PC candidates sweep provincial byelections for Doug Ford government
Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative candidates have won both Ontario byelections on Thursday.
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Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative candidates have won both Ontario byelections on Thursday.
In a setback for rookie Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie, Tory Zee Hamid, who recently quit the Grits, was victorious in Milton on Thursday while councillor Steve Pinsonneault held the London-area riding.
Voters in two Ontario ridings head to the polls Thursday, but most eyes will be on Milton, where the tight race comes with high stakes.
Polls and observers suggest the Progressive Conservatives and Liberals are neck and neck in Milton, just west of Mississauga, while the Tories are largely expected to hold onto the southwest Ontario riding of Lambton-Kent-Middlesex.
The premier is pulling out all the stops in a last-minute bid to win Thursday's byelections in Milton and the London-area riding of Lambton-Kent-Middlesex.