District created 1999 Last contested 2014 Province Ontario Elector 97,757 | First contested 1999 Population (2006) 133,245 Census division Ottawa | |
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Legislature Legislative Assembly of Ontario MPP Lisa MacLeod
Progressive Conservative | ||
Nepean-Carleton is a provincial electoral district in eastern Ontario, Canada. It elects one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
The riding was represented in the Ontario legislature by Progressive Conservative John Baird since it became a provincial riding in 1999 until he resigned in 2005 to run in the 2006 federal election. PC candidate Lisa MacLeod won the provincial by-election to fill the vacancy that was held on March 30, 2006.
History
The riding was created in 1999, to match its federal counterpart. It was made up of 62% of Nepean, 43% of Carleton and 11% of Ottawa—Rideau.
References
Nepean—Carleton (provincial electoral district) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA