# Carleton (Ontario provincial electoral district)

Carleton is a provincial riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and lasted until provincial redistribution in 1996. In the 1999 provincial election it was redistributed into Nepean—Carleton and Lanark—Carleton. In 2007 it was abolished into Carleton—Mississippi Mills and Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington.
In 2018 it was re-created as the riding of Carleton from parts of Nepean—Carleton, Carleton—Mississippi Mills and Ottawa South.

## Boundaries

For the last three elections when Carleton existed (1987, 1990 and 1995) the riding included the municipalities of West Carleton Township, Goulbourn Township, Rideau Township, Osgoode Township and the City of Kanata. It was abolished in 1999 into Nepean—Carleton and Lanark—Carleton. The riding was re-created by the 2012 electoral redistribution from parts of Nepean—Carleton (59%), Carleton—Mississippi Mills (41%) and a small portion of Ottawa South.

## Members of Provincial Parliament

| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Carleton |||||
| 1st | 1867–1871 | Robert Lyon | Liberal |
| 2nd | 1871–1874 | George Monk | Conservative |
| 3rd | 1875–1879 | George Monk | Conservative |
| 4th | 1879–1883 | George Monk | Conservative |
| 5th | 1883–1886 | George Monk | Conservative |
| 6th | 1886–1890 | George Monk | Conservative |
| 7th | 1890–1894 | George Monk | Conservative |
| 8th | 1894–1898 | George Kidd | Conservative |
| 9th | 1898–1902 | George Kidd | Conservative |
| 10th | 1902–1904 | George Kidd | Conservative |
| 11th | 1905–1907 | George Kidd | Conservative |
| 11th | 1907–1908 | Robert McElroy | Conservative |
| 12th | 1908–1911 | Robert McElroy | Conservative |
| 13th | 1911–1914 | Robert McElroy | Conservative |
| 14th | 1914–1919 | Robert McElroy | Conservative |
| 15th | 1919–1923 | Robert Grant | United Farmers |
| 16th | 1923–1926 | Adam Acres | Conservative |
| 17th | 1926–1929 | Adam Acres | Conservative |
| 18th | 1929–1934 | Adam Acres | Conservative |
| 19th | 1934–1937 | Adam Acres | Conservative |
| 20th | 1937–1943 | Adam Acres | Conservative |
| 21st | 1943–1945 | Adam Acres | Conservative |
| 22nd | 1945–1948 | Adam Acres | Conservative |
| 23rd | 1948–1951 | Donald Morrow | Progressive Conservative |
| 24th | 1951–1955 | Donald Morrow | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1955–1959 | William Johnston | Progressive Conservative |
| 26th | 1959–1963 | William Johnston | Progressive Conservative |
| 27th | 1963–1967 | William Johnston | Progressive Conservative |
| 28th | 1967–1971 | William Johnston | Progressive Conservative |
| 29th | 1971–1975 | Sid Handleman | Progressive Conservative |
| 30th | 1975–1977 | Sid Handleman | Progressive Conservative |
| 31st | 1977–1980 | Sid Handleman | Progressive Conservative |
| 31st | 1980–1981 | Robert Mitchell | Progressive Conservative |
| 32nd | 1981–1985 | Robert Mitchell | Progressive Conservative |
| 33rd | 1985–1987 | Robert Mitchell | Progressive Conservative |
| 34th | 1987–1990 | Norm Sterling | Progressive Conservative |
| 35th | 1990–1995 | Norm Sterling | Progressive Conservative |
| 36th | 1995–1999 | Norm Sterling | Progressive Conservative |
| Dissolved into Lanark—Carleton and Nepean—Carleton |||||
| Riding re-created from Nepean—Carleton, Carleton—Mississippi Mills, and Ottawa South |||||
| 42nd | 2018–2022 | Goldie Ghamari | Progressive Conservative |
| 43rd | 2022–2024 | Goldie Ghamari | Progressive Conservative |
| 43rd | 2024–2025 | Goldie Ghamari | Independent |
| 44th | 2025–present | George Darouze | Progressive Conservative |
| Sourced from the Ontario Legislative Assembly |||||

