Ottawa Centre

Ottawa Centre is a Canadian federal and provincial electoral district that covers most of downtown Ottawa, Ontario including the Parliament. It includes the neighbourhoods of Downtown, Centretown, The Glebe, Old Ottawa South and others.

The riding has traditionally voted Liberal, with one exception being in the 1984 federal election when widespread disaffection caused it to go to the New Democratic Party (NDP). It was won by Liberal Mac Harb in the 1988 election who held it until 2003 when he was appointed to the Senate.

The riding was left vacant until the 2004 election when Ed Broadbent, a former leader of the NDP, defeated Liberal Richard Mahoney, a close ally of Prime Minister Paul Martin. Other minor candidates included David Chernushenko of the Greens and Mike Murphy of the Conservatives, Louis Lang of the Marxist-Leninists, Michael Foster, Stuart Ryan of the Communists, Robert Gauthier, and Carla Marie Dancey.

In the Ontario Legislative Assembly, the riding is represented by Ontario Liberal Richard Patten.

The riding has a very large government presence. The northern part of the riding contains many government office buildings, including Parliament Hill and includes apartment buildings housing government workers. The southern part of the riding is home to the upper middle class Glebe neighbourhood that is also home to many civil servants.

Contents

1 Federal district history 1.1 Election results 1.2 Federal members 2 Provincial electoral district history 2.1 Results since 1995

Federal district history

The district was created in 1966 from Carleton, Ottawa West and Ottawa East.

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1968

1. George McIlraith, Liberal (19,578)
2. Murray A. Heit, Prog. Cons. (11,602)
3. June B. Ralph, N.D.P. (2,729)

Canadian federal election, 1972

1. Hugh Poulin, Liberal (14,101)
2. Hugh Segal, Prog. Cons. (12,899)
3. Irving Greenberg, N.D.P. (9,195)
4. Rocco Zavarella, Social Credit (237)
5. Paul Herman, Not affiliated (177)

Canadian federal election, 1974

1. Hugh Poulin, Liberal (15,308)
2. Hugh Segal, Prog. Cons. (12,138)
3. Irving Greenberg, N.D.P. (6,739)
4. Bela Egyed, Not affiliated (877)
5. John Graham, Social Credit (139)
6. Ray Quann, Not affiliated (63)
7. Phil Sarazen, Marxist-Leninist (62)

October 16, 1978 by-election

1. Robert de Cotret, Prog. Cons. (12,078)
2. Stephen Langdon, N.D.P. (7,470)
3. Bryce Mackasey, Liberal (7,361)
4. Michael John Houlton, Independent (254)

Canadian federal election, 1979

1. John Evans, Liberal (19,758)
2. Robert de Cotret, Prog. Cons. (18,728)
3. John Smart, N.D.P. (10,213)
4. Robin Mathews, Not affiliated (302)
5. Michael John Charette, Independent (191)
6. Marvin Glass, Communist (166)

Canadian federal election, 1980

1. John Evans, Liberal (21,659)
2. Jean Pigott, Prog. Cons. (17,181)
3. John Smart, N.D.P. (7,529)
4. David Langille, Rhinoceros (358)
5. Robin Mathews, Not affiliated (170)
6. Marvin Glass, Communist (116)
7. John C. Turmel, Independent (62)
8. Robin Collins, Marxist-Leninist (44)
9. Iqbal Ben-Tahir, Independent (36)
10. Ernest Bouchard, Not affiliated (32)

Canadian federal election, 1984

1. Mike Cassidy, N.D.P. (17,844)
2. Dan Chilcott, Prog. Cons. (17,790)
3. John Evans, Liberal (15,380)
4. Barry J. Heidt, Rhinoceros (382)
5. Gordon Scott McLeod, Green (285)
6. Marvin Glass, Communist (93)
7. Ray Joseph Cormier, Independent (71)
8. Rodger L. James, Independent (45)
9. Marc Gauvin, Independent (29)

Canadian federal election, 1988

1. Mac Harb, Liberal (18,096)
2. Mike Cassidy, N.D.P. (17,334)
3. Bob Plamondon, Prog. Cons. (13,142)
4. John W. Dodson, Green (300)
5. Leapin Liz Johnson, Rhinoceros (292)
6. John C. Turmel, Independent (152)
7. Michael K.B. Hahn, Independent (115)
8. Rudolph Shally, Libertarian (111)
9. Hardial Bains, Not affiliated (66)
10. Istvan Kovach, Party for the Commonwealth of Canada (30)

