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Results in federal by-elections on Monday night show former the Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner Julian Fantino, the Conservative candidate, narrowly defeating his Liberal opponent in Vaughan, while the Liberals claimed victory in Winnipeg North.

Mr. Fantino garnered 49.1% of the vote. Liberal candidate Tony Genco, 46, was the runner-up, trailing by about 1,000 votes.

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In Winnipeg North, where the Liberals also faced a tough race, the party’s Kevin Lamoureux earned 6,118 votes compared with 5,656 for the NDP’s Kevin Chief in a race that went back and forth all evening. All 153 polls had reported in by about 9:50 p.m., and advanced votes and institutional votes were also tallied. Conservative candidate Julie Javier finished third with 1,504 votes.

The traditionally NDP riding was up for grabs after MP Judy Wasylycia-Leis, the NDP health critic who had represented the riding since 1997, vacated her seat for an unsuccessful run at the mayor’s office.