Richmond Hill runner-up won’t stop campaigning
Despite a second-place finish behind the Liberal incumbent in Richmond Hill, Thursday night, the Progressive Conservative candidate says he’ll remain active on riding issues.
Ontario Votes 2011
McGuinty puts brave face on minority government
Flanked by his family, Premier Dalton McGuinty put a brave face on what was a disappointing night for the Ontario Liberal party. Though he kept his grip on power, the McGuinty Liberals lost 17 seats…
East York sticks with its MPPs
Liberal Kathleen Wynne lived up to her name, winning with 24,454 votes or 58.3 per cent of the vote in Don Valley West. She easily defeated Andrea Mandel-Campbell, bringing in nearly twice as many votes as the 11,626 claimed by the Conservative candidate.
Prue wins Beaches-East York again
Beaches-East York has given Michael Prue a strong fourth mandate. Though the race in east-end Toronto was close – with Liberal candidate Helen Burstyn on his tail through the evening vote count – Prue managed…
Scarborough Rouge-River remains red territory
For the third provincial election in a row, Scarborough Rouge-River is red territory. Liberal MPP Bas Balkissoon won the riding with a total of 12,032 votes, good for 41.22 per cent of the ballots cast.
Liberal shutout good news for Scarborough
Scarborough has voted wisely by re-electing the Liberals for another term in all the six ridings in the Oct. 6 provincial election. A traditionally Liberal stronghold, Scarborough has benefitted under the Grits.
Voters have sent the Liberals a clear message, says Hudak
Despite a gain of at least a dozen new MPPs, Tim Hudak’s Progressive Conservatives could only manage to hold Dalton McGuinty’s Liberals to a razor-thin minority government in last night’s Ontario election. Speaking to a throng of supporters in his home riding of Niagara – Glanbrook – Hudak said despite the Tory loss, voters had sent the Liberals a clear message.
Berardinetti returns as MPP in Scarborough-Southwest
With over 80 per cent of the polls in, Lorenzo Berardinetti has won his bid for re-election in Scarborough-Southwest, receiving over 44 per cent of the vote. NDP candidate Bruce Budd is in second place…
East York: two parts orange, one part red
While some polls have yet to report, all three incumbents in East York have been declared re-elected.
PC candidate Gaudet losing in Pickering-Scarborough East
Kevin Gaudet may not have taken Pickering-Scarborough East, but he is still optimistic about a Progressive Conservative stand in the province.