Liberals flip St. John's East, trail in Coast of Bays-Central-Notre Dame
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The Liberals have picked up a seat in Newfoundland and Labrador, while trailing in stronghold Coast of Bays-Central-Notre Dame.
Liberal candidate Joanne Thompson defeated New Democratic Party candidate Mary Shortall with 43.7 per cent of the vote at time of publication, to Shortall's 34.7 per cent, with all but four of the riding's polls reported.
"Change is possible, we can move forward together, we can work with partnerships and there's so much we can so when we sit at the table and we say we're going to work together," she said in a speech thanking volunteers and supporters."
Thompson also defeated Conservative candidate Glenn Etchegary and People's Party of Canada Candidate Dana Metcalfe.
Shortall, however, did not concede the election on Monday night.
"We don't know and we probably won't know until tomorrow morning," she said in a speech to supporters.
St. John's East is the only riding in Newfoundland and Labrador in which an incumbent did not run. The province's six other ridings all had incumbent Liberals.
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