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Preliminary results had initially shown a 29-vote lead for the Liberal candidate, triggering an automatic judicial recount. With the recount now finalized, Tesser Derksen has been officially declared the winner.

Tesser Derksen received 32,130 votes, while Gill secured 32,101. Four other parties received a combined total of 2,352 votes.

鈥淓very vote does count. And I think everyone noticed a record turnout in this election for advance voting because Canadians were engaged,鈥� said Tesser Derksen.

Attempts to reach Parm Gill and the Conservative Party were unsuccessful.

Milton town councillor Adil Khalqi expressed excitement about the results.

鈥淚鈥檓 very excited that now we have two Members of Parliament鈥攐ne of them is Kristina, who is also a councillor. She understands the issues Milton faces,鈥� said Khalqi.

鈥淚鈥檓 very proud of Kristina for her hard work in a short period of time during the campaign. I鈥檓 very happy that she was afforded the opportunity to serve. I know she is going to make an amazing MP for this riding.鈥�

Milton residents react to election outcome

“I’m quite excited about the election that just happened. I think Mark Carney is going to do wonderful things for Canada,鈥� said Mable McDonald, a resident of Newfoundland visiting on vacation.

鈥淚t certainly was the right choice that people made in this election,鈥� said Ontario resident Tony Adams.

鈥淚 think they鈥檙e definitely better than the previous candidates,鈥� said Emma Galloway, from Kitchener.

Local priorities and expectations

Khalqi hopes Milton Town Hall will receive more financial support to help offset the cost of providing various services to residents.

鈥淭here鈥檚 huge demand for recreational spaces, more green space and a balanced approach on how to build infrastructure to keep up with the residential growth our community continues to experience,鈥� he said.

Tesser Derksen believes Prime Minister Carney鈥檚 real-world experience is why Canadians chose the Liberals.

鈥淗e has an excellent r茅sum茅, good education, lots of expertise in the real world. He鈥檚 not a career politician, so I think people had a lot of confidence in him,鈥� she said.

鈥淚鈥檓 born and raised here in Milton. I鈥檝e run my business here. My kids all grew up here. My husband has a small business here. I鈥檓 on town council, so I鈥檓 really engaged in the community.鈥�

According to Milton Now, a local media outlet, 70,441 registered electors in Milton voted out of a total of 95,195鈥攁n approximate turnout of 74 per cent, excluding those who registered on election day.

Khalqi added, 鈥淭he voter turnout was higher than what we usually see in elections.鈥�

Residents have also expressed what they believe the riding鈥檚 priorities should be.

Mable McDonald said the government鈥檚 top focus should be the health-care system, especially after the recent mass casualty incident in Vancouver. According to CBC News, the accused had been under supervision through the Mental Health Act.

鈥淢ental health is a severe problem not just in Canada, but everywhere. They should do something about it,鈥� said Adams.

Galloway highlighted housing. 鈥淓ven in my area, there are a lot of homeless people nowadays,鈥� she said.

Next steps for Tesser Derksen

Tesser Derksen emphasized her outreach efforts during the campaign.

鈥淲e got out and started knocking on doors. We went out to events and made sure we connected with the community. I think that鈥檚 what made the difference. Also, we only had five weeks. The Conservative candidate had a year,鈥� she said.

Her top priorities as MP are affordability, cost of living and housing.

鈥淭he priority is just the representation and advocacy that I鈥檝e done through my previous work as a councillor,鈥� she said. 鈥淲e want to address the concerns here, which are affordability, cost of living, as well as housing鈥攚hich are the big ones.鈥�

Khalqi echoed her concerns.

鈥淲e鈥檙e a growing and young community. In terms of housing, that is absolutely one of the biggest challenges Milton faces,鈥� he said.

Tesser Derksen added, 鈥淭his election has shown that electing a Liberal government means Canadians want unity. They鈥檙e done with the negativity. As elected representatives, we have a responsibility to set that example and work together across party lines.鈥�

Khalqi expressed optimism about future collaboration.

鈥淩esidents in the Town of Milton can expect continued advocacy and partnership with our elected officials, provincially and federally,鈥� he said. 鈥淎 strong partnership between these levels of government is needed to deliver results for the community from Milton Town Hall.鈥