Ottawa West—Nepean (provincial electoral district)

The riding is fairly solidly Liberal. In the 1999 provincial election, however, former Member of Provincial Parliament Alex Cullen lost the nomination to Rick Chiarelli following fierce party battles. Cullen moved to the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP) NDP and split the Liberal vote, making Tory Garry Guzzo the surprise victor. In the 2003 provincial election, former Ottawa mayor Jim Watson ousted Guzzo.

Former Ottawa mayor Bob Chiarelli won the seat in a March 4, 2010 by-election, after Jim Watson left his seat to run in the 2010 Ottawa municipal election.

History

The electoral district was created in 1999 from 77% of Ottawa West, 38% of Nepean and 21% of Ottawa—Rideau.

Members of Provincial Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario:

Ottawa West—Nepean
Assembly	Years	Member		Party
Riding created from Ottawa West, Nepean and Ottawa—Rideau
37th	1999–2003		Garry Guzzo	Progressive Conservative
38th	2003–2007		Jim Watson	Liberal
39th	2007–2010		Jim Watson
39th	2010–2011		Bob Chiarelli
40th	2011–2014
41st	2014–Present

Election results

Ontario general election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Liberal	Bob Chiarelli	21,328	45.68	+4.06
	Progressive Conservative	Randall Denley	15,540	33.29	−6.06
	New Democratic	Alex Cullen	6,673	14.29	−0.51
	Green	Alex Hill	2,807	6.01	+2.67
	Libertarian	Matthew Brooks	338	0.72
Total valid votes			46,686	100.0
	Liberal hold		Swing		+5.06
Source(s) "General Election Results by District, 066 Ottawa West—Nepean". Elections Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.

Ontario general election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Bob Chiarelli	18,492	41.62	−1.83	$ 93,241.85
	Progressive Conservative	Randall Denley	17,483	39.35	+0.36	80,950.00
	New Democratic	Wendy Byrne	6,576	14.80	+6.35	13,936.09
	Green	Alex Hill	1,485	3.34	−4.96	3,113.29
	Family Coalition	John Pacheco	396	0.89		8,382.66
Total valid votes / Expense limit			44,432	100.00	+56.27	$ 97,809.67
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots			174	0.39	−0.18
Turnout			44,606	54.27	+21.33
Eligible voters			82,187		−5.32
	Liberal hold		Swing		−1.10
Source(s) "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate – October 6, 2011 General Election" (PDF). "Statistical Summary – General Elections 2011" ( Excel Spreadsheet (71KB)). Elections Ontario. "2011 Candidate Campaign Returns (CR-1)". Retrieved May 31, 2014.

Ontario provincial by-election, March 4, 2010 Resignation of Jim Watson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Bob Chiarelli	12,353	43.45	−7.19	$ 100,242.09
	Progressive Conservative	Beth Graham	11,086	38.99	+7.19	98,437.24
	New Democratic	Pam Fitzgerald	2,404	8.45	−1.24	20,689.04
	Green	Mark Mackenzie	2,359	8.30	+2.13	16,707.36
	Independent	John Turmel	230	0.81		0.00
Total valid votes			28,432	100.0	−39.61
Total rejected ballots			163	0.57	−0.07
Turnout			28,595	32.94	−24.57
Eligible voters			86,809		+5.35
Source(s) "Ottawa West-Nepean By-Election – March 4, 2010". Elections Ontario. Retrieved June 1, 2014. "2010 By-Election Returns – Ottawa West-Nepean – Candidate (CR-1) & Association (CR-3) Returns". "MPP Watson to run for Ottawa mayor". CBC News. Archived from the original on Jan 15, 2010.

Ontario general election, 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Jim Watson	23,842	50.64	+3.60	$ 81,588.12
	Progressive Conservative	Mike Patton	14,971	31.80	−9.44	67,155.94
	New Democratic	Lynn Hamilton	4,564	9.69	+1.35	15,904.92
	Green	Martin Hyde	2,903	6.17	+3.51	1,064.61
	Family Coalition	John Pacheco	592	1.26		6,938.62
	Independent	Robert Gilles Gauthier	207	0.44	−0.28	Unavailable
Total valid votes/Expense limit			47,079	100.0	−4.24	$ 88,988.76
Total rejected ballots			304	0.64	+0.09
Turnout			47,383	57.51	−4.62
Eligible voters			82,397		+3.55
Source(s) "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate – October 10, 2007 General Election" (PDF). "Statistical Summary – General Election 2007" (PDF). Elections Ontario. "2007 Candidate Campaign Returns (CR-1)". Retrieved June 1, 2014.

Ontario general election, 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Jim Watson	23,127	47.04	+12.68	$ 67,833.00
	Progressive Conservative	Garry Guzzo	20,277	41.24	−6.55	60,734.31
	New Democratic	Marlene Rivier	4,099	8.34	−7.78	17,396.47
	Green	Neil Adair	1,309	2.66	+1.71	2,684.09
	Independent	Robert G. Gauthier	353	0.72		Unavailable
Total valid votes/Expense limit			49,165	100.0	+2.90	$ 76,392.96
Total rejected ballots			272	0.55	−0.27
Turnout			49,437	62.13	+3.24
Eligible voters			79,576		−2.72
Source(s) "General Election of October 2, 2003 – Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. "General Election of October 2, 2003 – Statistical Summary". Retrieved June 1, 2014. "2003 Candidate and Constituency Associations – Candidate Campaign Return (CR-1)".

Ontario general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Garry Guzzo	22,834	47.79	$ 52,524.00
	Liberal	Rick Chiarelli	16,419	34.36	69,057.01
	New Democratic	Alex Cullen	7,701	16.12	32,467.74
	Green	Richard Warman	453	0.95	0.00
	Independent	Megan Hnatiw	129	0.27	0.00
	Independent	John Turmel	94	0.20	0.00
	Confederation of Regions	Anthony C. Silvestro	79	0.17	806.00
	Natural Law	Lester J. Newby	70	0.15	0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit			47,779	100.0	$ 78,526.08
Total rejected ballots			393	0.82
Turnout			48,172	58.89
Eligible voters			81,798
Source(s) "General Election of June 3 1999 – Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. "General Election of June 3 1999 – Statistical Summary". Retrieved June 1, 2014. "1999 Candidate and Constituency Associations – Candidate Campaign Return (CR-1)".

2007 electoral reform referendum

Ontario electoral reform referendum, 2007
Side		Votes	%
	First Past the Post	30,528	68.8
	Mixed member proportional	15,172	31.2

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