NDP Lisa Marie Barron wins Nanaimo–Ladysmith riding

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NANAIMO (NEWS 1130) — The ballots have all now been counted in Nanaimo-Ladysmith, and the New Democrats have picked up a seat.

Lisa Marie Barron has topped her Conservative competitor, Tamara Kronis, by just over a thousand votes.

This concludes a hard-fought campaign for the seat, which had been held by the Green Party’s Paul Manly.

The Nanaimo-Ladysmith seat is a traditional NDP stronghold and saw leader Jagmeet Singh travel their to campaign on behalf of its candidate.

For the Greens, it represents another disappointment in a campaign that saw their support nationally drop below that of the People’s Party.

Related Article: B.C. ridings: Federal election results

There is still one outstanding riding in B.C. to be determined — Richmond Center, which currently has the Liberal challenger slightly ahead of the Conservative incumbent.

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