Party Support
The riding has been held by the Liberal Party of Canada since its creation in 1988. The closest the Liberals have come to losing the seat was a 7% win in 2006. The riding has stayed in Liberal hands despite Conservative governments and has not elected a non-Liberal Member of Parliament since its creation. If the riding existed with the same boundaries in 1984 however, the Progressive Conservatives would have won it. As of the 2011 election, Ottawa South remains one of only two Liberal held ridings in Ottawa.
The New Democratic Party has never seen its support above 14% in Ottawa South before the 2011 federal election when they received 18% of the vote. The Greens saw their highest vote here in 2008 with 7%.
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