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Conservatives outraised yet underspent Liberals in last year’s Toronto byelection, new returns reveal

Tories flipped the seat in shock victory after resignation of longtime Liberal MP Carolyn Bennett

Kate Schneider
Kate Schneider

24 Jan 2025 • 4 min read

Don Stewart stands speaking behind a podium with an "Axe the Tax" Conservative-branded sign.
Conservative MP for Toronto-St. Paul's Don Stewart addresses the Conservative caucus on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Sept. 15, 2024. Campaign returns disclosed by Elections Canada reveal that the Conservatives pulled off a shock win in the downtown Toronto riding despite spending less than the Liberals on the byelection held on June 24, 2024. (The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby)

Kate Schneider
Kate Schneider

Kate Schneider is a U.K.-based reporter with experience working at the Oxford Political Review and the Canadian Law Review. Her work has also been published by the CBC.

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