29-405: Ottawa Centre may refer to: Ottawa Centre (federal electoral district) Ottawa Centre (provincial electoral district) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ottawa Centre . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
58-761: A teacher and son of former mayor Marion Dewar . As the Liberal national numbers declined over the course of the campaign, it seemed more likely that the NDP could retain the seat. Mahoney went on the offensive late in the campaign, claiming a vote for Paul Dewar would help the Conservatives. Dewar retained most of Broadbent's voters and won by over 5000 votes. The riding also gave the Green Party of Canada one of its best performances nationwide with over 6,500 votes, over 10%. 2006 nomination contests The 2004 election
87-656: Is a neighbourhood located in River Ward in the west-end of Ottawa , Ontario , Canada . The community association boundaries are Clyde Avenue to the west, Carling Avenue and the Queensway to the north, Fisher Avenue to the east and the Central Experimental Farm Pathway to the south. According to the Canada 2016 Census , the total population for this area was 11,363. Carlington
116-581: Is an urban federal electoral district in Ontario , Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968. While the riding's boundaries (mainly to the south and west as the north and east borders have remained the Ottawa River and Rideau River, respectively) have changed over the years to account for population changes, the riding has always comprised the central areas of Ottawa ,
145-412: Is usually considered a distinct neighbourhood), LeBreton Flats , Civic Hospital , Mechanicsville , Hintonburg , Wellington Village , Westboro , eastern part of Carlington , Highland Park , and McKellar Park . The riding encompasses additional neighbourhoods south of downtown, including The Glebe , Old Ottawa South , Lees Avenue , Old Ottawa East and others. Many public sector workers live in
174-751: The 2004 election when Ed Broadbent , a former leader of the NDP, defeated Liberal Richard Mahoney, a high-profile lawyer and Liberal strategist and long-time ally of former Prime Minister Paul Martin . The other candidates in 2004 were Mike Murphy of the Conservatives , David Chernushenko of the Greens , Louis Lang of the Marxist-Leninists , Michael Foster , Stuart Ryan of the Communists , Robert Gauthier, and Carla Marie Dancey. Paul Dewar , son of former Ottawa mayor, Marion Dewar , held
203-469: The Green Party , and Merylee Sevilla for the People's Party. Ms McKenna gained over 4,000 votes from the previous election in 2015, beating her nearest rival by over 15,000 votes. Ottawa Centre lost a sliver of territory to Ottawa West—Nepean , as its southwestern border moved from the former Ottawa City limits to Fisher Avenue and Baseline Road . The total population of this area lost (2011 Census)
232-546: The Hunt Club area west of the current O-Train line. The 1987 redistribution saw the riding expand westward to Island Park Drive , while losing all of its territory south of the Rideau River. Additionally, the riding gained back all of Old Ottawa East south of The Queensway . The 1996 redistribution saw the riding expand further westward to Sherbourne Road / Maitland Avenue north of the Queensway, as well as gaining
261-592: The CPR line where the O-Train currently is. The 1976 redistribution saw significant changes to the riding. It lost territory around Mechanicsville (north of Wellington Street West , west of the current O-Train) and Old Ottawa East (north of Clegg St), while gaining all of the Civic Hospital and Hintonburg neighbourhoods east of Holland Avenue and south of Wellington, Carleton Heights , Riverside Park and
290-534: The NDP nomination in January. As the seat was vacant, a by-election was expected to fill the seat and campaigning began in early 2004. However, Prime Minister Paul Martin delayed calling the by-election, in the expectation that a general election would soon be called. In May 2004, a federal election was called, pre-empting the by-election. Broadbent was increasingly favoured to win, a mid-campaign poll showed him ahead. In addition to Broadbent's personal popularity,
319-628: The NDP under new leader Jack Layton had greatly increased its popularity, especially in urban Ontario. The campaign was still hard-fought. In the end, Broadbent won a strong victory, and subsequently announced his retirement the following year, in April 2005. 2004 nomination contests Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election. 45°25′N 75°42′W / 45.417°N 75.700°W / 45.417; -75.700 Carlington Carlington
