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He added that after question- Mason who came from Alberta to head up News Advertiser • “The first order of business in Ottawa as far months ago. “You gotta picture this, there’s ing Mr. Alexander, the group deliberated and the team. as I gather is going to be to pass a budget about 20 of us in the room, we’re all meeting at the end of the process, the riding associ- He drew strong support from Durham’s for Canada,” he said, adding he expects it Chris for the first time and we have to decide ation decided to offer him the nomination. newcomers and also second-generation to be very similar to what was presented in On Monday night, they had no regrets. Canadians, said Shashi Bhatia, chairwoman March. HOLLAND CONTEMPLATES FUTURE “For many of us Chris represents the ide- of the Indo-Canadian Cultural Association A Conservative majority means the party als for which we decided to get involved in of Durham Region and an Alexander volun- can move forward with platform promises Following a tough result and a tearful concession, politics in the first place, ideals like honesty, teer. such as a Rouge Valley national park. unseated Liberal incumbent Mark Holland has integrity, fiscal conservatism and a belief in She said he was particularly popular with For his part, the issue of generating high- some decisions to make about his future. hard work that produces achievements and members of the Afghan community because quality local jobs will be a focus, as will gas The day after losing his Ajax-Pickering seat, a better life for all Canadians,” said Mr. Egli. of his service in that country. prices, something that came up over and Mr. Holland said he’s received job offers from both As a new resident of the riding, Mr. Alexan- “Chris having been an ambassador, obvi- over during the course of the campaign. the private and non-profit sector, but he’s going der faced a tough challenge against a well- ously he knew the language and knew the “I’m sure lots of new MPs will have ques- to take some time out to reflect and spend some known and well-liked incumbent in Mr. culture well,” she said. tions on this score,” said Mr. Alexander. time with his family. Holland, who had served local residents for Ms. Bhatia, a Pickering resident, also said Toronto-born and Oxford-educated, Mr. “There was a tidal wave out there, we did our 14 years, first on Pickering City Council and she felt like members of the South Asian Alexander served in Canada’s diplomat- best to hold up against it, I’m proud, we did much then as an MP in Ottawa since 2004. community made informed choices, sitting ic corps first in Moscow and then became better than ridings that were considered safer, but To win the riding, Mr. Alexander knocked down, listening to the candidates and read- Canada’s ambassador to Afghanistan when at the end of the day it’s soul searching time for on thousands, maybe tens of thousands, of ing about their platforms as opposed to vot- he was just 34 years old in 2003. He went on the Liberal party.” doors. “I’m told there’s 47,000 homes, con- ing based on who the leader of the party to serve as deputy head of the UN mission Mr. Holland said he plans to be part of the dos, apartments, farms that have doors in was. there before deciding to come back to Can- rebuilding effort and says this isn’t the end of his this constituency, we’ve knocked on every Mr. Alexander has been much buzzed ada with his wife Hedvig Alexander to start a political career. one as a team and I’ve knocked on a big pro- about in the national media with many pre- family. The couple’s daughter Selma turned “I’ll run again, when and where I don’t know ... portion of them.” dicting that with his foreign experience he’s two during the campaign, stealing hearts as but this is my passion,” he said, adding that overall On his way to victory where he increased cabinet bound, but he declined to speculate. she scampered around the campaign office he was feeling grateful for the opportunity to serve the Conservative vote in the riding by 6,300 “I’m absolutely not expecting anything, in her ladybug-print Wellingtons. people of Ajax and Pickering over the years and votes compared to the last election, Mr. Alex- I’m delighted to be a member of Parliament At Mr. Alexander’s victory party at the also for the hard work from his campaign volun- ander was bolstered by scores of local vol- which is a huge responsibility in and of itself Annandale Golf and Country club, riding teers. unteers as well as out-of-province support- and a new one for me.” DURHAM -- Durham Region is a sea of blue fol- lowing Monday night’s federal election. • DURHAM Across the board, Conservative candidates In Durham, Conservative incumbent Bev Oda both new and old cleaned up in Durham with most Durham: all blue received the majority of votes with 54 per cent or doing so by a significant majority. 31,431 votes. In most cases, the second-place finishers • AJAX-PICKERING cent or 14,310. Liberal candidate Trevor Bardens The NDP’s Tammy Schoep followed with 21.6 were NDP candidates. In Ajax-Pickering, newcomer Conservative grabbed 14.1 per cent or 9,066, while the Green per cent or 12,551 votes cast, while the Liberal’s Below are Elections Canada’s preliminary Chris Alexander captured 44 per cent of the votes Party’s Rebecca Harrison received 4.9 per cent or Grant Humes received 17.9 per cent support with results: with 24,797. 3,143, and Libertarian Josh Insang received 0.3 10,389 votes. Liberal incumbent Mark Holland was a close with 198. The Green Party’s Stephen Leahy received • PICKERING-SCARBOROUGH EAST second, capturing 38.3 per cent or 21,569 votes. 5.4 per cent or 3,138 votes; CHP Canada candi- The race was tight in Pickering-Scarborough The NDP’s Jim Koppens was third with 14.7 per • OSHAWA date Andrew Moriarity got 0.9 per cent or 498; and East with more than 1,200 votes separating the cent or 8,284 votes.