Kitchener South-Hespeler: Liberal Marwan Tabbara elected
Liberal candidate Marwan Tabbara has won the new riding of Kitchener South-Hespeler with 42.8 per cent of the popular vote. With 69.2 per cent of polls counted, Conservative candidate Marian Gagné came second with 35.9 per cent of the popular vote, while NDP candidate Lorne Bruce came third with 15.3 per cent.
Kitchener South-Hespeler is a new riding in the 2015 federal election, encompassing the south end of Kitchener and north end of Cambridge. It includes former chunks of Kitchener-Conestoga and Cambridge, as well as a small section from Kitchener Centre.
According to 2011 census data, the riding has a median age of 36 — the lowest in Ontario outside the GTA.
Voters within that area leaned to the right in past federal elections. But with no incumbent, Kitchener South-Hespeler was widely considered to be anyone's race in 2015.
On Sept. 28, the candidates for Kitchener South-Hespeler took part in a panel discussion on CBC KW's The Morning Edition. You can find that coverage here.
- LIVE RESULTS at: CBC News Canada Election 2015
On mobile? Compare the 2011 and 2015 results for the Kitchener area here.
Candidates in 2015:
- Conservative: Marian Gagné, was the director of regional affairs for the Minister of Public Works and Government Services.
- NDP: Lorne Bruce, has been the executive board vice-president of UFCW 175/633.
- Liberal: Marwan Tabbara, works in Operations at Frito Lay.
- Green: David Weber, was a police officer.