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Nepean (federal electoral district)

Coordinates: 45°16′30″N 75°45′29″W / 45.275°N 75.758°W / 45.275; -75.758
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Nepean
Ontario electoral district
Nepean in relation to other electoral districts in Ottawa
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Chandra Arya
Liberal
District created1987
First contested1988
Last contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2021)[1]132,769
Electors (2021)93,391
Area (km²)179
Pop. density (per km²)741.7
Census division(s)Ottawa
Census subdivision(s)Ottawa

Nepean is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997, and was reinstated during the 2012 electoral redistribution.

History

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The original riding was created in 1987 from parts of the Nepean—Carleton riding. It consisted of the City of Nepean. The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed between the Nepean—Carleton (54%) and the Ottawa West—Nepean (46%) ridings.

2012 Federal Redistribution

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The riding was then reinstated in 2012 by Elections Canada, taking effect upon the dropping of the writs for the 2015 federal election, scheduled for 19 October 2015.[2][3] All of the current riding comes from parts of the former riding of Nepean—Carleton.

2022 Federal Redistribution

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The 2022 Federal Redistribution resulted in a largely rural area (south of Bells Corners, west of the 416 and south of Barnsdale Road) being reallocated to the riding of Carleton. The new boundaries will be in effect for the next Federal election to be held no later than 2025.

In a simplification of boundaries, the riding also picked up a portion of the Ottawa West—Nepean riding on its north side. The railway line is now the boundary between the two ridings, whereas previously it formed only the western part of the boundary, with Merivale Road and West Hunt Club forming the eastern boundary.

Geography

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The most recent iteration of the riding of Nepean is formally described by Elections Canada as follows:

Religion in Nepean(2021, Based on 2013 Representation Order)[4]

  Christian (49.5%)
  Muslim (12.5%)
  Hindu (3.4%)
  Buddhist (1.7%)
  Jewish (1.4%)
  Sikh (1.3%)
  Other (0.6%)
  Irreligion (29.3%)

Commencing at the intersection of Richmond Road with Highway No. 417; thence southwesterly along said highway to March Road; thence southeasterly along said road and Eagleson Road to Robertson Road; thence northeasterly along said road to Haanel Drive; thence southeasterly in a straight line to the intersection of West Hunt Club Road with Richmond Road; thence southerly along Richmond Road to Hope Side Road; thence southwesterly along said road to Eagleson Road; thence southeasterly along said road to Brophy Drive; thence northeasterly along said drive, Bankfield Road and its northeasterly production to the Rideau River (westerly of Long Island); thence northwesterly and generally northerly along said river (westerly of Long Island and Nicolls Island) to West Hunt Club Road; thence westerly, northwesterly and southwesterly along said road to Merivale Road; thence northwesterly along said road to the Canadian National Railway; thence westerly along said railway to Richmond Road; thence northerly along said road to the point of commencement.

Demographics

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According to the 2021 Canadian census[5]

Ethnic groups: 56.0% White, 9.1% South Asian, 7.8% Chinese, 7.5% Arab, 6.9% Black, 3.1% Indigenous, 2.1% Southeast Asian, 2.0% Filipino, 1.6% Latin American, 1.2% West Asian

Languages: 58.8% English, 5.9% French, 5.1% Arabic, 4.0% Mandarin, 1.5% Cantonese, 1.4% Spanish, 1.1% Vietnamese, 1.1% Punjabi

Religions: 49.5% Christian (27.5% Catholic, 3.7% Anglican, 3.2% United Church, 2.2% Christian Orthodox, 1.5% Pentecostal, 11.8% Other), 12.5% Muslim, 3.4% Hindu, 1.7% Buddhist, 1.4% Jewish, 1.3% Sikh, 0.6% Other, 29.3% None
Median income: $50,400 (2020)
Average income: $62,200 (2020)

Members of Parliament

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The riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Nepean
Riding created from Nepean—Carleton
34th  1988–1993     Beryl Gaffney Liberal
35th  1993–1997
Riding dissolved into Nepean—Carleton and
Ottawa West—Nepean
Riding re-created from Nepean—Carleton
42nd  2015–2019     Chandra Arya Liberal
43rd  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Riding associations

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Riding associations are the local branches of the national political parties:[6]

