Canadian federal election results in Ottawa


This page shows results of Canadian federal elections in the Ottawa, Ontario area since the 1979 election.

Regional profile

With the exception of the more conservative rural western and southern parts, the former Region of Ottawa-Carleton which became the new City of Ottawa in 2001, has traditionally been a Liberal heartland. A high proportion of Francophones and civil servants had made ridings such as Ottawa—Vanier among the safest Liberal seats in the country, however, now there are probably only two safe Liberal seats in Ottawa - Ottawa South and Ottawa—Vanier. The NDP's only historical victory in the area, Ottawa Centre in 1984, was repeated in 2004, as their popular former leader Ed Broadbent was elected. The Green Party's best seat in the province also came in Ottawa Centre. The seat was retained in 2006 after Broadbent's retirement, by Paul Dewar.
The suburban Ottawa ridings tended to be swing ridings, a trend that was masked until the Canadian Alliance won Carleton-Mississippi Mills, traditionally the most conservative riding in what was then Ottawa-Carleton. The Conservatives broke through to take another seat in 2004, and two more in 2006. They held them until 2015, when the massive Liberal wave that swept through Ontario resulted in the Conservatives being reduced to only one seat. The Liberals even managed to win Kanata-Carleton, essentially the Ottawa portion of Carleton-Mississippi Mills, with the help of star candidate and retired Air Force officer Karen McCrimmon.

2015 - 42nd General Election">2015 Canadian federal election">2015 - 42nd General Election

2011 - 41st General Election">2011 Canadian federal election">2011 - 41st General Election

2008 - 40th General Election">2008 Canadian federal election">2008 - 40th General Election

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2004 - 38th General Election">2004 Canadian federal election">2004 - 38th General Election

2000 - 37th General Election">2000 Canadian federal election">2000 - 37th General Election

1997 - 36th General Election">1997 Canadian federal election">1997 - 36th General Election

1993 - 35th General Election">1993 Canadian federal election">1993 - 35th General Election

1988 - 34th General Election">1988 Canadian federal election">1988 - 34th General Election

1984 - 33rd General Election">1984 Canadian federal election">1984 - 33rd General Election

1980 - 32nd General Election">1980 Canadian federal election">1980 - 32nd General Election

1979 - 31st General Election">1979 Canadian federal election">1979 - 31st General Election

For earlier results, please see Canadian federal election results in Eastern Ontario.