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PC's Jeff Beattie Wins Hamilton East-Stoney Creek Race
Six candidates are on the ballot as voters fill a vacant seat after Neil Lumsden’s retirement, with polls open until 9 p.m., Elections Ontario said.
- On Sept. 3, voters in Hamilton East-Stoney Creek cast ballots to choose a new MPP, with Progressive Conservative Jeff Beattie projected to win the seat.
- The byelection was triggered by the Aug. 4 retirement of Progressive Conservative MPP Neil Lumsden, a Canadian Football Hall member, making it one of three provincial contests held across Ontario.
- Candidates competing for the Hamilton East-Stoney Creek seat addressed provincial concerns like health care, education, and affordability, while also noting voter worries regarding the trade war with the United States.
- Premier Doug Ford's Progressive Conservative government continues to hold a majority in Ontario, as the party successfully defended two seats while the New Democrats sought to retain their third.
- Elsewhere, Scarborough Southwest saw a contest between the New Democrats and Liberals, while the Progressive Conservatives expected to hold York-Simcoe following the resignation of Caroline Mulroney.
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PC's Jeff Beattie wins Hamilton East-Stoney Creek race
Progressive Conservative Jeff Beattie has won the Ontario provincial byelection in the riding of Hamilton East–Stoney Creek. Beattie — a former city councillor and school board trustee for Hamilton — spoke alongside the premier Thursday night, calling his victory “an honour of a lifetime.” “It’s been an incredible privilege as city councillor and I’m looking […]
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Total News Sources15
Leaning Left11Leaning Right0Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution92% Left
Bias Distribution
- 92% of the sources lean Left
92% Left
L 92%
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