Ottawa—Carleton (electoral district)

Ottawa–Carleton was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1988. This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Carleton, Ottawa East and Russell ridings.

Ottawa—Carleton

Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	1966
District abolished	1987
First contested	1968
Last contested	1984

It initially consisted of the eastern parts of the city of Ottawa, the Village of Rockcliffe Park, the Township of Gloucester excluding Long Island, and the Township of Cumberland.

In 1976, the city of Ottawa parts of the riding were redefined.

The electoral district was abolished in 1987 when it was redistributed between Gloucester–Carleton, Ottawa South and Ottawa—Vanier ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
Riding created from Carleton, Ottawa East and Russell
28th	1968–1972		John Turner	Liberal
29th	1972–1974
30th	1974–1976
	1976–1979		Jean Pigott	Progressive Conservative
31st	1979–1980		Jean-Luc Pépin	Liberal
32nd	1980–1984
33rd	1984–1988		Barry Turner	Progressive Conservative
Riding dissolved into Gloucester—Carleton, Ottawa South and Ottawa—Vanier

Election results

1968 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	John Turner	28,987
	Progressive Conservative	Kenneth C. Binks	11,665
	New Democratic Party	Harold B. Wilson	3,115

1972 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	John Turner	31,316
	Progressive Conservative	Strome Galloway	22,641
	New Democratic Party	Doris Shackleton	11,225
	Social Credit	David Morse	839

1974 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	John Turner	38,463
	Progressive Conservative	Bill Neville	27,588
	New Democratic Party	Dave Hall	6,014

By-election: On Mr. Turner's resignation, 18 October 1976
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Jean Pigott	34,477
	Liberal	Henri L. Rocque	18,796
	New Democratic Party	Steven W. Langdon	12,777
	No affiliation	Stewart I. Crawford	716
	Independent	Robert A. Leber	602

1979 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Jean-Luc Pépin	33,972
	Progressive Conservative	Jean Pigott	26,972
	New Democratic Party	Jill Vickers	8,234

1980 Canadian federal election
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Jean-Luc Pépin	34,960
	Progressive Conservative	Bert Lawrence	22,384
	New Democratic Party	Don Francis	7,788
	No affiliation	Oli Cosgrove	235

v t e 1984 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Barry Turner	34,693
	Liberal	Albert J. Roy	30,747
	New Democratic	Vernon Lang	10,760
	Rhinoceros	J.C. Reverent Hicks	648
	Green	John W. Dodson	341
	Independent	Mireille Landry-Kennedy	281
	Commonwealth of Canada	Sylvain Labelle	69

See also

• List of Canadian electoral districts
• Historical federal electoral districts of Canada