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Ottawa—Rideau

45°21′N 75°47′W / 45.350°N 75.783°W / 45.350; -75.783

Ottawa—Rideau
Ontario electoral district
Map of the riding

Ottawa–Rideau was a short lived provincial electoral district in Ottawa, Ontario. It elected one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 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 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

1987 Ontario general election: Ottawa—Rideau
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
Liberal Yvonne O'Neill 14,179 50.19
Progressive Conservative Pamela Forward 8,068 28.56
New Democratic Beatrice Murray 6,000 21.24
Total valid votes 28,247 100.0  
Source(s)
"Elections Ontario Data Explorer (filter Riding = Ottawa-Rideau)". Elections Ontario. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
1990 Ontario general election: Ottawa—Rideau
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
Liberal Yvonne O'Neill 13,454 45.31
New Democratic Ernest Jones 8,845 29.79
Progressive Conservative Paul Beaudry 5,234 17.63
Family Coalition Party Laurent Omer Denys 1,049 3.53
Independent James MacFhee 861 2.90
Libertarian Marc Schindler 252 0.85
Total valid votes/expense limit 29.695 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 165 0.5
Turnout 30,120 59.96
Eligible voters 46,292
Source(s)
1995 Ontario general election: Ottawa—Rideau
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Garry Guzzo 14,796 45.11 $ 42,588.00
Liberal Yvonne O'Neill 13,273 40.47 42,982.18
New Democratic Dan McIntyre 4,138 12.62 29,016.02
Green Lenora Burke 412 1.26 0.00
Natural Law Richard Wolfson 178 0.54 0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 32,797 100.0   $ 47,240.00
Total rejected ballots 274 0.83
Turnout 33,071 61.29
Eligible voters 53,961

References

  1. ^ Jim Robb (16 March 1987). "Parties Brace for Provincial Vote, Liberals Hungry for Victory". Ottawa Citizen. p. 5.
  2. ^ "Ottawa Rideau Riding elects first Tory (Gary Guzz0)". Ottawa Citizen. 19 June 1995. p. 15.