ottawa East) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1935. Previous to that date, it was part of the Ottawa electoral district that returned two members.

The riding generally corresponds to the wards of Beacon Hill-Cyrville, Rideau-Rockcliffe and Rideau-Vanier.

The riding became vacant because of the death of incumbent MP Mauril Bélanger on August 16, 2016. Mona Fortier was elected in the byelection to fill the seat on April 3, 2017.[2]

The riding, with a large Franco-Ontarian population in Vanier, is one of the most solidly Liberal in the country, having elected Liberals both federally and provincially in every election since its creation. In fact, the previous electoral district which comprises most of the constituency, Russell, had been solidly Liberal since 1887. The riding is home to many civil servants.

Political geography

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About 15% of the riding is in the former city of Vanier, which was amalgamated into Ottawa in 2001. Vanier has long been home to much of Ottawa's francophone population, a group that has traditionally been solidly Liberal. The riding also contains the wealthiest part of Ottawa, the former village Rockcliffe Park, which has supported both the Conservatives, and the Liberals in recent elections. The anglophone middle class neighbourhoods of Sandy Hill, containing the University of Ottawa, and New Edinburgh also tend to vote Liberal, but with significant support for the New Democratic Party. In 2011, the NDP won Sandy Hill, Lower Town, Vanier and in Overbrook. The Conservatives won in the more suburban parts of the riding like in Beacon Hill and Pineview.

Geography

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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 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 174, northeast to Green's Creek, north to the Ottawa River.

Demographics

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According to the 2021 Canadian census[3]

Ethnic groups: 60.2% White, 14.5% Black, 5.5% Indigenous, 5.2% Arab, 3.6% South Asian, 2.8% Chinese, 1.9% Latin American, 1.6% Filipino, 1.5% West Asian

Languages: 47.1% English, 23.5% French, 4.2% Arabic, 1.9% Spanish, 1.3% Mandarin

Religions: 53.8% Christian (33.5% Catholic, 3.1% Anglican, 2.0% United Church, 1.8% Christian Orthodox, 1.1% Pentecostal, 12.3% Other), 9.5% Muslim, 32.8% None

Median income: $42,400 (2020)

Average income: $57,600 (2020)

History

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The federal riding was created as "Ottawa East" in 1933 from parts of Ottawa and Russell ridings.

It initially consisted of, in the city of Ottawa, Rideau, Ottawa, By, St. Georges wards and the northeast part of Riverdale Ward, the town of Eastview, and the village of Rockcliffe Park.

In 1947, it was redefined to exclude the town of Eastview. In 1952, it was redefined to consist of the village of Rockcliffe Park, and the eastern parts of the city of Ottawa. In 1966, it was redefined to include the City of Eastview and exclude the village of Rockcliffe Park.

The name of the electoral district was changed in 1973 to "Ottawa—Vanier".

In 1976, it was redefined to consist of the City of Vanier, and the eastern parts of the city of Ottawa. In 1987, it was redefined to consist of the City of Vanier, the eastern part of the city of Ottawa, part of the city of Gloucester and the Village of Rockcliffe Park. In 1996, the Ottawa and Gloucester parts of the riding were redefined.

In 2003, it was given its current boundaries that are described above.

Following the Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012, the riding gained the neighbourhood of Beacon Hill South from Ottawa—Orléans.

Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, this riding will be renamed Ottawa—Vanier—Gloucester at the first election held after approximately April 2024.[4] It will gain Blackburn Hamlet from Orléans and will lose a small territory south of Innes Road to Prescott—Russell—Cumberland.

Members of Parliament

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This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Ottawa East
Riding created from Ottawa and Russell
18th  1935–1936     Edgar-Rodolphe-Eugène Chevrier Liberal
 1936–1940 Joseph-Albert Pinard
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949 Jean-Thomas Richard
21st  1949–1953
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
28th  1968–1972
29th  1972–1974 Jean-Robert Gauthier
Ottawa—Vanier
30th  1974–1979     Jean-Robert Gauthier Liberal
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988
34th  1988–1993
35th  1993–1994
 1995–1997 Mauril Bélanger
36th  1997–2000
37th  2000–2004
38th  2004–2006
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015
42nd  2015–2016
 2017–2019 Mona Fortier
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Election results

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Graph of election results in Ottawa—Vanier/Ottawa East (since 1940, minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

Ottawa—Vanier—Gloucester

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2021 federal election redistributed results[5]
Party Vote %
  Liberal 30,441 49.00
  New Democratic 14,451 23.26
  Conservative 12,757 20.54
  People's 1,981 3.19
  Green 1,892 3.05
  Others 599 0.96

