Anthony Rota wins again in Nipissing-Timiskaming

Winner of Nipissing - Timiskaming Watch CTV's Jaime McKee's full interview with Liberal MP-Elect Anthony Rota on his re-election.

Sudbury — Veteran MP Anthony Rota is returning to the House of Commons, the CTV News desk has declared.

Rota won the riding for the Liberals in 2004, lost the seat in a narrow race in 2011, before returning to Ottawa after the 2015 vote.

Monday night, Rota was declared the winner with 37.3 per cent of the vote, with 110 of 191 polls reporting. He defeated Conservative Steve Trahan, who was second with 31.1 per cent of the vote.