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By Colin Perkel, The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Conservative defector Eve Adams failed on Sunday in her bid to run as a Liberal candidate in the looming federal election.

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The sitting member of Parliament, welcomed personally into the fold by Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, was handily beaten for the party’s nomination in the Toronto riding of Eglinton-Lawrence by lawyer Marco Mendicino.

Results of the ballot — 792 for Adams and 1,127 for her victorious rival — prompted ecstatic applause from Mendicino’s supporters.

The result means Mendicino, 42, a married father of two, will now face off against Tory Finance Minister Joe Oliver in the election that must be held no later than Oct. 19.

“There’s no booing for Eve,” he said in a victory speech.

Adams said she would spend some time with her family but suggested she would not disappear from politics.

“You have to pick yourself up and keep fighting,” she said.