Carleton (Ontario provincial electoral district)

This article is about the provincial electoral district. For the federal electoral district, see Carleton (Ontario federal electoral district). For pre-Confederation electoral district, see Carleton (Province of Canada electoral district).
Carleton
Ontario electoral district
Carleton in relation to other electoral districts in Ottawa
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP
 
 		 
Goldie Ghamari
Independent
District created1867
First contested1867
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2016)102,915
Electors (2018)81,901
Area (km²)1,187
Pop. density (per km²)86.7
Census division(s)Ottawa
Census subdivision(s)Ottawa

Carleton is a provincial riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and lasted until provincial redistribution in 1996. In the 1999 provincial election it was redistributed into Nepean—Carleton and Lanark—Carleton. In 2007 it was abolished into Carleton—Mississippi Mills and Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington.

In 2018 it was re-created as the riding of Carleton from parts of Nepean—Carleton, Carleton—Mississippi Mills and Ottawa South.[1]

Boundaries

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For the last three elections when Carleton existed (1987, 1990 and 1995) the riding included the municipalities of West Carleton Township, Goulbourn Township, Rideau Township, Osgoode Township and the City of Kanata. It was abolished in 1999 into Nepean—Carleton and Lanark—Carleton. The riding was re-created by the 2012 electoral redistribution from parts of Nepean—Carleton (59%), Carleton—Mississippi Mills (41%) and a small portion of Ottawa South.

Members of Provincial Parliament

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Assembly Years Member Party
Carleton
1st  1867–1871     Robert Lyon Liberal
2nd  1871–1874     George Monk Conservative
3rd  1875–1879
4th  1879–1883
5th  1883–1886
6th  1886–1890
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1898 George Kidd
9th  1898–1902
10th  1902–1904
11th  1905–1907
 1907–1908 Robert McElroy
12th  1908–1911
13th  1911–1914
14th  1914–1919
15th  1919–1923     Robert Grant United Farmers
16th  1923–1926     Adam Acres Conservative
17th  1926–1929
18th  1929–1934
19th  1934–1937
20th  1937–1943
21st  1943–1945
22nd  1945–1948
23rd  1948–1951     Donald Morrow Progressive Conservative
24th  1951–1955
25th  1955–1959 William Johnston
26th  1959–1963
27th  1963–1967
28th  1967–1971
29th  1971–1975 Sid Handleman
30th  1975–1977
31st  1977–1980
 1980–1981 Robert Mitchell
32nd  1981–1985
33rd  1985–1987
34th  1987–1990 Norm Sterling
35th  1990–1995
36th  1995–1999
Dissolved into Lanark—Carleton
and Nepean—Carleton
Carleton
Riding re-created from Nepean—Carleton, Carleton—Mississippi Mills,
and Ottawa South
42nd  2018–2022     Goldie Ghamari Progressive Conservative
43rd  2022–2024
 2024–present     Independent
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[2]

Election results

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1867–1975

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1867 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Robert Lyon 987 47.29
Conservative J. Skead 939 44.99
Independent Mr. Eastman 161 7.71
Total valid votes 2,087 88.13
Eligible voters 2,368
Liberal pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[3]
1871 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative George William Monk 822 50.31
Liberal Robert Lyon 812 49.69
Turnout 1,634 63.46
Eligible voters 2,575
Election voided
Source: Elections Ontario[4]
Ontario provincial by-election, January 1872
Previous election voided
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative George William Monk 1,109 54.23 +9.24
Liberal Robert Lyon 936 45.77 −1.52
Total valid votes 2,045 100.0   −2.01
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +5.38
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[5]: 40 
1875 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative George William Monk Acclaimed
Source: Elections Ontario[6]
1879 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Conservative George William Monk 2,074 79.74
Liberal C. Christian 527 20.26
Total valid votes 2,601 55.47
Eligible voters 4,689
Conservative hold Swing –
Source: Elections Ontario[7]

1975–1985

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From 1975 to 1987, the riding consisted of the former townships of Nepean and March. After 1987, only the parts of the riding in Kanata were transferred into the new riding of Carleton.

