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Voters queue up in the early evening to cast ballots in the federal election 2015 at the Hub at Stettler Recreation Centre on Monday, Oct. 19.
Sorenson wins again but Liberals to form new government STACEY LAVALLIE INDEPENDENT REPORTER Canada’s longest ever election campaign ended in a resounding defeat of the Conservative Party as voters sent Prime Minister Stephen Harper his notice to move out of 24 Sussex Drive. Liberal leader Justin Trudeau, Canada’s new Prime Minister, will be moving in. Earlier polls had showed a neck-and-neck race between Harper’s Conservatives and Trudeau’s Liberals. Early front-runner Tom Mulcair and the NDP dropped back into third place as the Conservative attack against the niqab
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and statements like “oldstock Canadians” appeared to have worked against the Conservative camp. Conservative candidate and incumbent Kevin Sorenson will be returning to Ottawa, representing the Battle RiverCrowfoot riding. Sorenson was first elected under the Canadian Alliance banner in 2000 in the Crowfoot Riding, and won elections under the Conservative banner in 2004, 2006, 2008, 2011 and now 2015. ”I am very pleased with the strong support I received from the voters in Battle RiverCrowfoot,” Sorenson said once the unofficial results con-
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firmed his re-election. “It’s always good when your constituents support you and want you to stay on.” Alberta has long been considered a Conservative stronghold, but the success of the provincial NDP party, led by Rachel Notley, in May had left questions in the air about how the province would vote federally. A handful of seats were won by the Liberals and NDP, primarily in urban ridings in Calgary and Edmonton. Sorenson said he was “very disappointed” with his party’s return to the opposition’s side at the House of Commons.
“It takes away from the joy of a local win when we lose nationally,” he said. “I remain convinced the Conservative agenda is the right agenda. We had a strong leader. We had a prime minister that we are proud of. He is an economist. He gets it.” Despite that, he offered Trudeau his congratulations and best wishes, echoing Harper, who has since indicated he will step down from his role as leader of the Conservative Party. As for Sorenson, he’s preparing for a return to his early years representing the riding. continued on page 4
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