Liberals keep Clare-Digby area

Liberal Gordon Wilson has been elected to the new riding of Clare-Digby.

Wilson is the Deputy CAO for the municipality of Digby.

Wilson is currently leading with 58.9 per cent of the vote over Clare Chambre de Commerce president and PC candidate Paul Emile LeBlanc with 27.5 per cent.

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Fundy tourism chief Dean Kenley is running at 8.1 per cent for the NDP.

Woodsman and waiter Ian Thurber has 5.6 per cent as an Independent.

When the electoral boundaries were redrawn in 2012, the large French-speaking population of Clare was blended with fishery district of Digby.

Clare has mostly been Liberal grounds since for the past 40 years, with Wayne Gaudet holding the post since 1993.

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