The Political Record · Federal electoral districts
Ottawa West—Nepean
Ottawa-Ouest—Nepean
Federal riding · ON · No. 35082 · 2023 representation order
- Member
- Anita Vandenbeld Liberal
- 2025 result
- Liberal hold by 25,038 votes
- Turnout
- 72.3% of 95,412 electors
- Population
- 128,520 2021 census
- Area
- 61 km²
- Figures as of
- 2026-09-25
Distinctions · ranked against all 343 ridings
- Most populous in Canada128,520 people, 2021 census · 9th of 343
- Width of the marginWon by 36.5 points (25,038 votes) · 58th of 343 in Canada
- Length of the ballot6 candidates stood · 61st of 343 in Canada
In brief
- Anita Vandenbeld held the seat for the Liberals by 25,038 votes (+36.5 points).
- 10% of today's riding was drawn from other ridings in 2023.
- Election-day and advance voters agreed on the winner; 55.5% of votes were cast on the day.
- Share of households that own their home is the 49th lowest of 343 ridings.
Illustration after: © House of Commons
Member of Parliament
Anita Vandenbeld
- Member: Foreign Affairs and International Development
- Member: Procedure and House Affairs
- Member: Subcommittee on International Human Rights
IDid this riding change?
Yes. 10% of today's Ottawa West—Nepean came from ridings other than the old Ottawa West—Nepean.
Share of today's areaFormer riding
90.1%Ottawa West—Nepean 59% of it kept
8.8%Ottawa Centre 14% of it kept
1.1%Nepean 0% of it kept
How this is measured. Share of the current riding's area that came from each former riding, by intersecting the 2013 and 2023 boundary files. It is area, not population. Elections Canada counts 48 of 343 ridings as entirely unchanged.
IIThe 2025 result
Liberal hold
Elected
Anita Vandenbeld
Liberal
43,555
63.6% of valid votes
Margin
25,038
votes · +36.5 pts
Runner-up
Ryan Telford
Conservative
18,517
27.1% of valid votes
Liberal 63.6% · Conservative 27.1% · New Democratic 7.1% · Green 1.1%
Turnout72.3% of 95,412 electors
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | 2021 | ± |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anita Vandenbeld | Liberal | 43,555 | 63.6% | 45.1% | +18.5 |
| Ryan Telford | Conservative | 18,517 | 27.1% | 27.5% | −0.4 |
| Josh Bizjak | New Democratic | 4,847 | 7.1% | 20.1% | −13.0 |
| Prashanta Dhakal | Green | 780 | 1.1% | 2.9% | −1.8 |
2 further candidates, each under 1% of the vote
| Glen Armstrong | People's | 514 | 0.8% |
| Sean Mulligan | Other | 232 | 0.3% |
The 2021 column is Elections Canada's official transposition of the 2021 result onto these 2023 boundaries. ± is the change in each party's share. It is not "swing": with four or more competitive parties there is no single pair to swing between.
IIIHow close was it, really
Swing needed to flip
18.3 pts
Half the margin: the share that would have had to move from first to second.
Third place vs. the margin
4,847 votes
New Democratic took fewer than the 25,038-vote margin.
Election-day polls won by others
5 of 219
1 poll ended in an exact tie.
Flip the seatHypothetical
It would have taken 12,520 voters switching from Liberal to Conservative — 18.3% of the 68,445 valid votes, 18.3 points — to change the result. No ballot was cast this way; this only moves votes between the top two.
Liberal43,555
Conservative18,517
Still Liberal by 25,038 votes. Actual margin: 25,038.
IVElection day versus advance
Only 55.5% of this riding's votes were cast at election-day polls. The rest were advance or special ballots.
Election dayAdvance & specialGap
Liberal60.0%68.2%+8.2
Conservative29.2%24.4%−4.8
New Democratic8.1%5.9%−2.2
Green1.4%0.9%−0.5
People's1.0%0.5%−0.5
An association, not a cause. Voters who cast ballots before election day differed from those who turned out on the day. It does not say why. There is no poll-level turnout figure on this page: the elector count on a polling division includes people who voted in advance and were counted elsewhere.
VWhat kind of place this is
- Median total household income is $84,000 — about the same as the median riding's $84,000.highestlowest162nd highest of 343
- Median age is 40.8 — about the same as the median riding's 41.6.highestlowest141st lowest of 343
- Share aged 25-64 with a bachelor's degree or higher is 47.6% — about 1.7 times the median riding's 28.2%.highestlowest54th highest of 343
- Share who are immigrants is 27.7% — about 1.6 times the median riding's 17.3%.highestlowest114th highest of 343
- Share of households that own their home is 50.8% — about 71 percent of the median riding's 71.4%.highestlowest49th lowest of 343
- Share with French as a mother tongue is 6.6% — about 4.1 times the median riding's 1.6%.highestlowest100th highest of 343
2021 Census, keyed to the 2023 representation order. Comparisons are against the median riding, not Canada as a whole. Each rule places this riding among all 343.
VIWhere it is
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The card
No. 35082ON · 2025
Ottawa West—Nepean
Anita Vandenbeld
- Result
- Liberal hold by 25,038
- Turnout
- 72.3%
- Population
- 128,520
- Area
- 61 km²
Most populous in CanadaWidth of the marginLength of the ballot
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