1981 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Robert Mitchell 17,846 55.26 +6.73
Liberal Hans Daigeler 8,621 26.69 -7.54
New Democratic Judy Wasylycia-Leis 5,446 16.86 +0.02
Social Credit Andrew Dynowski 383 1.19 +0.80
Total valid votes 32,296 99.60
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 131 0.40
Turnout 32,427 53.22
Eligible voters 60,929
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +7.14
Source: Elections Ontario[8]
1985 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Robert Mitchell 17,732 44.34 -10.92
Liberal Hans Daigeler 15,093 37.74 +11.05
New Democratic Beatrice Murray 7,165 17.92 +1.05
Total valid votes 39,990 99.38
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 251 0.62 +0.22
Turnout 40,241 57.85 +4.63
Eligible voters 69,557
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -10.98
Source: Elections Ontario[9]

1987–1995

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Consisting of West Carleton, Kanata, Goulbourn, Rideau and Osgoode.

1987 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Norman Sterling 14,057 43.61
Liberal Roland Armitage 13,590 42.16
New Democratic Elaine Gibson 4,590 14.24
Total valid votes 32,237 99.60
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 130 0.40
Turnout 32,367 65.21
Eligible voters 49,632
Source: Elections Ontario[10]
1990 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Norman Sterling 17,869 46.91 +3.30
Liberal Susan Lebrun 10,143 26.64 -15.52
New Democratic Alex Munter 10,071 26.45 +12.21
Total valid votes 38,074 98.89
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 427 1.11 +0.71
Turnout 38,501 65.15 -0.07
Eligible voters 59,098
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +9.41
Source: Elections Ontario[11]
1995 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Norman W. Sterling 28,349 64.96 +18.06
Liberal Sam Spataro 9,743 22.33 -4.31
New Democratic Cathy Hallessey 4,046 9.27 -17.18
Family Coalition Janne Jardine-Campbell 942 2.16
Libertarian Barbara Rowe 293 0.67
Natural Law Richard Beecroft 265 0.61
Total valid votes 43,638 99.36
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 279 0.64 -0.47
Turnout 43,917 62.05 -3.10
Eligible voters 70,780
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +11.18
Source: Elections Ontario[12]

2018–present

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2018 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Goldie Ghamari 25,798 51.33
New Democratic Courtney Potter 11,308 22.50
Liberal Theresa Qadri 9,768 19.44
Green Gordon Kubanek 1,985 3.95
None of the Above Evan Nightingale 413 0.82
Ontario Party Jay Tysick 399 0.79
Libertarian Jean-Serge Brisson 386 0.77
Cultural Action Kevin Harris 110 0.22
Independent Mark Dickson 89 0.18
Total valid votes 50,258 100.0  
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
Turnout 64.05
Eligible voters 78,460
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[13]
2022 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Goldie Ghamari 22,295 48.15 −3.18 $67,504
Liberal Tom Dawson 12,452 26.89 +7.45 $28,703
New Democratic Kevin St. Denis 7,256 15.67 −6.83 $14,674
Green Cody Zulinski 2,537 5.48 +1.53 $5,201
New Blue Rob Stocki 1,037 2.24   $2,991
Ontario Party Ethan Ferguson 494 1.07 +0.27 $0
None of the Above Chris Mark Beauchamp 235 0.51 −0.31 $0
Total valid votes/expense limit 46,306 99.66 +0.69 $133,325
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots 157 0.34 -0.69
Turnout 46,463 48.79 -13.12
Eligible voters 93,064
Progressive Conservative hold Swing −5.32
Source(s)
  • "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18.
  • "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21.

References

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  1. ^ "Law Document English View". Ontario.ca. 2014-07-24. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
  2. ^ For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Robert Lyon's Legislative Assembly information see "Robert Lyon, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For George Monk's Legislative Assembly information see "George Monk, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For George Kidd's Legislative Assembly information see "George Kidd, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Robert McElroy's Legislative Assembly information see "Robert McElroy, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Robert Grant's Legislative Assembly information see "Robert Grant, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Adam Acres's Legislative Assembly information see "Adam Acres, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Donald Morrow's Legislative Assembly information see "Donald Morrow, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William Johnston's Legislative Assembly information see "William Johnston, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Sid Handleman's Legislative Assembly information see "Sid Handleman, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Robert Mitchell's Legislative Assembly information see "Robert Mitchell, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Norm Sterling's Legislative Assembly information see "Norm Sterling, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
  3. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  4. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  5. ^ Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867–1968. OCLC 1052682.
  6. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  7. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  8. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  9. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  10. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  11. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  12. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  13. ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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