PC Ted Arnott wins Wellington-Halton Hills riding
CBC News | Posted: June 7, 2018 5:05 PM | Last Updated: June 8, 2018
Progressive Conservative Ted Arnott will head back to Queen's Park to represent the riding of Wellington-Halton Hills — a seat he has held since 1990.
With all 57 polls reporting, Arnott took more than 54 per cent of the vote.
- NDP candidate Diane Ballantyne took about 24 per cent of the vote.
- Liberal Jon Hurst won about 13 per cent.
- Green candidate Dave Rodgers took just under nine per cent.
- Libertarian Jaden Pfeiffer received 0.5 per cent of the ballots.
Voter turnout was higher than many ridings in the area, with 64 per cent of voters actually casting a ballot.
Riding history
During that time, the riding's boundaries have changed three times from Wellington to Waterloo-Wellington to the current riding of Wellington-Halton Hills.
Despite his lengthy time in office, he is not the longest current sitting member of the legislature. That honour goes to Liberal Jim Bradley, who has held his seat in St. Catharines since 1977 and is running in this election. The ultimate record is 42 years in office and that honour goes to Harry Nixon of Brant County, who also served briefly as premier in 1943.
Arnott faced Hurst, who lives in Acton and sat on the Halton Hills council. Ballantyne, a teacher, is also a familiar face in the community for her advocacy work, including for water, social justice and human rights. She co-founded the Centre Wellington chapter of the Council of Canadians.
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As well, environmental scientist Dave Rodgers is the Green Party of Ontario candidate while Jadon Pfeiffer is running as a Libertarian.