Voters give LIberals byelection win in riding of former Newfoundland premier
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – The Opposition Liberals have won a hotly contested byelection for the St. John’s-area seat vacated by former Newfoundland and Labrador premier Kathy Dunderdale.
Preliminary results for Wednesday’s race had businesswoman Cathy Bennett winning the riding of Virginia Waters by a narrow margin over the second-place Tories, with the NDP finishing a distant third.
The Progressive Conservatives had held the riding since 2003.
Bennett defeated St. John’s city councillor Danny Breen of the Progressive Conservatives and NDP hopeful Sheilagh O’Leary, a former municipal councillor in the city.
The riding became vacant after former premier Kathy Dunderdale quit politics and resigned her seat on Feb. 28.
With Virginia Waters a Liberal seat, the Progressive Conservatives have 33 seats in the legislature compared to 12 Liberals and three New Democrats.
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