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For the Ottawa Centre federal electoral district, please see Ottawa Centre.""

Ottawa Centre is an urban provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada that has been represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1968. While the riding's boundaries (mainly to the south and west as the north and east borders have remained the Ottawa River and Rideau Canal, respectively) have changed over the years to account for population changes, the riding has always comprised the central areas of Ottawa, the nation's capital.

    Ottawa Centre (provincial electoral district)
        History
        Geography
        Members of Provincial Parliament
        Election results
            Results since 1977

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History

Ottawa Centre, which currently has the same boundaries as the federal riding of Ottawa Centre, is represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario by Ontario Liberal Richard Patten. The provincial riding has been won by the NDP seven times (1971, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1984 by-election, 1985 and 1990) and by the Liberals five times (1968, 1987, 1995, 1999 and 2003) but never by the Conservatives nor any other party.

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Geography
The riding covers most of downtown Ottawa, including the Parliament Buildings. From the historic Rideau Canal, the riding stretches west encompassing the neighbourhoods of Downtown, Centretown (Centretown West which includes Little Italy is usually considered a distinct neighbourhorhood), Lebreton Flats, Mechanicsville, Hintonburg and Westboro. The riding encompasses additional neighbourhoods south of downtown, including The Glebe, Old Ottawa South, Lees Avenue, Old Ottawa East and others.

Party support varies between different parts of the riding. The consistently best areas for the NDP are Old Ottawa South, The Glebe, and Centretown. Old Ottawa South and The Glebe are also the main Green party areas. The far south and west of the riding around Hog's Back and Carlingwood Park, the large homes near the Civic Hospital, the expensive homes and apartments by the Rideau Canal, and the more expensive downtown condos are the most strongly Liberal and Conservative areas. The major swing areas are the western portions of the riding such as Hintonburg and Westboro. While traditionally Liberal, these areas were won by both Broadbent and Dewar, winning the seat for the NDP.

Many public sector workers live in the riding. The northern part of the riding contains many government office buildings, including Parliament Hill. The riding also includes Carleton University and Saint Paul University's campuses and residences.

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Members of Provincial Parliament

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	Name	Took office	Left office	Party
1.	Harold MacKenzie	October 17, 1968	September 13, 1971	Liberal
2.	Michael Cassidy	October 21, 1971	March 25, 1985	New Democratic Party
3.	Evelyn Gigantes	May 2, 1985	July 31, 1987	New Democratic Party
4.	Richard Patten	September 10, 1987	July 30, 1990	Liberal
5.	Evelyn Gigantes	September 6, 1990	April 28, 1995	New Democratic Party
6.	Richard Patten	June 8, 1995	in office	Liberal

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Election results

The district was created before the 1968 election. Prior to the 1999 election, the provincial district did not have the same borders as the federal district.

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Results since 1977
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