OTTAWA SOUTH (PROVINCIAL ELECTORAL DISTRICT)

Ottawa South
Electoral district
MPPDalton McGuinty (1990-)
PartyLiberal (1987-)
Census division(s)Ottawa
Census subdivision(s)Ottawa
Ottawa city wardsAlta Vista, Beacon Hill-Cyrville, Capital, Gloucester-Southgate, River
District created1926'Ottawa South' (fr. ''Ottawa-Sud'') is a riding (provincial electoral district) in the Canadian province of Ontario, in the city of Ottawa. It is represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario by the Premier of Ontario, Dalton McGuinty.
Contents
Member of Provincial Parliament
Provincial electoral district history
Members of Provincial Parliament
Results since 1967
External links

Member of Provincial Parliament

The Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Ottawa South is Dalton McGuinty, a former lawyer, son of Dalton McGuinty, Sr., the Ottawa South MPP immediately before him, and brother of David McGuinty, the MP for the Federal riding of Ottawa South. He was first elected in 1990. He represents the Ontario Liberal Party. He is the Premier of Ontario, and the Minister of Research and Innovation.

Provincial electoral district history

The district was created before the 1926 election. Prior to the 1999 election, the provincial district did not have the same borders as the federal district.
Members of Provincial Parliament
# Name Took Office Left Office Party
1.Thomas Birkett December 1, 1926 September 17, 1929 Conservative
2.Arthur Ellis October 30, 1929 August 25, 1937 Conservative
3.George Dunbar October 6, 1937 May 4, 1959 Progressive Conservative
4.Wesley Haskett June 11, 1959 September 13, 1971 Progressive Conservative
5.Claude Bennett October 21, 1971 July 31, 1987 Progressive Conservative
6.Dalton McGuinty, Sr. September 10, 1987 March 16, 1990 Liberal
7.Dalton McGuinty September 6, 1990 ''in office'' Liberal
Results since 1967
Dalton McGuinty
Richard Raymond
Edelweiss D'Andrea
John David Ford
David MacDonald

|-
| style="width: 130px" |Liberal
|Dalton McGuinty
|align="right"|24,647
|align="right"|51.7
|align="right"|+2.1
|-
|Progressive Conservative
|Richard Raymond
|align="right"|16,413
|align="right"|34.4
|align="right"|-5.8
|-
|New Democratic Party
|James McLaren
|align="right"|4,306
|align="right"|9.0
|align="right"|+3.2
|-
|Green
|David Chernushenko
|align="right"|1,741
|align="right"|3.7
|align="right"|+2.1
|-
|Family Coalition
|John Pacheco
|align="right"|562
|align="right"|1.2
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|47,669
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|-
| style="width: 130px" |Liberal
|Dalton McGuinty
|align="right"|22,707
|align="right"|49.6
|align="right"|-3.8
|-
|Progressive Conservative
|Mike Nicholson
|align="right"|19,337
|align="right"|42.2
|align="right"|+12.4
|-
|New Democratic Party
|James McLaren
|align="right"|2,655
|align="right"|5.8
|align="right"|-8.9
|-
|Green
|George Brown
|align="right"|724
|align="right"|1.6
|align="right"|+0.3
|-
|Independent
|Meg Carson
|align="right"|243
|align="right"|0.5
|align="right"|
|-
|Natural Law
|James Hea
|align="right"|121
|align="right"|0.3
|align="right"|-0.5
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|45,787
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
^ Note: Boundaries were adjusted substantially. The percentage change is not reflected on redistributed results.
Map of the Ottawa South provincial electoral district for the 1987, 1990 and 1995 elections.

