Politics Briefing: NDP leader Jagmeet Singh wins Burnaby South by-election GlobePolitics
Jagmeet Singh is likely feeling a bit of relief today. The Leader of NDP won Tuesday’swith 39 per cent of the vote, securing a seat in the House of Commons and clearing a critical hurdle for his troubled leadership.
“I know it’s been a long slog, but I hope you have more left in the tank." Mr. Singh said in his victory speech."We have just eight more months to let the people know they can choose a government that stands up for people and not corporations, that doesn’t give handouts to SNC-Lavalin,” he said, referencing toMr. Singh’s victory will help quell rumblings within his party over his future.
Despite Mr. Singh’s win, the party’s troubles were evident in another by-election result Monday: In a loss heavy with symbolism, the NDP was defeated in thethey have held since 2007. Liberal contender Rachel Bendayan held more than 42 per cent of the vote with two-thirds of the riding’s polls reporting results, with the NDP’s Julia Sanchez running second with just over 25 per cent. The riding had been a Liberal stronghold until former NDP leader Tom Mulcair scored an upset in a 2007 by-election.
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