Conservative Larry Maguire elected in Brandon-Souris

ConservativeLarryMaguirehas been re-elected in theBrandon-Souris riding.

As of 11:30p.m., with 171 of 194polls reporting, Maguirehad 4,853votes over LiberalJodi Wyman.

Wymansaidshe's happy it was a close, clean race and is excited about the national outcome.

"To see a Liberal majority government, to see Justin Trudeau as prime minister, it's the absolutebest outcome we could've hoped for, so I am very excited about what's coming up next," Wyman said.

"Larry ran a really good campaign, he's got experience, he's a hard worker, soI extend my congratulations to him."

The Brandon-Souris riding,in the southwestern corner of Manitoba, has been Tory blue for almost as long as it has existed.

Walter Dinsdale(Progressive Conservative) was the MP from the riding's creation in1952 until his death in 1982, winning 11 consecutive election victories.

Only once have electors chosen a different colour, going red with the Liberal Party from 199397.

The Progressive Conservatives regained the seat in 1997 and have kept it since, even as the party merged with theCanadian Alliance to form the Conservative Party of Canada.

The candidates in the riding for the 2015 federal election are:

• David Neufeld,Green Party of Canada;
• Wyman, Liberal Party of Canada;
• Maguire, Conservative Party of Canada; and
• MelissaWastasecoot, New Democratic Party.

Maguirehas represented the riding since winning a byelection in November 2013.

The previous Conservative MP, MervTweed, was the representative from 2004 until stepping down in 2013 to take the position as president ofOmniTRAXCanada.Tweed was re-elected during the 2011 election with22,386 votes(64 per cent of the voter share).

The NDP's John Bouchwas second in 2011 with8,845votes (25 per cent), theGreen Party'sDave Barnes was third with2,012 votes (six per cent) and the Liberal Party'sWes Penner was last with1,882 votes (five per cent).

Voter turnout in the riding for the 2011 election was 58 per cent.