|-
| style="width: 130px" |Liberal
|Dalton McGuinty
|align="right"|15,418
|align="right"|53.4
|align="right"|+7.5
|-
|Progressive Conservative
|Linda Thom
|align="right"|8,618
|align="right"|29.8
|align="right"|+5.3
|-
|New Democratic Party
|Margaret Armstrong
|align="right"|4,235
|align="right"|14.7
|align="right"|-11.2
|-
|Green
|Karen Fyson
|align="right"|383
|align="right"|1.3
|align="right"|-0.7
|-
|Natural Law
|Wayne Foster
|align="right"|245
|align="right"|0.8
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|28,899
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|-
| style="width: 130px" |Liberal
|Dalton McGuinty
|align="right"|13,845
|align="right"|45.9
|align="right"|-5.0
|-
|New Democratic Party
|Margaret Armstrong
|align="right"|7,826
|align="right"|25.9
|align="right"|+6.6
|-
|Progressive Conservative
|Darrel Kent
|align="right"|7,399
|align="right"|24.5
|align="right"|-5.4
|-
|Green
|Stephen Johns
|align="right"|612
|align="right"|2.0
|align="right"|
|-
|Family Coalition
|David Fitzpatrick
|align="right"|503
|align="right"|1.7
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|30,185
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|-
| style="width: 130px" |Liberal
|Dalton McGuinty, Sr.
|align="right"|15,952
|align="right"|50.9
|align="right"|+15.6
|-
|Progressive Conservative
|Michael McSweeney
|align="right"|9,365
|align="right"|29.9
|align="right"|-9.5
|-
|New Democratic Party
|Penina Coopersmith
|align="right"|6,038
|align="right"|19.3
|align="right"|-5.9
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|31,355
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
Map of the Ottawa South provincial electoral district for the 1977, 1981 and 1985 elections

|-
|Progressive Conservative
|Claude Bennett
|align="right"|12,971
|align="right"|39.4
|align="right"|-10.6
|-
| style="width: 130px" |Liberal
|Andrew Caddell
|align="right"|11,634
|align="right"|35.3
|align="right"|+6.3
|-
|New Democratic Party
|John Smart
|align="right"|8,311
|align="right"|25.2
|align="right"|+5.0
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|32,916
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|-
|Progressive Conservative
|Claude Bennett
|align="right"|15,218
|align="right"|50.0
|align="right"|+0.6
|-
| style="width: 130px" |Liberal
|Robert Dyck
|align="right"|8,832
|align="right"|29.9
|align="right"|+6.9
|-
|New Democratic Party
|Chris Chilton
|align="right"|6,146
|align="right"|20.2
|align="right"|-5.8
|-
|Independent
|Ray Turmel
|align="right"|259
|align="right"|0.9
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|30,455
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|-
|Progressive Conservative
|Claude Bennett
|align="right"|16,682
|align="right"|49.4
|align="right"| +6.3
|-
| style="width: 130px" |New Democratic Party
|Eileen Scotton
|align="right"|8,759
|align="right"|26.0
|align="right"| -6.4
|-
|Liberal
|Patricia Thorpe
|align="right"|7,754
|align="right"|23.0
|align="right"| -1.4
|-
|Independent
|Michael Holton
|align="right"|574
|align="right"|1.7
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|33,749
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|-
|Progressive Conservative
|Claude Bennett
|align="right"|14,767
|align="right"|43.1
|align="right"| -8.6
|-
| style="width: 130px" |New Democratic Party
|Eileen Scotton
|align="right"|11,099
|align="right"|32.4
|align="right"| +7.9
|-
|Liberal
|Patricia Thorpe
|align="right"|8,360
|align="right"|24.4
|align="right"| +0.6
|-
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|34,226
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|-
|Progressive Conservative
|Claude Bennett
|align="right"|22,392
|align="right"| 51.7
|align="right"| +4.2
|-
| style="width: 130px" |New Democratic Party
|Don Francis
|align="right"|10,638
|align="right"| 24.5
|align="right"| +15.6
|-
|Liberal
|Ian Kimmerly
|align="right"|10,307
|align="right"| 23.8
|align="right"| -19.8
|-
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|43,337
!align="right"|
!align="right"|
|-
|Progressive Conservative
|Irwin Haskett
|align="right"|13,472
|align="right"| 47.5
|align="right"|
|-
|Liberal
|Joseph McDonald
|align="right"|12,351
|align="right"| 43.6
|align="right"|
|-
| style="width: 130px" |New Democratic Party
|William Hardy
|align="right"|2,531
|align="right"| 8.9
|align="right"|
|-
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|28,354
!align="right"|
!align="right"|

External links



★ Elections Ontario 1999 results and 2003 results

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