📌 The Canadian federal electoral district of Ottawa South was contested during the 2008 Federal election which was held on October 13, 2008. 🏆 David McGuinty, the Liberal candidate, won the riding with 29035 votes making up a 49.9% share of the vote. 🥈 The runner-up Conservative candidate, Elie Salibi, received 19417 votes (33.4%) and was therefore defeated by a vote margin of 9618. 📊 Other candidates who received a sizable share of the vote include Hijal De Sarkar - NDP-New Democratic Party (8.5%), and Qais Ghanem - Green Party (6.8%).