Shaun Chen wins Scarborough North for the Liberals over NDP incumbent

Shaun Chen has overtaken incumbent NDP candidate Rathika Sitsabaiesan in the riding of Scarborough North for the Liberal party.

Sitsabaiesan, who was first elected in 2011 in the former riding of Scarborough-Rouge River, was seeking re-election here but Chen, a new contender and TDSB Chair, has claimed victory.

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Scarborough North encompasses the western half of the former Scarborough-Rouge River riding, along with a small piece of Scarborough-Agincourt.

If this riding existed in 2011 in its current boundaries, the NDP would have won with 35.4 per cent of the vote, followed closely by the Conservatives with 33.4 per cent.

Sitsabaiesan was the first Canadian of Tamil origin to be elected to Parliament.

See full results for this riding here.

Live real-time results of the 2015 federal election