Hamilton East—Stoney Creek flipped Conservative by Ned Kuruc
Hamilton East—Stoney Creek has gone blue.
Conservative Ned Kuruc unseated Liberal incumbent Chad Collins in the east-city riding.
Kuruc, who placed second to Collins in the 2021 federal election, was an important organizer for Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and has been campaigning for more than a year. Poilievre visited the riding numerous times since 2022 — including twice during the campaign.
The Conservative candidate also had a regular campaigning partner in Bob Bratina — the former Liberal MP in the riding and a former Hamilton mayor. Bratina announced in 2021 he wouldn't seek re-election for a third term as MP due to the Liberal government's $1.7-billion pledge to the once-cancelled Hamilton LRT project.
The riding boundaries changed prior to the election, with the western border moving from Kenilworth Avenue to Parkdale Avenue and a portion of the former Flamborough-Glanbrook riding on the east Mountain being added.
The NDP's Nayla Mithani and People's Party candidate Jim Boutsikakis also ran in the riding.
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