Ottawa Centre

Ottawa Centre is a Canadian federal and provincial electoral district that covers most of downtown Ottawa, Ontario including the Parliament. It includes the neighbourhoods of Downtown, Centretown, The Glebe, Old Ottawa South and others.

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Canadian - Ottawa - Ontario - Parliament - Downtown - Centretown - The Glebe - Old Ottawa South

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The riding has traditionally voted Liberal, with one exception being in the 1984 federal election when widespread disaffection caused it to go to the New Democratic Party (NDP). It was won by Liberal Mac Harb in the 1988 election who held it until 2003 when he was appointed to the Senate.

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1984 federal election - New Democratic Party - Mac Harb - 1988 election - Senate

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The riding was left vacant until the 2004 election when Ed Broadbent, a former leader of the NDP, defeated Liberal Richard Mahoney, a close ally of Prime Minister Paul Martin. Other minor candidates included David Chernushenko of the Greens and Mike Murphy of the Conservatives, Louis Lang of the Marxist-Leninists, Michael Foster, Stuart Ryan of the Communists, Robert Gauthier, and Carla Marie Dancey.

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2004 election - Ed Broadbent - Richard Mahoney - Prime Minister - Paul Martin - David Chernushenko - Greens - Mike Murphy - Conservatives - Louis Lang - Marxist-Leninists - Michael Foster - Stuart Ryan - Communists - Robert Gauthier

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In the Ontario Legislative Assembly, the riding is represented by Ontario Liberal Richard Patten.

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Ontario Legislative Assembly - Ontario Liberal - Richard Patten

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The riding has a very large government presence. The northern part of the riding contains many government office buildings, including Parliament Hill and includes apartment buildings housing government workers. The southern part of the riding is home to the upper middle class Glebe neighbourhood that is also home to many civil servants.

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Parliament Hill - Glebe

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