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Arnold Viersen heading back to Ottawa after Peace River-Westlock victory

Arnsold Viersen will be heading back to Ottawa to represent those in the Peace River-Westlock riding after taking more than 75 per cent of the vote on election day Monday.

As of 6:00 a.m. on April 29th, with 245 of 273 polling stations reporting Viersen holds 76.4 per cent of the vote with 32,964 votes. 

Liberal candidate Luke Markowski sits second with 13,361 votes, Independent candidate Darrrll Teske is third with 2,862 votes, and NDP candidate Landen Tischer rounding out the results with 1,081 votes.

Ethan Montague
Ethan Montague
Reporter/Contributor for MyGrandePrairieNow.com and 104.7 2Day FM. Studied Broadcast News at SAIT. Team member since February 2023.
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