Ottawa West was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1997 and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1908 to 1926 and from 1955 to 1999. It covered the western part of the Ottawa area.

Ottawa West
Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1934
District abolished1996
First contested1935
Last contested1993

Federal electoral district

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The federal district was created from Ottawa and part of Carleton in 1934. The federal riding initially consisted of, in the city of Ottawa, the Central, Capital, Wellington, Dalhousie, the parts of Victoria and Elmdale wards east of Parkdale Avenue, and the part of Riverdale ward not included in Ottawa East.

In 1947, it was redefined to consist of, in the city of Ottawa, Central and Wellington wards, the part of Dalhousie Ward north of Carling Avenue, the part of Capital Ward north of Carling Avenue and Linden Terrace, and the parts of Victoria and Elmdale Wards east of Parkdale Avenue.

In 1952, it was redefined to consist of the part of the city of Ottawa west of a line running along Parkdale Avenue south to Avenue, east to O'Connor Street, north to Linden Terrace, and east to the Rideau Canal.

In 1966, it was redefined to consist of the part of the city of Ottawa west of a line running along the Canadian Pacific Railway line from the interprovincial boundary to Bayview Road, southeast to Bayswater Avenue, south to Carling Avenue, west to Fisher Avenue, south to Baseline Road, west to the western limit of the City of Ottawa.

In 1976, it was redefined to consist of the part of the city of Ottawa west of a line running along the Canadian Pacific Railway line from the interprovincial boundary, south to Somerset Street, west along Somerset Street and Wellington Street to Holland Avenue, south to Carling Avenue, west to Fisher Avenue, and south to the city limit.

In 1987, it was redefined to consist of the part of the city of Ottawa west of a line running from the eastern extremity of the southern limit of the City of Ottawa (immediately south of Baseline Road), east to Fisher Avenue, north to Carling Avenue, east to Island Park Drive, and north to the interprovincial boundary.

The federal electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed between Ottawa Centre and Ottawa West—Nepean ridings.

Members of Parliament

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This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from City of Ottawa and Carleton
18th  1935–1940     T. Franklin Ahearn Liberal
19th  1940–1945 George McIlraith
20th  1945–1949
21st  1949–1953
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
28th  1968–1972 Lloyd Francis
29th  1972–1974     Peter Reilly Progressive Conservative
30th  1974–1979     Lloyd Francis Liberal
31st  1979–1980     Kenneth Binks Progressive Conservative
32nd  1980–1984     Lloyd Francis Liberal
33rd  1984–1988     David Daubney Progressive Conservative
34th  1988–1993     Marlene Catterall Liberal
35th  1993–1997
Riding dissolved into Ottawa West—Nepean and Ottawa Centre

Members of Provincial Parliament

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This riding elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:

Assembly Years Member Party
12th  1908–1911     Alfred Ernest Fripp Conservative
13th  1911–1914 James A. Ellis
14th  1914–1919     George Charles Hurdman Liberal
15th  1919–1923     Hamnett Pinhey Hill Conservative
16th  1923–1926     Harold Fisher Liberal
Riding dissolved into Ottawa South and Ottawa North
Riding re-created
25th  1955–1959     Donald Morrow Progressive Conservative
26th  1959–1963
27th  1963–1967
28th  1967–1971
29th  1971–1975
30th  1975–1977
31st  1977–1981 Reuben Baetz
32nd  1981–1985
33rd  1985–1987
34th  1987–1990     Bob Chiarelli Liberal
35th  1987–1990
36th  1990–1995
37th  1995–1997
 1997–1998 Alex Cullen
 1998–1998     Independent
 1998–1999     New Democratic
Riding dissolved into Ottawa West—Nepean

