After 23 years, the riding of Windsor West will have new representation in Ottawa.
CTV News is declaring that NDP incumbent Brian Masse has been unseated by Conservative Harb Gill.
The riding, created in 1966, was held by Liberal Herb Gray up until Masse was first elected in 2002. Masse then won the next eight elections.
Harb Gill won the riding with over 39 per cent of the votes, while Liberal candidate Richard Pollock had 30 per cent of the votes, and Masse had just over 27 per cent of the votes for the riding.
Gill says this is a fresh start.
"Tonight you made your voices heard, tonight you made history. You chose hope over fear, opportunity over division, and a fresh start for our community."
He says people were ready for change.
"People want change, people are looking for opportunities, that's what they want."
Gill says he's going to work for everyone.
"Even for the ones who didn't vote for me, we are together in this, and I'm sure that some won't say that, but for me, every Windsor resident - Windsor West resident - matters. Whether they voted for me or not."
Masse spoke to a room of his supporters - who were quite emotional over his loss - and stated to the crowd that he has had no regrets over his time in office.
Masse says he's beyond grateful for his supporters over the years.
"It's with great humility that people support you, they go out and vote for you, and they put their faith in you. And so I'm very grateful for that, and the result isn't what we wanted but that's okay... that's part of our democracy, and accept the results. And I'm just grateful that we've continued to have good support."
He says he hopes there's a small legacy that he'll leave behind in Windsor West.
"The border is obviously critical because when I first ran back in 2002 it was on a new border crossing, to fight for that - work I had started on council. The environment was a big issue in regards to that, there's not only just Ojibway there's other factors. And auto was trying to get a greener and cleaner auto investments."
Masse says he's so thankful for his staff - some of which were with him for over 20 years.
"We worked on case files that you never may have seen in the newspapers, or on TV, or never even knew about where they changed people's lives. And so I'm grateful to have had a work experience with amazing human being's that have done so much, that I can't believe that I've been so lucky to be a part of that team."
Earlier this month, Windsor West was named as one of eight key battleground ridings in the country.