Ottawa—Orléans

Ottawa—Orléans is an urban riding that encompasses the eastern part of the city of Ottawa ( northern and eastern parts of the former city of Gloucester. ) The riding was known as Carleton--Gloucester until the 2000 Federal Election. Despite having an English-speaking majority, Ottawa-Orléans is among the most francophone of the Ontario federal ridings and a major center of the French-Ontarian community. According to the 2001 Statistics Canada report 35 % of the riding population speaks only French as their mother tongue. In recent years the riding has experienced a major growth of population and increased housing projects.

In the 2004 Canadian Federal Election, the Liberal Marc Godbout won over the Conservative Walter Robinson by over 4 % of the votes. Robinson, former Canadian Taxpayers Federation President was considered a favorite but failed to win support among the Francophones.