2011 Provincial Election
On a first ballot vote against two other contenders, Abel was chosen as the provincial NDP candidate for Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock for the 2011 Ontario Election. This placed him in a race with two other candidates with parliamentary experience. Although finishing in third place, the Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock NDP received its highest number of votes since the 1990 provincial election.
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