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 Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry.
Candidates
Liberals: John Earle
Progressive Conservatives: Jim McDonell*
NDP: Elaine MacDonald
Green: Sharron Norman
Geography
History
With no incumbent running, the Tories took this seat over from the Liberals in 2011, with Jim McDonell defeating the Liberal nominee by over 13,000 votes. Prior to that, Liberal MPP Jim Brownell had held a seat in the region since 2003.
By the numbers
French is the first language of 20.4% of people in this riding, the fifth-highest number in Ontario. 81.3% are third generation Canadians or older, the seventh-highest number in the province. The Tories have polled best in the western, less-French portion of this riding, while the Liberals and NDP have done very well in Cornwall.
Riding in a tweet
Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry is a rural riding that has voted Liberal in the past but is unlikely to this time around.
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