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Ottawa Centre — Canadian Federal Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Ottawa Centre was won by Liberal at the 2021 general election, with a margin of 9,273 votes over NDP. This page covers every general election in Ottawa Centre from 1968 to 2021.

Full Election History, 1968–2021

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1968 Liberal Liberal 19,578 57.7% Progressive Conservative (11,602) 7,976 (23.5 pts)
1972 Liberal Liberal 14,101 38.5% Progressive Conservative (12,899) 1,202 (3.3 pts)
1974 Liberal Liberal 15,308 43.4% Progressive Conservative (12,138) 3,170 (9.0 pts)
1979 Liberal Liberal 19,758 40.0% Progressive Conservative (18,728) 1,030 (2.1 pts)
1980 Liberal Liberal 21,659 46.0% Progressive Conservative (17,181) 4,478 (9.5 pts)
1984 NDP NDP 17,844 34.4% Progressive Conservative (17,790) 54 (0.1 pts)
1988 Liberal Liberal 18,096 36.5% NDP (17,334) 762 (1.5 pts)
1993 Liberal Liberal 25,962 51.9% NDP (11,238) 14,724 (29.4 pts)
1997 Liberal Liberal 25,987 45.3% NDP (13,646) 12,341 (21.5 pts)
2000 Liberal Liberal 22,710 40.0% NDP (13,516) 9,194 (16.2 pts)
2004 NDP NDP 25,734 41.1% Liberal (19,478) 6,256 (10.0 pts)
2006 NDP NDP 24,609 36.9% Liberal (19,468) 5,141 (7.7 pts)
2008 NDP NDP 25,399 39.7% Liberal (16,633) 8,766 (13.7 pts)
2011 NDP NDP 33,805 52.1% Conservative (14,063) 19,742 (30.4 pts)
2015 Liberal Liberal 32,211 42.7% NDP (29,098) 3,113 (4.1 pts)
2019 Liberal Liberal 38,391 48.7% NDP (22,916) 15,475 (19.6 pts)
2021 Liberal Liberal 33,825 45.5% NDP (24,552) 9,273 (12.5 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1968

PartyVotesShare
Liberal19,57857.7%
Progressive Conservative11,60234.2%
NDP2,7298.0%

1972

PartyVotesShare
Liberal14,10138.5%
Progressive Conservative12,89935.2%
NDP9,19525.1%
Social Credit2370.6%
Independent1770.5%

1974

PartyVotesShare
Liberal15,30843.4%
Progressive Conservative12,13834.4%
NDP6,73919.1%
Independent8772.5%
Social Credit1390.4%
Marxist-Leninist Party620.2%

1979

PartyVotesShare
Liberal19,75840.0%
Progressive Conservative18,72837.9%
NDP10,21320.7%
Independent3020.6%
Independent1910.4%
Communist1660.3%

1980

PartyVotesShare
Liberal21,65946.0%
Progressive Conservative17,18136.5%
NDP7,52916.0%
Rhinoceros3580.8%
Independent1700.4%
Communist1160.2%
Independent620.1%
Marxist-Leninist Party440.1%

1984

PartyVotesShare
NDP17,84434.4%
Progressive Conservative17,79034.3%
Liberal15,38029.7%
Rhinoceros3820.7%
Green2850.5%
Communist930.2%
Independent710.1%

1988

PartyVotesShare
Liberal18,09636.5%
NDP17,33435.0%
Progressive Conservative13,14226.5%
Green3000.6%
Rhinoceros2920.6%
Independent1520.3%
Libertarian Party of Canada1110.2%
Independent660.1%
CCF300.1%

1993

PartyVotesShare
Liberal25,96251.9%
NDP11,23822.5%
Progressive Conservative6,12612.2%
Reform4,7009.4%
National Party of Canada7961.6%
Green5951.2%
Natural Law Party of Canada3520.7%
Marxist-Leninist Party910.2%
Independent750.1%
Party for the Commonwealth of Canada370.1%
Abolitionist Party of Canada370.1%

