Carleton (Ontario provincial electoral district)

Provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada

This article is about the provincial electoral district. For the federal electoral district, see Carleton (Ontario federal 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
Legislature| Legislative Assembly of Ontario
MPP| |

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George Darouze
Progressive Conservative
District created| 1867
First contested| 1867
Last contested| 2025
Demographics
Population (2016)| 102,915
Electors (2018)| 81,901
Area (km²)| 1,187
Pop. density (per km²)| 86.7
Census division(s)| Ottawa
Census subdivision(s)| Ottawa

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.

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

## Boundaries

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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

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Assembly | Years | Member | Party

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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
Dissolved into Lanark—Carleton
and Nepean—Carleton
Riding re-created from Nepean—Carleton, Carleton—Mississippi Mills,
and Ottawa South
42nd |  2018–2022 |      | Goldie Ghamari | Progressive Conservative
43rd |  2022–2024
2024–2025 |      | Independent
44th |  2025–present |      | George Darouze | Progressive Conservative
Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly[2]

## Election results

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### 2018–present

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Winning party in each polling division of Carleton at the 2025 Ontario general election

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2025 Ontario general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Progressive Conservative | George Darouze | 26,158 | 49.61 | +1.46
| Liberal | Brandon Bay | 20,335 | 38.57 | +11.68
| New Democratic | Sherin Faili | 3,763 | 7.14 | –8.53
| Green | Mystic Plaunt | 956 | 1.81 | –3.67
| New Blue | Rob Stocki | 699 | 1.33 | –0.91
| Ontario Party | Myles Dear | 346 | 0.66 | –0.41
| Libertarian | Bruce Anthony Faulkner | 263 | 0.50 | N/A
| Independent | Brian Hull | 202 | 0.38 | N/A
Total valid votes/expense limit  | 52,722 | 99.53 | –0.13
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots  | 251 | 0.47 | +0.13
Turnout  | 52,973 | 47.67 | –1.12
Eligible voters  | 111,130
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | –5.11
Source: Elections Ontario[3]
Winning party in each polling division of Carleton at the 2022 Ontario general election

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2022 Ontario general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Progressive Conservative | Goldie Ghamari | 22,295 | 48.15 | −3.18 | $67,504
| Liberal | Tom Dawson | 12,452 | 26.89 | +7.45 | $28,703
| New Democratic | Kevin St. Denis | 7,256 | 15.67 | −6.83 | $14,674
| Green | Cody Zulinski | 2,537 | 5.48 | +1.53 | $5,201
| New Blue | Rob Stocki | 1,037 | 2.24 |   | $2,991
| Ontario Party | Ethan Ferguson | 494 | 1.07 | +0.27 | $0
| None of the Above | Chris Mark Beauchamp | 235 | 0.51 | −0.31 | $0
Total valid votes/expense limit  | 46,306 | 99.66 | +0.69 | $133,325
Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots  | 157 | 0.34 | -0.69
Turnout  | 46,463 | 48.79 | -13.12
Eligible voters  | 93,064
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | −5.32

Source(s)

* "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18.
* "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21.

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2018 Ontario general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Progressive Conservative | Goldie Ghamari | 25,798 | 51.33 | –1.67
| New Democratic | Courtney Potter | 11,308 | 22.50 | +10.22
| Liberal | Theresa Qadri | 9,768 | 19.44 | –8.49
| Green | Gordon Kubanek | 1,985 | 3.95 | –1.89
| None of the Above | Evan Nightingale | 413 | 0.82 | N/A
| Ontario Party | Jay Tysick | 399 | 0.79 | N/A
| Libertarian | Jean-Serge Brisson | 386 | 0.77 | N/A
| Cultural Action | Kevin Harris | 110 | 0.22 | N/A
| Independent | Mark Dickson | 89 | 0.18 | N/A
Total valid votes  | 50,258
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots  |
Turnout  |  | 64.05
Eligible voters  | 78,460
| Progressive Conservative notional hold | Swing | –5.95
Source: Elections Ontario[4]
2014 general election redistributed results[5]

Party  | Vote  | %
| Progressive Conservative | 20,990 | 53.09
| Liberal | 11,057 | 27.96
| New Democratic | 4,870 | 12.32
| Green | 2,315 | 5.85
| Others | 308 | 0.78

### 1987–1995

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Consisting of West Carleton, Kanata, Goulbourn, Rideau and Osgoode.

