Ottawa—Vanier—Gloucester

Ottawa—Vanier—Gloucester (formerly known as Ottawa—Vanier and Ottawa East) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1935. Previous to that date, it was part of the Ottawa electoral district that returned two members.

The riding, with a large Franco-Ontarian population in Vanier, is one of the most 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 solidly Liberal since 1887. The riding is home to many civil servants.

Geography

The riding generally corresponds to the wards of Beacon Hill-Cyrville, Rideau-Rockcliffe and Rideau-Vanier, plus the neighbourhood of Blackburn Hamlet.

Political geography

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's francophone population, a group that has traditionally been solidly Liberal. The riding also contains the wealthiest part of Ottawa, the former village Rockcliffe Park, which has supported both the Conservatives, and the Liberals in recent elections. The anglophone middle class neighbourhoods of Sandy Hill, containing the University of Ottawa, and New Edinburgh also tend to vote Liberal, but with significant support for the New Democratic Party. In 2011, the NDP won Sandy Hill, Lower Town, Vanier and in Overbrook. The Conservatives won in the more suburban parts of the riding like in Beacon Hill and Pineview.

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census

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

Languages: 47.1% English, 23.5% French, 4.2% Arabic, 1.9% Spanish, 1.3% Mandarin

Religions: 53.8% Christian (33.5% Catholic, 3.1% Anglican, 2.0% United Church, 1.8% Christian Orthodox, 1.1% Pentecostal, 12.3% Other), 9.5% Muslim, 32.8% None

Median income: $42,400 (2020)

Average income: $57,600 (2020)

2023 representation

According to the 2021 Canadian census

Languages: 54.0% English, 27.9% French, 4.1% Arabic, 1.9% Spanish, 1.2% Mandarin
Race: 62.9% White, 14.1% Black, 5.0% Arab, 3.7% Indigenous, 3.5% South Asian, 2.7% Chinese, 1.8% Latin American, 1.6% Filipino, 1.5% West Asian
Religions: 54.1% Christian (33.7% Catholic, 3.2% Anglican, 2.1% United Church, 1.7% Christian Orthodox, 1.2% Pentecostal, 12.2% other), 9.2% Muslim, 32.7% none
Median income: $43,200 (2020)
Average income: $57,800 (2020)

Riding associations

Riding associations are the local branches of national political parties:

The list of registered riding associations is available from Elections Canada.

Party		Association name	President	HQ City	Ottawa--Vanier--Gloucester Conservative Association	Josiah Martinoski	North Glengarry	Ottawa--Vanier--Gloucester Green Party Association	Sarah Gabrielle Baron	Ottawa	Ottawa--Vanier--Gloucester Federal Liberal Association	Michael Mclellan	Ottawa	Ottawa--Vanier--Gloucester Federal NDP Riding Association	Phoebe Chuxin Qiao	Ottawa

History

The federal riding was created as "Ottawa East" in 1933 from parts of Ottawa and Russell 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.

In 2003, it was redefined as the part of the City of Ottawa east and north of a line running south along the Rideau Canal from the interprovincial boundary to Mann Avenue, northeast to Nicholas Street, southeast to Highway 417, and east to the abandoned Canadian Pacific Railway to the hydroelectric transmission line, north to Innes Road, northeast to Blair Road, northwest to Montreal Road, east and northeast to Regional Road 174, northeast to Green's Creek, north to the Ottawa River.

Following the Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012, the riding gained the neighbourhood of Beacon Hill South from Ottawa—Orléans.

The riding became vacant because of the death of incumbent MP Mauril Bélanger on August 16, 2016. Mona Fortier was elected in the byelection to fill the seat on April 3, 2017.

Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, the riding was renamed Ottawa—Vanier—Gloucester, which came into affect upon the calling of the 2025 Canadian federal election. It gained Blackburn Hamlet from Orléans and lost a small territory south of Innes Road to Prescott—Russell—Cumberland.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

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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—Gloucester

Ottawa—Vanier incumbent Liberal MP Mona Fortier is being challenged by Jagmeet 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.

2021 federal election redistributed results
Party		Vote	%
Template:Canadian party colour |	Liberal	30,441	49.00
Template:Canadian party colour |	New Democratic	14,451	23.26
Template:Canadian party colour |	Conservative	12,757	20.54
Template:Canadian party colour |	People's	1,981	3.19
Template:Canadian party colour |	Green	1,892	3.05
Template:Canadian party colour |	Others	599	0.96

Ottawa—Vanier

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2011 federal election redistributed results
Party		Vote	%
Template:Canadian party colour |	Liberal	21,417	38.10
Template:Canadian party colour |	New Democratic	16,126	28.68
Template:Canadian party colour |	Conservative	15,711	27.95
Template:Canadian party colour |	Green	2,843	5.06
Template:Canadian party colour |	Marxist–Leninist	122	0.22

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Ottawa East

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Result by area

Area	O'Regan	Parent	Pinard	Tissot	Unger
Riverdale Ward	50	243	143	202	851
St. George's Ward	617	394	1,975	795	3,464
By Ward	415	373	2,623	873	531
Ottawa Ward	269	292	3,266	873	406
Rideau Ward	130	158	510	176	951
Rockcliffe	37	16	40	11	211
Eastview	329	249	1,161	516	409

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See also

• List of Canadian electoral districts
• Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

References

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External links

• Riding history 1933-1973 from the Library of Parliament
• Riding history from 1973-present from the Library of Parliament
• Map of the Riding (pdf)
• Politwitter
• Project Democracy
• Pundits Guide
• StatsCan District Profile