Ontario Votes 2018: HastingsLennox and Addington

HastingsLennox and Addingtonis a new ridingwith no incumbent, but if it had existed in 2017, the Progressive Conservative victory would have been far from a blowout.

Extending north from Lake Ontario, the riding includesa number of rural townships, Napanee, Tweed, Bancroft and part of Belleville. According to Statistics Canada, itspopulationis older than the provincial average, with lower-than-average incomes.

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The riding consists of 90 per cent of the former Prince EdwardHastings ridingand 30 per cent of the former LanarkFrontenacLennox and Addingtonriding, but both the PCs who previously won themare now on the ballot elsewhere.

Who's running?

If the riding had existed in 2017the PCs still would have won, though with less than 40 per cent of the total vote.

The PC candidateis Daryl Kramp, an established politician in the regionwho served as MP for the federal Prince EdwardHastings riding from 2004until he was unseated by Mike Bossio in the last election.

The Liberals are hoping candidate Tim Rigby, a former teacher, cantake advantage of the open seat. The NDP candidate is Nate Smelle, an artist and journalist from the region.

A host of other parties also have a candidate in this race: Sari Watson for the Green Party, Lonnie Herrington for the Trillium Party, and Greg Scholfield for the Ontario Libertarian Party.

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