Nepean is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997, and was reinstated during the 2012 electoral redistribution. The riding has been represented by Mark Carney, Leader of the Liberal Party and Prime Minister of Canada, since 2025.
History
The original riding was created in 1987 from parts of the Nepean—Carleton riding. It consisted of the City of Nepean. The electoral district was abolished in 1996 when it was redistributed between the Nepean—Carleton (54%) and the Ottawa West—Nepean (46%) ridings.
2012 Federal Redistribution
250px|thumb|right|Map of Nepean (2015 to 2025)
The riding was then reinstated in 2012 by Elections Canada, taking effect upon the dropping of the writs for the 2015 federal election, held on October 19 2015. The riding was recreated from parts of the former riding of Nepean—Carleton, essentially the former riding's more urban western portion.
2022 Federal Redistribution
The 2022 Federal Redistribution resulted in a largely rural area (south of Bells Corners, west of Highway 416 and south of Barnsdale Road) being reallocated to the riding of Carleton. The urban parts of Bells Corners, west of Highway 416 and north of Hunt Club Road, were shifted to the new Kanata riding.
In a simplification of boundaries, the riding also picked up a portion of the Ottawa West—Nepean riding on its north side. The railway line is now the boundary between the two ridings, whereas previously it formed only the western part of the boundary, with Merivale Road and West Hunt Club forming the eastern boundary.
The new boundaries came into effect for the 2025 federal election.
Geography
The most recent iteration of the riding of Nepean is described by Elections Canada as follows:
Starting at the intersection of Richmond Road with Highway No. 417, the boundary runs southeast to West Hunt Club Road, then south along Richmond Road to Hope Side Road. It continues southwest to Eagleson Road, southeast to Brophy Drive, and northeast along Brophy Drive and Bankfield Road to the Rideau River (west of Long Island). From there, it follows the river northwest and north to West Hunt Club Road, then west, northwest, and southwest to Merivale Road. It proceeds northwest to the Canadian National Railway, west along the railway to Richmond Road, and finally north along Richmond Road.
Demographics
:According to the 2021 Canadian census, 2023 representation
Racial groups: 55.5% White, 9.5% South Asian, 8.3% Chinese, 7.9% Arab, 7.1% Black, 2.2% Southeast Asian, 2.0% Filipino, 2.0% Indigenous, 1.6% Latin American, 1.2% West Asian <br/>
Languages: 63.5% English, 8.3% French, 5.3% Arabic, 4.3% Mandarin, 1.6% Cantonese, 1.4% Spanish, 1.2% Punjabi, 1.1% Vietnamese <br>
Religions: 49.5% Christian (27.5% Catholic, 3.5% Anglican, 3.0% United Church, 2.3% Christian Orthodox, 1.6% Pentecostal, 11.5% Other), 13.0% Muslim, 3.6% Hindu, 1.7% Buddhist, 1.5% Jewish, 1.4% Sikh, 28.7% None<br />
Median income: $50,800 (2020) <br />
Average income: $62,500 (2020)
Members of Parliament
The riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
Riding associations
Riding associations are the local branches of the national political parties:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top" | Party
| valign="top" |Association name
| valign="top" |CEO
| valign="top" |HQ City
|Conservative Party of Canada
|Nepean Conservative Association
|Ches W. Parsons
|Ottawa
|Green Party of Canada
|Nepean Green Party Association
|Randi Ramdeen
|Ottawa
|Liberal Party of Canada
|Nepean Federal Liberal Association
|Kanwar Hazrah
|Ottawa
|New Democratic Party
|Nepean Federal NDP Riding Association
|Maxwell Blair
|Ottawa
|}
Election results
Nepean, 2015–present
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="4" | 2021 federal election redistributed results
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
|-
| |
| Liberal ||align=right| 27,348 ||align=right| 45.74
|-
| |
| Conservative ||align=right| 19,953 ||align=right| 33.37
|-
| |
| New Democratic ||align=right| 9,700 ||align=right| 16.22
|-
| |
| People's ||align=right| 1,631 ||align=right| 2.73
|-
| |
| Green ||align=right| 1,162 ||align=right| 1.94
|-
| |
| Christian Heritage ||align=right| 1 ||align=right| 0.00
|-
| colspan="2" | Total valid votes ||align=right| 59,795 ||align=right| 99.37
|-
| colspan="2" | Rejected ballots ||align=right| 377 ||align=right| 0.63
|-
| colspan="2" | Registered voters/ estimated turnout ||align=right| 85,204 ||align=right| 70.62
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="4" | 2011 federal election redistributed results
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
|-
| |
| Conservative ||align=right| 26,087 ||align=right| 51.02
|-
| |
| Liberal ||align=right| 13,863 ||align=right| 27.11
|-
| |
| New Democratic ||align=right| 9,117 ||align=right| 17.83
|-
| |
| Green ||align=right| 2,062 ||align=right| 4.03
|}
Nepean, 1988–1997
See also
- List of Canadian electoral districts
- Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
References
External links
- Riding history from the Library of Parliament