In a significant political development, Jamil Jivani, representing the Conservative Party, secured a decisive victory in the Durham federal byelection, replacing Erin O'Toole. Jivani garnered 57.4% of the vote, a substantial lead over the Liberal candidate Robert Rock, who received 22.3%, with a knockout of around 11k votes. This victory not only marks a significant win for the Conservative Party but also indicates a potential shift in the political landscape, with Jivani's win being the largest margin in 20 years for Durham. Despite the victory, it's noteworthy that only 27.87% of eligible voters participated, with 16% of eligible voters showing up in support of the CPC. Jivani, a lawyer, former broadcaster, and long-time conservative activist, has been vocal on various issues, including his opposition to COVID mandates and critical race theory training, and his support for free speech. His win is seen as a blow to the Liberals, especially considering the upcoming 2025 election. Furthermore, Jivani's victory speech targeted 'Liberal elites,' criticizing them for the problems facing Canada today, which has also fueled tensions between the federal Conservatives and Premier Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives in Ontario.
Jamil Jivani wins Durham for Conservatives by highest margin in 20 years after Trudeau campaigned for Liberal candidate https://t.co/5sO3LvQYLL https://t.co/5sO3LvQYLL
#StarExclusive: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's approach to Ukraine will cost the party support among Ukrainians unless things change, a trio of MPs were warned at a recent town hall. https://t.co/hp0hx994IJ
Newly-elected Durham MP Jamil Jivani fuels tension between Ford and Poilievre: Slams 'liberal elites' running Ontario's education ministry following past criticism of Education Minister Stephen Lecce https://t.co/66YmFeGw3I
Voters Sent A Clear Message In The Durham By-Election, And Both The Liberals & NDP Should Be Very Afraid. https://t.co/CfUbvSUODO
In Jivani’s acceptance speech at Chuck’s Roadhouse in Courtice, Ont., he said “elites” are to blame for many of the problems facing Canada today. https://t.co/oJnN7yLNs1
There appears to be no love lost between Premier Doug Ford's governing Progressive Conservatives and Pierre Poilievre's federal opposition Conservatives. Newly elected Tory MP slams 'liberal elites' at Queen's Park, ruffling feathers in Ford government. https://t.co/pde6fhOoYg
Conservatives open up 20 point lead over Liberals in @niknanos tracking. https://t.co/wMp9j9Rz7K #cdnpoli https://t.co/k72lr0xX16
Jamil Jivani, a long-time conservative activist, has been outspoken against COVID mandates and critical race theory training. He is also a proponent of free speech. MORE: https://t.co/5EuXqRFJEj https://t.co/VzzEVkDU59
Conservative candidate Jamil Jivani, a commentator and activist, scored a sizable victory in a federal byelection Monday. Jivani claimed about 57 per cent of the vote compared to 22.5 per cent for his closest competitor. https://t.co/DwURnQXrHT.
Newly elected Tory MP slams 'liberal elites' at Queen's Park, ruffling feathers in Ford government #onpoli https://t.co/Igb0zRfKBL
Conservative MP Jamil Jivani takes aim at Trudeau and Liberal "elites" in victory speech after securing win in Durham byelection. "The Liberal elites in this country are wrong." https://t.co/vD78U4ZuZQ https://t.co/r1KSFsyH5Y
Lawyer and former broadcaster Jamil Jivani will be headed to Ottawa following a byelection win in the riding of Durham, replacing Erin O’Toole, who resigned his seat last year. Tune into The Daily Brief with @cosminDZS and @noahrjarvis! https://t.co/Kfr44yAxaZ
Conservatives smash Liberals in Durham byelection Jamil Jivani, a long-time conservative activist, has been outspoken against COVID mandates and critical race theory training. He is also a proponent of free speech. https://t.co/5EuXqRGhtR
While the Conservative's win in Durham is not surprising, the margin of victory was decisive and spells bad news for the Liberals heading into the 2025 election, True North’s Andrew Lawton says. Tune into The @AndrewLawton Show. https://t.co/M81b41gxIz
"They are the people pushing DEI (Diversity, equity and inclusion) and ESG (Environmental, social and governance) initiatives while hiking up the cost of living for hardworking people." Newly elected Conservative MP Jamil Jivani calls out the "Liberal elites" in his victory… https://t.co/cCczWHs6Lk
Yesterday, conservative @JamilJivani won in a by-election blowout in Durham. Let me be clear, elections are a threat to our democracy. That's why I'm using #BillC63 to invalidate the results, and using the Emergencies Act to install a Liberal candidate loyal to the regime. https://t.co/eQ4pkDzBUR
Common sense candidate Jamil Jivani is a champion of the working people. He got the best result in Durham of any candidate since the Conservative Party merged 20 years ago. A working-class kid with no easy breaks, he graduated from Yale, wrote books, survived cancer, had a…
'Common sense' Conservative Jamil Jivani cruises to victory in Durham byelection with 57.4% of the vote in the riding formerly held by Erin O'Toole. In the 2021 election, O'Toole won with 46.39% of the vote. https://t.co/6hklc7CNlx
Durham 27.87% of eligible voters voted massively in favour of the non-resident CPC chosen candidate in a historically CPC riding. All in, 16% of eligible voters showed up in support of the CPC, not a landslide of support. No one cares at this point. That’s the takeaway.
Opinion: Jamil Jivani will fit right in with activist, populist conservatism of Poilievre https://t.co/CZjuQ0EtU5 https://t.co/RRO4PvDNlS
Final results for #DurhamByElection : @jamiljivani & @CPC_HQ wins in handily with a KO of around 11k votes over the 2nd place liberals! Congratulations 🎊🎉 for bringing it home for Durham! 💙💙🔥🔥🇨🇦🇨🇦 What a blow out! Great results and great election performance! https://t.co/leRMvR9hD7
With not quite all the votes counted, @jamiljivani has 16,848 votes and 57.3% of the vote tally to 6,548 for Liberal Robert Rock or 22.3% of the vote. That is a 35 point divide. You can’t explain that away by saying by-elections don’t matter. https://t.co/S86SL5PUzK