Raquel Dancho holds on to Winnipeg's Kildonan-St. Paul seat for Conservatives after tight race with Liberals

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Manitoba’s Kildonan-St. Paul volition beryllium held by incumbent Conservative campaigner Raquel Dancho, successful a contention that stretched retired into the time aft Canada’s 2025 predetermination arsenic last votes were counted successful the Winnipeg-area riding.

Dancho’s main challenger was Liberal Thomas Naaykens, a governmental novice

CBC News

· Posted: Apr 29, 2025 3:51 PM EDT | Last Updated: 8 minutes ago

A pistillate   successful  a suit   smiles.

Conservative incumbent Raquel Dancho smiles arsenic she speaks with supporters connected predetermination night. (Prabhjot Singh Lotey/CBC)

Manitoba's Kildonan-St. Paul riding volition beryllium held by incumbent Conservative campaigner Raquel Dancho, successful a contention that stretched retired into the time aft Canada's 2025 election, arsenic last votes were counted successful the Winnipeg-area riding.

Dancho came retired up of Liberal challenger Thomas Naaykens — marking her 3rd triumph successful the riding she was archetypal elected to successful 2019.

Kildonan-St. Paul  has voted Conservative six times during the past 7 elections.

Naaykens, who studied accounting and served successful the Canadian subject arsenic an armour officer, was 1 of respective governmental novices who won a Liberal Party information by acclamation this past winter, erstwhile the polls suggested the Liberals faced electoral catastrophe nether then-leader Justin Trudeau.

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