Ontario votes: Crombie trailing in Mississauga race as NDP hold Official Opposition status
Global News
The Liberal party has fallen short of becoming the Official Opposition, with that title being retained by Marit Stiles and the Ontario New Democratic Party, Global News projects.
Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie may not get elected to Ontario’s legislature.
Crombie, who took the helm of the party in 2023, is trailing to Progressive Conversative candidate Silvia Gualtieri in Mississauga East—Cooksville by just under 1,500 votes as of 10 p.m.
Even though the party is making gains, it has fallen short of becoming the Official Opposition, with that title being retained by Marit Stiles and the Ontario New Democratic Party, Global News projects.
As of 10 p.m., the Liberals were leading or elected in 14 seats, just two above the 12-seat threshold for official party status. Before dissolution, the Liberals had just nine seats in the legislature.
Official party status comes with additional funding and debate rights within the legislature. The party lost such status after the 2018 election when they were decimated after 15 years in government.
Stiles’ electoral victory – both in the Toronto riding of Davenport and for the NDP – maintains a somewhat status quo in the legislature with Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives securing another majority government. As of 10 p.m., the NDP were leading or elected in 25 seats. Before dissolution last month, the NDP had 28 seats in the legislature.
The sudden winter campaign was Stiles’ first as leader of the NDP. In 2023, she took over from Andrea Horwath, now mayor of Hamilton. Horwath stepped down after the 2022 race after her party lost a significant number of seats to Doug Ford, who made rare gains after four years in government.
Meanwhile, Mike Schriener’s Green Party is leading or elected in two ridings. Schriener also secured reelection in Guelph.
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