Canadian federal election, 1993

1. Mac Harb, Liberal (23,816)
2. Marion Dewar, N.D.P. (10,398)
3. Ian R. Lee, Prog. Cons. (5,453)
4. Len Tucker, Reform (4,380)
5. John Foster, National (740)
6. Frank Thompson, Green (546)
7. Neil Paterson, Natural Law (328)
8. Hardial Bains, Marxist-Leninist (86)
9. Clayoquot Keith Ashdown, Independent (71)
10. Pauline G. Morrissette, Abolitionist (36)
11. Marie-Thérèse Costisella, Commonwealth (34)
12. Vic Wilczur, Independent (0)

Canadian federal election, 1997

1. Mac Harb, Liberal (25,987)
2. Jamey Heath, N.D.P. (13,646)
3. Peter Annis, Prog. Cons. (9,391)
4. John Perocchio, Reform (6,651)
5. Frank de Jong, Green (855)
6. Howard Bertram, Canadian Action (236)
7. Neil Paterson, Natural Law (211)
8. Susan Cumby, Independent (190)
9. Hardial Bains, Marxist-Leninist (150)
10. Malek Khouri, Independent (92)
11. Ray Joseph Cormier, Independent (91)

Canadian federal election, 2000

1. Mac Harb, Liberal (22,710)
2. Heather-Jane Robertson, N.D.P. (13,515)
3. David Brown, Canadian Alliance (10,163)
4. Beverly Mitchell, Prog. Cons. (7,501)
5. Chris Bradshaw, Green (1,529)
6. Brad Powers, Marijuana Party (813)
7. Carla Marie Dancey, Canadian Action (208)
8. Marvin Glass, Communist (139)
9. Neil Paterson, Natural Law (110)
10. Mistahi Corkill, Marxist-Leninist (66)

Canadian federal election, 2004

1. Ed Broadbent, N.D.P. (25,734)
2. Richard Mahoney, Liberal (19,478)
3. Mike Murphy, Conservative (11,933)
4. David Chernushenko, Green (4,730)
5. Michael Foster, Marijuana (455)
6. Robert Gauthier, Independent (121)
7. Stuart Ryan, Communist (90)
8. Carla Marie Dancey, Action (76)
9. Louis Lang, Marxist-Leninist (67)

Federal members

#	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party
1.	George McIlraith	June 25, 1968	April 27, 1972	Liberal
2.	Hugh Poulin	October 30, 1972	April 28, 1978	Liberal
3.	Robert de Cotret	October 16, 1978	March 26, 1979	Prog. Cons.
4.	John Evans	May 22, 1979	July 9, 1984	Liberal
5.	Michael Cassidy	September 4, 1984	October 1, 1988	N.D.P.
6.	Mac Harb	November 21, 1988	September 9, 2003	Liberal
7.	Ed Broadbent	June 28, 2004	2005 or 2006	N.D.P.

Provincial electoral district history

The district was created before the 1968 election. Prior to the 1999 election, the provincial district did not have the same borders as the federal district.

Results since 1995

Ontario general election, 1995

1. Richard Patten, Liberal (11,150)
2. Evelyn Gigantes, N.D.P. (9,438)
3. Chris Thompson, Prog. Cons. (6,715)
4. Ron Parker, Natural Law (365)
5. Andrew Van Iterson, Green (349)
6. Malek Khouri, Communist (210)
7. John C. Turmel, Independent (173)

Ontario general election, 1999

1. Richard Patten, Liberal (17,956)
2. Ray Kostuch, Prog. Cons. (15,403)
3. Elisabeth Arnold, N.D.P. (11,977)
4. Chris Bradshaw, Green (1,231)
5. Marvin Glass, Communist (174)
6. Wayne Foster, Natural Law (170)
7. Mistahi Corkill, Independent (132)

Ontario general election, 2003

1. Richard Patten, Liberal (22,295)
2. Jeff Atkinson, N.D.P. (11,362)
3. Joe Varner, Prog. Cons. (11,217)
4. Chris Bradshaw, Green (3,821)
5. Stuart Ryan, Communist (306)
6. Matt Szymanowicz, Freedom (218)
7. Fakhry Guirguis, Independent (214)

#	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party
1.	Harold MacKenzie	October 17, 1968	September 13, 1971	Liberal
2.	Michael Cassidy	October 21, 1971	March 25, 1985	N.D.P.
3.	Evelyn Gigantes	May 2, 1985	July 31, 1987	N.D.P.
4.	Richard Patten	September 10, 1987	July 30, 1990	Liberal
5.	Evelyn Gigantes	September 6, 1990	April 28, 1995	N.D.P.
6.	Richard Patten	June 8, 1995	in office	Liberal