Liberal Bryan May re-elected after close Cambridge race

Liberal incumbent Bryan May has been re-elected in Cambridge after a seesaw race all evening against Conservative candidateConnie Cody,with 99 per cent of the votes counted.

Incumbent May took about 38per cent of the vote with Cody close behind with 35 per cent.

Lorne Bruce of the NDPran third with 17 per cent of the votes.

People's Party candidate Maggie Segounis garnered just over sevenper cent of the vote and Michele Braniffof the Greens had under four per cent.

Voter turnout was about 60 per cent, down about five per cent from 2019.

Cost of living, affordable housing and housing affordability, the opioid crisis and support for local infrastructure are amongthe top issues voters identified in this ridingduring this federal election.

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PANEL: Cambridge federal election candidates talk housing, opioid crisis and climate

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Three candidates seeking election in the riding of Cambridge discuss issues including housing, the opioid crisis, climate and post-pandemic recovery.

History of riding

Since its creation in 1979, the riding has largely been held by Conservatives. Progressive Conservative Chris Speyer was the first MP for the riding, holding the seat from 1979 to 1988 when he was replaced by Progressive Conservative Pat Sobeski, who held the seat until 1993.

In 1993, Liberal Janko Peric won the riding and held the seat until 2004. That's when Conservative Gary Goodyear won the seat. Goodyear served as MP until 2015 when May was elected.

In 2011, Goodyear won the seat with 53.4 per cent of the vote and was followed by the NDP candidate who had 27.68 per cent of the vote. May also ran that year, coming in third with 15.05 per cent of the vote.

In 2015, May was elected with 43.17 per cent of the vote, just ahead of Goodyear who had 38.65 per cent. The NDP came in third with 13.87 per cent of the vote and the Greens had 3.23 per cent.

The riding has changed boundaries a few times, sometimes to include sections ofthe south part of Kitchener. The last change was in 2015 when the riding of Kitchener South-Hespeler was created. It currently includes the city of Cambridge, North Dumfries Township and part of Brant Township.

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