Liberal incumbent Adam van Koeverden wins Burlington North—Milton West
Liberal incumbent Adam van Koeverden won against second-time Conservative candidate Nadeem Akbar.
A new riding created in 2023 by redistribution of federal electoral districts, it includes about half of urban Milton from west of Ontario Street South, a northern section of Burlington from roughly Upper Middle Road, and a sizeable section of rural Milton in the north extending to Highway 7.
The former Olympic sprint kayaker's win Monday follows his 2021 and 2019 victories, when he captured more than 50 per cent of the vote.
Meanwhile, Akbar, an IT consultant specializing in infrastructure and cybersecurity, got just 33.1 per cent of the vote in the riding's 2021 race.
The race also included the NDP's Naveed Ahmed and the People's Party of Canada Charles Zach.
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