Ottawa—Vanier

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2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Mona Fortier 28,462 49.0 -2.2 $92,344.95
New Democratic Lyse-Pascale Inamuco 13,703 23.6 +2.4 $38,377.14
Conservative Heidi Jensen 11,611 20.0 +2.6 $16,774.67
People's Jean-Jacques Desgranges 1,855 3.2 +1.5 $0.00
Green Christian Proulx 1,816 3.1 -4.4 $8,354.08
Libertarian Daniel Elford 248 0.4 $0.00
Free Crystelle Bourguignon 179 0.3 $2.00
Independent Marie-Chantal TaiEl Leriche 157 0.3 $0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 58,031 $117,527.01
Total rejected ballots 576
Turnout 58,607 65.80
Eligible voters 89,069
Source: Elections Canada[6]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Mona Fortier 32,679 51.2 0 $76,159.78
New Democratic Stéphanie Mercier 13,516 21.2 -7.5 none listed
Conservative Joel Bernard 11,118 17.4 +2 $18,239.00
Green Oriana Ngabirano 4,796 7.5 +4.2 $8,669.23
People's Paul Durst 1,064 1.7 $6,338.44
Rhinoceros Derek Miller 229 0.4 $0.00
Independent Joel Altman 211 0.3 $281.93
Communist Michelle Paquette 115 0.2 $496.90
Independent Daniel James McHugh 94 0.1 $0.00
Marxist–Leninist Christian Legeais 59 0.1 $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 63,881 100.0
Total rejected ballots 699
Turnout 64,580 71.0
Eligible voters 91,015
Liberal hold Swing +3.75
Source: Elections Canada[7][8]


Canadian federal by-election, April 3, 2017
Death of Mauril Bélanger
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Mona Fortier 15,190 51.20 −6.37
New Democratic Emilie Taman 8,523 28.73 +9.48
Conservative Adrian Paul Papara 4,578 15.43 −3.68
Green Nira Dookeran 987 3.33 +0.26
Independent John Turmel 153 0.52
Libertarian Damien Wilson 137 0.46 −0.33
Independent Christina Wilson 99 0.33
Total valid votes/expense limit 29,667 100.0   –  
Total rejected ballots -
Turnout
Eligible voters 86,998
Liberal hold Swing −7.91
Source: Elections Canada[9][failed verification]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Mauril Bélanger 36,474 57.57 +19.47 $163,698.89
New Democratic Emilie Taman 12,194 19.25 -9.43 $123,293.39
Conservative David Piccini 12,109 19.11 -8.84 $74,698.91
Green Nira Dookeran 1,947 3.07 -1.99 $8,775.54
Libertarian Coreen Corcoran 503 0.79 $747.12
Marxist–Leninist Christian Legeais 128 0.2 -0.03
Total valid votes/Expense limit 63,355 100.0   $219,479.72
Total rejected ballots 418
Turnout 63,773
Eligible voters 83,570
Source: Elections Canada[10][11]
2011 federal election redistributed results[12]
Party Vote %
  Liberal 21,417 38.10
  New Democratic 16,126 28.68
  Conservative 15,711 27.95
  Green 2,843 5.06
  Marxist–Leninist 122 0.22
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Mauril Bélanger 20,009 38.17 -8.03
New Democratic Trevor Haché 15,391 29.36 +12.30
Conservative Rem Westland 14,184 27.06 -0.22
Green Caroline Rioux 2,716 5.18 -3.40
Marxist–Leninist Christian Legeais 122 0.23 -0.02
Total valid votes/Expense limit 52,422 100.00
Total rejected ballots 316 0.60 +0.07
Turnout 52,738 68.24 +4.20
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Mauril Bélanger 23,948 46.20 +3.89 $79,668
Conservative Patrick Glémaud 14,138 27.28 -1.39 $53,405
New Democratic Trevor Haché 8,845 17.06 -4.75 $30,040
Green Akbar Manoussi 4,447 8.58 +1.98 $3,842
Independent Robert Larter 227 0.44
Marxist–Leninist Christian Legeais 130 0.25 +0.04
Canadian Action Michel St-Onge 100 0.19 $149
Total valid votes/Expense limit 51,835 100.00 $85,605
Total rejected ballots 277 0.53
Turnout 52,112 64.04
  Liberal hold Swing +2.64
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Mauril Bélanger 23,567 42.31 -6.86
Conservative Paul Benoit 15,970 28.67 +4.48
New Democratic Ric Dagenais 12,145 21.81 +3.27
Green Raphaël Thierrin 3,675 6.60 -0.27
Progressive Canadian James C. Parsons 221 0.40
Marxist–Leninist Alexandre Legeais 117 0.21 -0.28
Total valid votes 55,695 100.00
  Liberal hold Swing -5.67
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Mauril Bélanger 25,952 49.17 -6.40
Conservative Kevin Friday 12,769 24.19 -6.95
New Democratic Ric Dagenais 9,787 18.54 +9.83
Green Raphaël Thierrin 3,628 6.87 +4.62
Marijuana Carol Taylor 558 1.06 -0.45
Marxist–Leninist Françoise Roy 85 0.49 +0.34
Total valid votes 52,779 100.00

