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LIVE UPDATES: Polls close in federal byelections in Ontario, Quebec and B.C.

WATCH: NDP leader Jagmeet Singh wins Burnaby South byelection – Feb 26, 2019

Polls have closed in three federal byelections that are poised to take the country’s political temperature.

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NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh won his crucial bid for the British Columbia riding of Burnaby South in one of three federal byelections taking place Monday.

WATCH: NDP leader Jagmeet Singh on his byelection victory

Liberal candidate Rachel Bendayan took the Montreal riding of Outremont, beating out the NDP’s Julia Sanchez and Conservative Jasmine Louras.

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The Conservatives, meanwhile, easily hung onto the Ontario riding of York-Simcoe. Scot Davidson captured over 52 per cent of the votes with 110 of 136 polls reporting, while Liberal candidate Tanaka got just over 30 per cent.

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WATCH: Liberal candidate Rachel Bendayan wins riding of Outremont, Que. in one of 3 federal byelections

 

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