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So unless his charisma suggests he won that seat on his persona and not his party this is a huge slap in the face for an area that wouldn't likely ever vote Conservative.
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A distinct contrast to Stronach's crossing, where her riding has traditionally been a Liberal stronghold. Her winning as a Conservative in 2004 (by less than 700 votes) was very much a case of the individual candidate winning over the party. This time, as a Liberal, she won by 5000. So when Stronach crossed the floor saying that the Liberal Party better reflected the ideals of her constituents, she's being quite accurate, insofar as voting history is concerned.
Vancouver-Kingsway has also been a solid lock for the Liberals. Since the riding was re-created in 1997, the Liberal candidate has won everytime. In 1997, 2004, and 2006, the Reform/Conservative candidate was not able to muster more than 20% of the vote. The Alliance candidate had 30% in 2000, compared to the Liberal's 43.7%. Bingo is quite right; it's
highly unlikely the voters of Vancouver-Kingsway wish to be represented by a Conservative.