Ottawa—Vanier

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Ottawa—Vanier is a Canadian federal electoral district located in the eastern part of Ottawa, Ontario, known for its diverse, largely francophone population and long-standing Liberal representation.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian federal electoral district
category Federal electoral districts of Ottawa
Ontario federal electoral districts
censusDivision Ottawa
censusSubdivision Ottawa
containsNeighbourhood Lowertown (part)
New Edinburgh
Overbrook
Rockcliffe Park
Sandy Hill
Vanier
country Canada
demographicCharacteristic large francophone population
electoralBoundaryReviewCycle subject to federal redistribution process
electoralDistrictNumber 35063
electoralSystem first-past-the-post
elects one Member of Parliament
federalStatus active
firstElection 1935 Canadian federal election
formerName Ottawa East
governingBodyLevel federal
hasBorderWith Carleton
Orléans
Ottawa Centre
Ottawa South
Ottawa West—Nepean
hasHistoricalAssociation Franco-Ontarian community
hasOfficialLanguageCommunity Anglophone community
Francophone community
languageCharacteristic significant bilingual population
legislativeBody House of Commons of Canada
locatedIn Eastern Ontario
Ontario
Ottawa
mapFeature lies east of the Rideau Canal
lies north of the Queensway (Highway 417) in part
notableFeature includes many federal government institutions and embassies nearby
politicalTrend Liberal stronghold
postalCodePrefix K1
province Ontario
regionType capital region riding
renamedAsOttawa—Vanier 1976
representationOrder 1933
representedInParliamentSince 1935
socioeconomicCharacteristic mix of affluent and lower-income areas
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
typicalWinningParty Liberal Party of Canada
urbanizationLevel predominantly urban

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Ottawa
federalElectoralDistrict

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