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Dr. Helena Jaczek Reclaims Seat in Oak Ridges-Markham
October 7, 2011
Dr. Helena Jaczek has been re-elected for a second term in the Oak Ridges-Markham riding, taking 44.7% of the vote.
Overall election results out of 64,211 votes cast in Oak Ridges-Markham:
Candidate | Party | Votes | % Vote | ||
Dr. Helena Jaczek | Liberal | 28,722 | 44.7% | ||
Farid Wassef | PC | 23,569 | 36.7% | ||
Joe Whitfeld | NDP | 8444 | 13.1% | ||
Trifon Haitas | Green | 1731 | 2.7% | ||
Karl Boelling | Libertarian | 1115 | 1.7% | ||
Ruida Lu | Independent | 630 | 1.0% |
Dr. Jaczek spoke with Stouffville Connects during her election campaign and explained that 2-way Go Transit, new funding to address mental health in children and full day Kindergarten are some of the key issues in her party's election campaign.
Just one seat shy of the 54 seats needed to form a majority government, the Liberals will return to Queens Park to form a minority. The PCs will return with 37 members of provincial parliament and the NDP with 17 members.
Watch the Stouffville Connects video interview with Dr. Jaczek to learn more about what we can expect from her party.