In recent years, the riding has experienced a major growth of population and increased housing projects.

Robinson, a former president of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, was considered a favourite but failed to win support among Francophones.

Ottawa—Orléans was also the riding where the NDP had Canada's youngest woman candidate, Crystal LeBlanc, who received 5905 votes in the 2004 federal election.

It encompasses the suburban community of Orleans in the east end of Ottawa, Ontario (northern and eastern parts of the former city of Gloucester, Ontario plus the northwestern corner of the former city of Cumberland) as well as the neighbourhood of Blackburn Hamlet and the communities of Notre-Dame-des-Champs and Carlsbad Springs.

Ethnic groups: 65.5% White, 10.5% Black, 5.2% Arab, 5.0% Indigenous, 4.9% South Asian, 2.2% Chinese, 1.4% West Asian, 1.3% Latin American, 1.2% Filipino Languages: 48.4% English, 28.0% French, 3.6% Arabic, 1.2% Spanish Religions: 64.3% Christian (43.0% Catholic, 3.4% Anglican, 3.0% United Church, 1.8% Christian Orthodox, 1.5% Pentecostal, 1.0% Baptist, 10.6% Other), 8.4% Muslim, 1.2% Hindu, 24.1% No religion Median income: $56,000 (2020) Average income: $64,500 (2020) The federal riding was created as "Carleton—Gloucester" in 1987 from parts of Nepean—Carleton and Ottawa—Carleton ridings.