The NDP’s Carla Compton has been elected in Winnipeg’s Tuxedo riding, winning the seat for the party for the first time in the riding’s history.
According to unofficial results as of 9:30 p.m., with all 21 election day polling stations reporting, Compton led with 3,736 votes, ahead of Progressive Conservative candidate Lawrence Pinsky, who had 3,119.
Liberal candidate Jamie Pfau had 575 votes and Green candidate Janine Gibson had 118, according to Elections Manitoba.
Polls closed Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the byelection, which was called after the riding’s Tory MLA, former premier Heather Stefanson, announced her retirement from politics earlier this year.
More to come.