On June 12, voters head to the polls in the 2014 Ontario election. Learn more about the candidates and political history of the riding of Nepean-Carleton.
Candidates
Liberals: Jack Uppal
Progressive Conservatives: Lisa MacLeod*
NDP: Ric Dagenais
Green: Gordon Kubanek
Geography
History
Lisa MacLeod won this riding by more than 15,000 votes last election. She replaced former MPP (and current federal Foreign Minister) John Baird when he made the leap to federal politics in 2005; he had held the riding since 1995. While the Liberals have won some polls in Barrhaven in recent elections, the Tories generally dominate in the more rural areas of the riding.
By the numbers
The 2011 census reported 85.9 per cent of households had more than one person, the highest number in Ontario outside the GTA. Home to many government workers (and not many students), the median income of $38,749 is third-highest in Ontario and second-highest in the capital region.
Riding in a tweet
PC MPP Lisa MacLeod received the most votes of any candidate in the 2011 election, and looks to be a safe bet for re-election.
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