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ELECTION 2021: Doherty wins third term in Cariboo-Prince George

The Cariboo-Prince George riding remains a Conservative stronghold.

Incumbent Todd Doherty is heading to Ottawa for a third time after claiming 51% of the popular vote in last night’s (Monday) federal election.

While heading back to Parliament is nice, Doherty told Vista Radio another loss to the Liberals is a tough pill to swallow.

“I am a competitive guy and I always play to win, so yeah, I would be lying if I told you that I wasn’t disappointed.”

However, Doherty was very appreciative of the team around him during the campaign and considered this a team effort.

“We were focused on the things we could control and I had an incredible team in all four of our major communities. I couldn’t say enough good things about them.”

Audrey McKinnon placed second in the riding, claiming just over 20% of the vote for the NDP.

McKinnon mentioned this was a great experience.

“It’s been overwhelmingly awesome to be able to run for this riding and to connect with so many people who are in need of help and are looking for a certain kind of representation for that.”

Despite not winning, McKinnon believes there are plenty of positives to go around.

“I’m happy. It’s nice to see the amount of support that we have, all of the thousands of people who voted for me and I am just incredibly grateful. I offer my congratulations to Todd as well.”

PG City Councllor and Liberal candidate Garth Frizzell rounded out the top three with 16.4 of the popular vote.

In addition, People’s Party of Canada representative, Jeremy Gustafson claimed just over eight percent of the popular vote.

Leah Hunsinger-Chang of the Greens received 3.7% of the vote while Henry Thiessen of the Christian Heritage Party finished last with just over 200 votes total.

Mail-in ballots will be counted this week.

 

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Brendan Pawliw
Brendan Pawliw
Since moving to Prince George in 2015, Brendan has covered local sports including the WHL’s Prince George Cougars, Prince George Spruce Kings, UNBC Timberwolves, Cariboo Cougars AAA, and Northern Capitals U18 female hockey teams. Career highlights include play-by-play during the Spruce Kings' BCHL championship runs in 2018 and 2019, including the Doyle Cup win. He also covered the 2019 National Junior A Championship, the 2017 Telus Cup, the 2022 World Women’s Curling Championship, and the 2022 BC Summer Games. Brendan is the news voice on 94.3 The Goat and Country 97 FM, reporting on crime, real estate, labour, and environmental issues. Outside of work, he officiates box lacrosse and fastball, sits on the Prince George Sports Hall of Fame board, and co-hosts the Hockey North podcast.

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