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Cariboo staying blue as Conservatives get re-elected

It was a bittersweet federal election for Cariboo-Prince George Conservative MP Todd Doherty.

Doherty stated he will return to Ottawa with a renewed sense of motivation.

“We have a lot of work that we need to do. The numbers that are showing right now it will force Mark Carney and the Liberals that they are going to have to work with us.”

As for Doherty, he will continue to work across party lines to get more done, like he has done in the past.

“Initiatives such as 9-8-8 – the national suicide three-digit hotline and C-211 which made Canada the first country in the world to develop a national framework as it pertains to post-traumatic stress disorder when it comes to veterans, military and first responders.”

Cariboo-Prince George: (As of 2:11 am Tuesday)

Todd Doherty (Conservative) — 60.3% (Votes: 35,817)

Clinton Emslie (Liberal) — 30.0% (Votes: 17,834)

Angie Bonazzo (NDP) — 6.5% (Votes: 3,839)

Jodie Capling (Green Party) — 1.9% (Votes: 1,107)

Rudy Sans (PPC) — 0.7% (Votes: 412)

Jake Wiens (Christian Heritage Party) — 0.3% (Votes: 171)

Kenneth B. Thomson (Independent) — 0.3% (Votes: 200)

Polls reporting: 259 of 266

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