Stphane Lauzon squeaks out victory in ArgenteuilLa Petite-Nation - Action News
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Stphane Lauzon squeaks out victory in ArgenteuilLa Petite-Nation

Liberal Party incumbentStphane Lauzonwill representthe riding of ArgenteuilLa Petite-Nation in Parliament.

Liberal incumbent wins by 672 votes over Bloc Qubcois candidate

Stphane Lauzon, Liberal candidate in ArgenteuilLa Petite-Nation, has won the riding. (CBC)

Liberal Party incumbentStphane Lauzonwill representthe riding of ArgenteuilLa Petite-Nation in Parliament.

Tuesday saw a tight race betweenLauzonand Bloc Qubcois challengerYves Destroismaisons;Lauzonfinally won the riding with just 672 votes.

The Liberal captured37.8 per cent of ballots cast, or18,759 votes,compared toDestroismaisonswho garnered 36.4per cent of the vote or 18,087 votes.

In third, ConservativeMarieLouis-Seize, received6,001 votes or12.1 per cent.

The district includes portions of Gatineau, Lachute and Grenville-sur-la-Rouge in western Quebec, and has elected Tory, NDP, Liberal and Bloc representatives in the past.

Lauzonwas up for re-election against social worker and former PartiQubcoiscandidateDestroismaisons, now running forthe Bloc; People's Party candidateSherwin Edwards, president of a company that makes vaping products; Charlotte Smoley of the NDP;Louis-Seize, a former union president with Bell; and environmental designerMarjorie Valiquetteof the Green Party.

ArgenteuilLa Petite-Nation in 2015