Party Association name CEO HQ address Neighbourhood
Green Nepean Green Party of Canada EDA --- --- Nepean
  Conservative Party of Canada Nepean Conservative Association Bill Ayyad 900 Greenbank Road Nepean
  Liberal Party of Canada Nepean Federal Liberal Association Linda Belanger 6 Nakota Way Ottawa
  New Democratic Party Nepean Federal NDP Riding Association --- 825 River Road Manotick

Election results

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Graph of election results in Napean (since 2011 (redistributed), minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

Nepean, 2015–present

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2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Chandra Arya 29,620 45.1 -0.8 $109,271.27
Conservative Matt Triemstra 22,184 33.7 +0.2 $75,325.90
New Democratic Sean Devine 10,786 16.4 +3.3 $12,498.65
People's Jay Nera 1,840 2.8 +1.8 $0.00
Green Gordon Kubanek 1,318 2.0 -4.3 $786.11
Total valid votes/Expense limit 65,748 $121,196.92
Total rejected ballots 419
Turnout 66,167 70.85
Eligible voters 93,391
Source: Elections Canada[7]
2021 federal election redistributed results[8]
Party Vote %
  Liberal 27,348 45.74
  Conservative 19,953 33.37
  New Democratic 9,700 16.22
  People's 1,631 2.73
  Green 1,162 1.94
  Others 1 0.00
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Chandra Arya 31,933 45.9 -6.52 $107,465.36
Conservative Brian St. Louis 23,320 33.5 -2.63 $110,373.63
New Democratic Zaff Ansari 9,104 13.1 +4.90 $3,771.41
Green Jean-Luc Cooke 4,379 6.3 +3.97 $7,732.54
People's Azim Hooda 687 1.0 none listed
Communist Dustan Wang 160 0.2 none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit 69,583 100.0
Total rejected ballots 407
Turnout 69,990 75.2
Eligible voters 93,119
Liberal hold Swing -1.95
Source: Elections Canada[9][10]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Chandra Arya 34,017 52.42 +25.32 $180,234.39
Conservative Andy Wang 23,442 36.13 -14.89 $160,893.69
New Democratic Sean Devine 5,324 8.20 -9.62 $23,472.19
Green Jean-Luc Roger Cooke 1,513 2.33 -1.70 $14,291.13
Independent Jesus Cosico 416 0.64
Independent Hubert Mamba 69 0.11 $1,309.19
Independent Harry Splett 66 0.10
Marxist–Leninist Tony Seed 41 0.06
Total valid votes/Expense limit 64,888 100.00   $219,121.45
Total rejected ballots 262 0.40
Turnout 65,150 78.52
Eligible voters 82,976
Liberal notional gain from Conservative Swing +20.10
Source: Elections Canada[11][12]
2011 federal election redistributed results[13]
Party Vote %
  Conservative 26,087 51.02
  Liberal 13,863 27.11
  New Democratic 9,117 17.83
  Green 2,062 4.03

Nepean, 1993–1997

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1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Beryl Gaffney 33,376 59.55 +12.37
Progressive Conservative Donna Hicks 9,668 17.25 –24.21
Reform Gus Klovan 9,114 16.26
New Democratic Nizam Siddiqui 1,967 3.51 –7.33
National Ralph Anderson 979 1.75
Green Andrew Van Iterson 420 0.75
Natural Law Brian Jackson 255 0.45
Libertarian Brian MacKintosh 133 0.24
Commonwealth of Canada Marko Braovac 105 0.19 –0.33
Abolitionist Tonis Kasvand 33 0.06
Total valid votes 56,050 100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +18.29
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Beryl Gaffney 26,632 47.18
Progressive Conservative Bill Tupper 23,399 41.46
New Democratic Bea Murray 6,119 10.84
Commonwealth of Canada Debbie Brennan 292 0.52
Total valid votes 56,442 100.0  

References

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  1. ^ Statistics Canada: 2021
  2. ^ "Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts (Ontario)". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
  3. ^ "Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act". Government of Canada (Justice). Retrieved January 13, 2014.
  4. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (October 26, 2022). "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population Nepean, Ontario Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  5. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (February 9, 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Nepean [Federal electoral district (2013 Representation Order)], Ontario". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  6. ^ "Riding « Pundits' Guide to Canadian Federal Elections".
  7. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  8. ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  9. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  10. ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  11. ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Nepean, 30 September 2015
  12. ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
  13. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
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