Cheryl Gallant re-elected in RenfrewNipissingPembroke

Conservative Cheryl Gallant has been re-elected in the riding ofRenfrewNipissingPembroke, which has now voted Conservative since the 2000 election.

CBC projects the voters chose to keep Gallant, who was first elected in 2000 but has faced several controversies, includingthis yearwhen she was accused of peddlingconspiracy theories, but voters stayed loyal.

Before the 2000 election, the riding had been consistently Liberal since its creation in the late 1970s.

In 2019, Gallant defeated the Liberals by almost 20,000 votes. In 2021, the Liberals ranlocal journalist Cyndi Mills.

Businessman and hobby farm owner David Ainsworthalso ran in the riding forthe People's Party, lawyer Jodie Primeau ran as the NDP candidate and sustainability advocate Stefan Klietschran as an independent.

Michael Larivierewithdrew asthe Green Party candidate shortly before voting day.

The riding is the largest in eastern Ontario stretching 12,583 square kilometres containing Pembroke, Arnprior, Chalk River, Renfrewand Petawawa.