Election 2021: NDP's Gord Johns projected winner in Courtenay-Alberni
CTV News is projecting that Gord Johns has been re-elected in the riding of Courtenay-Alberni.
As of 11 p.m., Johns led the Courtenay-Alberni riding with 44 per cent of the vote, or 25,396 ballots.
While the votes are still being counted, the CTV News Decision Desk has also declared the Liberals will win a minority government in the 2021 federal election.
Johns won the riding handily in 2019. His main rival this time around is Mary Lee from the Conservtive party, followed by the Liberals' Susan Farlinger.
A full list of candidates across all Vancouver Island ridings can be found here.
Further information on how to vote in the federal election can be found here.
Latest Courtenay-Alberni vote count % :
- Conservative - Mary Lee - 31.5
- Green - Susanne Lawson - 5.7
- Liberal - Susan Farlinger - 13.1
- Marxist-Leninist - Barbara Biley - 0.2
- NDP - Gord Johns (Incumbent) - 44.2
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People's Party of Canada - Robert Eppich - 5.3
Polls reporting: 259/269
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