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#1732794288584348-608: The Visitation Roman Catholic Church, Église Catholique Romain de Saint-Bonaventure, Church of God of Prophecy, Kehillat Beth Israel synagogue and St Tekle Haimanot Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, the only Ethiopian Orthodox church in Ottawa. The Carlington Business Area is west of Kirkwood, north of Carlington Hill, south of the Queensway (417), and east of Maitland. The main business streets are Laperierre and Woodward. A notable geographic feature in
377-511: The construction of new dwellings sharply dropped to less than 400 for the remainder of the 20th century. Today there are new homes being built as some veterans' homes are demolished. The neighbourhood is home to Westgate Shopping Centre and the Royal Ottawa Hospital . Merivale Road is Carlington's traditional main street and goes through the centre of residential Carlington. There are five places of worship: St. Elizabeth's of
406-545: The eastern half of Carlington (east of Merivale Road ). Also, the area of Old Ottawa East north of the Queensway was added back to the riding. The riding did not change its boundaries in 2003. Following the Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012 , there was a minor change in the riding's southwestern boundary, which was moved from the former city limits to Baseline Road and Fisher Avenue . The 2022 Federal Redistribution has become law and will be in effect for
435-565: The highest percentage of master's degree holders in all of Canada (12.7%) In the 2015 election , the riding had the highest turnout in the country with just over 82% of electors casting a ballot in the election. Still holding the Cabinet post of Environment Minister, Ms McKenna was challenged by a new NDP candidate, Emilie Taman, along with other challengers Carol Clemenhagen for the Conservative Party , Angela Keller-Herzog for
464-539: The hill is the Carlington Heights Reservoir and Pump Station which supplies approximately one third of the City's water. Population trend: Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 5,438 (total dwellings: 5,771) Carlington is home to a diverse range of cultures including Asian, African, European and Middle Eastern communities. As of the 2006 census 29% of residents were immigrants within
493-415: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ottawa_Centre&oldid=1215009241 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ottawa Centre (federal electoral district) Ottawa Centre ( French : Ottawa-Centre )
522-684: The language spoken most often at home was neither English nor French. Two community centres are located in the neighbourhood; Alexander Community Centre, and Bellevue Community Centre (Carlington Recreation Centre). The major park in the neighbourhood is Carlington Park which includes, in addition to the Carlington Sledding Hill, the J. Alph Dulude Arena and four baseball diamonds. There are five other parks in Carlington; Bellevue Manor, Alexander, Harrold Place, Meadowvale Terrace and Raven Park (John Smith Field). The neighbourhood
551-717: The last ten years, with 28% of those from Europe, 27% from Asia or the Middle East, 27% from Africa, 13% from South and Central America, 9% from the Caribbean, and 3% from the United States. In terms of knowledge of official languages, 67% of Carlington residents reported that they could speak or understand English only, 1.6% reported that they could speak or understand French only, 29% reported that they could speak or understand both English and French, and 1.9% reported that they knew neither. 14.5% of residents reported that
580-860: The nation's capital. The House of Commons of Canada meets in the West Block of the Parliament Buildings on Parliament Hill , which is located within this district. The riding was created in 1966 from Carleton , Ottawa West and Ottawa East ridings. It initially consisted of that part of Ottawa north of the Rideau River , west of a line following the Rideau Canal to the Canadian Pacific Railway line (currently about where Nicholas Street is), and generally east of Bayswater Road (now Ave.), and south of that
