Orleans candidate information, riding profile

Candidates

Pitches

Royal Galipeau makes his election pitch

9 years ago

Duration 0:38

Orleans Conservative candidate Royal Galipeau explains why you should vote for him this campaign.

Andrew Leslie makes his election pitch

9 years ago

Duration 0:34

Orleans Liberal candidate Andrew Leslie explains why you should vote for him this campaign.

Raphal Morin makes his election pitch

9 years ago

Duration 0:31

Green candidate for Orleans Raphal Morin makes his election pitch.

Nancy Tremblay makes her election pitch

9 years ago

Duration 0:36

Orleans NDP candidate Nancy Tremblay explains why you should vote for her this campaign.

History

This is the most easterly riding that's completely within the City of Ottawahas an urban/rural mix.

Its boundaries are between Mitch Owens Road,Boundary Road andDevine Road tothe south, the Ottawa River to thenorth,between Ted Kelly Lane,Frank Kenny Road,Wall Road,Tenth Line Road,Carlsbad Lane andFrontier Rd to the east and Ramsayville Road,Highway 417,Innes Road,Blair Road,Highway174 andGreen's Creek to the west.

The riding includes the neighbourhoods of Orleans, Queenswood Heights, Blackburn Hamlet and Convent Glen. It no longerincludes the neighbourhoods of Cardinal Heights and Beacon Hill south thanks to the redrawing of Canada's ridings map.

Orleans has a significant francophone and bilingual population. In 2011 census, 30.7 per cent of its population identified French as theirmother tongue.