NDP Chrystia Freeland

Chrystia Freeland: Liberal candidate Chrystia Freeland defeated NDP rival Linda McQuaig, with Freeland winning with 49.1 per cent of the votes to McQuaig's 36.4 per cent according to Elections Canada. Conservative candidate Geoff Pollock was a distant third with just 8.7 per cent of the vote, according to Times Colonist. Freeland credited Trudeau's numerous appearances as "hugely important" to her win and TORONTO - The Liberals held on Monday to the coveted downtown riding of Toronto Centre, crushing New Democrat hopes of stealing away a longtime Liberal seat in high-stakes opposition contest that at times seemed to be a dress rehearsal for the 2015 general election. Widely seen as a litmus test of which party would prevail as the best alternative to the governing Conservatives, both the Liberals and NDP poured their resources into the campaign, with both Liberal leader Justin Trudeau and NDP Leader Tom Mulcair making appearances on the hustings. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.