How Conservatives in Waterloo region voted in the leadership campaign

CBC News | Posted: March 15, 2018 2:35 PM | Last Updated: March 15, 2018

Christine Elliott and Doug Ford were very close in Kitchener ridings

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Caption: In three Waterloo region ridings, Christine Elliott and Doug Ford were essentially tied in terms of votes cast in the Ontario Progressive Conservative leadership race. (Chris Young/Canadian Press)

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The race between Christine Elliott and Doug Ford was closer than some might think here in Waterloo region.

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When it came to votes cast, the two were neck-and-neck in the second ballot in the ridings of Kitchener Centre, Kitchener-Conestoga and Kitchener South-Hespeler.

See the results of the first, second and third ballot below.

First ballot

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Caption: In Waterloo, Caroline Mulroney had 127 votes while Tanya Granic Allen had 128.

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In the first ballot, Elliott was on top in all ridings. Tanya Granic Allen beat Caroline Mulroney in all Waterloo region ridings.

Second ballot

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Caption: In Guelph, Ford had 169 votes while Elliott had 164.

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Granic Allen was dropped from the second ballot, but Mulroney did not make up much ground. Ford's numbers improved the most over his two rivals.

Third ballot

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Ford and Elliott were within a few votes of each other in Kitchener Centre (Ford 229, Elliott 227), Kitchener-Conestoga (Ford 259, Elliott 258) and Kitchener South-Hespeler (Ford 212, Elliott 216).

Elliott was the top choice in Cambridge, Guelph and Waterloo.