Ontario Votes 2018: Ottawa South

While Ottawa South has been Liberal for decades, the other two main partiesconsider ita winnable riding.

According to Statistics Canada, the diverseriding has the highest number of immigrants in the city and a high proportion of French speakers, with a mix of middle class and low-income residents.

Ottawa SouthincludestheAlta Vista, South Keys, Greenboro and Hunt Club neighbourhoods.

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Who's running?

Liberal incumbent John Fraser has represented Ottawa South since he was elected in a 2013 byelection. He tookover the seat from Dalton McGuinty, whom Fraser had worked for as a constituency officer for 14 years.

The riding has been Liberal since 1987, when it was won by the former premier'sfather, Dalton McGuintySr.

Karin Howard, a lawyer and former Ottawa city councillor, is hoping to once again turn the seat blue, while Eleanor Fast, executive director of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, is running for the NDP.

The Green Party candidate isLes Schram, Larry Wasslen is on the ballot for the Communist partyandRobert Daigneaultisrunning for the Ontario Libertarian Party.

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