Minor House shakeup sees more than 40 new faces preparing to enter Parliament

With 34 ridings with no incumbent contesting the race and a total of 16 flipped seats, at least 44 new people are projected to join the House's class of 2021, including the first Filipina-Canadian to hold federal office.
The 2021 election results saw at least 44 fresh faces ready or projected to enter Parliament, including new Indigenous, women, and racialized candidates, according to preliminary results from Elections Canada. Overall, the election's results did not change the makeup of the House by much. The Liber...

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