Percy Hatfield is going back to Queen's Park. June 7, 2018. (Photo by Paul Pedro)Percy Hatfield is going back to Queen's Park. June 7, 2018. (Photo by Paul Pedro)
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Percy Hatfield Reelected In Windsor-Tecumseh

Voters in Windsor-Tecumseh have given Percy Hatfield another term at Queen's Park.

Hatfield, the incumbent MPP and a former Windsor city councillor and TV journalist, easily won re-election in Thursday's contest, which sent Premier-elect Doug Ford and a Progressive Conservative majority government to Toronto.

The incumbent won with 58.4% of the vote.

With all 72 precincts reporting, the vote totals are as follows:

  • Percy Hatfield (NDP) - 25,221 - 58.4%
  • Mohammad Latif (PC) - 11,675 - 27.0%
  • Remy Boulbol (Liberal) - 3,513 - 8.1%
  • Henry Oulevey (Green) - 1,907 - 4.4%
  • Laura Chesnik (Independent) - 863 - 2.0%
Hatfield was first elected in a 2013 by-election after the resignation of Liberal Dwight Duncan. He was elected to a full term in the 2014 provincial election.

During a victory celebration at the Royal Canadian Legion #255, Hatfield says his mission is to make sure Windsor's voice is heard at Queen's Park.

"My top priority is always to stand up for Windsor, and remind people at Queen's Park, now the Conservatives, that Windsor is a major part of the province and we need special attention on a number of issues, and we're never going to give up on that," says Hatfield.

With the NDP getting the second-most seats and becoming the Official Opposition, Hatfield says he's ready for the challenge.

"We have to keep the Conservatives to their promises, and find out how they're going to pay for them," says Hatfield.

Despite the poor showing at the polls for Latif, the mood was relatively upbeat Thursday at his campaign headquarters just down Wyandotte St. E. Not only did the PC take a majority government, a PC candidate in the riding polled one of its best performances ever.

Latif tells BlackburnNewsWindsor.com that his campaign's aggressive approach accounted for the election day numbers.

"We did a lot of door-knocking, we were well-connected with the people. That's the reason for what we achieved today," says Latif. "I'm considering it a victory for the PC Party, even in Windsor-Tecumseh."

The riding has never elected a PC MPP.

The mood was not celebratory at all across the street, however. With early numbers showing the Liberals trailing badly, the campaign headquarters for Remy Boulbol was closed early.

---with files from Paul Pedro

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