Liberal Gordie Hogg defeats former Tory cabinet minister in South Surrey-White Rock

No seats flipped in the three other races held on the night, with Jean Yip keeping Scarborough-Agincourt in the Liberal fold, Conservative Rosemarie Falk winning in Tory fortress Battlefords–Lloydminster, and Liberal Churence Rogers coasting to victory in Bonavista-Burin-Trinity.

Former provincial cabinet minister and Liberal Gordon (Gordie) Hogg won a close race in the Lower Mainland riding of South Surrey-White Rock in one of four byelections held on Monday. Liberal Party of Canada photograph

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BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI

December 12, 2017

The governing Liberals wrestled away a hotly contested Metro Vancouver riding from the federal Conservatives on Monday night, reinforcing the party's newfound strength in the vote-rich region and handing new Tory Leader Andrew Scheer his second consecutive defeat in a competitive byelection. Former...

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