CBC projects: Windsor West elects Brian Masse
With 100 per cent of the polls reporting, Masse had taken about 40.1 per cent of the vote
CBC projects victory for Brian Masse in the Windsor West riding Monday night, once again securing the riding for the NDP.
With 100 per cent of the polls reporting, Masse had taken about 40.1 per cent of the vote, compared to 36.3 per cent for Liberal candidate Sandra Pupatello.
About 55 per cent of eligible electors cast ballots — 51,539 of the 93,826 registered voters.
During the federal campaign, party leader Jagmeet Singh visited the region once.
Since 2002, the NDP's Brian Masse has represented the Windsor West riding. Prior to Masse's tenure, the riding was a Liberal stronghold for more than three decades, represented by Herb Gray.
The dividing line with Windsor-Tecumseh runs from the Detroit River south along Langlois Avenue to Tecumseh Road, east to Pillette Road, then south until Windsor International Airport. The line then runs along the airport's northern boundary until it hits the CN rail line, which it follows south to Hwy. 401.