Conservative Scott Aitchison projected winner in Parry Sound-Muskoka

CBC News

· Posted: Apr 28, 2025 10:39 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 minutes ago

Conservative incumbent Scott Aitchison is projected to triumph the Parry Sound-Muskoka riding.

This is his 3rd consecutive triumph successful the riding. The erstwhile politician of Huntsville besides ran against Pierre Poilievre for the Conservative enactment successful 2022.

"I'm honoured that the radical of Parry Sound-Muskoka person enactment their religion successful maine erstwhile again, careless of what's happening astatine the nationalist level, to beryllium their dependable and inhabit their seat successful the House of Commons," Aitchison told CBC News from his triumph enactment Monday night.

He and the remainder of the Conservative party had been expecting a antithetic effect from this vote, riding a 25 per cent pb successful the polls conscionable a fewer months ago, to present find themselves staying connected the absorption benches.  

"You know, there's nary question that Donald Trump has inflicted a full caller level of complexity to our run nationally and that's been reasonably frustrating for us," Aitchison said. 

The Parry Sound-Muskoka riding is simply a existent Conservative stronghold, with the bluish squad holding it for the past 20 years and astir of the past century. 

Liberal campaigner Geordie Sabbagh, a section filmmaker, finished successful 2nd place, with astir 40 per cent of the vote, with astir fractional of polls reporting. 

The NDP's Heather Hay was a distant third.