Hamilton Centre Voters to Elect New MPP

Thursday, 16 March 2023 07:01

By Geoff Waterfield, Canadian Press

The by-election is today

There's a provincial by-election in Hamilton Centre today.

Andrea Horwath had held the seat and a predecessor riding since 2004 and consistently won with wide margins.

The former Ontario N-D-P leader stepped down after the party lost last year's provincial election, and she's since become Mayor of Hamilton.

N-D-P candidate Sarah Jama is expected to win despite being put on the defensive over some of her activism.

Earlier reports indicated turnout for advanced polls was low.

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