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Progressive Conservatives, NDP hold on to their seats in Ontario byelections
Progressive Conservatives and the NDP held two ridings as voters focused on health care, education and affordability, candidates said.
- On Thursday, Ontario voters held provincial byelections in three ridings, with incumbent party candidates successfully defending their seats in the legislature.
- Progressive Conservative Jeff Beattie won Hamilton East and Stoney Creek, while Susan Lahey secured York-Simcoe with 50 per cent of the vote in Thursday's races.
- Candidates reported that long-standing provincial concerns—health care, education, and affordability—dominated conversations as they knocked on doors throughout the campaign.
- Doug Ford congratulated Lahey and Beattie on their victories, stating voters backed a team that will "stand up to tariffs" and protect workers.
- NDP leader Marit Stiles celebrated New Democrat Fatima Shaban's victory in Scarborough Southwest, where the party maintained its stronghold with over 40 per cent of the vote.
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BREAKING: Ontario NDP keeps Scarborough, PCs hold onto Hamilton, York—Simcoe
No ridings changed hands in a trio of byelections Thursday
·Bradford West Gwillimbury, Canada
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