Canada’s ruling Conservative Party hung on to two seats in the House of Commons after by-elections in two ridings elected Conservative candidates on Monday (November 17). However in one riding, Whitby-Oshawa in Canada’s most populous province of Ontario, the opposition Liberal party made a very strong showing with 40.7 per cent of the popular vote compared to the Conservatives 49.2 per cent.
In the other riding, Yellowhead, in the western province of Alberta, the Conservatives easily defeated the Liberal opponent with 62.6 per cent of the popular vote, compared to the Liberals 20 per cent.
The Official Opposition NDP trailed in both by-elections with 8.1 per cent of the vote in Whitby-Oshawa and 9.5 per cent in Yellowhead.
A federal election is scheduled next year in October.
More information:
Elections Canada – by-election results – here
Toronto Star – Conservatives hold Whitby-Oshawa, Alberta seat in byelections – here
Ottawa Citizen – Tories capture both federal byelections, including key Whitby-Oshawa race – here
Calgary Sun/Warren Kinsella – Byelections could portend big changes – here
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