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Prime Minister Stephen Harpers Conservatives have narrowly retained the late Jim Flahertys suburban Toronto seat and easily hung on to another riding in their Alberta stronghold.

But it was Justin Trudeaus Liberals who once again showed all the momentum in two byelections Monday.

The Liberals were the only party to increase their share of the vote in both ridings and the gains were considerable.

Their vote share almost tripled in Whitby-Oshawa, where political neophyte Celina Caesar-Chavannes came within eight points of knocking off the Tories Pat Perkins, a high-profile, former two-term Whitby mayor whod been endorsed by Flahertys family and a parade of senior cabinet ministers.

Liberal support in Albertas Yellowhead riding, meanwhile, increased almost seven-fold over the paltry three per cent captured in 2011, when the party ran fourth behind the NDP and Greens.

Liberals have posted gains some of them dramatic in every byelection since Trudeau took the helm 19 months ago. Mondays results helped further cement the perception that the Liberal party is the only one with the wind at its back as federal politicos prepare for a general election in less than year.

You proved that positive change for Canada is coming soon, Trudeau crowed at Caesar-Chavannes headquarters in Whitby.

And that it cant come from a tired old government. Only the Liberal party can bring it.

While they emerged victorious in both ridings, the ruling Conservatives share of the vote was markedly reduced from 2011 down nine points in Whitby, 15 points in Yellowhead.

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Tories win Ontario, Alberta byelections but Liberals show most momentum