Liberals seek repeat of big win in Orlans

When Liberal MPMarie-France Lalonde added her name to the ballot for the 2019 federal election, she wasn't exactly a newcomer to politics.

First electedto represent the riding for the provincial Liberals in 2014, Lalondeleft that post after incumbentAndrew Leslie announced he wouldn't seek re-election.

The betpaid off, too, with Lalonde winning more than 54 per cent of the vote, the largest winning percentage compared to other Ottawa ridings.

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Its 106,321 registered voters will now choose betweenher and:

• AndrClrouxof the Free Party,
• Professional sailor Michael Hartnett for the Greens,
• NDP candidateJessica Joanis, a student activist and community volunteer,
• People's Party of Canada candidate is environmental scientistSpencer Oklobdzija,
• and the Conservative Party'sMary-Elsie Wolfe, an author with a doctorate of ministry.

Roughly a third of the riding's constituents list their first language as French. It's also the region's most populated riding, with 128,000 residents, according to the 2016 census.

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