Local Liberal Party of Canada faithful joined with their counterparts across Canada in choosing an unelected central banker as party leader.
In Nipissing—Timiskaming, Mark Carney ran away with the vote taking 361 compared to Chrystia Freeland with 35, Karina Gould with 13 and Frank Baylis with 6.
A total of 151,899 votes were cast across Canada.
Local support closely mirrored national voting, with Carney getting 131,674 votes (85.9 per cent), Freeland 11,134 votes (8.0 per cent), Gould 4,785 votes (3.2 per cent) and Baylis 4,038 votes (3.0) per cent.
Once Justin Trudeau has officially stepped down as prime minister, once he's provided Carney’s name to the governor general as his replacement, Carney will be named Canada's 24th prime minister.
The length of Carney's tenure in that office will be decided by voters.
Carney headed the Bank of Canada during a world financial crisis in 2008.
He also led the Bank of England through the Brexit controversy.
Nipissing-Timiskaming Liberal Candidate Pauline Rochefort congratulated Mark Carney in his election as the new leader of the Federal Liberal Party Sunday.
“Mark is a strong leader who brings to Canada solid financial judgment, shrewd international negotiation skills, and a passionate commitment to individual Canadians and our sovereignty,” said Rochefort in a news release.
Carney doesn’t have a seat in the House of Commons and has so far not disclosed where he'll run in the next election.
The following are local votes for other northern Ontario electoral districts:
Sudbury
Mark Carney – 495
Chrystia Freeland – 38
Karina Gould – 11
Frank Baylis – 11
Sudbury East–Manitoulin–Nickel Belt
Mark Carney – 263
Chrystia Freeland – 22
Karina Gould – 10
Frank Baylis – 7
Kapuskasing–Timmins–Mushkegowuk
Mark Carney – 203
Chrystia Freeland – 16
Karina Gould – 6
Frank Baylis – 2
Kenora–Kiiwetinoong
Mark Carney – 169
Chrystia Freeland – 15
Karina Gould – 5
Frank Baylis – 5
Sault Ste. Marie – Algoma
Mark Carney received 326 votes,
25 for Chrystia Freeland,
nine for Karina Gould
eight for Frank Baylis.
Thunder Bay–Rainy River
Mark Carney – 281
Chrystia Freeland – 241
Karina Gould – 5
Frank Baylis – 4
Thunder Bay–Superior North
Mark Carney – 340
Chrystia Freeland – 27
Karina Gould – 9
Frank Baylis – 7
With files from Dave Helwig.