Federal Election 2019 Recap: Liberals win while Conservatives regain ground in B.C.
Credit to Author: Harrison Mooney| Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2019 06:31:14 +0000
VANCOUVER — Election Day in Canada has come and gone. Here’s our recap breaking down how the night went, who the winners and losers are and how the race played out.
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• South Surrey: Former Conservative cabinet minister heading back to Ottawa
• Pipeline plays a part in Liberal Terry Beech holding Burnaby North—Seymour
• Conservative Kenny Chiu defeats Liberal incumbent Joe Peschisolido in Steveston-Richmond East
• Voters in Fleetwood–Port Kells send Liberal Ken Hardie back to Ottawa
• Harjit Sajjan headed for repeat victory in Vancouver South
• Vancouver Kingsway remains NDP stronghold as Davies wins fourth term
• Independent Jody Wilson-Raybould holds thin lead in Vancouver-Granville
• Conservatives take back Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge
• NDP hold onto their Vancouver Island seats, despite tough campaign
• Greens hold ground on Vancouver Island, add one in New Brunswick
• No ‘orange wave’ but Singh upbeat as NDP support holds steady in B.C.
• Daphne Bramham: No miraculous resurgence for NDP, but Singh wins influence
• Conservatives gain ground in B.C., take seats back from Liberals
• Election 2019: How the Liberals fared in B.C. — the winners and losers
• How B.C. voted: Liberals punished, Green breakthrough fades
• Five Things: Metro Vancouver’s big hits, misses and unexpected turns in the federal election
As of 11:30 p.m. on Monday, Elections Canada reported the following preliminary results for B.C.:
• Conservatives: 17 seats
• NDP: 11 seats
• Liberals: 11 seats
• Greens: 2 seats
• Independent: 1
Liberal Carla Qualtrough has been re-elected in the riding of Delta, while Conservative Tamara Jansen has won Cloverdale-Langley City.
The riding of Port Moody-Coquitlam continues to be a close call, with Conservative Nelly Shin and NDP Bonita Zarrillo separated by only 55 votes as of 10:45 p.m.
VANCOUVER, B.C.: October 21, 2019 — Independent MP Jody Wilson-Raybould waves to the crowd at Hellenic Community of Vancouver Centre during Canadian Federal Election in Vancouver, B.C., October 21, 2019.
The riding of Port Moody-Coquitlam continues to be a dog fight, with about 350 votes separating first and third place, with NDP Bonita Zarrillo leading the way as of 9:55 p.m. Conservative Nelly Shin and Liberal Sara Badiei follow closely behind.
Cloverdale-Langley City also remained a close call at 9:55 p.m., with Conservative candidate Tamara Jansen’s 14,491 votes leading over Liberal John Aldag’s 14,113 votes, with 160 polls out of 205 reporting.
"Holy moly," says @Puglaas.
"I am so happy to be standing here as the newly elected independent candidate for Vancouver Granville." #elxn43
The party’s in full swing to celebrate Conservative Marc Dalton’s win in #PittMeadows – #MapleRidge pic.twitter.com/RgE01o7561
Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge Conservative candidate Marc Dalton walks with wife Marlene on October 21, 2019.
Harjit Sajjan headed for repeat victory in Vancouver South https://t.co/tK9osvPITq pic.twitter.com/4Oj1LfvgLb
In the You-Can’t-Campaign On-An-Empty-Stomach-Department: Curried chick peas & green peppers is one of the mouth watering dishes on the menu tonight at Vancouver South Liberal HQ for incumbent Harjit Sajjan. pic.twitter.com/NqjNAVpGZs
NDP hold onto their Vancouver Island seats, despite tough campaign https://t.co/LELUYTxnnU pic.twitter.com/QnFp0GqbEH
#elxn43: The NDP holds down East Van stronghold Monday, with Don Davies cruising to a fourth term representing Vancouver Kingsway.https://t.co/sm50DyG7Oa#cdnpoli
Liberal Randeep Singh Sarai has been re-elected in Surrey Centre, while Conservative Kerry-Lynne Findlay won over in South Surrey-White Rock. NDP Peter Julian has also won in New Westminster-Burnaby with a massive margin.
Liberal incumbent Dan Ruimy also slipped to Conservatives Marc Dalton in the riding of Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge.
Meanwhile, Independent Jody Wilson-Raybould won the highly-watched riding of Vancouver Granville. With 140 out of 205 polls reporting around 9:20 p.m., Wilson-Raybould led with 7,601 votes over Liberal candidate Taleeb Noormohamed’s 6,573.
