Green’s Paul Manly wins Nanaimo-Ladysmith federal byelection
NANAIMO — In an historic win, the Green Party of Canada has its second seat in the House of Commons.
The Green’s Paul Manly won roughly 40 percent of the votes in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith riding and was declared winner of the federal byelection. He took a strong lead as polls began reporting and never lost ground.
“Our campaign slogan was ‘Together we can do this.’ Well, together we did it,” Manly told a packed crowd of supporters after it became clear he would win the byelection.