xRahim Jaffer CON 20,965
Linda Duncan NDP 16,478
Andy Hladyshevsky LIB 8,948
Cameron Wakefield GRN 2,964
Michael Fedeyko PCP 582
Dave Dowling MP 438
Kevan Hunter ML 99
218 of 228 polls reporting
Jaffer, who had the closest race of the sitting MPs, said he was looking forward to returning to Ottawa, this time as part of a minority government.
"It's so exciting to be part of a government after 8 1/2 years of being in opposition," he said.
"It's a feeling that I would never have imagined, to be able to go and be there with a strong team of MPs representing almost every region of the country."
He also praised Duncan's efforts.
"It's the first time I've seen them come in second in this riding," he said.
New Democrats pinned their hopes for a local upset victory on Linda Duncan in Edmonton-Strathcona who went down to defeat at the hands of three-time MP Rahim Jaffer.
The mood at her party at the Arts Barns was sombre early in the night, but turned upbeat as about 300 people gathered to watch the results roll in.
The mood was more jubilant at Jaffer's victory party in a Calgary Trail night spot
The other race to watch was Edmonton East. And here again the opposition out voted Conservative incumbent Peter Goldring. That being said Goldring could be defeated next election through strategic voting with a strong candidate with name recognition willing to begin running earlier in the riding.
EDMONTON EAST
xPeter Goldring CON 25,086
Nicole Martel LIB 13,092
Arlene Chapman NDP 9,243
Trey Capnerhurst GRN 2,624
255 of 255 polls reporting
SEE Edmonton Strathcona
SEE Linda Duncan
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