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Voters keep ‘orange wave’ going for NDP Toronto-Danforth. Newly elected Craig Scott will stay true to Jack Layton’s vision: Olivia Chow
same level as the Greens. It was not immediately clear how many of the 75,000 eligible voters actually cast ballots. While the win boosts the NDP standing in the Commons to 102 seats, observers said the results would have little impact on the wider political scene. The Conservatives remain in the majority with 165 seats, the Liberals have 35, the Bloc Quebecois four seats, the Green Party one, and there’s one independent. Toronto-Danforth, just to the east of the city’s downtown area, is a diverse riding, with large Greek, Chinese and other ethnic communities. Layton, who died last August, claimed the riding from the Liberals in 2004 in a close race, but his popularity increased in the following years, and he won by huge margins. Chow said no one can fill the shoes of another, but she called Scott a “principled and smart” man who “shared the same values” and would stay true to Layton’s vision.
The New Democrats easily hung on to the late Jack Layton’s riding Monday, with preliminary byelection results in Toronto-Danforth giving the NDP candidate close to 60 per cent of the vote. The results were well in line with those suggested by polls and observers, who cited Layton’s personal popularity and the riding’s deep NDP roots. NDP candidate Craig Scott, a law professor, human-rights lawyer and neophyte politician, emerged on top with the kind of voting numbers Layton enjoyed. Layton’s widow, MP Olivia Chow, was ecstatic at the result. “It means the NDP ‘orange wave’ is continuing and the people in Toronto-Danforth are proud to have a member
of Parliament to stand up to Stephen Harper and get their voice heard,” Chow said in an interview. “I am sure Jack would have been proud of Craig Scott as a member of Parliament.” The Liberal candidate, ad executive Grant Gordon, came in a distant second with about 29 per cent of the votes cast. The Conservatives’ Andrew Keyes, who kept a low profile during the byelection campaign, garnered around five per cent of the vote, about the
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game on, toronto Liam Hemsworth waves to fans as he arrives on the red carpet at Scotiabank Theatre for the Toronto premiere of Hunger Games on Monday. The 22-year-old Australian actor, who has an on-off relationship with Miley Cyrus, stars in the much-heralded sci-fi thriller, which also features Elizabeth Banks, Josh Hutcherson and Jennifer Lawrence. The Hunger Games opens everywhere on Friday. Dave Starrett/for Metro