Canadians across the country headed to the polls to cast their ballot for the next federal government. CTV News has declared Mark Carney’s Liberals have held on to power, winning enough seats to form a minority government. Local polls officially closed at 9:30 p.m. and the tabulation began. Results from Waterloo Region, Guelph, Brant and surrounding area will appear here as the results are announced. Brantford-Brant South-Six Nations Brant is staying blue. The CTV News Decision Desk has declared incumbent Conservative candidate Larry Brock has won the election in the Brantford-Brant South-Six Nations riding. The riding now includes the former Brantford-Brant area and encompasses a large portion of Brant County. The northern portion of the former Brant riding is now part of Flamborough-Glanbrook-Brant North. The area has been represented by a Conservative since 2008 when Phil McColeman was elected. Brock was first elected in 2021. Cambridge The Conservatives have gained ground in Cambridge. At 11:30 p.m. Monday, the CTV News Decision Desk declared Connie Cody unseated Liberal rival Bryan May to claim the riding. May has been serving as the area’s representative since 2019. Last time May and Cody went head-to-head, May came out on top with 20,866 votes to Cody’s 18,876. This time around, it was a reversal of fortunes, with Cody earning 28,378 votes just before midnight with 94.4 per cent of polls reporting. By that time, May had 26,344 votes. Flamborough-Glanbrook-Brant North Conservative Dan Muys is heading back to Ottawa. The CTV Decision Desk called the riding of Flamborough-Glanbrook-Brant North for Muys at 10:57 p.m. Monday. Muys was first elected in 2021 and served on the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities as Associate Shadow Minister for Transport. Prior to his election, Muys worked for his predecessor, David Sweet, as Chief of Staff. He also held office positions at Queen’s Park and Parliament Hill. The boundaries for the riding recently expanded westward, including parts of Brant County, Paris, St. George, Harrisburg and the southern portion of the former Cambridge riding. Guelph The Liberals will continue to represent the people of Guelph in Ottawa. The CTV News Decision Desk called the riding for incumbent party candidate Dominique O’Rourke just before 11 p.m. Monday night. She will be taking over for former Liberal MP Lloyd Longfield who announced he would not be running in the federal election in June 2023. Longfield joined O’Rourke on the campaign trail. He was first elected in 2015 and re-elected in 2019. O’Rourke was elected as a city councillor twice and announced she was taking an unpaid leave of absence from Guelph City Council from March 23 until April 30. Her seat at city council will now be vacated as she steps into her new role. The Liberals have held Guelph for more than 30 years after Brenda Chamberlain was elected in 1993. Haldimand-Norfolk Incumbent Conservative candidate Leslyn Lewis has been re-elected. The CTV News Decision Desk declared Lewis had won the riding shortly before 10:30 p.m. Monday. She was first elected in 2021, taking over for longtime Conservative MP Diane Finley. Huron-Bruce Incumbent Conservative candidate Ben Lobb will be going back to Ottawa to represent the people of Huron-Bruce. The CTV News Decision Desk declared a win for Lobb just before 10:50 p.m. Monday. He was first elected as an MP in 2008 and served as the former chair of the Government Auto Caucus. Kitchener Centre One of Canada’s two former Green MPs was unseated Tuesday morning. Incumbent Green candidate Mike Morrice lost his seat as the CTV News Decision Desk announced a Conservative victory at 12:50 a.m. Morrice and Green Party co-leader Elizabeth May were the only two Green MPs elected during the last election. Kelly DeRidder will be heading to Ottawa to represent the Kitchener Centre riding. DeRidder is a Senior Project Manager at Rockwell Automation and a part-time professor at Conestoga College. Kitchener-Conestoga Liberal incumbent Tim Louis is keeping his seat in Kitchener-Conestoga. As of 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Louis was declared as the winner in the riding. Louis topped Conservative challenger Doug Treleaven by 522 votes with 30,006 (48.3 per cent) of 62,097 votes. Doug Treleavan, of the Conservatives, trailed behind with 29,484 votes (47.5 per cent). Louis has served as MP since 2019. According to Elections Canada, 24,855 voters cast ballots at advance polls in Kitchener-Conestoga. Kitchener South-Hespeler The Conservatives gained ground in Kitchener South-Hespeler. Just before 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, the CTV News Decision Desk declared Matt Strauss as the winner. Strauss defeated incumbent Liberal candidate Valerie Bradford, who was first elected in 2021. Strauss is a critical care specialist who previously made headlines for his highly critical views on lockdowns as public health measures. He said he felt an overwhelming amount of gratitude for voters after the win was announced. Oxford Incumbent Conservative candidate Arpan Khanna has held onto his seat in Oxford. The CTV News Decision Desk announced Khanna’s victory just before 11:15 p.m Monday. He was originally elected to the House of Commons in a byelection in June 2023 and has served as the Conservative Party of Canada’s National Outreach Chair. Previously, the riding was held by longtime Conservative MP Dave Mackenzie who was first elected in 2004. Mackenzie served for seven terms until he retired until 2023. Perth-Wellington Conservative incumbent candidate John Nater has been re-elected in the Perth-Wellington riding. Nater was first elected in 2015 and has served as the Deputy House Leader of the Official Opposition and Vice-Chair for the Official Languages Committee. Waterloo The Liberals will continue representing Waterloo. The CTV News Decision Desk called the riding in favour of incumbent Liberal candidate Bardish Chagger just before 10:45 p.m. Monday. She was elected in 2015 and easily won in 2019 before she was mired in the WE Charity scandal. However, voters chose to return her to Ottawa in 2021 when she handily beat her next closest opponent. The borders of the riding have changed slightly, with the eastern border sifting to run along Woolwich Street. Wellington-Halton Hills North The Conservatives have been re-elected in Wellington-Halton Hills North. The CTV News Decision Desk declared incumbent candidate Michael Chong as the victor at 10:48 p.m. Monday. He was first elected in 2004 after a loss in Waterloo-Wellington. Since then, he has served as the Vice-Char of Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee. The riding recently changed, losing Georgetown and some southern rural areas and gaining Clairfields south of Arkell Road and below Preservation Park. More to come.