1995 Ontario general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Progressive Conservative | Norman W. Sterling | 28,349 | 64.96 | +18.06
| Liberal | Sam Spataro | 9,743 | 22.33 | -4.31
| New Democratic | Cathy Hallessey | 4,046 | 9.27 | -17.18
| Family Coalition | Janne Jardine-Campbell | 942 | 2.16 |
| Libertarian | Barbara Rowe | 293 | 0.67 |
| Natural Law | Richard Beecroft | 265 | 0.61 |
Total valid votes  | 43,638 | 99.36
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots  | 279 | 0.64 | -0.47
Turnout  | 43,917 | 62.05 | -3.10
Eligible voters  | 70,780
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +11.18
Source: Elections Ontario[6]
1990 Ontario general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Progressive Conservative | Norman Sterling | 17,869 | 46.91 | +3.30
| Liberal | Susan Lebrun | 10,143 | 26.64 | -15.52
| New Democratic | Alex Munter | 10,071 | 26.45 | +12.21
Total valid votes  | 38,074 | 98.89
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots  | 427 | 1.11 | +0.71
Turnout  | 38,501 | 65.15 | -0.07
Eligible voters  | 59,098
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +9.41
Source: Elections Ontario[7]
1987 Ontario general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %
| Progressive Conservative | Norman Sterling | 14,057 | 43.61
| Liberal | Roland Armitage | 13,590 | 42.16
| New Democratic | Elaine Gibson | 4,590 | 14.24
Total valid votes  | 32,237 | 99.60
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots  | 130 | 0.40
Turnout  | 32,367 | 65.21
Eligible voters  | 49,632
Source: Elections Ontario[8]

### 1975–1985

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From 1975 to 1987, the riding consisted of the former townships of Nepean and March. After 1987, only the parts of the riding in Kanata were transferred into the new riding of Carleton.

1985 Ontario general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Mitchell | 17,732 | 44.34 | -10.92
| Liberal | Hans Daigeler | 15,093 | 37.74 | +11.05
| New Democratic | Beatrice Murray | 7,165 | 17.92 | +1.05
Total valid votes  | 39,990 | 99.38
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots  | 251 | 0.62 | +0.22
Turnout  | 40,241 | 57.85 | +4.63
Eligible voters  | 69,557
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -10.98
Source: Elections Ontario[9]
1981 Ontario general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Mitchell | 17,846 | 55.26 | +6.73
| Liberal | Hans Daigeler | 8,621 | 26.69 | -7.54
| New Democratic | Judy Wasylycia-Leis | 5,446 | 16.86 | +0.02
| Social Credit | Andrew Dynowski | 383 | 1.19 | +0.80
Total valid votes  | 32,296 | 99.60
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots  | 131 | 0.40
Turnout  | 32,427 | 53.22
Eligible voters  | 60,929
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +7.14
Source: Elections Ontario[10]

### 1867–1975

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1879 Ontario general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %
| Conservative | George William Monk | 2,074 | 79.74
| Liberal | C. Christian | 527 | 20.26
Total valid votes  | 2,601 | 55.47
Eligible voters  | 4,689
| Conservative hold | Swing | –
Source: Elections Ontario[11]

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1875 Ontario general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Conservative | George William Monk | Acclaimed
Source: Elections Ontario[12]

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Ontario provincial by-election, January 1872
Previous election voided

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Conservative | George William Monk | 1,109 | 54.23 | +9.24
| Liberal | Robert Lyon | 936 | 45.77 | −1.52
Total valid votes  | 2,045 | 100.0   | −2.01
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.38
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[13]: 40

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1871 Ontario general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %
| Conservative | George William Monk | 822 | 50.31
| Liberal | Robert Lyon | 812 | 49.69
Turnout  | 1,634 | 63.46
Eligible voters  | 2,575
Election voided
Source: Elections Ontario[14]

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1867 Ontario general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %
| Liberal | Robert Lyon | 987 | 47.29
| Conservative | J. Skead | 939 | 44.99
| Independent | Mr. Eastman | 161 | 7.71
Total valid votes  | 2,087 | 88.13
Eligible voters  | 2,368
| Liberal pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario[15]

## References

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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. ^ "Vote Totals From Official Tabulation" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 3 March 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
4. ^ "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
5. ^ "17 - Carleton".
6. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
7. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
8. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
9. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
10. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
11. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
12. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
13. ^ Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867–1968. OCLC 1052682.
14. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
15. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.

## External links

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* Map of riding for 2018 election

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