Liberal Terry Sheehan declares victory in Sault Ste. Marie-Algoma
Sheehan wins fourth straight term, this time in expanded Sault Ste. Marie-Algoma riding
Liberal Terry Sheehan has declared victory in Sault Ste. Marie-Algoma following a close race with Conservative Hugh Stevenson.
The two were neck and neck for most of the night, but in the end, Sheehan pulled ahead by over 1,500 votes, with two polls left to be counted.
This is the second straight close race for Sheehan, who won in 2021 by just 247 votes over Conservative Sonny Spina.
What was formerly the riding of Sault Ste. Marie was expanded in 2023 to also include communities such as Blind River, Elliot Lake, White River, Dubreilville and Hornepayne.
Sheehan, declared his victory in the early hours of Tuesday morning, but the CBC Decision Desk had not yet projected him the winner by that time.
He said he will work hard to get results for his new constituents.
"I want to share my success with all these new areas that I represent and I'm going to sit down and delve down into what it is they need," he said.
"I already have talked to many of the folks and there are a lot of similar things that people are looking for."
Sheehan said he's looking forward to working with Prime Minister Mark Carney.
"I'm so looking forward to be part of the government and continue to deliver results, not just for the area where I am now, but for the new areas," he said.
"I heard loud and clear from the mayors, from the chiefs, from councillors, stakeholders and the folks [where] I knocked on doors about what they want for their community."
Sheehan said Carney is a good choice to address the concerns of Canadians.
"Mark Carney is the real deal. This guy is confident without being cocky," he said.
"He's intelligent without being ostentatious. He can sit across from people and have a great conversation and really understand how he could help, you know, the single mom. He can also sit across from an executive at Algoma Steel and get what they're saying and understand how they can help them. He's the real deal."
Sheehan was first elected in the former riding in 2015, under Justin Trudeau's first term as prime minister.