St. Paul's byelection: Conservatives swipe historical Toronto stronghold from Trudeau’s Liberals

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June 25, 2024 at 8:25 a.m.

The Conservatives have landed a powerful blow in their fight to win the next Canadian election, snatching a historical Toronto stronghold from the governing Liberal Party. The Conservative candidate, Don Stewart, won the byelection in Toronto-St. Paul’s on Monday night with 42.1 per cent of the vote, taking the seat away from the Liberals for the first time in more than a quarter of a century. Jaden Lee-Lincoln has more.

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