Bennett, Liberals Take Virginia Waters
The Liberals have won back the district of Virginia Waters. In a very close race between Cathy Bennett and Danny Breen that was separated by only 40 votes, it came down to the last poll. For the PCs and NDP it was a crushing defeat, but for the Liberals, their third straight byelection victory. VOCM's Fred Hutton reports.
It was close, but in the end Cathy Bennett won the byelection in Virginia Waters by just 40 votes. While Bennett took the lead early on and didn't look back, it actually came down to the last poll.
The dramatic moment was broadcast live on VOCM as reported by Linda Swain. Less than 50 per cent of the 9,853 people who were eligible to vote cast ballots. Here's a final rundown. Cathy Bennett (LIB): 1932 votes, Danny Breen (PC): 1892 votes, Sheilagh O'Leary (NDP): 1021 votes.
In her victory speech, Bennett thanked her family and campaign workers and vowed to work hard for people of the district. For Liberal Leader Dwight Ball, it was a very satisfying victory.
Danny Breen will take his seat back in the council chambers. He says it's been a busy few weeks and he will take some time before deciding whether he'll run again. Breen says he thinks Bennett's head start in her bid to be Liberal leader could have had some impact on the result, but he says the momentum shifted back in his favour considerably over the last week. He says someone had to win and someone had to lose; it's just part of the game.
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