Kanata—Carleton

Kanata—Carleton
Ontario electoral district
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Karen McCrimmon
Liberal
District created 2013
First contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2011)[1] 100,846
Electors (2015) 78,431
Area (km²)[1] 795
Pop. density (per km²) 126.9
Census divisions Ottawa
Census subdivisions Ottawa

Kanata—Carleton is a federal electoral district in Ottawa, Ontario. [2]

Kanata—Carleton was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 2015 federal election. The new riding contains almost all of the portion of the former Carleton—Mississippi Mills located in Ottawa, except for the portion south of Highway 7/Highway 417 that transferred to Carleton. A small fraction came from Nepean—Carleton surrounding the Bridlewood neighbourhood.

Geography

The riding covers an area within a boundary defined as follows: Western limit of Ottawa starting at Highway 7. NE along Highway7 to Highway 417. NE along Highway 417 to Maple Grove Road. NE along Maple Grove Road to the Carp River. SE along the Carp River to the SW section of Spearman Lane. NE along Spearman Lane to Terry Fox Drive. SE along Terry Fox to Hope Side Road. NE along Hope Side Road to Richmond Road. N along Richmond Road to West Hunt Club Road. NW to Haanel Drive with Robertson Road. SW along Robertson Road to Eagleson Road. NW along Eagleson Road to March Road, Herzberg Road and March Valley Road to Riddell Road to the interprovincial boundary between Ontario and Quebec. along the boundary to the north limit of the city of Ottawa then SW and SE along the northern and western limits of the city to the point of commencement.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Kanata—Carleton
Riding created from Carleton—Mississippi Mills and Nepean—Carleton
42nd  2015–Present     Karen McCrimmon Liberal

Election results

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalKaren McCrimmon32,44751.29+24.82$114,216.22
ConservativeWalter Pamic24,82939.21-14.50$98,315.02
New DemocraticJohn Hansen4,3136.81-8.48$24,279.11
GreenAndrew West1,7042.69-1.85$8,506.35
Total valid votes/Expense limit 63,323100.00 $214,203.12
Total rejected ballots 1910.30
Turnout 63,51479.56
Eligible voters 79,831
Liberal notional gain from Conservative Swing +19.66
Source: Elections Canada[3][4][5]
2011 federal election redistributed results[6]
Party Vote %
  Conservative27,28553.71
  Liberal13,44526.46
  New Democratic7,76615.29
  Green2,3074.54

References

  1. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 2012
  2. Final Report – Ontario
  3. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Kanata—Carleton, 30 September 2015
  4. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

Coordinates: 45°22′16″N 76°05′49″W / 45.371°N 76.097°W / 45.371; -76.097

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