The incumbent Mines Minister is returning to Queen’s Park.
MPP Michael Gravelle won the Thunder Bay-Superior North riding with over 15,500 votes. Gravelle says he’s ecstatic to be back in office, adding that he’ll be back to work tomorrow.
In second place was NDP candidate Andrew Foulds who picked up just over 8,000 votes.
A classy move from Foulds, as he came to Gravelle’s election gathering tonight to shake hands with the incumbent MPP following the announcement that the Liberals would form a majority government.
PC candidate Derek Parks finished with close to 2,000 votes, and says despite not winning the riding, it was a great experience.
Parks was also quick to criticize former PC leader Tim Hudak for not visiting the riding, adding if Hudak really cared about the north, he would have made an effort to come to town.
In Thunder Bay-Atikokan, Bill is back.
Mauro won the riding with over fifteen thousand votes. He says he would like to be in Premier Kathleen Wynne’s cabinet again once the legislature resumes.
The NDP’s Mary Kozorys came in second with 8,000 of the votes, and says she’ll be back next provincial election.
PC Candidate Harold Wilson had over 3,000 votes and isn’t sure what his future holds noting he’s going to first start looking for a job.
Across the province, the Liberals picked up 59 seats, earning them a majority, while the PC’s will settle for 27 seats, with the NDP collecting 21.
