Conservatives win B.C. federal byelection, CBC News projects
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BREAKING, 9:45 p.m. PT — Tamara Jansen of the Conservative Party of Canada has won a federal byelection in the riding of Cloverdale—Langley City on Monday, CBC News projects.
Jansen, who held the seat from 2019 to 2021, is projected to win over the Liberals' Madison Fleischer and the NDP's Vanessa Sharma.
As of 9:45 p.m. PT, Jansen had secured 2,073 votes in the riding, with 66 out of 122 polls reporting.
The loss of the riding is yet another blow to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberals, who are reeling from the Monday resignation of Chrystia Freeland from her role as deputy prime minister.
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The byelection in Liberal-held Cloverdale—Langley City comes roughly six months after former two-term Liberal MP John Aldag, who had represented the party in the seat from 2015 to 2019 and then from 2021, resigned to run for the B.C. NDP in the provincial election.
Aldag ended up losing to Harman Bhangu of the B.C. Conservatives in the Oct. 19 vote.
It is the third test for the Trudeau government, which already lost two long-held seats in byelections earlier this year.
Running for the Liberals in Cloverdale-Langley City is Madison Fleischer, a local business owner and community leader.
Fleischer recently faced questions from a local Métis community organization about her claims to Indigenous heritage.
The federal Conservatives hope to retake the riding with their candidate Tamara Jansen, who held the seat from 2019 to 2021.
Vanessa Sharma is running for the NDP. Her party profile describes her as a mental health advocate and anti-racism activist.
The Libertarian Party and People's Party are also running candidates in the riding.
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