In the months leading up to Thursday's Ontario election, the Agenda went out to five communities across the province and got local party candidates to respond to issues raised by citizens.

A total of 15 people running in the Ontario election appeared on our Agenda on the Road programs. So how did they do on election night? Here's a little scorecard:

Agenda on the Road: Ottawa

--Yasir Naqvi, Liberal candidate, Ottawa Centre: Naqvi, was successful in his effort to win a second term at Queen's Park. He defeated his closest challenger, NDP candidate Anil Naidoo, by approximately 8000 votes with most polls reporting. While he wasn't on our Agenda Ottawa broadcast, Naidoo, who did get an endorsement from South African Nobel Prize recipient Desmond Tutu, attended our AgendaCamp in the Nation's Capital the day before the broadcast.

--Lisa McLeod, PC candidate, Nepean-Carleton: McLeod easily won another trip to the Provincial Legislature, earning almost double the votes of her nearest challenger. McLeod was first elected as an MPP in a 2006 by-election.

*The Ottawa Agenda on the Road did not feature an NDP candidate, since the party had not yet nominated any candidates in Eastern Ontario by the time of the program. Provincial executive member and former candidate Jeff Atkinson represented the New Democrats during the broadcast.

Agenda on the Road: Hamilton

--Andrea Horwath, NDP candidate, Hamilton Centre: The NDP leader easily cruised to victory in the riding she's held since 2007. She was first elected as an MPP in the riding of Hamilton East in 2004.

--Ted McMeekin, Liberal Candidate, Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale: McMeekin edged out well-known broadcaster and high-profile PC recruit Donna Skelly by more than 4,000 votes with 242 out of 250 polling stations reporting. McMeekin has been an MPP since 2000.

--Ted Chudleigh, PC candidate, Halton: Chudleigh beat Liberal challenger Indira Naidoo-Harris by approximately 3,000 votes. Chudleigh, a veteran of PC premier Mike Harris' Common Sense Revolution, has sat in the legislature since 1995.

Agenda on the Road: Niagara

--Kim Craitor, Liberal candidate, Niagara Falls: Two of our Agenda on the Road Niagara guests duked it out in the riding of Niagara Falls. And it was a close one. Liberal incumbent Craitor seems to have come out on top, ahead by approximately 500 votes with 267 of 272 polls reporting.

--George Lepp, PC candidate, Niagara Falls: Given how close the race between Lepp and Craitor was (see above), if the Progressive Conservatives had managed to maintain their early lead in the polls until election day, Lepp probably would be headed to Queen's Park right now. Sadly for him, it looks like it was not his night.

--Peter Kormos, former MPP for Welland: Kormos chose not to run in this election. He was succeeded as the candidate for Welland by fellow New Democrat Cindy Forster, who won with a margin of more than 5,000 votes.

Agenda on the Road: Sudbury

--Tony Ryma, Liberal candidate, Nickel Belt: TV journalist Ryma could not compete with the formidable France Gélinas, who easily held on to this Northern Ontario riding for the NDP.

--Vic Fideli, PC candidate, Nipissing: Former North Bay mayor Fideli is headed to Queen's Park, leading by nearly 5,000 votes with 151 of 170 polls reporting.

--France Gélinas, NDP candidate, Nickel Belt: As mentioned above, Gélinas easily retained the seat she first won in 2007. With 195 of 197 polls reporting, she was beating Liberal Tony Ryma 16,826 votes to 7434.

Agenda on the Road: Mississauga

--Charles Sousa, Liberal candidate, Mississauga South: McGuinty cabinet minister Sousa, who got a boost when the Liberals halted construction of a controversial gas-powered electric generating station in his riding, cruised to victory. He beat PC candidate and fellow Agenda Mississauga guest Geoff Janoscik by nearly 6,000 votes with 99 per cent of polls reporting.

--Geoff Janoscik, PC candidate: Mississauga South: As already mentioned, it was not Janoscik's night. While the campaign started with Mississauga in play, in the end the Liberals were able to hold onto all of the city's ridings.

--Jagmeet Singh, NDP candidate, Bramalea-Gore-Malton: In the May federal election, Jagmeet Singh narrowly lost out to his Conservative rival. This time, Singh was triumphant: he is headed to Queen's Park as a rookie MPP and the only NDP caucus member from the "905 belt" that surrounds Toronto.

--Otto Casanova, Green candidate, Mississauga-Erindale: Casanova finished fourth in his race. He had 752 votes with 243 out of 250 polls reporting.

Check out the election results for every riding in the province on TVO's yourvote2011.ca website. 
 

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