Ramsay vows to remain voice for Summerside

P.E.I. Progressive Conservative Brian Ramsay was disappointed again Monday night in the Summerside-Wilmot byelection, but said he would continue to stand up for Summerside.

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Ramsay came very close to winning the seat in the May 2015 general election, losing by just 30 votes. He was well back in his second place finish Monday.

Although he is disappointed, Ramsay said he will keep working for the district and the city.

"Summerside still needs a voice, and even if I'm not inside the legislature I think there's still some points that need to be made in defence of Summerside," he said.

"If someone doesn't stand up for Summerside in the legislature, someone might have to stand up for Summerside outside the legislature."

'Going to work'

Palmer, who won 42 per cent of the vote, said he has had the city's concerns during the campaign, and plans to get to work right away.

"There's a number of concerns that folks have, and we're going to work on all of them, " he said.

"Jobs is one, support for seniors, healthcare. There's work for us to do and we can do it."

Green candidate Lynne Lund had a good showing with 21.9 per cent of vote. In May 2015 the party won 10.8 per cent of the vote province wide.

The NDP received only 4.6 per cent of the vote.

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