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Mauril Bélanger 26,749 55.57 -6.30
Alliance Nestor Gayowsky 7,590 15.77 +5.97
Progressive Conservative Stephen Woollcombe 7,400 15.37 +1.77
New Democratic Joseph Zebrowski 4,194 8.71 -3.28
Green Adam Sommerfeld 1,083 2.25 +0.94
Marijuana Raymond Turmel 728 1.51
Natural Law Pierrette Blondin 187 0.39 -0.27
Canadian Action Raymond Samuéls 131 0.27
Marxist–Leninist Kim Roberge 74 0.15 -0.13
Total valid votes 48,136 100.00

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Mauril Bélanger 30,728 61.87 +1.14
Progressive Conservative Luc Edmund Barrick 6,754 13.60 +3.92
New Democratic David Gagnon 5,952 11.99 +5.57
Reform Roy Grant 4,868 9.80 -10.76
Green Richard Guy Briggs 651 1.31
Natural Law Roger Bouchard 330 0.66 +0.10
Independent César Antonio Bello 241 0.49
Marxist–Leninist Robert Rival 138 0.28 -0.03
Total valid votes 49,662 100.00


Canadian federal by-election, February 13, 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Mauril Bélanger 11,918 60.06 −10.41 $52,001
  Reform Kevin Gaudet 4,034 20.33 +12.44 $36,995
  Progressive Conservative Françoise Guenette 1,899 9.57 −0.96 $30,933
  New Democratic Party Bob Lawson 1,259 6.34 −0.16 $5,764
  Christian Heritage Gilles Gauthier 299 1.51 $1,751
Green Frank de Jong 218 1.10 −0.24 $0
  Natural Law Ian A.G. Campbell 109 0.55 −0.35 $131
  Marxist-Leninist Serge Lafortune 61 0.31 +0.02 $136
  Abolitionist John Turmel 46 0.23 +0.17 $0
Total valid votes 19,843 100.00
Total rejected ballots 201
Turnout 20,004 30.39 −32.04
Electors on the lists 65,824
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jean-Robert Gauthier 31,216 70.46 +11.25
Progressive Conservative Marie-Christine Lemire 4,486 10.13 -13.07
Reform Sam Dancey 3,553 8.02
New Democratic Willie Dunn 2,935 6.62 -9.36
Green Frank de Jong 606 1.37
National Raymond Samuels 497 1.12
Independent David Talbot 429 0.97
Natural Law Roger Bouchard 414 0.93
Marxist–Leninist Serge Lafortune 138 0.31
Abolitionist Steven Edward White 28 0.06
Total valid votes 44,302 100.00
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jean-Robert Gauthier 28,581 59.21 +10.13
Progressive Conservative Gilles Guénette 11,197 23.20 -5.63
New Democratic Kathryn Barnard 7,712 15.98 -5.50
Rhinoceros Charlie le concierge McKenzie 460 0.95
Independent Jean-Claude Viens 256 0.53
Independent Louis Lang 61 0.13
Total valid votes 48,267 100.00
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jean-Robert Gauthier 21,401 49.08 -17.42
Progressive Conservative Michel Lamoureux 12,571 28.83 +11.03
New Democratic Kathryn Barnard 9,364 21.48 +7.68
Independent Serge Girard 265 0.61
Total valid votes 43,601 100.00
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jean-Robert Gauthier 27,564 66.50 +3.08
Progressive Conservative Moe Royer 7,379 17.80 -2.58
New Democratic Jim Stark 5,721 13.80 -2.05
Rhinoceros Graham Prickles Ashby 519 1.25
Independent Gail Dexter Lord 166 0.40
Marxist–Leninist Serge Lafortune 100 0.24 -0.12
Total valid votes 41,449 100.00
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jean-Robert Gauthier 28,098 63.42 -4.90
Progressive Conservative Moe Royer 9,098 20.38 +2.80
New Democratic Paul H. Michaud 7,023 15.85 +5.50
Marxist–Leninist Serge Lafortune 159 0.36
Total valid votes 44,378 100.00
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jean-Robert Gauthier 21,773 68.32 +5.38
Progressive Conservative Claude L. Choquette 5,603 17.58 -0.98
New Democratic Paul H. Michaud 3,298 10.35 -4.03
Social Credit Cyril E. Gauthier 976 3.06 -0.42
Independent Judith T. Haddad 114 0.36
Independent Edmond Irani 107 0.34
Total valid votes 31,871 100.00

