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Ontario election 2025: Can New Democrats hold on in Windsor West?

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Windsor West is the only riding west of London that isn’t Tory blue.

The Liberal Party dominated the polls for years until Lisa Gretzky ’s 2014 win for the NDP .

The past two provincial elections have seen the Liberals slip to third place in Windsor West .

The University of Windsor political science professor Lydia Miljan says the Tories see a strong opportunity to flip the riding.

Only 33.6 per cent of eligible voters showed up at the polls in 2022 , down from 43 per cent in 2018 .

There are no candidates’ debates in Windsor West due to a lack of interest among those vying against the incumbent.

Both the local ridings of Essex and Windsor-Tecumseh turned Tory blue in the 2022 election.

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