Carleton—Mississippi Mills (provincial electoral district)
Provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada
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Carleton–Mississippi Mills was a provincial electoral district in eastern Ontario, Canada. It was created for the 2007 provincial election. 78.7% of the riding came from Lanark–Carleton while 21.3% came from Nepean–Carleton.
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of Ontario
District created2004
District abolished2018
First contested2007
 Ontario electoral district | |
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Carleton–Mississippi Mills in relation to other Ottawa electoral districts | |
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario |
| District created | 2004 |
| District abolished | 2018 |
| First contested | 2007 |
| Last contested | 2014 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2006) | 128,915 |
| Electors (2007) | 91,649 |
| Area (km²) | 1,619 |
| Census division(s) | Ottawa, Lanark County |
| Census subdivision(s) | Mississippi Mills, West Carleton, Kanata, Goulbourn |
The riding included the town of Mississippi Mills plus the former municipalities of West Carleton, Kanata and Goulbourn.
Following the 2018 election, the riding was dissolved. Most of the Ottawa portion became Kanata—Carleton, except for a sliver in the south that was transferred to Carleton. Mississippi Mills was transferred to Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston.
Members of Provincial Parliament
| Carleton—Mississippi Mills | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| Riding created from Lanark—Carleton and Nepean—Carleton | ||||
| 39th | 2007–2011 | Norm Sterling | Progressive Conservative | |
| 40th | 2011–2014 | Jack MacLaren | ||
| 41st | 2014–2017 | |||
| 2017–2018 | Trillium | |||
| Riding dissolved into Kanata—Carleton, Carleton, and Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston |
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Election results
| 2014 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jack MacLaren | 30,590 | 47.49 | −2.80 | ||||
| Liberal | Rosalyn Stevens | 20,472 | 31.78 | −2.31 | ||||
| New Democratic | John Hansen | 8,744 | 13.57 | +2.23 | ||||
| Green | Andrew West | 4,614 | 7.16 | +3.86 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 64,420 | 98.98 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 664 | 1.02 | +0.66 | |||||
| Turnout | 65,084 | 56.08 | +2.59 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 116,047 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | −0.25 | ||||||
Source(s)
"Official return from the records — 013, Carleton-Mississippi Mills" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2015. | ||||||||
| 2011 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jack MacLaren | 28,246 | 50.29 | +2.46 | ||||
| Liberal | Megan Cornell | 19,144 | 34.08 | +2.15 | ||||
| New Democratic | Liam Duff | 6,371 | 11.34 | +3.72 | ||||
| Green | Scott Simser | 1,857 | 3.31 | −7.20 | ||||
| Family Coalition | Cynthia Bredfeldt | 549 | 0.98 | +0.18 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 56,167 | 99.64 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 204 | 0.36 | −0.09 | |||||
| Turnout | 56,371 | 53.50 | −1.81 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 105,371 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +0.16 | ||||||
Source(s)
"Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate – October 6, 2011 General Election" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Nov 18, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2014. "Statistical Summary – General Elections 2011" (  XLS Spreadsheet). Elections Ontario. Oct 1, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2014. | ||||||||
| 2007 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Norm Sterling | 25,126 | 47.83 | −3.49 | ||||
| Liberal | Megan Cornell | 16,776 | 31.93 | −5.89 | ||||
| Green | John Ogilvie | 5,517 | 10.50 | |||||
| New Democratic | Michael Hadskis | 4,002 | 7.62 | +2.11 | ||||
| Libertarian | Rob Alexander | 693 | 1.32 | |||||
| Family Coalition | Reynolds James | 419 | 0.80 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 52,533 | 99.55 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 238 | 0.45 | ||||||
| Turnout | 52,771 | 55.30 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 95,421 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +1.20 | ||||||
| Note: Change in percentage of vote calculated on results redistributed from predecessor ridings. | ||||||||
Source(s)
"Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate – October 10, 2007 General Election" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Aug 14, 2008. Retrieved May 27, 2014. "Statistical Summary – General Elections 2007" (PDF). Elections Ontario. May 8, 2008. Retrieved May 27, 2014. | ||||||||
| 2003 general election redistributed results[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Progressive Conservative | 19,802 | 51.32 | |
| Liberal | 14,593 | 37.82 | |
| New Democratic | 2,124 | 5.50 | |
| Others | 2,065 | 5.35 | |
2007 electoral reform referendum
| 2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Side | Votes | % | |
| First Past the Post | 36,565 | 70.5 | |
| Mixed member proportional | 15,326 | 29.5 | |
| Total valid votes | 51,891 | 100.0 | |