There will be new local representation in Ottawa.
Conservative Eric Melillo stunned many Monday to win the Federal election in the Kenora riding, unseating incumbent and political veteran Bob Nault.
Nault ran on a campaign of experience, while Melillo is a political newcomer and will be become one of the youngest MP’s on Parliament Hill.
Nault conceded defeat to Melillo around 11:14pm central.
Rudy Turtle of the NDP was also in the mix for most of the evening, jumping out to a very solid showing immediately after the polls closed.
Turtle is currently in third, with one poll still not counting.
The rest of the northwestern Ontario is painted red.
Liberal Patty Hajdu is returning as the MP for Thunder Bay-Superior North, while first time candidate Marcus Powlowski has been declared the winner in Thunder Bay-Rainy River.
That seat was originally held by another Liberal Don Rusnak, who decided not to seek re-election.
Here are the preliminary results which still need Elections Canada verification:
Kenora Riding (Polls Reporting 147 of 148 or 99.32%)
Conservative Eric Melillo 9,313 votes 34.1%
Liberal Bob Nault 8,188 votes 30.0%
NDP Rudy Turtle 7,781 votes 28.5%
Green Kirsi Ralko 1,475 votes 5.4%
People’s Party Michael Di Pasquale 382 votes 1.4%
Independent Kelvin Boucher-Chicago 165 votes 0.6%
Total Votes: 27,304
Voter Turnout: 27,304 of 45,692 registered electors (59.76%). *Does not include electors who registered on election day.
Thunder Bay-Superior North (Polls Reporting 202 of 203 or 99.51%)
Liberal Patty Hajdu 17,982 votes 42.6%
Conservative Frank Pullia 10,861 votes 25.8%
NDP Anna Betty Achneepineskum 8,969 votes 21.3%
Green Bruce Hyer 3,505 votes 8.3%
People’s Party Youssef Khanjari 725 votes 1.7%
Libertarian Alexander Vodden 136 votes 0.3%
Total Votes: 42,178
Voter Turnout: 42,178 of 65,928 registered electors (63.98%). *Does not include electors who registered on election day.
Thunder Bay-Rainy River (Polls Reporting 194 of 195 or 99.49%)
Liberal Marcus Powlowski 14,336 35.4%
Conservative Linda Rydholm 11,984 29.6%
NDP Yuk-Sem Won 11,708 28.9%
Green Amanda Moddejonge 1,783 4.4%
People’s Party Andrew Hartnell 730 1.8%
Total Votes: 40,541
Voter Turnout: 40,541 of 65,689 registered electors (61.72%). *Does not include electors who registered on election day.
