Jordan to promote Communal Water Systems Early In Second Term - Rob Rainer Doubles Liberal Vote In A Losing Cause

Jemma Dooreleyers and Jeff Green | Feb 28, 2025

John Jordan has been re-elected as the Progressive Conservative MPP for Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston (LFK) as part of Doug Ford’s blue sweep across Ontario.

Just after polls closed at 9 pm, it was announced that Jordan had won the riding. He celebrated with family and supporters of his campaign at Boston Pizza in Smith Falls ON. 

“I’m excited about continuing the work that we have been doing and continuing to be in my constituency office,” he said. “I am grateful that we can keep the machine running for another four years.”

He added that his first course of action when he returns to Queens Park will be to work with the Ministry of the Environment to “push through” on communal water systems and sewage in Frontenac County. He also wants to reduce barriers to creating housing and “making the best use of our land.”

Jordan received 22,901 votes, according to unofficial results poets by Elections Ontario, which is almost 750 more votes than he received in 2022, when he was first elected. But the voter turnout in the LFK riding was a little bit higher in the riding this time around, so Jordan’s share of the vote dropped under the magic 50% mark, to 49.34%.  In 2022, he received a bare majority of the votes, with a 50.11% vote share.

In a result that is a good demonstration of what happened across the province, the Liberal candidate Rob Rainer more than doubled the Liberal Party vote count from 2022, when Amanda Pulker-Mok ran under the Liberal banner.

Rainer received 15,560 votes (32.66%) whereas Pulker-Mok received 6962 (15.76%) in 2022.

Most of those votes came at the expense of the NDP.

John MacRae, the NDP candidate this time around, received 4485 votes (10.44%), but in 2022 the NDP candidate Drew Cumpson was supported by 9146 voters (20.7%).

Marlene Spruyt was the Green candidate in both elections. This time, her vote share was down. She received 1552 votes last night, and in 2022 she received more than double that number, 2982 (6.75%).  

Wendy Dillistone-Whitaker received 950 votes (2.05%) as the candidate from the Ontario Party, David Motton 682 votes (1.47%) with the True Blue Party, and independent candidate Shane O’Neill received 321 votes (0.69%)

Meanwhile, back at the Boston Pizza, John Jordan said he is looking forward the continuation of a majority government.

“I have only worked in a majority and I’ve always thought I’d hate to be on the other side,” he said. “We’re going to get things done.”

Jordan has trust that Doug Ford will continue to be the leader that Ontario needs.

“Ford moves fast and he pivots when there’s kick back and he listens to his caucus,” he said. “When we go out on the ice we’re all shooting on the same net so I think he’s a great coach. He’s a great leader and we have seen that with the threat of tariffs.”

Ric Bresee re-elected in Hastings Lennox and Addington

MPP Ric Bresee was returned in Hastings Lennox and Addington. He received 20,029 votes (48,42%) a margin of  7500 votes over the Lynn Rigby, the Liberal Party candidate who received 12,247 votes (29.61%).

Jessica Zielke for the NDP, polled 4734 votes (11.44%). Derek SLoan with the Ontario Party was 4th with 2372 votes (5.73%) and the Green candidate Mike Holbrook was in 5th pace with 1338 votes (3.23%).

New Blue Party candidate Glenn Tyrell rounded out the ballot with 645 votes (1.56%)