Progressive Conservatives: Yeung Racco

Yeung Racco: The victories Thursday by the two opposition parties could embolden them to topple Wynne's government in a confidence vote over the provincial budget expected in late March or early April, triggering a spring election. , according to Hamilton Spectator. With 254 of 280 polls reporting, Martow had 48.3 per cent to 40.6 per cent for Yeung Racco, 7.1 per cent for Hackelberg and 1.5 per cent for Pun. Premier Kathleen Wynne's minority Liberals have been dealt a blow, losing byelections to the Progressive Conservatives in Thornhill and the New Democrats in Niagara Falls. In Thornhill, which had been held by Progressive Conservative Peter Shurman, Tory Gila Martow, an optometrist, defeated Liberal Sandra Yeung Racco, a local councillor and wife of former Grit MPP Mario Racco. The NDP's Cindy Hackelberg was third followed by the Green Party's Teresa Pun. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.