Results, Ridings and Candidates
Leeds - Grenville
2008 Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008 5:00 PM EST | 226/226 polls | |||
| CON | Gord Brown | 27,461 | 58.30 |
Elected |
| LIB | Marjory Loveys | 8,075 | 17.14 |
|
| NDP | Steve Armstrong | 6,511 | 13.82 |
|
| GRN | Jeanie Warnock | 4,622 | 9.81 |
|
| PCP | John McCrea | 431 | 0.92 |
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Unofficial results were updated at the time shown following judicial recounts in six ridings. For more recent results, visit Elections Canada. The CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites. External links will open in a new window.
View these results in the interactive map »- Gord Brown (Incumbent)
- Jeanie Warnock
- Marjory Loveys
- Steve Armstrong
- John McCrea
Gord Brown
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Education: BA in political science, Carleton University
Profession: Businessman
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Sherry
Children: Chance
Career Background: Former president of 1000 Islands Gananoque Chamber of Commerce. Worked with the Youth Centre committee, which develops activities for local youth. Chair of the St. Lawrence Parks Commission. Worked to preserve and re-open heritage buildings and reinstate events at both Upper Canada Village and Fort Henry. Member of the board of directors of the Leeds-Grenville United Way. Helped spearhead the Small Business Mentoring Program, a provincial pilot project that helps developmentally challenged individuals lead productive lives in Gananoque. Owns a number of hotels and restaurants and a recreation facility in Gananoque.
Electoral History
Municipal: Elected to Gananoque town council. Served on Economic Development committee and the finance committee. Represented town on the St. Lawrence Lodge board of management.
Federal: Defeated in Leeds-Grenville in 2000; elected in 2004 and 2006.
Political History
Committee: Member of the committees on Canadian Heritage and Public Safety and National Security. Former chair of the subcommittee on the Review of the Anti-terrorism Act of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security.
Caucus: Member of the Conservative caucus.
Jeanie Warnock
Party: Green Party of Canada
Education: Received a PhD in English literature in 2000.
Profession: Teacher, writer
Career Background: Teaches at the University of Ottawa and works as a co-editor for the journal Doris Lessing Studies. Has published and/or presented papers in trauma theory and relational psychoanalysis, as well as on literature and the psychology of environmentalism.
Community Activities: Has volunteered with such organizations as the Ottawa Humane Society, and Big Brothers and Sisters.
Electoral History
Provincial: Ran unsuccessfully in Leeds-Grenville in the 2007 Ontario election.
Contact information:
Marjory Loveys
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Education: Degree in systems design engineering from the University of Waterloo
Profession: Consultant and artist
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Tony
Career Background: Worked for 10 years as senior adviser, economic development policy in the Prime Minister’s Office of Jean Chrétien. Former member of the board of the Canadian Institute of Environmental Law and Policy, an environmental policy and research group.
Contact information:
Steve Armstrong
Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
Birthplace: Brockville, Ont.
Education: BA in history, Carleton University
Profession: Profession
Career Background: Worked for 15 years as a Chemical Controller at Invista Canada (formerly DuPont). Worked as an occasional teacher.
Community Activities: Active in the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union Local 28-O. Has served on the Joint Health and Safety Committee since 1993 and was co-chair of the committee since 2002. Has been president of Local 28-O since 1998, is president of the Brockville and District Labour Council and is active in the Brockville Chapter of the Council of Canadians.
Electoral History
Provincial: Defeated in Leeds-Grenville in 2003.
Federal: Defeated in Leeds-Grenville in 2004 and 2006.
Mailing address:
44 King Street East
Brockville, Ont.
Contact information:
Telephone: 613-342-1394
Toll-free: 1-888-342-1394
John McCrea
Party: Progressive Canadian Party
Birthdate: Dec. 5, 1951
Age: 56
Birthplace: Perth, Ont.
Education: Earned 35 college level credits, certification with the National Coaching Certification Program and qualifications as a BR&E co-ordinator.
Profession: Arborist
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Norie
Children: Three
Career Background: Self-employed; runs and operates McCrea Tree Care.
Community Activities: AA and junior B hockey coach as well as parish, school and recreation chairman.
Electoral History
Municipal: Served three terms as reeve (mayor of a township) and councillor in his municipality.
Mailing address:
RR#2
Spencerville, Ont.
K0E 1X0
Contact information:
Telephone: 613-658-2273
CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites - links will open in new window.2008 Results
Overall Results
| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008, 5:00 PM EST | ||||
| CON | 143 | 0 | 143 | 37.63 |
| LIB | 77 | 0 | 77 | 26.24 |
| BQ | 49 | 0 | 49 | 9.97 |
| NDP | 37 | 0 | 37 | 18.20 |
| IND | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.65 |
| GRN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.80 |
| OTH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.51 |
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