Two Conservatives, one Liberal win in Ottawa’s rural ridings

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Conservative Cheryl Gallant wins Algonquin-Renfrew-Pembroke

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Conservative Cheryl Gallant was elected to her ninth consecutive term on Monday. Photo by Tina Peplinskie /SunMediaArticle content

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For the ninth election in a row, Conservative Cheryl Gallant won her seat in the Algonquin-Renfrew-Pembroke riding.

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Gallant won 55.7 per cent of the vote, with Liberal Cyndi Mills coming in second with 37.8 per cent.

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The Algonquin-Renfrew-Pembroke riding includes the City of Pembroke and Renfrew County, with a population of 107,420 people, according to Elections Canada.

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Along with Scott Reid representing Lanark-Frontenac, Gallant is the longest-serving Conservative Member of Parliament. She claimed her first victory in 2000 when she beat Liberal Hec Clouthier. Gallant has held her seat in the riding ever since, with an overriding message of protecting rural and individual rights.

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Other candidates in the Algonquin-Renfrew-Pembroke riding included Liberal Cyndi Mills, NDP Eileen Jones-Whyte, the Green Party’s Danilo Velasquez, independents Stefan Klietsch and Seth Malina, as well as Randy Briand of the United Party of Canada.

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Conservative Scott Reid wins Lanark-Frontenac

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Scott Reid is the Conservative Party of Canada candidate in Lanark-Frontenac. Photo by Errol McGihon /PostmediaArticle content

Conservative Scott Reid retained his seat in Lanark-Frontenac on Monday night, winning the seat he’s held for 25 years with 50.1 per cent of the vote, followed by Liberal candidate Michelle Foxton with 45.6 per cent.

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Reid added that he sees affordability as a top concern for his constituents and this will be his main priority when he returns to Parliament.

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“I should be trying to do what I can to make sure that I faithfully represent what the voters feel on that subject,” he said.

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“This is an area where the average person isn’t terribly wealthy … The priorities of the Liberal government for the past few years have been priorities that’ve sidelined these folks.

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“I want to make sure that stops.”

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Previously known as Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston, the riding includes the towns of Carleton Place, Perth and Smiths Falls.

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Along with Cheryl Gallant representing Algonquin-Renfrew-Pembroke, Reid is the longest-serving Conservative Member of Parliament. This is Reid’s ninth consecutive federal election win. He first took victory in 2000 from Liberal incumbent Ian Murray.