10:30 p.m. – Scott Aitchison has been reelected as the MP for Parry Sound—Muskoka.
10: 12 p.m. A loss for the Conservative party at the federal level but local candidate Scott Aitchson is creeping closer to re-election with a nearly 1,000 vote lead.
9:19 PM – A small but upbeat crowd has gathered at Canvas Brewing Co in Huntsville to support incumbent Conservative candidate Scott Aitchison and watch the election results roll in.
Liberal candidate Geordie Sabbagh on the results
“It’s a great privilege to me that people voted for me. It was definitely an honour… I am honoured and humbled by the number of people I’ve met who are doing incredible things for our community, and I’m upset not for myself that I lost but that I was unable to help those people who are working so hard to create a better community and a better Canada and I’ll forever be proud that they voted for me,” said Liberal candidate Geordie Sabbagh. “I’m happy that the Liberals won, very happy that people stood up to what they thought wasn’t Canadian. So I think that’s fantastic, definitely a silver lining, and I just wish Parry Sound-Muskoka had been part of it because I think we missed a lot of opportunity in that.”
Message for MP-elect Scott Aitchison: “I hope he sees all the wonderful good people are doing in the riding and helps them do more of it and sees the kindness and goodness that is here and the love for their neighbours, for the community they live in— that to me is the ultimate, it’s the ultimate privilege of serving, it’s the ability to help those people make things better,” said Sabbagh.
The unofficial results for the riding of Parry Sound—Muskoka are below.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| CON | Scott Aitchison (incumbent) | 33,648 | 52 % |
| LIB | Geordie Sabbagh | 27,656 | 42.8 % |
| NDP | Heather Hay | 2,300 | 3.6 % |
| PPC | Isabel Pereira | 1,048 | 1.6 % |
Polls Reporting: 255 of 255 (99.61%)
Voter Turnout: 64,652 of 90,841 registered electors (71.17 %) *Does not include electors who registered on election day.
Population: 104,504
Number of electors on list: 90,841
National Unofficial Results will be updated as they come in below. Required for majority: 172
CBC is declaring Mark Carney will form the next government.
| Lib. | Cons. | B.Q | N.D.P. | Other | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 169 | 144 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 343 | Leading |
| 43.6% | 41.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 2.4% | 100.0% | # of votes |
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70 percent turnout; good for us. Congratulations, Scott, and thanks to all candidates and volunteers. Good luck to us all; we all hope for the best. Bravo, our imperfect democratic process.