Summary: This is a new riding for 2015. This area has been represented since 2004 by Conservative MP and Employment Minister Pierre Poilievre, but he is now running in the new riding of Carleton, so voters here will send a new member to Parliament.
Boundaries: This was formerly part of the Nepean-Carleton riding. Nepean is a much smaller riding now, consisting mainly of suburban areas, with the former riding’s rural areas moving into the new riding of Carleton.
Last Election: If this riding had existed in 2011, the Conservatives would have earned 51.0 per cent of the vote, followed by the Liberals with 27.1 per cent.
History: The former riding of Nepean-Carleton elected Liberal David Pratt in 1997 and 2000. He was defeated in 2004 by Conservative Pierre Poilievre, who was then re-elected in 2006, 2008 and 2011.
Demographics: Median income in Nepean was $43,517 as of the 2011 National Household Survey, fifth highest in Ontario—but just fourth highest in the Ottawa area.
Candidates
Conservative: Andy Wang, IT entrepreneur
NDP: Sean Devine, playwright and artist
Liberal: Chandra Arya, engineer, businessman
Green: Jean-Luc Cooke, information security consultant
Independent: Jesus Cosico
Marxist-Leninist: Tony Seed
Independent: Hubert Mamba
Independent: Harry Splett
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