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Vancouver-Kingsway: Media Watch

Post election wrap of of results and media references:

Party                      Candidate          Votes  % of Total
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Communist                  Kimball Cariou       291         0.6
NDP-New Democratic Party   Don Davies        15,933        35.2
Libertarian                Matt Kadioglu        309         0.7
Marxist-Leninist           Donna Petersen       149         0.3
Conservative               Salomon Rayek     12,417        27.4
Green Party                Doug Warkentin     3,031         6.7
Liberal                    Wendy Yuan        13,134        29.0
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Total number of valid votes:                 45,264
  • Emerson legacy helps create NDP victory (Oct 14, Vancouver Courier) Standing in the expansive Golden Swan restaurant on Victoria Drive on election night, the sense of deja vu was overwhelming.
  • Urban voters say no to Conservatives (Oct 15, Globe and Mail) Voters shut out the Harper government from two of Canada's major cities for a second consecutive election last night, with the Tories failing to secure a single seat in either Toronto or Montreal. Editor: Globe editors should note that Vancouver shut them out too. North Vancouver is not Vancouver.
  • Davies reclaims Vancouver-Kingsway for NDP:Hard work credited for victory (Oct 14, 24 Hours Vancouver) Vancouver-Kingsway is back in the NDP's hands and Don Davies wants to keep it that way.
  • In Vancouver-Kingsway, an NDP rookie replaces Emerson (Oct 15, The Tyee) Why did Don Davies become the only NDP non-incumbent to snag a seat in B.C. last night? He’s an authentic, regular guy who lives in his riding, unlike a certain David Emerson who preceded him. That and the fact that Davies campaigned like a demon for 24 months, building a polyglot base in one of Vancouver’s most diverse neighbourhoods, Vancouver-Kingsway.
  • Don Davies makes lone victory speech at NDP party (Oct 15, Georgia Straight) The NDP crowd was hungry for a victory, so when Vancouver-Kingsway candidate Don Davies walked into Heritage Hall, it might as well have been Posh ’n’ Becks. The thick crowd pounded their applause, and chanted "Davies, Davies!"
  • NDP takes a nail-biting three-way race (Oct 15, Vancouver Sun) After losing Vancouver-Kingsway to MP David Emerson in the last election, the New Democrats won a decisive victory there Tuesday.
  • Vancouver-Kingsway: the Emerson Riding (Oct 15, The Province) Voters in Vancouver Kingsway never got their chance to officially "de-elect" David Emerson -- who took the riding as a Liberal in 2006, only to bolt to the Tories two weeks later. But last night, they did the next best thing.