Rochefort’s lead extended with final poll

(Photo supplied by Pauline Rochefort’s campaign)

The final poll in Nipissing-Timiskaming has been counted and MP-elect Pauline Rochefort’s lead has been extended.

The Liberal candidate came from behind in the final few polls to wrap up election night with an over 1,100 vote lead.

That increased to 1,259 votes once the final poll was counted on Tuesday.

Voter turnout in Nipissing-Timiskaming was 68.04% with 57,531 people casting ballots.

Preliminary results (below) for Nipissing—Timiskaming are courtesy Elections Canada.

Party Candidate Votes Percent of Votes
Liberal Pauline Rochefort 27,033 47.0 %
Conservative Garry Keller 25,774 44.8 %
NDP-New Democratic Party Valerie Kennedy 3,506 6.1 %
People’s Party – PPC John Janssen 640 1.1 %
Green Party Louise Poitras 578 1.0 %
Total number of valid votes: 57,531

Polls Reporting: 228 of 228 (100 %)

Voter Turnout: 57,531 of 84,549 registered electors (68.04 %) — does not include electors who registered on election day.

Population: 98,237

Number of electors on list: 84,549

Richard Coffin
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Richard Coffin has been a reporter and news anchor on the radio in North Bay for over 25 years.  From premiers to people in the neighbourhood, he enjoys connecting with newsmakers and writing stories that matter to area listeners on a variety of topics including healthcare, education, politics, sports and more. 

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