NDP Win Landslide in Toronto-Danforth
In a by-election today, Jack Layton’s old riding of Toronto-Danforth remained NDP as candidate Craig Scott won 59% of the votes.
Despite being held by Liberal Dennis Mills for 16 years before Layton’s take over, the Liberals were unable to regain the seat and despite a lot of invested political capital, stood no chance to the NDP roots that have been built in the riding.
The results show the NDP leading with 59% of the vote and the Liberals following with only 29%.
The NDP victory comes 5 days before the party elects its new leader whom it plans to sell early, before falling into the same branding trap that the Liberals have once again fell into with Conservative tactics.
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Categories: Election, Public Opinion
Tags: Jack Layton, Liberal, NDP
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On Monday, the longest campaign in modern history will come to a close and if current polls are any indication, Canada may be seeing a change in government after 9 years of Conservative rule under the leadership of Stephen Harper. Accountability was his calling card in 2006 and today, accountability may very well be one of the defining reasons for his departure.
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