A closer look at the numbers as incumbents rule Sarnia, Chatham and Windsor
Voter turnout was much higher in rural southwest ridings compared to Windsor
As you have probably heard by now, there were no changes in power across all six provincial ridings covering Sarnia, Chatham and Windsor. That said, some of the numbers may or may not surprise you — here's the official breakdown.
- Windsor-Essex holds orange in Ontario election, but PCs came close
- Blue stronghold remains in Chatham-Kent, Sarnia and Lambton
- PCs win majority and incumbents prevail across Windsor, Chatham and Sarnia, CBC projects
How exactly did the candidates do?
Sarnia—Lambton
- Bob Bailey (PC) 53% [margin: 7,806]
- Kathy Alexander (NDP) 37%
- Neil Wereley (Lib) 4%
Lambton—Kent—Middlesex
- Monte McNaughton (PC) 55% [margin: 11,086]
- Todd Case (NDP) 33%
- Mike Radan (Lib) 6%
Chatham—Kent—Leamington
- Rick Nicholls (PC) 52% [margin: 7,512]
- Jordan McGrail (NDP) 36%
- Margaret Schleier Stahl (Lib) 8%
Essex
- Taras Natyshak (NDP) 49% [margin: 3,323]
- Chris Lewis (PC) 42%
- Kate Festeryga (Lib) 6%
Windsor-Tecumseh
- Percy Hatfield (NDP) 58% [margin: 13,546]
- Mohammed Latif (PC) 27%
- Remy Boulbol (Lib) 8%
Windsor West
- Lisa Gretzky (NDP) 52% [margin: 9,203]
- Adam Ibrahim (PC) 28%
- Rino Bortolin (Lib) 15%
How was the turnout?
Sarnia-Lambton — 62%
Lambton-Kent-Middlesex — 62%
Chatham-Kent-Leamington — 58%
Essex — 58%
Windsor-Tecumseh — 48%
Windsor West — 44%
Some voter turnout numbers in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ONvotes?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ONvotes</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ONpoli?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ONpoli</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OnElxn?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OnElxn</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WDRVotes?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WDRVotes</a><br><br>Highest:<br>Northumberland—Peterborough South 66.92%<br>Peterborough—Kawartha 65.40%<br>Huron—Bruce 65.13%<br>Parkdale—High Park 64.93%<br>Orléans 64.91%<br><br>Lowest<br>Kiiwetinoong 48.30%<br>Windsor—Tecumseh 48.2%<br>Windsor West 43.83%
—@ChrisEnsingCBC
2014 margins and order
Bob Bailey 1,996; Monte McNaughton 8,550; Rick Nicholls 2,519; Natyshak 17,947; Hatfield 17,221; Gretzky 1,022 — Liberals were 2nd in Windsor-Tecumseh and Windsor West in 2014; other ridings had exact same order of finish