Liberals come out on top as tight races in two Kitchener races finally decided
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The last two races from the 2021 federal election in Waterloo Region have finally been settled as two Liberals are projected by Global News to win.
The last two races from the 2021 federal election in Waterloo Region have finally been settled.
Global News is projecting that Liberal MP Tim Louis has survived another close battle to win a third term in the Kitchener–Conestoga riding.
Global News is also projecting that Valerie Bradford has been elected as the Liberal MP for Kitchener South–Hespeler.
It took a couple of extra days to decide the race as mail-in ballots were counted by election officials in the two very close races.
Louis survived a scare from Conservative newcomer Carlene Hawley, winning by just 528 votes.
However, that is the biggest margin this riding has seen in some time – Lewis was elected in 2019 after he beat long-time Conservative incumbent Harold Albrecht by 285 votes.
Albrecht and Lewis were also locked in a tight battle in 2015 with the then-Conservative MP winning by just 249 votes.
Bradford, who edged out Conservative candidate Tyler Calver by 947 votes, declared victory on social media late Tuesday evening.
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