Conservatives, Liberals projected to hold onto traditional seats in Manitoba federal byelections
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Manitobans elected two new members of Parliament on Monday, and CBC's Decision Desk has projected the winners of both ridings.
Conservative Branden Leslie is projected to win the seat in the Portage-Lisgar riding, according to the CBC Decision Desk.
As well, the CBC Decision Desk projects that Liberal Ben Carr will hold onto his late father's seat in Winnipeg South Centre.
Portage-Lisgar has been traditionally held by the Conservatives, while Winnipeg South Centre has elected a Liberal MP in 10 of the past 11 federal elections.
The race in Winnipeg South Centre became necessary after the death late last year of Liberal cabinet minister Jim Carr. The governing Liberals chose Carr's son, Ben, as the party's hopeful.
As of 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, with about 95 per cent of polls reporting, Carr had about 54 per cent of the vote. Conservative Damir Stipanovic was in second place with about 23 per cent, followed by the NDP's Julia Riddell with about 16 per cent.
During his Monday night victory speech, Carr thanked his wife, supporters and former staffers of his father's who worked on the campaign.
"My dad is proud and grateful tonight, no doubt," said Carr, a former school principal and political staffer.
Carr said during his campaign, he ran into former students, their parents and other people who have known him for decades.
"To have the opportunity to serve as the member of Parliament for those that have helped play such a critical role in shaping the person that I am today will be the greatest privilege of my life."
Voters in Winnipeg South Centre chose from the lengthiest ballot in Canadian history. Forty-two names were listed as part of a coordinated effort from the Longest Ballot Committee in protest of the first-past-the-post voting system.
The riding has selected a Liberal MP in 10 of the past 11 federal elections, aside from the 2011 vote, when Joyce Bateman won the seat when the federal Conservatives were running a majority government.
Carr's father served Winnipeg South Centre from 2015 until his death in 2022. Carr said he misses his father's energy and optimism everyday.
"I feel the void of his loss profoundly. Over the last few weeks in particular, it has been painful to be without his support and guidance," he said.
This First Person column is the experience of Shannon Flaman, who lives in Red Deer, Alta. For more information about CBC's First Person stories, please see the FAQ.
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