Former Spruce Woods MLA, and now Conservative Party of Canada candidate, Grant Jackson will be heading to Ottawa as the new M.P. for Brandon-Souris. His first foray into federal politics was a successful one, with him securing more than 60% of the votes in the electoral district, defeating Liberal candidate Ghazanfar Ali Tarar and NDP rep Quentin Robinson. Jackson was born and raised in Souris.
Jackson will take on the seat which had been formerly held by Larry Maguire who announced earlier this year he would be stepping away from politics.
Meanwhile, in Portage-Lisgar, incumbent Conservative Branden Leslie will also be returning to the House of Commons after beating four other candidates in Monday's general election. He will be picking up where he left off after winning a June 2023 by-election in the riding formerly held by Conservative Candice Bergen.
Minority or Majority still to be determined
Meanwhile, Elections Canada says it has decided to pause counting of special ballots until later Tuesday morning.
A handful of ridings remain too close to call and the move means Canadians won't know until later in the day whether Mark Carney's Liberals have won a minority or majority mandate. Special ballots are cast by mail or at Elections Canada offices by voters who are away from their ridings during the election.
The counting is to resume at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday morning.
One of the close ridings was Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's. He was was trailing his Liberal rival in the Ottawa riding of Carleton.