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    Jagmeet Singh Wins Burnaby South Byelection

    Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 26 Feb, 2019 05:07 AM

      With more than half the polls reporting results in Burnaby South, Singh had just over 38 per cent of the vote, comfortably ahead of Liberal Richard T. Lee's 26 per cent and Conservative Jay Shin's 22 per cent.

       

      But while victory tightens Singh's shaky grip on the reins of the NDP, the challenge ahead was underscored by the simultaneous loss of the Montreal riding that launched the NDP's orange wave that swept Quebec in 2011.

       

      “It’s a new day,” he said in his victory speech.

       
       

      "When I was growing up I could have never imagined someone like me running for Prime Minister, but guess what we just told a lot of kids out there that yes, you can," Singh said in a victory speech, flanked by supporters.

       

      "And I know that carries a lot of responsibility and I understand that responsibility and I want you to know that when I take my seat in the House of Commons I will work very hard to make you all very proud."

       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

       
       
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