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 Prince Edward-Hastings.
Candidates
Liberals: Georgina Thompson
Progressive Conservatives: Todd Smith
NDP: Merrill Stewart
Green: Anita Payne
Geography
History
The Tories took this riding away from the Liberals last election, with Todd Smith defeating cabinet minister Leona Dombrowsky by over 3000 votes. The Liberals had held the riding since 1999, when it was created from parts of Prince Edward-Lennox and Quinte.
By the numbers
Old and English: The median age of 45 is third highest in southern Ontario, while English is the first language of 92.8% of people, also third highest in south Ontario.
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The Liberals would love to retake Prince Edward-Hastings but will have an uphill battle with voters trending toward PCs.
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