Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands-Rideau Lakes votes Michael Barrett back in
Barrett has been MP since 2018; Conservatives have held seat since 2004
Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands-Rideau Lakes kept its boundaries through the 2021 realignment and is now projected to keep Conservative MP Michael Barrett.
Barrett, whose time as MP began in 2018 after he won a byelection, was previously an Edwardsburgh Cardinal municipal councillor, a military lineman and a human resources manager.
Former MP Gord Brown took it from Liberal to Conservative in 2004, and voters have stuck with the party ever since.
The riding mostly makes up the area between the Rideau and St. Lawrence rivers from Kingston east to South Dundas. It includes communities like Brockville, Kemptville, Prescott and Westport.
The only thing that changed after the regular independent boundary review following the 2021 census was the removal of "and" between "Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes." It's now a dash, making the riding name the same in French and English.
Five candidates ran this time. Liberal Lorna Jean Edmonds came in second.