Liberal Patrick Weiler was also declared a winner in the riding of West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky.
Conservatives Marc Dalton has taken a strong lead on Liberal Dan Ruimy in #PittMeadows – #MapleRidge – 5045 votes to 3905 with 45/183 polls reporting. #CanadaElection2019
VANCOUVER, B.C.: October 21, 2019 — Supporters of Independent MP Jody Wilson-Raybould cheer her on at Hellenic Community of Vancouver Centre during Canadian Federal Election in Vancouver, BC, October 21, 2019.
VANCOUVER, B.C.: October 19, 2019 — NDP candidate Don Davies celebrates his re-election in Vancouver Kingsway.
Party leaders Justin Trudeau (Liberal), Elizabeth May (Green), Yves-Francois Blancet (Bloc Quebecois), Jagmeet Singh (NDP) and Andrew Scheer (Conservatives) have all been elected in their respective ridings. Meanwhile, Maxime Bernier (People’s Party of Canada) lost his riding.
In B.C., Liberal candidate Joe Peschisolido, who was under investigation by the federal ethics watchdog, was ousted by Conservative candidate Kenny Chiu in Steveston-Richmond East.
BURNABY, B.C.: October 21, 2019. Supporters cheer results at the NDP election night victory party in Burnaby, B.C. on October 21, 2019.
Joyce Murray (Liberal) has been re-elected in Vancouver Quadra, while Hedy Fry (Liberal) will continue as the longest-serving female MP, after winning in Vancouver Centre. NDP’s Jenny Kwan has won in Vancouver East, and Vancouver Kingsway appears to be a lock for NDP’s Don Davies.
Liberals’ Harjit S. Sajjan will serve another term in Vancouver South, while Vancouver Granville continues to be a three-way close call between Independent Jody Wilson-Raybould, Conservative Zach Segal and Liberal Taleeb Noormohamed.
Liberal Terry Beech has won Burnaby North-Seymour over NDP Svend Robinson and Conservative Heather Leung.
The riding of West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country was left open after Liberal Pamela Goldsmith-Jones decided not to run for re-election; Liberal candidate Patrick Weiler is currently leading, with Conservative Gabrielle Loren close behind.
In Fleetwood-Port Kells, Liberal candidate Ken Hardie has a healthy lead over the Conservatives’ Shinder Purewal and the NDP’s Annie Ohana.
Ken Hardie, Liberal candidate in Fleetwood-Port Kells, watches federal election results come in at Taphouse Guildford in Surrey on Oct. 21, 2019, with Kuldip Bhangru (in red), who has worked in Hardie’s constituency office for four years.
NDP candidate Peter Julian also leads by a wide margin in the riding of New Westminster-Burnaby over Liberal candidate Will Davis, while NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh leads by a smaller margin in the riding of Burnaby South over Conservative candidate Jay Shin.
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May was re-elected in her riding of Saanich-Gulf Islands, leading with a massive margin; NDP candidate Jenny Kwan was also re-elected in her riding of Vancouver East, also with a wide margin.
Wow my riding -Vancouver-Granville – is super close! pic.twitter.com/Wgf7cPf337
Kwan (Vancouver East) is celebrating her re-election pic.twitter.com/45msuDyJcH
Wa-wa-waiting for results in Vancouver South. Harjit Sajjan supporters in Fraserview Banquet Hall are hoping the Liberal incumbent can win re-election in the ethnically diverse riding #elxn43 pic.twitter.com/LHGahE7LWP
Early Vancouver Island results – @ElizabethMay has won re-election in her Saanich-Gulf Islands riding and @GordJohns in his Courtenay-Alberni riding.
Things not looking good for Liberal Joe Peschisolido in Steveston—Richmond East. Conservative Kenny Chiu holds a big lead with 64 polls reporting. pic.twitter.com/sELHnM6JJg
Early results are being reported in west coast ridings.
In Burnaby North-Seymour, Liberal candidate Terry Beech is leading the early results, while NDP’s Svend Robinson follows. Heather Leung, who was booted from the Conservative party in the final weeks of the campaign period, is currently third in that riding.
Over in the high-profile riding of Vancouver Granville, Jody Wilson-Raybould, who parted ways with the Liberal party to sit as an Independent, is hovering in third place behind the Conservatives’ Zach Segal and the Liberals’ Taleeb Noormohamed, who is leading.
Early results in Vancouver Kingsway show NDP candidate Don Davies ahead of the Liberals’ high-profile candidate Tamara Taggart. In Vancouver Quadra, the Conservatives’ Kathleen Dixon leads over the Liberals’ Joyce Murray, and in Vancouver South, Liberals’ Harjit S. Sajjan is leading over the Conservatives’ Wai Young.