## Election results
### 2018–present

vte2025 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | George Darouze | 26,158 | 49.61 | +1.46 |
| | Liberal | Brandon Bay | 20,335 | 38.57 | +11.68 |
| | New Democratic | Sherin Faili | 3,763 | 7.14 | –8.53 |
| | Green | Mystic Plaunt | 956 | 1.81 | –3.67 |
| | New Blue | Rob Stocki | 699 | 1.33 | –0.91 |
| | Ontario Party | Myles Dear | 346 | 0.66 | –0.41 |
| | Libertarian | Bruce Anthony Faulkner | 263 | 0.50 | N/A |
| | Independent | Brian Hull | 202 | 0.38 | N/A |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 52,722 | 99.53 | –0.13 |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 251 | 0.47 | +0.13 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,973 | 47.67 | –1.12 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 111,130 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | –5.11 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte2022 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Progressive Conservative | Goldie Ghamari | 22,295 | 48.15 | −3.18 | $67,504 |
| | Liberal | Tom Dawson | 12,452 | 26.89 | +7.45 | $28,703 |
| | New Democratic | Kevin St. Denis | 7,256 | 15.67 | −6.83 | $14,674 |
| | Green | Cody Zulinski | 2,537 | 5.48 | +1.53 | $5,201 |
| | New Blue | Rob Stocki | 1,037 | 2.24 | | $2,991 |
| | Ontario Party | Ethan Ferguson | 494 | 1.07 | +0.27 | $0 |
| | None of the Above | Chris Mark Beauchamp | 235 | 0.51 | −0.31 | $0 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 46,306 | 99.66 | +0.69 | $133,325 |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 157 | 0.34 | -0.69 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,463 | 48.79 | -13.12 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 93,064 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | −5.32 |
| Source(s) "Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18."Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21. |||||||
vte2018 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Goldie Ghamari | 25,798 | 51.33 | –1.67 |
| | New Democratic | Courtney Potter | 11,308 | 22.50 | +10.22 |
| | Liberal | Theresa Qadri | 9,768 | 19.44 | –8.49 |
| | Green | Gordon Kubanek | 1,985 | 3.95 | –1.89 |
| | None of the Above | Evan Nightingale | 413 | 0.82 | N/A |
| | Ontario Party | Jay Tysick | 399 | 0.79 | N/A |
| | Libertarian | Jean-Serge Brisson | 386 | 0.77 | N/A |
| | Cultural Action | Kevin Harris | 110 | 0.22 | N/A |
| | Independent | Mark Dickson | 89 | 0.18 | N/A |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 50,258 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 64.05 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 78,460 |
| | Progressive Conservative notional hold | Progressive Conservative notional hold | Swing | Swing | –5.95 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
2014 general election redistributed results :
| Party | Vote | % |
| Progressive Conservative | 20,990 | 53.09 |
| Liberal | 11,057 | 27.96 |
| New Democratic | 4,870 | 12.32 |
| Green | 2,315 | 5.85 |
| Others | 308 | 0.78 |

### 1987–1995

Consisting of West Carleton, Kanata, Goulbourn, Rideau and Osgoode.
1995 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Norman W. Sterling | 28,349 | 64.96 | +18.06 |
| | Liberal | Sam Spataro | 9,743 | 22.33 | -4.31 |
| | New Democratic | Cathy Hallessey | 4,046 | 9.27 | -17.18 |
| | Family Coalition | Janne Jardine-Campbell | 942 | 2.16 | |
| | Libertarian | Barbara Rowe | 293 | 0.67 | |
| | Natural Law | Richard Beecroft | 265 | 0.61 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 43,638 | 99.36 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 279 | 0.64 | -0.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,917 | 62.05 | -3.10 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 70,780 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +11.18 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
1990 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Norman Sterling | 17,869 | 46.91 | +3.30 |
| | Liberal | Susan Lebrun | 10,143 | 26.64 | -15.52 |
| | New Democratic | Alex Munter | 10,071 | 26.45 | +12.21 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 38,074 | 98.89 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 427 | 1.11 | +0.71 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,501 | 65.15 | -0.07 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 59,098 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +9.41 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
1987 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Norman Sterling | 14,057 | 43.61 |
| | Liberal | Roland Armitage | 13,590 | 42.16 |
| | New Democratic | Elaine Gibson | 4,590 | 14.24 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,237 | 99.60 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 130 | 0.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,367 | 65.21 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 49,632 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||

### 1975–1985

From 1975 to 1987, the riding consisted of the former townships of Nepean and March. After 1987, only the parts of the riding in Kanata were transferred into the new riding of Carleton.
1985 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Robert Mitchell | 17,732 | 44.34 | -10.92 |
| | Liberal | Hans Daigeler | 15,093 | 37.74 | +11.05 |
| | New Democratic | Beatrice Murray | 7,165 | 17.92 | +1.05 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 39,990 | 99.38 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 251 | 0.62 | +0.22 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,241 | 57.85 | +4.63 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 69,557 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -10.98 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
1981 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Robert Mitchell | 17,846 | 55.26 | +6.73 |
| | Liberal | Hans Daigeler | 8,621 | 26.69 | -7.54 |
| | New Democratic | Judy Wasylycia-Leis | 5,446 | 16.86 | +0.02 |
| | Social Credit | Andrew Dynowski | 383 | 1.19 | +0.80 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 32,296 | 99.60 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 131 | 0.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,427 | 53.22 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 60,929 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +7.14 |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||

### 1867–1975

vte1879 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | George William Monk | 2,074 | 79.74 |
| | Liberal | C. Christian | 527 | 20.26 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,601 | 55.47 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 4,689 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | – |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1875 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | George William Monk | Acclaimed |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vteOntario provincial by-election, January 1872 Previous election voided :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | George William Monk | 1,109 | 54.23 | +9.24 |
| | Liberal | Robert Lyon | 936 | 45.77 | −1.52 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,045 | 100.0 | −2.01 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +5.38 |
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario$^{:40}$ |||||||
vte1871 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | George William Monk | 822 | 50.31 |
| | Liberal | Robert Lyon | 812 | 49.69 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,634 | 63.46 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 2,575 |
| Election voided |||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||
vte1867 Ontario general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Robert Lyon | 987 | 47.29 |
| | Conservative | J. Skead | 939 | 44.99 |
| | Independent | Mr. Eastman | 161 | 7.71 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,087 | 88.13 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 2,368 |
| | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. | Liberal pickup new district. |
| Source: Elections Ontario |||||||