# Ottawa (City of) (electoral district)

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| Timber trade | 1806 |
| Rideau Canal | 1826 |
| ByWard Market | 1827 |
| Shiners' War | 1835 |
| Stony Monday Riot | 1849 |
| Railway | 1855 |
| Capital | 1857 |
| Streetcars | 1891 |
| Hull–Ottawa fire | 1900 |
| Parliament Hill fire | 1916 |
| Sewer explosion | 1929 |
| Gouzenko Affair | 1945 |
| Greber Plan | 1950 |
| Transitway | 1983 |
| Embassy attack | 1985 |
| Ottawa Senators | 1992 |
| Trillium Line | 2001 |
| Parliament shootings | 2014 |
| Confederation Line | 2019 |
| Convoy protests | 2022 |
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Ottawa (City of) (French: Ottawa (Cité d')) was a federal electoral district in the province of Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1935.
It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It consisted of the city of Ottawa. After 1872, two MPs represented this electoral district at any one time.
In 1892, it was redefined to exclude the New Edinburgh district of the city. In 1903, it was redefined as the city of Ottawa, excluding Rideau Ward. In 1914, it was redefined to exclude Hintonburgh (sic), Bayswater and Mechanicsville neighbourhoods as well as Rideau Ward. It continued to return two members.
In 1924, it was redefined as the city of Ottawa, excluding Rideau Ward and that part of the city lying west of a line beginning at the intersection of the Rideau Canal with the Canadian Pacific Railway in the south, and following the railway, Somerset Street, Bayswater Avenue, Bayview Road and Mason Street, to the Ottawa River.
The electoral district was abolished in 1933 when it was divided into Ottawa West and Ottawa East ridings.

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | Member | Party |
| 1st | 1867–1872 | Joseph Merrill Currier | Liberal–Conservative |
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | Joseph Merrill Currier | Liberal–Conservative | John Bower Lewis | Conservative |
| 3rd | 1874–1877 | Joseph Merrill Currier | Liberal–Conservative | Pierre St. Jean | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1877–1878 | Joseph Merrill Currier | Liberal–Conservative | Pierre St. Jean | Liberal |
| 4th | 1878–1882 | Joseph Merrill Currier | Liberal–Conservative | Joseph Tassé | Conservative |
| 5th | 1882–1887 | Charles H. Mackintosh | Conservative | Joseph Tassé | Conservative |
| 6th | 1887–1890 | William Goodhue Perley† | Conservative | Honoré Robillard | Liberal–Conservative |
| 6th | 1890–1891 | Charles H. Mackintosh | Conservative | Honoré Robillard | Liberal–Conservative |
| 7th | 1891–1893 | Charles H. Mackintosh | Conservative | Honoré Robillard | Liberal–Conservative |
| 7th | 1893–1896 | James Grant | Conservative | Honoré Robillard | Liberal–Conservative |
| 8th | 1896–1900 | William H. Hutchison | Liberal | Napoléon Belcourt | Liberal |
| 9th | 1900–1904 | Thomas Birkett | Conservative | Napoléon Belcourt | Liberal |
| 10th | 1904–1907 | Robert Stewart | Liberal | Napoléon Belcourt | Liberal |
| 10th | 1907–1908 | Robert Stewart | Liberal | Jean-Baptiste Thomas Caron | Liberal |
| 11th | 1908–1910 | Wilfrid Laurier | Liberal | Harold McGiverin | Liberal |
| 11th | 1910–1911 | Albert Allard | Liberal | Harold McGiverin | Liberal |
| 12th | 1911–1917 | Alfred Ernest Fripp | Conservative | John Léo Chabot | Conservative |
| 13th | 1917–1921 | Alfred Ernest Fripp | Government (Unionist) | John Léo Chabot | Government (Unionist) |
| 14th | 1921–1925 | Harold McGiverin | Liberal | Edgar-Rodolphe-Eugène Chevrier | Liberal |
| 15th | 1925–1926 | Stewart McClenaghan | Conservative | John Léo Chabot | Conservative |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | Edgar-Rodolphe-Eugène Chevrier | Liberal | Gordon Cameron Edwards | Liberal |
| 17th | 1930–1935 | Edgar-Rodolphe-Eugène Chevrier | Liberal | T. Franklin Ahearn | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Ottawa West and Ottawa East ||||||||

## Election history

1867 Canadian federal election: Ottawa (City of) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal-Conservative | Joseph Merrill Currier | 974 | 96.92 |
| | Unknown | Alexander Gibb | 25 | 2.49 |
| | Unknown | Edward McGillivray | 5 | 0.50 |
| | Unknown | E. Martineau | 1 | 0.10 |
| | Unknown | Moss Kent Dickinson | 0 | 0.00 |
| | Unknown | Philip Thompson | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,005 | 34.86 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 2,883 |
| Source: 1867 Return of the Elections to House of Commons |||||||