1997

PartyVotesShare
Liberal25,98745.3%
NDP13,64623.8%
Progressive Conservative9,39116.4%
Reform6,65111.6%
Green8551.5%
Canadian Action Party2360.4%
Natural Law Party of Canada2110.4%
Independent1900.3%
Marxist-Leninist Party1500.3%

2000

PartyVotesShare
Liberal22,71040.0%
NDP13,51623.8%
Canadian Alliance10,16717.9%
Progressive Conservative7,50513.2%
Green1,5312.7%
Marijuana Party8131.4%
Canadian Action Party2100.4%
Communist1390.2%
Natural Law Party of Canada1110.2%
Marxist-Leninist Party660.1%

2004

PartyVotesShare
NDP25,73441.1%
Liberal19,47831.1%
Conservative11,93319.0%
Green4,7307.5%
Marijuana Party4550.7%
Independent1210.2%
Communist900.1%
Canadian Action Party760.1%
Marxist-Leninist Party670.1%

2006

PartyVotesShare
NDP24,60936.9%
Liberal19,46829.2%
Conservative15,10522.7%
Green6,76510.2%
Marijuana Party3870.6%
Independent1210.2%
Communist1020.2%
Marxist-Leninist Party690.1%

2008

PartyVotesShare
NDP25,39939.7%
Liberal16,63326.0%
Conservative15,06523.6%
Green6,3489.9%
Marijuana Party3780.6%
Marxist-Leninist Party950.1%

2011

PartyVotesShare
NDP33,80552.1%
Conservative14,06321.7%
Liberal13,04920.1%
Green3,2625.0%
Marijuana Party3260.5%
Independent2100.3%
Communist1090.2%
Marxist-Leninist Party440.1%

2015

PartyVotesShare
Liberal32,21142.7%
NDP29,09838.5%
Conservative10,94314.5%
Green2,2463.0%
Libertarian Party of Canada5510.7%
Rhinoceros1670.2%
Marijuana Party1600.2%
Communist1240.2%

2019

PartyVotesShare
Liberal38,39148.7%
NDP22,91629.1%
Conservative9,92012.6%
Green5,8377.4%
People's Party7200.9%
Libertarian Party of Canada3600.5%
Animal Protection Party of Canada2070.3%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada1980.3%
Independent1770.2%
Communist1110.1%

2021

PartyVotesShare
Liberal33,82545.5%
NDP24,55233.0%
Conservative11,65015.7%
Green2,1152.8%
People's Party1,6052.2%
Animal Protection Party of Canada2610.4%
Communist2010.3%
Independent1320.2%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each contested election, coloured by the winning party. Acclaimed elections (no opposing candidate) aren't plotted since there's no margin to measure.

1968: Liberal margin 23.5 pts 1972: Liberal margin 3.3 pts 1974: Liberal margin 9.0 pts 1979: Liberal margin 2.1 pts 1980: Liberal margin 9.5 pts 1984: NDP margin 0.1 pts 1988: Liberal margin 1.5 pts 1993: Liberal margin 29.4 pts 1997: Liberal margin 21.5 pts 2000: Liberal margin 16.2 pts 2004: NDP margin 10.0 pts 2006: NDP margin 7.7 pts 2008: NDP margin 13.7 pts 2011: NDP margin 30.4 pts 2015: Liberal margin 4.1 pts 2019: Liberal margin 19.6 pts 2021: Liberal margin 12.5 pts 1968 1972 1974 1979 1980 1984 1988 1993 1997 2000 2004 2006 2008 2011 2015 2019 2021

Trend

Ottawa Centre has been contested at 17 general elections on record since 1968. Winning parties over that span: Liberal, NDP.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Ottawa Centre in the 2021 general election?

Liberal won Ottawa Centre in 2021 with 33,825 votes (45.5%), a margin of 9,273 votes over NDP in second place.

Which parties have won Ottawa Centre since 1968?

Since 1968, Ottawa Centre has been won by: Liberal, NDP.

What was the closest result in Ottawa Centre?

The closest contested result on record for Ottawa Centre was 1984, when NDP beat Progressive Conservative by 54 votes (0.1 percentage points).

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