NDP's Ian Arthur elected in Kingston and the Islands
CBC News | Posted: June 8, 2018 1:54 AM | Last Updated: June 8, 2018
Redrawing of boundaries shrunk Kingston and the Islands riding by 40%
New Democratic Party candidate Ian Arthur has defeated the Liberal incumbent and been elected in Kingston and the Islands.
With all polls counted, Arthur has 39.3 per cent of the vote. His closest competitor, Liberal incumbent Sophie Kiwala, had 27.5 per cent of the vote. Gary Bennett, a former mayor of Kingston running for the Progressive Conservatives, had 26 per cent of the vote.
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The provincial riding of Kingston and the Islands has been represented by all three major parties during its history, but has remained in Liberal hands for the past several elections.
The riding lost 40 per cent of its territory to Lanark–Frontenac–Kingston, but would have gone to Liberal incumbent Sophie Kiwala anyway during the 2014 general election even if it had its 2018 boundaries.
The riding includes part of the City of Kingston, including Queen's University, as well as the township of Frontenac Islands.
Also running in the riding were:
- Robert Kiley, a small business marketer, for the Green Party. He's also the deputy leader of the Greens.
- Andre Imbeault for the Trillium Party.
- Heather Cunningham for the Libertarian Party.
- Nathan Weatherdon for the None of the Above Direct Democracy Party.