Shocking Election Results: Liberals’ Support Crashes in Elmwood-Transcona Election

For Netizens who have been keeping up with Canadian politics, you may be aware that recently a federal byelection was held in Winnipeg’s Elmwood-Transcona, where the NDP traditionally dominated. 

However, the verdict seems to be one that was not expected by a lot of people.

 Although the political atmosphere was an intense one that proved many wrong, the NDP has narrowed the gap to retain the seat. 

The final results are in! The NDP holds Elmwood—Transcona, but holy crap—the Liberals just lost a boatload to the Conservatives! Last election, they had 14.88% of the vote, and today they’re down to 4.8%! pic.twitter.com/j1CdDZfyIA

— Legally Purdy (@LegallyPurdy) September 17, 2024

The NDP Holds Firm Against All Odds

Even though the NDP lost its influence across various that were previously referred to as their stronghold, Liberal Democrat Leila Dance won the election by the slimmer of margins and thereby beat the Conservative contender Colin Reynolds.

In the last election, the Liberal party had secured 14. 88% of the vote. This time they reduced and dropped to as low as 4. 8% thereby translating to a high level of demoralization among its supporters

Who Is Leila Dance? 

Leila Dance is currently a politician from Canada, in the New Democratic Party – NDP. She lost a crucial byelection in 2024 with the Elmwood-Transcona riding to take with Daniel Blaikie, who stepped down as MP for the region the year before. 

In the same year, Dance gave the community reasons to vote for her, such as health care and the escalating cost of living. Her win ensured that NDP maintained one of its key political bastions in Winnipeg city.

Netizens Reactions To The Result of the Byelection 

Following the outcome of the poll, many Netizens have expressed their surprise at the rate at which the NDP is beginning to lose its political grip. 

Many believe that it is only a matter of time and the party would soon realize that it is plummeting to a point of no return. 

Below are some reactions from Netizens to the result. 

“That’s the story. Liberals are in free fall losing seats EVERYWHERE. Trudeau is on track to biggest crushing defeat in history”

“Big tent populism is here to stay. CPC gaining from all other parties. To me most surprising is the PPC gains.”