Students from Kinnwood Central Public School participating in National Student Vote Week. October 18, 2019. (Photo courtesy of LKDSB)Students from Kinnwood Central Public School participating in National Student Vote Week. October 18, 2019. (Photo courtesy of LKDSB)
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Mock student vote favours NDP

Unofficial votes by students across Sarnia-Lambton did not mirror the real result in terms of support for the NDP.

Area public and separate high school and elementary students conducted mock votes.

In Sarnia-Lambton 3,724 students cast a replica ballot, electing NDP candidate Adam Kilner with 32.84 per cent of the vote.

Incumbent Conservative candidate Marilyn Gladu was second with 28.25 per cent.

In Lambton-Kent Middlesex, 3,018 students participated in the mock election.

Conservative Lianne Rood was the students' choice, but by a much smaller margin than the real vote.

Students elected Rood with 26.34 per cent of the vote ahead of Dylan McLay who came in a not so distant second with 22.63 per cent.

Student Vote Canada reports over 1.1 million elementary and secondary students in all 338 ridings cast a fake ballot coinciding with the 2019 federal election, after learning about the electoral process, researching the parties and their platforms.

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