# Ottawa (Ontario provincial electoral district)

Ottawa was the name of a provincial electoral district that elected one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Canada from 1867 to 1894 and two members from 1894 to 1908.
The riding was created when Ontario became a province in 1867, initially consisting solely of the City of Ottawa. It was expanded in the 1894 redistribution to include the villages of Ottawa East and Hintonburg, the unincorporated community of Mechanicsville and that part of the Township of Nepean located in Lots 36, 37, 38 in Concession A of Ottawa Front (mostly the area around the Bayswater community, today the area east of Parkdale Avenue and north of Carling Avenue). The riding was abolished in the 1908 redistribution into Ottawa East and Ottawa West.
When the Ottawa district had two members, 1894-1908, each voter could cast up to two votes (Block Voting).

## Members of Provincial Parliament

| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| 1st | 1867–1871 | Richard William Scott | Liberal |
| 2nd | 1871–1874 | Richard William Scott | Liberal |
| 2nd | 1874–1874 | Daniel John O'Donoghue | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1875–1879 | Daniel John O'Donoghue | Liberal |
| 4th | 1879–1883 | Patrick Baskerville | Conservative |
| 5th | 1883–1886 | Patrick Baskerville | Conservative |
| 6th | 1886–1890 | Erskine Henry Bronson | Liberal |
| 7th | 1890–1894 | Erskine Henry Bronson | Liberal |
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | Member | Party |
| Two members ||||||||
| 8th | 1894–1898 | George O. O'Keefe | Liberal | Erskine Henry Bronson | Liberal |
| 9th | 1898–1902 | Charles Berkeley Powell | Conservative | Alexander Lumsden | Liberal |
| 10th | 1902–1904 | Charles Berkeley Powell | Conservative | Dennis Murphy | Conservative |
| 11th | 1905–1908 | George Samuel May | Liberal | Donald Joseph McDougal | Liberal |

## Election results
### 1867–1890

vte1867 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Richard William Scott | 810 | 68.76 |
| | Conservative | Henry J. Friel | 368 | 31.24 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,178 | 41.49 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 2,839 |
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| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1871 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Richard William Scott | 574 | 76.33 | +7.57 |
| | Conservative | G.H. Preston | 178 | 23.67 | −7.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 752 | 27.68 | −13.81 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 2,717 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +7.57 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vteOntario provincial by-election, January 1872 Ministerial by-election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Richard William Scott | Acclaimed |
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario$^{:262}$ |||||||
vteOntario provincial by-election, January 18, 1874 Resignation of Richard William Scott :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Daniel John O'Donoghue | 882 | 69.72 |
| | Independent | R. Nagle | 285 | 22.53 |
| | Independent | T.M. Blasdell | 91 | 7.19 |
| | Independent | G.H. Preston | 7 | 0.55 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,265 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing |
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario$^{:262}$ |||||||
vte1875 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Daniel John O'Donoghue | 852 | 35.35 | −34.37 |
| | Liberal | J. P. Featherston | 800 | 33.20 | −36.53 |
| | Conservative | John O'Connor | 758 | 31.45 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,410 | 54.25 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 4,442 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | −34.37 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1879 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Patrick Baskerville | 1,064 | 39.72 | +8.26 |
| | Independent | George Samuel May | 1,000 | 37.33 | |
| | Liberal | Daniel John O'Donoghue | 606 | 22.62 | −45.93 |
| | Independent | Mr. St. Jean | 5 | 0.19 | |
| | Independent | W.D. O'Keefe | 4 | 0.15 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,679 | 47.99 | −6.26 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 5,582 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +8.26 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
1883 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Patrick Baskerville | 1,363 | 48.49 |
| | Liberal | W. D. O'Keefe | 835 | 29.70 |
| | Independent | F. McDougall | 513 | 21.81 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,811 | 100.00 |
1886 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Erskine Henry Bronson | 1,815 | 53.97 |
| | Conservative | Patrick Baskerville | 1,538 | 45.73 |
| | Independent | John Clancy | 10 | 0.30 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,363 | 100.00 |
1890 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Erskine Henry Bronson | 3,379 | 63.24 |
| | Conservative (Equal Rights) | D. Donaldson | 1,964 | 36.76 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,343 | 100.00 |

### 1894–1905 (two members elected)

Plurality block voting was used
1894 Ontario general election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| Liberal | George O. O'Keefe | 3,381 | 29.99 | Y |
| Liberal | Erskine Henry Bronson | 3,316 | 29.41 | Y |
| Conservative | Taylor McVeitty | 2,616 | 23.20 |
| Independent | A. F. McIntyre | 1,923 | 17.06 |
| Independent | T. H. Beck | 39 | 0.35 |
1898 Ontario general election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| Liberal | Alexander Lumsden | 4,793 | 28.68 | Y |
| Conservative | Charles Berkeley Powell | 4,548 | 25.49 | Y |
| Liberal | George O. O'Keefe | 4,539 | 25.44 |
| Conservative | B. Slattery | 3,964 | 22.21 |
1902 Ontario general election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| Conservative | Dennis Murphy | 5,964 | 27.15 | Y |
| Conservative | Charles Berkeley Powell | 5,633 | 26.50 | Y |
| Liberal | S. Bingham | 5,153 | 24.25 |
| Liberal | Alexander Lumsden | 4,698 | 22.10 |
1905 Ontario general election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| Liberal | Donald Joseph McDougal | 6,053 | 26.06 | Y |
| Liberal | George Samuel May | 5,904 | 25.42 | Y |
| Conservative | Dennis Murphy | 5,675 | 24.43 |
| Conservative | Ross | 5,596 | 24.09 |