### Result by ward

| Ward | Currier | McGillivray | Gibb | Martineau | Total vote | Eligible voters |
| By | 270 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 280 | 746 |
| Ottawa | 256 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 258 | 656 |
| Victoria | 118 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 123 | 371 |
| Wellington | 147 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 153 | 536 |
| St. George | 183 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 181 | 574 |
| Total | 974 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 1,005 | 2,883 |
1872 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected |
| | Liberal-Conservative | Joseph Merrill Currier | acclaimed | x |
| | Conservative | John Bower Lewis | acclaimed | x |
1874 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected |
| Liberal-Conservative | J. M. Currier | 1,458 | x |
| Liberal | St. Jean | 1,213 | x |
| Liberal-Conservative | Joseph Aumand | 1,101 | |
| Unknown | John Sweetland | 8 | |
On Mr. Currier's resignation for having infringed the Independence of Parliament Act by conducting business dealings with the government while still a member:
By-election: 9 May 1877 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected |
| | Liberal-Conservative | Joseph Merrill Currier | 2,035 | x |
| | Unknown | J. P. Featherston | 772 | |
1878 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected |
| Liberal-Conservative | Joseph Merrill Currier | 1,854 | x |
| Conservative | Joseph Tassé | 1,748 | x |
| Liberal | Pierre St. Jean | 1,353 | |
| Unknown | C. W. Bangs | 1,239 | |
1882 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected |
| Conservative | Charles H. Mackintosh | 1,692 | x |
| Conservative | Joseph Tassé | 1,557 | x |
| Liberal | A. F. McIntyre | 1,229 | |
| Liberal | P. St. Jean | 1,213 | |
1887 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected |
| Conservative | William Goodhue Perley | 3,339 | x |
| Liberal-Conservative | Honoré Robillard | 3,207 | x |
| Liberal | A. F. McIntyre | 2,389 | |
| Liberal | St. Jean | 2,368 | |
On Mr. Perley's death:
By-election: 26 April 1890 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected |
| Conservative | Charles H. Mackintosh | 2,454 | x |
| Equal Rights | Hay | 1,596 |
| Liberal | Chrysler | 1,242 |
1891 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected |
| Conservative | C. H. Mackintosh | 3,029 | x |
| Liberal-Conservative | Honoré Robillard | 2,363 | x |
| Liberal | N. A. Belcourt | 1,946 | |
| Liberal | J. W. Patterson | 1,287 | |
| Equal Rights | W. H. Lewis | 770 | |
| Liberal | R. Nagle | 55 | |
On Mr. Mackintosh's resignation:
By-election: 7 December 1893 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected |
| | Conservative | James Alexander Grant | acclaimed |
1896 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected |
| Liberal | W. Hutchinson | 3,333 | x |
| Liberal | N. A. Belcourt | 2,942 | x |
| Conservative | Hiram Robinson | 2,751 | |
| Conservative | N. Champagne | 2,654 | |
| Protestant Protective | Taylor McVeity | 2,100 | |
1900 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected |
| Conservative | Thomas Birkett | 4,897 | x |
| Liberal | N. A. Belcourt | 4,524 | x |
| Conservative | Napoléon Champagne | 4,507 | |
| Liberal | Robert Stewart | 4,419 | |
1904 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected |
| Liberal | N. A. Belcourt | 6,275 | x |
| Liberal | Robert Stewart | 5,871 | x |
| Conservative | Thomas Birkett | 4,818 | |
| Conservative | N. Champagne | 4,547 | |
On Mr. Belcourt being called to the Senate:
By-election: 23 December 1907 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected |
| | Liberal | J. B. T. Caron | 4,474 | x |
| | Unknown | W. D. Morris | 1,145 | |
vte1908 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | Liberal | Wilfrid Laurier | 6,584 | 26.53 | Y |
| | Liberal | Harold McGiverin | 6,388 | 25.74 | Y |
| | Conservative | Thomas Birkett | 5,959 | 24.01 | |
| | Conservative | John Léo Chabot | 5,890 | 23.73 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 24,821 | 100.00 |
| Source(s) "Ottawa (City of), Ontario (1867-08-06 - 1935-08-13)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2020. |||||||
On Mr. Laurier's resignation:
By-election: 29 January 1910 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected |
| | Liberal | Albert Allard | 5,779 | x |
| | Conservative | John Leo Chabot | 5,121 | |
vte1911 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | Elected |
| Conservative | Alfred Ernest Fripp | 7,062 | Y |
| Conservative | John Leo Chabot | 6,892 | Y |
| Liberal | Harold Buchanan McGiverin | 6,540 |
| Liberal | Joseph Albert Pinard | 6,366 |
| Socialist | Allan Gordon McCallum | 298 |
vte1917 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | Government (Unionist) | Alfred Ernest Fripp | 18,547 | 29.33 | Y |
| | Government (Unionist) | John Léo Chabot | 18,312 | 28.96 | Y |
| | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Wilfrid Laurier | 13,289 | 21.02 | |
| | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Harold McGiverin | 13,077 | 20.68 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 63,225 | 100.00 |
| Source(s) "Ottawa (City of), Ontario (1867-08-06 - 1935-08-13)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 24 March 2020. |||||||
1921 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected |
| Liberal | Harold Buchanan McGiverin | 22,087 | x |
| Liberal | Edgar Rodolphe Eugène Chevrier | 21,107 | x |
| Conservative | Alfred Ernest Fripp | 15,829 | |
| Conservative | Napoléon Champagne | 15,450 | |
| Progressive | David Loughnan | 5,302 | |
| Progressive | Edmond Bourque | 4,444 | |
1925 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected |
| Conservative | Stewart McClenaghan | 21,604 | x |
| Conservative | John Léo Chabot | 21,281 | x |
| Liberal | Edgar Rodolphe Chevrier | 19,725 | |
| Liberal | Norman Frank Wilson | 19,165 | |
1926 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected |
| Liberal | Edgar Rodolphe Eugène Chevrier | 23,012 | x |
| Liberal | Gordon Cameron Edwards | 22,950 | x |
| Conservative | Stewart McClenaghan | 21,917 | |
| Conservative | Hon. John Léo Chabot | 21,614 | |
1930 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected |
| Liberal | Edgar Rodolphe Eugène Chevrier | 25,721 | x |
| Liberal | T. Frank Ahearn | 25,632 | x |
| Conservative | Frank Henry Plant | 23,166 | |
| Conservative | Frank Lafortune | 22,579 | |