Ontario Votes 2018: LeedsGrenvilleThousand Islands and Rideau Lakes

The largely rural LeedsGrenvilleThousand Islands and Rideau Lakes ridingis made up of Brockville, Gananoque, Prescott and a number of townshipsand has a strong history of voting Progressive Conservative.

While the riding includes a large swath of area south of Ottawa, most residents live close to the St. Lawrence River.

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The latest census numbers suggest the people who live inLeedsGrenvilleThousand Islands and Rideau Lakes are older than in other eastern Ontario communities, with an average income and unemployment rate close to the provincial average.

Who's running?

Historically, nothing has been able to budge this riding from the PCcamp, with the party picking up more votes in the past three elections than all other partiescombined.

Incumbent Steve Clark, who was elected mayor of Brockvilleat just 22 years old, was first elected to the seat in a 2010 byelection.

His Liberal opponentthis election, David Henderson, is Brockville's current mayor, serving in that position since 2006.

The NDPcandidate for the riding is Michelle Taylor, a newcomer to politics and stay-at-home mom.

Also running inLeedsGrenvilleThousand Islands and Rideau Lakes is entrepreneur and small business owner Derek Morleyfor the Green Party of Ontarioand BillBuckley for the Ontario Libertarian Party.

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