Carleton (Ontario provincial electoral district)

Carleton is a provincial riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and lasted until provincial redistribution in 1996. In the 1999 provincial election it was redistributed into Nepean—Carleton and Lanark—Carleton. In 2007 it was abolished into Carleton—Mississippi Mills and Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington.

This article is about the provincial electoral district. For the federal electoral district, see Carleton (Ontario electoral district). For pre-Confederation electoral district, see Carleton (Province of Canada electoral district).
Carleton
Ontario electoral district
Carleton in relation to other electoral districts in Ottawa
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP
 
 		 
Goldie Ghamari
Progressive Conservative
District created1867
First contested1867
Last contested2018
Demographics
Population (2016)102,918
Area (km²)1,229
Pop. density (per km²)83.7
Census division(s)Ottawa
Census subdivision(s)Ottawa

In 2018 it was re-created as the riding of Carleton from parts of Nepean—Carleton, Carleton—Mississippi Mills and Ottawa South.[1]

Boundaries

For the last three elections when Carleton existed (1987, 1990 and 1995) the riding included the municipalities of West Carleton Township, Goulbourn Township, Rideau Township, Osgoode Township and the City of Kanata. It was abolished in 1999 into Nepean—Carleton and Lanark—Carleton. The 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.

Members of Provincial Parliament
Assembly Years Member Party
Carleton
1st  1867–1871     Robert Lyon Liberal
2nd  1871–1874     George Monk Conservative
3rd  1875–1879
4th  1879–1883
5th  1883–1886
6th  1886–1890
7th  1890–1894
8th  1894–1898 George Kidd
9th  1898–1902
10th  1902–1904
11th  1905–1907
 1907–1908 Robert McElroy
12th  1908–1911
13th  1911–1914
14th  1914–1919
15th  1919–1923     Robert Grant United Farmers
16th  1923–1926     Adam Acres Conservative
17th  1926–1929
18th  1929–1934
19th  1934–1937
20th  1937–1943
21st  1943–1945
22nd  1945–1948
23rd  1948–1951     Donald Morrow Progressive Conservative
24th  1951–1955
25th  1955–1959 William Johnston
26th  1959–1963
27th  1963–1967
28th  1967–1971
29th  1971–1975 Sid Handleman
30th  1975–1977
31st  1977–1980
 1980–1981 Robert Mitchell
32nd  1981–1985
33rd  1985–1987
34th  1987–1990 Norm Sterling
35th  1990–1995
36th  1995–1999
Lanark—Carleton
37th  1999–2003     Norm Sterling Progressive Conservative
38th  2003–2007
Dissolved into Carleton—Mississippi Mills
and Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington
Carleton
Riding re-created from Nepean—Carleton, Carleton—Mississippi Mills,
and Ottawa South
42nd  2018–Present     Goldie Ghamari Progressive Conservative
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[2]

Electoral results (2018–)
2018 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeGoldie Ghamari25,79851.33
New DemocraticCourtney Potter11,30822.50
LiberalTheresa Qadri9,76819.44
GreenGordon Kubanek1,9853.95
None of the AboveEvan Nightingale4130.82
Ontario PartyJay Tysick3990.79
LibertarianJean-Serge Brisson3860.77
Cultural ActionKevin Harris1100.22
IndependentMark Dickson890.18
Total valid votes 50,258100.0  
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
Turnout 64.05
Eligible voters 78,460
Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[3]

Election results, Lanark—Carleton (1999-2007)
1999 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeNorm Sterling31,36458.4
LiberalDwight Eastman17,32332.26
New DemocraticSheila Sansome2,7135.05
Family CoalitionJanne Jardine Campbell1,4502.7
GreenStuart Langstaff6811.27
Natural LawAngela Hea1710.32
2003 Ontario general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive ConservativeNorm Sterling29,64148.99-9.41
LiberalMarianne Wilkinson23,46638.796.53
New DemocraticJim Ronson3,5545.87+0.82
GreenJohn Baranyi2,5644.24+2.97
Family CoalitionJim Gardiner1,2752.11-0.59

References
  1. "Law Document English View". Ontario.ca. 2014-07-24. Retrieved 2017-12-06.
  2. For a listing of each MPP's Queen's Park curriculum vitae see below:
    • For Robert Lyon's Legislative Assembly information see "Robert Lyon, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For George Monk's Legislative Assembly information see "George Monk, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For George Kidd's Legislative Assembly information see "George Kidd, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Robert McElroy's Legislative Assembly information see "Robert McElroy, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Robert Grant's Legislative Assembly information see "Robert Grant, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Adam Acres's Legislative Assembly information see "Adam Acres, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Donald Morrow's Legislative Assembly information see "Donald Morrow, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For William Johnston's Legislative Assembly information see "William Johnston, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Sid Handleman's Legislative Assembly information see "Sid Handleman, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Robert Mitchell's Legislative Assembly information see "Robert Mitchell, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
    • For Norm Sterling's Legislative Assembly information see "Norm Sterling, MPP". Parliamentary History. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 2017.
  3. "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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