609-407: The neighbourhood is Carlington Hill, a large hill with long gradual slopes. Part of it was formerly a ski hill with tow lift (known as Anne Heggtveit Hill), but now used as a City of Ottawa approved sledding hill. The western part of the hill was quarried for limestone, which was crushed and used as lime for the production of cement. The former quarry is now used as a city snow dump. Also, on top of
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#1732794288584638-474: The neighbourhoods of Riverside Park , Billings Bridge and Heron Park which are in future part of Ottawa Centre and not Ottawa South . The riding was won in the 1984 election by New Democrat Mike Cassidy . The riding was subsequently 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 by Prime Minister Paul Martin until
667-579: The next Federal election which must be held no later than 2025. Several neighbourhoods in the west end of the riding were moved to Ottawa West—Nepean following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution . North of the Queensway the western boundary was moved from Maitland Ave and Sherbourne Rd east to Golden Ave and then along Carling Ave . As a result the neighbourhoods of McKellar Park and McKellar Heights were shifted to Ottawa West—Nepean . The south-west boundary along Merivale Rd
696-674: The riding from 2006 until 2015. Notably, Dewar won the riding with 52 percent of ballots cast in the 2011 federal election . Ottawa Centre is represented in the House of Commons of Canada by Yasir Naqvi from the Liberal Party of Canada . The riding covers most of downtown Ottawa , including the Parliament Buildings . From the Rideau River , the riding stretches west encompassing the neighbourhoods of Downtown, Centretown ( Centretown West which includes Little Italy
725-901: The riding. The northern part of the riding contains many government office buildings, including Parliament Hill . The riding also includes Carleton University and Saint Paul University 's (where many UOttawa students have residence) campuses and residences. Ethnic groups: 72.4% White, 5.5% Black, 4.5% Chinese, 4.1% South Asian, 3.8% Indigenous, 2.4% Arab, 1.7% Southeast Asian, 1.4% Latin American, 1.0% West Asian Languages: 67.0% English, 9.1% French, 1.9% Arabic, 1.8% Mandarin, 1.5% Spanish, 1.1% Cantonese, 1.1% Italian Religions: 42.2% Christian (22.9% Catholic, 4.4% Anglican, 3.4% United Church, 1.8% Christian Orthodox, 1.0% Presbyterian, 8.7% Other), 4.8% Muslim, 2.0% Jewish, 1.4% Hindu, 1.3% Buddhist, 46.9% None Median income: $ 54,800 (2020) Average income: $ 77,800 (2020) The Ottawa Centre riding has
754-406: Was 424. Ottawa Centre saw the highest turnout in the entire country in the 2015 election. Broadbent announced in 2005 that he would not run for re-election so he could devote more time to care for his ailing wife, Lucille. Richard Mahoney was again the Liberal candidate, hoping that, without an opposing star candidate, such as Broadbent, he would be elected this time. The NDP nominated Paul Dewar,
783-544: Was an unusual campaign in Ottawa Centre. The seat was vacated in September 2003 when Liberal incumbent Mac Harb received his patronage appointment to the Senate of Canada from outgoing Prime Minister Jean Chrétien . Paul Martin loyalist Richard Mahoney won the Liberal nomination and expected to win the riding. Former NDP leader and widely respected statesman Ed Broadbent came out of political retirement to win
812-585: Was first settled in the early 1920s. It contains less than 435 older pre-1945 homes. Some 2,000 dwellings were built from 1945 to 1960. The houses built in the time period immediately following World War II were meant for returning veterans and are therefore known as "war homes" or "veteran homes". Many of the street names in the neighbourhood also reflect this military heritage (e.g. Viscount Ave, Admiral Ave, General Ave, Marshall Ave, Veteran Ave, Crerar Ave.). From 1961 to 1970, 1,440 homes and apartments were built and from 1971 to 1980, another 1,380. After 1981,
841-478: Was moved east to Fisher Ave , reallocating the entire Carlington neighbourhood to Ottawa West—Nepean (previously the eastern portion of Carlington was within Ottawa Centre ). This was somewhat compensated for by changes in the riding's southern boundary, which pushed south and east of the Rideau River for the first time following Bank St and the railway line north of Heron Rd . This change affects
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