Orléans (provincial electoral district)

45°28′N 75°30′W / 45.467°N 75.500°W / 45.467; -75.500

Carleton—Gloucester (1999–2000)
Ottawa—Orléans (2000–2018)
Orléans (2018–present)
Ontario electoral district
Orléans in relation to other Ottawa electoral districts
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP
 
 
 
Stephen Blais
Liberal
District created1999
First contested1999
Last contested2020 (by-election)
Demographics
Population (2016)128,280
Electors (2020)110,811
Area (km²)211
Pop. density (per km²)608
Census division(s)Ottawa (2001–present)
Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality (1999–2001)
Census subdivision(s)Ottawa (2001–present)
Cumberland (1999–2001)
Gloucester (1999–2001)

Orléans is a provincial electoral district in eastern Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Before the 2018 election, it was known as Ottawa—Orléans.

History edit

It was created in 1999 from Prescott and Russell, Carleton East and Ottawa—Rideau. The electoral district was initially named Carleton—Gloucester, and the June 1999 provincial election was conducted by Elections Ontario under that name, but it was known as Ottawa—Orleans by the time of the October 2003 provincial election.[1]

When it was created, the riding consisted of that part of the former city of Gloucester south of a line following Limebank Road to Leitrim Road to the Canadian Pacific Railway to Lester Road to Conroy Road, and east of a line following Green's Creek to the Queensway to Montreal Road to Blair Road to Innes Road to a transmission line and that part of the city of Cumberland north of Innes Road and west of Trim Road.

For the 2007 election, the riding was redefined to consist of that part of Ottawa within a line running along Green's Creek to the Queensway to Montreal Road to Blair Road to Innes Road to a transmission line to Highway 417 to Boundary Road to Wall Road to Trim Road to Regional Road 174 to Cardinal Creek.

For the 2018 election, the riding was renamed Orléans, and lost the neighbourhood of Beacon Hill South from Ottawa—Vanier, and will gain the Cardinal Creek area from Glengarry—Prescott—Russell and the rural area surrounding Carlsbad Spring from parts of Glengarry—Prescott—Russell and Nepean—Carleton.

Members of Provincial Parliament edit

Assembly Years Member Party
Carleton—Gloucester
Riding created from Prescott and Russell, Carleton East and Ottawa—Rideau
37th  1999–2003     Brian Coburn Progressive Conservative
Ottawa—Orléans
38th  2003–2007     Phil McNeely Liberal
39th  2007–2011
40th  2011–2014
41st  2014–2018 Marie-France Lalonde
Orléans
42nd  2018–2019     Marie-France Lalonde Liberal
 2020–present Stephen Blais

