Liberal Mark Holland topples Chris Alexander in Ajax

Mark Holland has won the Ajax riding for the Liberals, defeating controversial Conservative MP Chris Alexander.

With the win, Holland avenges his 2011 defeat by Alexnader in the now-dissolved Ajax-Pickering riding. Holland served three terms in the riding before his defeat.

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Despite Alexander’s 2011 win, the area has historically voted Liberal, and polls pointed toward a Liberal win in 2015.

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