Jeff Green | May 05, 2011
Scott Reid was re-elected for the fifth time as MP in Monday Nights election, the fourth time in the Lanark Frontenac Lennox and Addington riding.
This time he received his highest vote total, 33,756; highest percentage of the total vote, 57.25%; and highest margin of victory, 21,582.
He will serve for the first time in a majority government under Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Reid, who has never held a cabinet post in five years on the government benches, was the deputy house leader and chair of the Human Rights Committee in the most recent Parliament.
Doug Smyth, the NDP candidate, increased his party’s vote by 5,000 from the last election in 2008. He received 12,174 votes, 20.65%, which is the first second place finish for the NDP since the riding was created in 2003.
David Remington, running for the second time as a Liberal, fell to 3rd place, with 9,938 votes, 16.86%. In 2008 he received 11,827 votes, 21.8%.
Green Party candidate John Baranyi received 2,702 votes, 4.58% and Independent candidate Ralph Lee received 370 votes, 0.63%.
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