Arpan Khanna elected MP in Oxford

Multiple byelections were held in across the country on Monday with the tightest race being in the stronghold of Oxford.

Multiple byelections were held across the country on Monday with the tightest race being in the Conservative stronghold of Oxford.

Arpan Khanna was elected as the riding's new member of Parliament with more than 43 per cent of the votes compared to David Hilderley who captured 36 per cent of the vote and 10 per cent for Cody Groat.

However, a stronger-than-usual Liberal vote emerged after controversy erupted when David MacKenzie, the riding's former Tory MP, announced he was backing the Liberal candidate, following his disapproval of the party's handling of Khanna, who he said parachuted into the community.

In the other byelections, Liberal Anna Gainey won in Marc Garneau's former riding of Notre-Dame-De-Grace-Westmount, Liberal Ben Carr took 55.5 per cent of the vote in Winnipeg South Centre and Conservative Branden Leslie won in Portage-Lisgar.