Federal electoral history

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1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal T. Franklin Ahearn 21,503
  Conservative Hamnett Pinhey Hill 15,219
  Reconstruction Franklin Deans Burkholder 7,274
  Independent Liberal William Joseph Press 210
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal George McIlraith 27,460
  National Government Theodore Howell Leggett 19,780
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal George McIlraith 24,458
  Progressive Conservative Norman B. MacRostie 21,993
  Co-operative Commonwealth Walter B. Mann 4,824
  Labor–Progressive Harry Binder 602
  Social Credit Kenneth L. McCuaig 495
  Independent Sydney Tom Checkland 177
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal George McIlraith 24,295
  Progressive Conservative Osmond Francis Howe 15,010
  Co-operative Commonwealth Walter Beresford Mann 2,754
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal George McIlraith 20,933
  Progressive Conservative O. F. Howe 13,539
  Co-operative Commonwealth John E. MacNab 1,209
  Labor–Progressive Daniel Nerenberg 219
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal George McIlraith 19,434
  Progressive Conservative Ethel T. Shaw 12,538
  Co-operative Commonwealth David Williams 1,062
  Social Credit Laurence M. Maloney 881
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal George McIlraith 19,098
  Progressive Conservative Charlotte Whitton 17,673
  Co-operative Commonwealth James A. M. Allen 751
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal George McIlraith 16,935
  Progressive Conservative Pat Kelly 11,397
  New Democratic Walter Mann 1,538
  Social Credit F. D. Richardson 698
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal George McIlraith 18,634
  Progressive Conservative Don Hueston 9,852
  New Democratic Brian E. Huggins 1,422
  Social Credit F. D. Richardson 924
1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal George McIlraith 14,945
  Progressive Conservative Courtenay Evans 8,604
  New Democratic David John Weston 2,057
  Social Credit Angelo Tomasini 504
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
  Liberal Lloyd Francis 23,750 52.61
  Progressive Conservative Richard A. Bell 16,392 36.31
  New Democratic Ralph Sutherland 5,003 11.08
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Progressive Conservative Peter Reilly 22,169
  Liberal Lloyd Francis 18,423
  New Democratic Pauline Jewett 13,498
  Social Credit Priscilla Hamelin 245
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Lloyd Francis 23,604
  Progressive Conservative Peter Reilly 21,838
  New Democratic Doris Shackleton 6,480
  No affiliation Lawrence F. Sullivan 432
  Social Credit Jacques Lapointe 192
  Communist Jean Greatbatch 78
  Marxist–Leninist Richard Bowen 67
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Progressive Conservative Kenneth Binks 24,981
  Liberal Lloyd Francis 22,985
  New Democratic Abby Pollonetsky 7,051
  Independent John Turmel 193
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Lloyd Francis 22,460
  Progressive Conservative Kenneth Binks 21,940
  New Democratic Abby Pollonetsky 5,955
  Independent John A. Clark 398
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Progressive Conservative David Daubney 26,591
  Liberal Lloyd Francis 19,314
  New Democratic Ross Chapman 8,304
  Independent Thérèse Turmel 285
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Marlene Catterall 23,470
  Progressive Conservative David Daubney 18,299
  New Democratic Theresa Kavanagh 5,300
  Communist Peter Cavers 156
  No affiliation Donna Petersen 130
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Marlene Catterall 28,012
  Reform Peter Boddy 6,144
  Progressive Conservative Nancy Munro-Parry 6,135
  New Democratic Norman Bobbitt 1,854
  National Bryce Wilson 832
Green Morgan Van Wyck 225
  Natural Law Stan Lamothe 156
  Libertarian Leonard Knoll 122
  Abolitionist Julie Start 27
  Commonwealth of Canada Kamal Shah 22

Partial provincial electoral history

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1987 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bob Chiarelli 16,343 50.46 +12.94
Progressive Conservative Derek Insley 9,951 30.72 −15.91
New Democratic Paul Weinzweig 4,403 13.60 −0.08
Family Coalition Lynn McPherson 1,689 5.21
Total valid votes 32,386 100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 251 0.77
Turnout 32,637 61.61
Eligible voters 52,977
Liberal gain Swing
1990 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bob Chiarelli 13,908 41.61 −8.85
Progressive Conservative Brian Mackey 9,068 27.13 −3.59
New Democratic Allan Edwards 8,391 25.11 +11.51
Confederation of Regions David Boyd 1,044 3.14
Green Ian Whyte 1,011 3.00
Total valid votes 33,422 100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 433 1.28
Turnout 33,855 65.68
Eligible voters 51,542
Liberal hold Swing
1995 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Bob Chiarelli 14,516 45.48 +3.87
Progressive Conservative Greg Joy 12,898 40.41 +13.28
New Democratic Karim Ismaili 3,718 11.64 −13.47
Green Stephen Johns 448 1.40 −1.60
Independent Andy Sammon 241 0.75
Natural Law Stan Lamothe 96 0.30
Total valid votes 31,917 100.00
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 433 1.34
Turnout 32,234 64.43
Eligible voters 51,542
Liberal hold Swing
Ontario provincial by-election, September 4, 1997:
Resignation of Bob Chiarelli
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alex Cullen 11,438 52.90 +7.42
Progressive Conservative Chris Thompson 7,217 33.38 -7.03
New Democratic Katrina Prystupa 2,573 11.90 +0.26
Independent John Turmel 201 0.93
Green Gene Villeneuve 193 0.89 -0.51
Total valid votes 21,622 99.26 +0.60
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 162 0.74 -0.60
Turnout 21,784 47.67 -16.76
Eligible voters 45,701
Liberal hold Swing
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