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Ottawa—Orléans is an urban federal and provincial riding that encompasses the eastern part of the city of Ottawa, Ontario (northern and eastern parts of the former city of Gloucester, Ontario.) The riding was known as Carleton--Gloucester until the 2000 Federal Election. Despite having an English-speaking majority, Ottawa-Orléans is among the most francophone of the Ontario federal ridings and a major center of the Franco-Ontarian community. According to the 2001 Statistics Canada report 35% of the riding population speaks only French as their mother tongue. In recent years the riding has experienced a major growth of population and increased housing projects.
In the 2004 Canadian Federal Election, the Liberal candidate Marc Godbout won over the Conservative candidate Walter Robinson by over 4% of the votes. Robinson, a former Canadian Taxpayers Federation President, was considered a favorite but failed to win support among the Francophones.
MPs
- Eugène Bellemare, Liberal (1988-2004)
- Marc Godbout, Liberal (2004-present)
MPPs
- Brian Coburn, Prog. Cons. (1999-2003)
- Phil McNeely, Liberal (2003-present)