Liberal candidate Hedy Fry, the longest-serving female MP, is leading the way to re-election, followed by the NDP’s Breen Ouellette in Vancouver Centre. Meanwhile, NDP candidate Jenny Kwan looks set to be re-elected in Vancouver East.
Liberal Party Justin Trudeau is currently leading in his riding of Papineau, while People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier looks set to lose in his riding of Beauce. Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is currently leading in his riding of Regina-Qu’Appelle. Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet has won his riding of Beloeil-Chambly.
Meanwhile, results for Burnaby South, where NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is running, and results for Saanich-Gulf Islands, where Green Party Leader Elizabeth May is running, have only just started trickling in.
Postmedia has declared a Liberal win but it remains to be seen whether it will be a minority or majority government. The Canadian Press has projected a Liberal government, though they have not said whether it will be a minority or majority government.
CBC, CTV and Global have all projected a minority Liberal government.
#elxn43 update 7:30 p.m.
Postmedia has declared a Liberal win but it remains to be seen whether it will be a minority or majority government.https://t.co/hCgkxfUsaP
Polls in B.C. are now closed and the counting of votes on the west coast is starting.
The Green Party is projected to win its first ever riding in New Brunswick, according to the Canadian Press. With 107 polls out of 158 reporting, Green Party candidate Jenica Atwin currently holds more than 8,000 votes of a total 23,200 in the riding of Fredericton.
The Liberals currently hold 114 ridings, while the Conservatives follow with 86. The Bloc Quebecois have 18, the NDP 10 and the Green Party two.
Covering Vancouver-Granville tonight, and just spotted this: @Puglaas is following 888 people. Lucky coincidence on #elxn43 night or superstitious engineering? pic.twitter.com/NoqfNrusgk
Results have started rolling in from Ontario and Quebec. The Liberals are currently leading with 37 ridings, followed by the Conservatives with seven seats.
@ElizabethMay has arrived at Green Party election HQ in Victoria with one candidate leading in NB. #elxn2019 @VancouverSun @theprovince
2.5 hrs before polls close in BC! Heading to Richmond to cover results for Steveston-Richmond East, which is expected to be a close race between Liberal incumbent @jpeschisolido & Conservative challenger @RmdKenny #CDNvote2019 #elxn2019
I’m in #NorthVancouver at @liberal_party incumbent Jonathan Wilkinson’s watch party at the Polygon Theatre. He’s expected to keep his seat although likely by a much narrower margin this time. Stay tuned. #elxn42 #votecanada pic.twitter.com/7SgAyqtzuc
East Coast polls have been closed for just over an hour and results are starting to trickle in. A total of 170 seats are needed for a majority.
For coverage of the 4 major federal parties stick with @loriculbert @nickeagland @derrickpenner and @Gordon_Hoekstra who are covering the Liberals, NDP, Greens and Conservatives, respectively #elxn43 #vote2019
Polls have officially opened across the country and millions of Canadians are expected to cast their ballots in this country’s 43rd federal election, which many experts believe will result in a hung Parliament.
The polls will be open for 12 hours, beginning at 7 a.m. in British Columbia and closing at 7 p.m., though you can still vote after the cutoff provided you lined up beforehand.
But don’t wait too long. People often complain that it feels as though their vote doesn’t count, and while that notion is pernicious and untrue — every vote counts, which is why they count them — it will certainly feel truer if a winner is declared while you’re still queued up at your polling station.
You can find your polling station on your voter information card or, if you’re not registered, by visiting the Elections Canada website and punching in your postal code. Once you know where to go, you can register to vote just by presenting identification and proof of address. It’s a very simple process, weighted towards ensuring that all Canadians are able to cast their ballots.
In the meantime, vote in our daily poll and let us know if this weekend’s last-minute electioneering — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May each made late campaign stops in B.C.’s South Coast on the weekend — did anything to change your mind.
No, don’t do that. Leave the phone in your pocket. Elections Canada is reminding voters that it is illegal to take a photo of a marked ballot.
“It violates the secrecy of the vote under the Canada Elections Act. It’s also a violation of the Act to publish a photo of a marked ballot in any way, including on social media,” Elections Canada says.
Voters are encouraged to take a selfie outside the polling station and to post it on social media with the hashtag #ItsOurVote.
As polls close in each time zone, results will start to trickle in. The first votes will start to be counted around 7 p.m. ET which is 4 p.m. in B.C.
You can navigate our interactive results page here to see how your riding voted.