Ottawa (City of)

Ontario electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	1867
District abolished	1933
First contested	1867
Last contested	1930

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Ottawa (City of) (French: Ottawa (Cité d')) was a federal electoral district in the province of Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1935.

It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It consisted of the city of Ottawa. After 1872, two MPs represented this electoral district at any one time.

In 1892, it was redefined to exclude the New Edinburgh district of the city. In 1903, it was redefined as the city of Ottawa, excluding Rideau Ward. In 1914, it was redefined to exclude Hintonburgh (sic), Bayswater and Mechanicsville neighbourhoods as well as Rideau Ward. It continued to return two members.

In 1924, it was redefined as the city of Ottawa, excluding Rideau Ward and that part of the city lying west of a line beginning at the intersection of the Rideau Canal with the Canadian Pacific Railway in the south, and following the railway, Somerset Street, Bayswater Avenue, Bayview Road and Mason Street, to the Ottawa River.

The electoral district was abolished in 1933 when it was divided into Ottawa West and Ottawa East ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Election history

On Mr. Currier's resignation for having infringed the Independence of Parliament Act by conducting business dealings with the government while still a member:

On Mr. Perley's death:

On Mr. Mackintosh's resignation:

On Mr. Belcourt being called to the Senate:

1908 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Elected
	Liberal	Wilfrid Laurier	6,584	26.53	Y
	Liberal	Harold McGiverin	6,388	25.74	Y
	Conservative	Thomas Birkett	5,959	24.01
	Conservative	John Léo Chabot	5,890	23.73
Total valid votes			24,821	100.00
Source(s) "Ottawa (City of), Ontario (1867-08-06 - 1935-08-13)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2020.

On Mr. Laurier's resignation:

1911 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	Elected
	Conservative	Alfred Ernest Fripp	7,062	Y
	Conservative	John Leo Chabot	6,892	Y
	Liberal	Harold Buchanan McGiverin	6,540
	Liberal	Joseph Albert Pinard	6,366
	Socialist	Allan Gordon McCallum	298

1917 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	Elected
	Government (Unionist)	Alfred Ernest Fripp	18,547	29.33	Y
	Government (Unionist)	John Léo Chabot	18,312	28.96	Y
	Opposition (Laurier Liberals)	Wilfrid Laurier	13,289	21.02
	Opposition (Laurier Liberals)	Harold McGiverin	13,077	20.68
Total valid votes			63,225	100.00
Source(s) "Ottawa (City of), Ontario (1867-08-06 - 1935-08-13)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2020.

See also

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

References

• "Ottawa (City of), Ontario (1867 - 1933)". History of Federal Ridings since 1867. Parliament of Canada.