On June 12, voters head to the polls in the 2014 Ontario election. Learn more about the candidates and political history of the riding of Leeds-Grenville.
Candidates
Liberals: Christine Milks
Progressive Conservatives: Steve Clark
NDP: David Lundy
Green: Steve Bowering
Geography
History
After first taking the riding in a 2010 by-election, PC MPP Steve Clark won with 63.6 per cent of the vote in the 2011 general election, the second highest number of any Tory candidate. The Leeds-Grenville area could charitably be described a “PC stronghold” since the last time they elected someone who wasn’t from the PC or Conservative Party was in 1867.
By the numbers
The population of 99,306 is the smallest for any riding in southern Ontario but Leeds-Grenville is a fairly average riding compared to other rural districts in the province.
Riding in a tweet
The Leeds-Grenville area has been Tory blue, with no exceptions, for 143 years. Odds aren’t that won’t be changing in 2014.
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