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| Calandra pulls off narrow victory over incumbent TemekovskiMarkham |
In a nail-biter in Oak Ridges-Markham, Conservative candidate Paul Calandra defeated Liberal incumbent Lui Temelkovski by 400 votes. With all 364 polls reporting, Mr. Calandra had garnered 31,963 votes to Mr. Temelkovski’s 31,533. In percentage terms, it… |
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| Bevilaqua ready to roll for 8th termVaughan |
The eighth time’s a charm for Maurizio Bevilacqua. The longtime Vaughan MP was re-elected Tuesday night, carving another notch in his two-decade long political career. His closest competitor was Conservative Richard Lorello, whom he beat 25,887 to 18,116… Story by Keely Grasser, Staff Writer
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| Newmarket-Aurora lives up to being close raceNewmarket |
| Brown victorious over Jones |
Liberal supporters were singing the blues Tuesday night in Newmarket-Aurora. Right from the outset, as the early numbers trickled in from the polls, the race for the riding lived up to the predictions of it being a close one. Early on, Conservative… Story by Sean Pearce, Teresa Latchford, Staff Writers
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| McCallum plans to tackle immigration, gridlockMarkham |
Liberal incumbent John McCallum has been re-elected as a member of Parliament in Markham-Unionville. “I am grateful to Markham that I have been re-elected for a fourth term. I will work hard to prove you were right to have confidence in me,” he said… Story by Simone Joseph
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| Van Loan easily wins York-SimcoeGeorgina |
While there was some disappointment with the Conservatives coming up short of a majority government, supporters of incumbent York-Simcoe MP Peter Van Loan were nevertheless pleased with the local results.
Mr. Van Loan coasted to victory over his nearest… Story by Bruuce Hain
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| Kadis concedes to Kent in ThornhillThornhill |
The third time proved not to be the charm for Thornhill’s Liberal incumbent Susan Kadis. Tory challenger Peter Kent, 65, was elected the winner just after 11 p.m. with a little less than half of the votes cast for the federal Conservative candidate. At… Story by Caroline Grech, Staff Writer
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| Emotional roller-coaster ends on high for WilfertRichmond Hill |
Within a few short, emotional hours, Liberal candidate Bryon Wilfert went from his ailing mother’s bedside to a podium at the Sheraton Parkway Hotel celebrating his victory this election night. Elected for the fifth straight federal election, Mr. Wilfert… Story by Adam Mc Lean, Staff Writer
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| Brown dances to victory in Newmarket-AuroraAurora |
The voters used their voices and chose Conservative Lois Brown as Newmarket-Aurora’s MP-elect. Campaign headquarters erupted with chants of “Lois, Lois, Lois”, which spurred dancing from some of those helping Mrs. Brown celebrate her victory. Some even felt… Story by Teresa Latchford
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| Party starts up in VaughanVaughan |
| The sign at the door said welcome to Maurizio Bevilacqua's victory party and that's exactly what it was. Mr. Bevilacqua just wrapped up his victory speech at his Woodbridge campaign party. He thanked supporters for electing him eight times, the last… Story by Keely Grasser, Staff Writer
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| Oak Ridges-Markham still too tight to callMarkham |
| In a squeaker in Oak Ridges—Markham, Conservative candidate Paul Calandra, an insurance broker from Stouffville, was for the first time pulling ahead of Liberal incumbent Lui Temelkovski with about 90 per cent of votes counted.
With 330 of 364 polls… Story by Simone Joseph, Staff Writer
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