pcs claim a firmer grip on windsor-tecumseh
after breaking through in windsor-tecumseh in the 2022 ...
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windsor. ont: - february 27, 2025 - mpp andrew dowie, centre, celebrates his re-election with supporters at the bourbon tap & grill in tecumseh.
dan janisse
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windsor star
after breaking through in windsor-tecumseh in the 2022 election, in what had been an electoral wasteland for the progressive conservatives for 88 years, pc incumbent andrew dowie has deepened the riding’s blue tinge by cruising to a second consecutive term.
dowie increased his share of the vote by three per cent to 21,285 votes (48.2 per cent). the ndp’s gemma grey-hall finished second with 13,721 votes (31 per cent).
“people in our community see a government that has a plan, knows our economy has had hills and valleys over the years and he’s (premier doug ford) is putting down foundational roots that will effectively rid some of those hills and valleys,” said dowie of the reason for his success.
dowie’s victory cements a historic shift in windsor-tecumseh for the progressive conservatives.
windsor mayor drew dilkens, left, and mpp andrew dowie check out incoming voting results at the bourbon tap & grill in tecumseh on feb. 27, 2025.
dan janisse
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windsor star
until the former tecumseh town councillor’s 2022 victory, a pc candidate hadn’t represented east windsor and the town of tecumseh at either the provincial or federal level since colonel paul poisson served as mpp for essex north from 1926 to 1934.
“focusing on things that are not important to the bulk of the community, that’s where they (ndp, liberals) lost the community,” dowie said.
“what the community sees represented in doug ford and the pcs is someone who is actually speaking their language on affordability, on keeping costs down.
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“it continues to be the case that the ndp and the liberals are talking to the people of our community instead of listening to the people.”
dowie said his focus will be on getting the new hospital built and ensuring the survival of the local economy in the face of u.s. tariff threats.
“i want to deliver that hospital,” dowie said. “that is my top priority.
“we have to get health care right, but the economy is the way we pay for health care.”
it was a disappointing night for grey-hall, whose efforts to reclaim the seat fell short, finishing a distant second out of a total six candidates in the riding.
gemma grey-hall, ndp runner-up for windsor-tecumseh, was surrounded by a sea of orange-clad supporters at her campaign headquarters as election results rolled in on feb. 27, 2025.
madeline mazak
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windsor star
“i do believe that having had a little bit more runway and had we gone until june of 2026, we might have been looking at a different outcome,” grey-hall said of premier doug ford calling an election almost a year early.”
she had aimed to undo the riding’s 2022 turn to the pcs and restore the new democrats’ stronghold, once firmly held by percy hatfield, who had regularly outpaced his opposition with nearly triple the vote during his three-term tenure.
supporters of ndp candidate gemma grey-hall watch the polling returns at her windsor-tecumseh campaign hq on walker road in windsor on election night. voters returned pc incumbent andrew dowie to queen’s park on thursday, feb. 27, 2025.
madeline mazak
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windsor star
asked about the riding’s growing conservative support, grey-hall suggested the pcs have done a “good job at making people believe that they’re on the side of workers — especially here in this community that has resonated with people.
“i think there is a growing undercurrent of right wing nationalism that we’re seeing especially from united states. i think that bleeds over here. they always say, right? america sneezes, and canada catches a cold. i think that this is the cold we’re catching.”
though the election didn’t go her way, she said her work isn’t over and will continue fighting alongside the ndp to push for much-needed reforms.
meanwhile, liberal connor logan, a first-time provincial candidate, trailed behind in third place.
“it’s my first time running, and you know what? for the time i had and the work that we put in, we did well,” logan said.
the snap election forced parties into a scramble to field candidates. logan entered the race nearly two weeks late after the ontario liberal party chose him as their pick for windsor-tecumseh.
unofficial voting results for windsor-tecumseh
100 per cent of polls reporting
andrew dowie (pc) 21,285 (48.2 per cent)
gemma grey-hall (ndp) 13,721 (31 per cent)
connor logan (liberal) 6,336 (14.3 per cent)
roaxanne tellier (green party-ontario) 830 (1.9 per cent)
steven gifford (ontario party) 719 (1.6 per cent)
sophia sevo (new blue party) 707 (1.6 per cent)
kyle ford (communist-ontario) 606 (1.4 per cent)
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