Amid Liberal sweep, biggest story of central Toronto is Annamie Paul’s loss
The Liberals swept central Toronto again in this election but attention focused on Green Party leader Annamie Paul’s losing quest for a seat.
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University-Rosedale
Aug. 22: Celebrate the Jack Layton legacy
University-Rosedale city councillor Mike Layton has announced a star-studded lineup for “Celebrating the Layton Legacy” on Aug. 22.
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Stars coming out for Jack Layton celebration
University-Rosedale city councillor Mike Layton has announced a star-studded lineup for “Celebrating the Layton Legacy” on Aug. 22.
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Midtown Liberals save one, lose everything else
Premier Kathleen Wynne barely holds her seat, as NDP and PC take the rest in midtown Toronto in the provincial election on June 7.
Read moreHow accurate were all those election projections anyway?
Plenty of headlines leading up to the election spelled out who was in the lead, who was going to win where and who was lagging behind. But how accurate were they?
Read moreFreeland’s decisive victory ‘not surprising’ says pundit
The race in University-Rosedale had been seen as a dead heat just weeks leading up to the Oct. 19 election, but University of Toronto political professor Nelson Wiseman says the riding was likely never going to become an NDP seat.
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Freeland easily takes University-Rosedale
Freeland took 27,806 votes for 49.8 percent of the ballots, more than 20 ahead of runner-up NDP candidate Jennifer Hollett. Conservative Karim Jivraj was third with 17.5 percent and the Green’s Nick Wright fourth with 2.9 percent.
Read moreTwo projections, two first-place candidates
As of Sept. 27, University-Rosedale Conservative candidate Karim Jivraj was projected by ThreeHundredEight.com to receive 17.2 percent of the vote, while the Liberal’s Chrystia Freeland was at 40.6 percent and NDP candidate Jennifer Hollett 35.2 percent.
Read moreFormer TV reporter to run for NDP in University-Rosedale
Former journalist Jennifer Hollett will be the NDP candidate in the new riding of University-Rosedale in October’s federal election. The 39-year-old Annex resident, who worked with CBC, CTV and MuchMusic during her decade-spanning TV career before pursuing a master’s degree in public administration at Harvard University, launched her campaign on May 31.
Read moreNDP names candidate in University-Rosedale
Former journalist Jennifer Hollett won the nomination to be the NDP candidate in the newly formed University—Rosedale riding on Feb. 5.
Read moreSt. Paul’s here to stay
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