Carleton (Ontario federal electoral district)

Carleton is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1968 and since 2015. It was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1821 to 1840 and in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1841 until 1866. It is currently represented by Bruce Fanjoy, who defeated Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre in 2025.

The original riding was created by the British North America Act 1867. However, the riding had existed since 1821 in the Parliament of Upper Canada and the Parliament of the Province of Canada. It originally consisted of Carleton County. In 1966, it was redistributed into the new electoral districts of Grenville—Carleton, Lanark and Renfrew, Ottawa Centre, Ottawa West and Ottawa—Carleton.

This 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. It was contested in the 2015 federal election.

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census

Languages: 68.6% English, 7.0% French, 3.8% Arabic, 2.1% Mandarin, 1.0% Spanish
Religions: 57.2% Christian (31.3% Catholic, 5.5% Anglican, 5.1% United Church, 2.0% Christian Orthodox, 1.3% Presbyterian, 1.0% Pentecostal, 11.0% Other), 8.1% Muslim, 2.0% Hindu, 1.0% Buddhist, 0.9% Sikh, 0.9% Other, 29.9% None
Median income: $58,400 (2020)
Average income: $72,300 (2020)

Panethnic groups in Carleton (2011−2021)

Panethnic group	2021		2016		2011
	Pop.	%	Pop.	%	Pop.	%
EuropeanTemplate:Efn	95,190		84,600		77,900
Middle EasternTemplate:Efn	7,965		3,720		1,785
South Asian	7,750		2,735		1,745
East AsianTemplate:Efn	6,105		3,220		2,090
African	4,980		2,615		1,395
Indigenous	3,315		2,320		1,570
Southeast AsianTemplate:Efn	2,685		1,425		1,210
Latin American	1,295		655		675
Other/multiracialTemplate:Efn	1,390		640		420
Total responses	130,660		101,930		88,775
Total population	131,375		102,918		89,522
Notes: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses. Demographics based on 2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution riding boundaries.

Riding history

The federal riding consisted initially of Carleton County. In 1882, it was redefined to consist of the townships of Nepean, North Gower, Marlboro, March, Torbolton and Goulbourn, and the village of Richmond. In 1903, it was redefined to consist of the county of Carleton, excluding the city of Ottawa and the townships of Gloucester and Osgoode.

In 1914, it was redefined to include parts of the city of Ottawa not included in either the electoral district of Ottawa or Rideau Ward of Ottawa.

In 1924, it was redefined as consisting of the county of Carleton, excluding the townships of Gloucester and Osgoode and that part of the city of Ottawa lying east of a line drawn from south to north along the Canadian Pacific Railway line, Somerset Street, Bayswater Avenue, Bayview Road, and Mason Street to the Ottawa River.

In 1933, it was redefined as consisting of the county of Carleton, excluding the township of Gloucester, the town of Eastview, the village of Rockcliffe Park and the part of the city of Ottawa lying east of Parkdale Avenue.

In 1947, it was redefined as consisting of the county of Carleton, excluding the township of Gloucester, the town of Eastview and the village of Rockcliffe Park, and including the parts of Victoria and Elmdale wards in the city of Ottawa west of Parkdale Avenue, the part of Dalhousie ward south of Carling Avenue, the part of Capital ward south of Carling Avenue and Linden Terrace, and the part of Riverdale ward south of Riverdale Avenue and west of Main Street.

In 1952, it was redefined as consisting of the county of Carleton (excluding the township of Gloucester, the town of Eastview and the village of Rockcliffe Park), and the part of the city of Ottawa west of a line drawn from north to south along Parkdale Avenue, east along Carling Avenue, north along O'Connor Street, east along Linden Terrace to the Rideau Canal, south along the canal, east along Echo Drive, northeast along Riverdale Avenue, south along Main Street, southwest along the Rideau River.

The electoral district was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed between Grenville—Carleton, Lanark and Renfrew, Ottawa Centre, Ottawa West and Ottawa—Carleton ridings.

Riding revival

The riding was recreated in 2015 by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and was legally defined in the 2013 representation order. Initially, the riding was known as Rideau—Carleton. 40.58% of the riding came from the riding of Carleton—Mississippi Mills, 59.37% from Nepean—Carleton and 0.04% from Ottawa South. It mostly covered the western portion of the old Nepean—Carleton. It came into effect upon the call of the 2015 Canadian federal election held in October of that year.

2022 Federal redistribution

The 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution resulted in much of the riding's few urban polls being swapped for other rural areas within the City of Ottawa.

The area north of Hazeldean Road has been reassigned to the new Kanata riding.

The largely rural portions west of the 417 and north of Craig's Side Road / Murphy Side Road / Constance Lake Road / Berry Side Road has been reassigned from the old Kanata—Carleton riding to Carleton. This includes several rural communities: Fitzroy Harbour, Dunrobin, Kinburn and Constance Bay.

Another rural area (south of Bells Corners, west of the 416 and south of Barnsdale Road) was allocated to the riding from the Nepean riding.

In the east, parts of Orléans and Glengarry—Prescott—Russell south of Highway 417 and within the city of Ottawa, and that part of Ottawa South south of the 417 and Hunt Club Road and east of Hawthorne Road, were moved into the riding.

The Findlay Creek area was reallocated to Ottawa South.

Members of Parliament of Upper Canada

(returned two members from 1831 to 1840)

1. William Morris (1821–1825)
2. George Thew Burke (1825–1829)
3. Thomas Mabon Radenhurst (1829–1831)
4. Hamnett Kirkes Pinhey (1831) and John Bower Lewis (1831–1840)
5. George Lyon (1831–1835)
6. Edward Malloch (1835–1840)

Members of Parliament of the Province of Canada

1. James Johnston, Reformer (1841–1846)
2. George Lyon, Conservative (1846–1848)
3. Edward Malloch (1848–1854)
4. William F. Powell, Conservative (1854–1866)

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

Carleton, 2015–present

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Graph of election results in Carleton since 2011

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Ballot paper for the 2025 election

The Carleton riding was targeted by the Longest Ballot Committee in the 2025 Canadian federal election, resulting in a total of 91 candidates in the riding. Template:2025 Canadian federal election/Carleton

2021 federal election redistributed results
Party		Vote	%
Template:Canadian party colour |	Conservative	36,534	51.86
Template:Canadian party colour |	Liberal	22,448	31.86
Template:Canadian party colour |	New Democratic	8,012	11.37
Template:Canadian party colour |	People's	1,939	2.75
Template:Canadian party colour |	Green	1,512	2.15
Template:Canadian party colour |	Others	7	0.01

2011 federal election redistributed results
Party		Vote	%
Template:Canadian party colour |	Conservative	28,928	61.67
Template:Canadian party colour |	Liberal	9,786	20.86
Template:Canadian party colour |	New Democratic	6,262	13.35
Template:Canadian party colour |	Green	1,932	4.11

Carleton, 1867–1968

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Graph of election results in Carleton (1896–1968, minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

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Result by municipality

Municipality	Holmes	Rochester	Total vote	Eligible voters
Nepean Township	198	320	518	627
March Township	72	31	103	120
Richmond	14	16	30	79
Fitzroy Township	134	157	291	334
Torbolton Township	19	16	35	45
Huntley Township	259	26	285	331
Marlborough Township	105	130	235	261
North Gower Township	152	113	265	287
Goulbourn Township	134	197	331	373
Total	1,087	1,006	2,093	2,457

Student Vote result

2025

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See also

• List of Canadian electoral districts
• Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
• Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012

External links

• Riding history from the Library of Parliament