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The contest in Ottawa West-Nepean was one of the most closely watched in the province. It featured a rematch between Bob Chiarelli, a former Ottawa mayor and senior Liberal cabinet minister, and Randall Denley, who made his name as the Citizen’s longtime municipal affairs columnist.
In 2011, Chiarelli defeated Denley by about 1,000 votes. After that narrow loss, Denley was quickly renominated as the Progressive Conservative candidate and began campaigning in 2012. Campaign polls showed a tight two-way contest.
In his quest for re-election, Chiarelli faced two large obstacles. One was Alex Cullen, a well-known former city councillor, who had the potential to siphon off disaffected Liberal voters, making it easier for Denley to win.
Perhaps fearing precisely that, Chiarelli’s campaign circulated literature in the final week of the campaign warning that voting NDP “risks a Tim Hudak government” — a tactic Cullen denounced as fearmongering.
As minister of energy in Premier Kathleen Wynne’s cabinet, Chiarelli also had to deal with public anger over electricity rates, which have soared under the Liberal government and are poised to rise another 42 per cent over the next five years.
The issue may have been particularly salient in Ottawa West-Nepean, where one in five residents is a senior living on pensions that are rising far more slowly than electricity costs.
Denley also faced challenges, mostly imposed by his own party leader, Tim Hudak.
Hudak’s promise to eliminate 100,000 public sector jobs likely wasn’t a winner in a riding filled with current and former public sector employees.
And Denley must have grimaced when Hudak flatly stated that a Conservative government would not fund the second phase of Ottawa’s light rapid transit system, which will benefit residents of Ottawa West-Nepean. Hudak later “clarified” his position, saying Ottawa would get its fair share of infrastructure funding once Ontario’s budget is balanced.
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In 2011, Chiarelli defeated Denley by about 1,000 votes. After that narrow loss, Denley was quickly renominated as the Progressive Conservative candidate and began campaigning in 2012. Campaign polls showed a tight two-way contest.
In his quest for re-election, Chiarelli faced two large obstacles. One was Alex Cullen, a well-known former city councillor, who had the potential to siphon off disaffected Liberal voters, making it easier for Denley to win.
Perhaps fearing precisely that, Chiarelli’s campaign circulated literature in the final week of the campaign warning that voting NDP “risks a Tim Hudak government” — a tactic Cullen denounced as fearmongering.
As minister of energy in Premier Kathleen Wynne’s cabinet, Chiarelli also had to deal with public anger over electricity rates, which have soared under the Liberal government and are poised to rise another 42 per cent over the next five years.
The issue may have been particularly salient in Ottawa West-Nepean, where one in five residents is a senior living on pensions that are rising far more slowly than electricity costs.
Denley also faced challenges, mostly imposed by his own party leader, Tim Hudak.
Hudak’s promise to eliminate 100,000 public sector jobs likely wasn’t a winner in a riding filled with current and former public sector employees.
And Denley must have grimaced when Hudak flatly stated that a Conservative government would not fund the second phase of Ottawa’s light rapid transit system, which will benefit residents of Ottawa West-Nepean. Hudak later “clarified” his position, saying Ottawa would get its fair share of infrastructure funding once Ontario’s budget is balanced.
Related
- Riding profile: Ottawa West-Nepean candidates talk hydro rates, job cuts
- Candidates in their own words: Ottawa West-Nepean
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