Ottawa—Vanier—Gloucester (formerly known asOttawa—Vanier andOttawa East) is a federalelectoral district inOntario, Canada, that has been represented in theHouse of Commons of Canada since1935. Previous to that date, it was part of the Ottawa electoral district that returned two members.
The riding, with a largeFranco-Ontarian population inVanier, is one of themost solidly Liberal in the country, having elected Liberals both federally and provincially in every election since its creation. In fact, the previous electoral district which comprises most of the constituency,Russell, had been solidlyLiberal since 1887. The riding is home to manycivil servants.
About 15% of the riding is in the former city of Vanier, which was amalgamated into Ottawa in 2001. Vanier has long been home to much of Ottawa'sfrancophone population, a group that has traditionally been solidly Liberal. The riding also contains the wealthiest part of Ottawa, the former villageRockcliffe Park, which has supported both theConservatives, and the Liberals in recent elections. Theanglophonemiddle class neighbourhoods ofSandy Hill, containing theUniversity of Ottawa, andNew Edinburgh also tend to vote Liberal, but with significant support for theNew Democratic Party. In 2011, the NDP won Sandy Hill,Lower Town, Vanier and inOverbrook. The Conservatives won in the more suburban parts of the riding like inBeacon Hill andPineview.[citation needed]
Ethnic groups: 60.2% White, 14.5% Black, 5.5% Indigenous, 5.2% Arab, 3.6% South Asian, 2.8% Chinese, 1.9% Latin American, 1.6% Filipino, 1.5% West Asian
The federal riding was created as "Ottawa East" in 1933 from parts ofOttawa andRussell ridings.
It initially consisted of, in the city of Ottawa, Rideau, Ottawa, By, St. Georges wards and the northeast part of Riverdale Ward, the town of Eastview, and the village of Rockcliffe Park.
In 1947, it was redefined to exclude the town of Eastview. In 1952, it was redefined to consist of the village of Rockcliffe Park, and the eastern parts of the city of Ottawa. In 1966, it was redefined to include the City of Eastview and exclude the village of Rockcliffe Park.
The name of the electoral district was changed in 1973 to "Ottawa—Vanier".
In 1976, it was redefined to consist of the City of Vanier, and the eastern parts of the city of Ottawa. In 1987, it was redefined to consist of the City of Vanier, the eastern part of the city of Ottawa, part of the city of Gloucester and the Village of Rockcliffe Park. In 1996, the Ottawa and Gloucester parts of the riding were redefined.
The riding became vacant because of the death of incumbent MPMauril Bélanger on August 16, 2016.Mona Fortier was elected in the byelection to fill the seat on April 3, 2017.[4]
Graph of election results in Ottawa—Vanier/Ottawa East (since 1940, minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
Ottawa—Vanier incumbent Liberal MP Mona Fortier is being challenged byJagmeet Singh's former press secretary Tristan Oliff of the NDP, federal policy advisor Dean Wythe of the Conservatives, IT consultant Marty Simms of the People's Party and construction foreman Christian Proulx of the Greens.[6]
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