LAKELAND - While only five of 246 polls in the Lakeland were reporting on the Elections Canada website as of 8:55 p.m. on April 28, incumbent Conservative MP Shannon Stubbs had an overwhelming lead, with 77.6 per cent of the vote.
In the Fort McMurray-Cold Lake riding, incumbent Conservative MP Laila Goodridge had 78 per cent of votes secured with seven of 220 polls reporting.
Nationally, the Liberals were sitting at 44.4 per cent of the votes, with the Conservatives earning 40.8 per cent of the votes,
As of 9 p.m., several media outlets were reporting that the Liberals would likely form a minority government.