Election results edit

2022 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Stephen Blais 23,982 46.26 −8.75 $96,104
Progressive Conservative Melissa Felián 16,926 32.65 +9.78 $76,495
New Democratic Gabe Bourdon 7,150 13.79 −1.16 $13,851
Green Michelle Petersen 2,359 4.55 −1.32 $6,196
New Blue Liam Randall 796 1.54   $7,734
Ontario Party Vince Clements 442 0.85   $0
Libertarian Ken Lewis 184 0.35 −0.33 $0
Total valid votes/Expense limit 51,839 99.64   $156,324
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots 185 0.36
Turnout 52,024 46.59 +23.06
Eligible voters 111,075
Liberal hold Swing −9.27
Source(s)
  • "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on May 18, 2023.
  • "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on May 21, 2023.
Ontario provincial by-election, February 27, 2020
Resignation of Marie-France Lalonde
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Stephen Blais 14,303 55.01 +15.96
Progressive Conservative Natalie Montgomery 5,945 22.87 −12.33
New Democratic Manon Parrot 3,888 14.95 −6.99
Green Andrew West 1,527 5.87 +3.37
Libertarian Jean-Serge Brisson 177 0.68 +0.06
None of the Above Keegan Bennett 100 0.38
Pauper John Turmel 32 0.12
Ontario Alliance Gerrie Huenemoerder 28 0.11
Total valid votes 26,000
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 23.53 −39.24
Eligible voters 110,519
Liberal hold Swing +14.15
2018 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Marie-France Lalonde 24,972 39.05 −14.45
Progressive Conservative Cameron Montgomery 22,509 35.20 +2.06
New Democratic Barbara Zarboni 14,033 21.94 +12.96
Green Nicholas Lapierre 1,603 2.51 −1.14
Independent Samuel Schwisberg 435 0.68
Libertarian Gerald Boudreau 398 0.62 −0.11
Total valid votes 63,950 99.09
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 589 0.91 −0.18
Turnout 64,539 62.77 +5.83
Eligible voters 102,821
Liberal hold Swing −8.26
Source: Elections Ontario[2]
2014 Ontario general election: Ottawa—Orléans
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Marie-France Lalonde 29,911 53.50 +7.06
Progressive Conservative Andrew Lister 18,525 33.14 −7.24
New Democratic Prosper M'Bemba-Meka 5,022 8.98 −1.60
Green Bob Bell 2,036 3.64 +1.76
Libertarian Gerry Bourdeau 411 0.74 +0.41
Total valid votes 55,905 98.91
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 615 1.09 +0.71
Turnout 56,520 56.94 +4.29
Eligible voters 99,258  
Liberal hold Swing +7.15
Source(s)
"General Election Results". Elections Ontario. 2014. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
2011 Ontario general election: Ottawa—Orléans
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Phil McNeely 21,857 46.44 −6.42 $ 86,835.18
Progressive Conservative Andrew Lister 19,003 40.38 +5.97 57,251.00
New Democratic Doug McKercher 4,979 10.58 +4.22 1,389.28
Green Tanya Gutmanis 886 1.88 −2.68 0.00
Freedom David McGruer 183 0.39 +0.01 0.00
Libertarian David Paul 154 0.33   82.01
Total valid votes / expense limit 47,062 99.62   $ 106,791.79
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 179 0.38 −0.05
Turnout 47,241 52.65 −5.21
Eligible voters 89,726   +6.53
Liberal hold Swing −6.19
2007 Ontario general election: Ottawa—Orléans
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Phil McNeely 25,649 52.86 +2.51 $ 67,961.00
Progressive Conservative Graham Fox 16,695 34.41 −6.92 81,527.51
New Democratic Andrée Germain 3,088 6.36 +0.84 1,922.66
Green Akbar Manoussi 2,214 4.56 +1.77 4,719.58
Family Coalition Jeremy Atkinson 692 1.43   3,538.98
Freedom David McGruer 183 0.38   0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 48,521 99.57   $ 90,965.16
Total rejected ballots 209 0.43 +0.04
Turnout 48,730 57.86 −5.53
Eligible voters 84,227   +5.85
Liberal hold Swing +4.71
2003 Ontario general election: Ottawa—Orléans
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Phil McNeely 25,300 50.36 +9.92 $ 66,785.00
Progressive Conservative Brian Coburn 20,762 41.32 −13.24 73,997.09
New Democratic Ric Dagenais 2,778 5.53 +2.85 11,889.14
Green Melanie Ransom 1,402 2.79 +1.42 1,069.07
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,242 99.61   $ 76,391.04
Total rejected ballots 197 0.39 −0.21
Turnout 50,439 63.39 +2.52
Eligible voters 79,574   +11.69
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +11.58
1999 Ontario general election: Ottawa—Orléans[a]
Party Candidate Votes % Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Brian Coburn 24,356 54.56 $ 32,653.11
Liberal René Danis 18,052 40.44 29,722.53
New Democratic Jamie Gallant 1,195 2.68 Unavailable 
Green André Clermont 614 1.38 212.00
Independent Luc Brisebois 247 0.55 0.00
Natural Law Richard Wolfson 177 0.40 0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 44,641 99.40 $ 70,837.44
Total rejected ballots 270 0.60
Turnout 44,911 60.86
Eligible voters 73,789
  1. ^ During the June 1999 election, this electoral district was also known as “Carleton—Gloucester”

2007 electoral reform referendum edit

2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum
Side Votes %
First Past the Post 33,602 70.1
Mixed member proportional 14,351 29.9
Total valid votes 47,953 100.0

References edit

  1. ^ "General Election of June 3, 1999". Elections Ontario. Archived from the original on May 29, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  2. ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate – 2018 General Election". Elections Ontario. p. 8. Retrieved April 30, 2023.

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