Ottawa East

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1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jean-Robert Gauthier 20,446 62.94 -15.70
Progressive Conservative Gerry Valiquette 6,029 18.56 +5.98
New Democratic François Beaulne 4,672 14.38 +5.60
Social Credit Cyril E. Gauthier 1,229 3.48
Independent David S. White 208 0.64
Total valid votes 32,584 100.00
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J.-T. Richard 26,170 78.64 +9.25
Progressive Conservative Rex Le Lacheur 4,186 12.58 -6.26
New Democratic Ian Macdonald 2,921 8.78 -3.00
Total valid votes 33,277 100.00
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J.-T. Richard 15,107 69.39 +21.78
Progressive Conservative Rex Le Lacheur 4,101 18.84 +3.17
New Democratic Ben Coffey 2,564 11.78 +6.11
Total valid votes 21,772 100.00
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J.-T. Richard 12,043 47.61 -17.46
Independent Yves Parisien 6,574 25.99
Progressive Conservative Rex Le Lacheur 3,964 15.67 -12.11
New Democratic Ruth Townsend 1,433 5.67 +0.70
Social Credit Roger Boulanger 930 3.68 +1.50
Independent Laurent Bordeleau 349 1.38
Total valid votes 25,293 100.00
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J.-T. Richard 15,930 65.07 +3.65
Progressive Conservative Jean-Pierre Beaulne 6,801 27.78 -7.47
New Democratic Marc Llanos 1,216 4.97 +2.92
Social Credit Wilfrid H. Rigney 534 2.18 +0.90
Total valid votes 24,481 100.00

Note: NDP vote is compared to CCF vote in 1958 election. Communist vote is compared to Labour-Progressive vote in 1958 election.

1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J.-T. Richard 17,161 61.42 -9.66
Progressive Conservative R.-D. Chenier 9,850 35.25 +12.04
Co-operative Commonwealth William A. Layman 573 2.05 -0.37
Social Credit Raymond Berthiaume 357 1.28 -2.01
Total valid votes 27,941 100.00
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J.-T. Richard 18,216 71.08 -3.64
Progressive Conservative Eleanor Blackburn 5,947 23.21 +2.68
Social Credit Raymond Berthiaume 843 3.29
Co-operative Commonwealth William A. Layman 620 2.42 -2.13
Total valid votes 25,626 100.00
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J.-T. Richard 19,863 74.72 +4.72
Progressive Conservative Arthur Beauchesne 5,511 20.53 +2.11
Co-operative Commonwealth W. Victor O'Brien 1,209 4.55 -0.02
Total valid votes 26,583 100.00
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J.-T. Richard 20,895 70.00 +20.52
Progressive Conservative Lionel Choquette 5,499 18.42 -1.40
Co-operative Commonwealth Henri Robert 1,363 4.57 -2.64
Independent Joseph Albert Pinard 1,108 3.71 -17.00
Independent Edward Victor O'Meara 777 2.60
Social Credit Patrice Brunet 208 0.70
Total valid votes 29,850 100.00
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal J.-T. Richard 15,014 49.48 +6.88
Independent Liberal Joseph Albert Pinard 6,284 20.71
Progressive Conservative Henri Saint-Jacques 6,013 19.82 -1.35
Co-operative Commonwealth Armand Ducharme 2,188 7.21
Social Credit Joseph-Ubald Dupont 374 1.23
Independent James-Aimé Cronier 295 0.97
Independent Max Feller 176 0.58
Total valid votes 30,344 100.00

Note: Progressive Conservative vote is compared to "National Government" vote in 1940 election.

1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joseph Albert Pinard 12,373 42.60 +1.36
Independent Liberal Aurèle Chartrand 10,526 36.24
National Government Armand Ducharme 6,149 21.17
Total valid votes 29,048 100.00
Canadian federal by-election, 26 October 1936
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Chevrier appointed to the High Court of Justice of Ontario
Liberal Joseph Albert Pinard 9,726 41.24 -22.90
Independent Liberal William Michael Unger 6,832 28.97
Independent Jean Tissot 3,449 14.63 -0.68
Independent Liberal Cecile Gauthier-O'Regan 1,849 7.84
Independent Liberal Rufus Henry Parent 1,726 7.32
Total valid votes 23,582 100.00
1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Edgar-Rodolphe-Eugène Chevrier 16,598 64.14
Independent Jean Tissot 3,961 15.31
Conservative Lionel Choquette 3,701 14.30
Reconstruction Wilbert Spearman 1,617 6.25
Total valid votes 25,877 100.00

See also

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References

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  • "Ottawa—Vanier (federal electoral district) (Code 35065) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 3 March 2011.

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