The Conservatives have taken at least one and probably two of the three seats that were contested in Monday’s Federal byelections. Former pilot and navy captain Erin O’Toole (centre) took the riding of Durham quite handily, capturing more than 50% of the vote. The NDP finished second with an improved showing netting the party about 30% of the popular vote. In Calgary Centre, another long-time Conservative riding, Joan Crockatt (left) was running neck-and-neck with Liberal challenger Harvey Locke. Her lead, though slim continued to run at about 4% over Locke with 50% of the polling stations reporting. In the riding of Victoria (City) NDP candidate Murray Rankin (right) seemed on his way to winning. There was a fairly strong showing from the Green Party from among the six candidate field.Three byelections send new members to Ottawa
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The Conservatives have taken at least one and probably two of the three seats that were contested in Monday’s Federal byelections. Former pilot and navy captain Erin O’Toole (centre) took the riding of Durham quite handily, capturing more than 50% of the vote. The NDP finished second with an improved showing netting the party about 30% of the popular vote. In Calgary Centre, another long-time Conservative riding, Joan Crockatt (left) was running neck-and-neck with Liberal challenger Harvey Locke. Her lead, though slim continued to run at about 4% over Locke with 50% of the polling stations reporting. In the riding of Victoria (City) NDP candidate Murray Rankin (right) seemed on his way to winning. There was a fairly strong showing from the Green Party from among the six candidate field.