All the polls have closed in Parry Sound-Muskoka and Progressive Conservative Graydon Smith is leading by 2,114 votes.
“I’ve worked very hard for those who elected me municipally over the past 16 years and I will continue to do that provincially, whether they voted for me or not,” Smith tells the MyMuskokaNow.com newsroom from the Kirrie Glen Golf Course just outside of downtown Bracebridge, where he was hosting supporters on election night.
The results in our riding are:
Graydon Smith, Progressive Conservatives Party of Ontario: 20,216 votes
Matt Richter, Green Party of Ontario: 18,102 votes
Erin Horvath, NDP: 3,391 votes
Andrew John Cocks, Ontario Party: 1,649 votes
Doug Maynard, New Blue Party of Ontario: 883 votes
Daniel Predie Jr., Independent: 155 votes
Brad Waddell, Populist Party of Ontario: 126 votes
It’s a historic night in Ontario.
Ontarians have voted in a majority government for Doug Ford and his Progressive Conservative Party with an overwhelming 82 seats at Queen’s Park. That’s six more seats than in the last election in 2018.
But, also tonight two other party leaders have stepped down from their roles.
NDP Leader Andrea Horwath announced her resignation tonight after the party regained Official Party status but lost 21 seats provincewide, unofficially only winning 29 seats. And after failing to win his own home riding Liberal leader Steve Del Duca has also resigned his post. The Liberals only won 9 seats in this election. The Ontario Liberals will remain without official party status.
In his victory speech premier-elect, Doug Ford said the PC party has made history and thanked voters in Ontario. Ford said the victory is not for him or the PC party but a victory for the people of Ontario.
With files from Wendy Gray