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Canada Elects Its First Green Member of Parliament

source: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/elizabeth-may-wins-seat-dosanjh-defeated-in-van...

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On May 2, 2011, voters in Saanich-Gulf Islands made history by electing Canada's first Green Member of Parliament. Elizabeth May, who has been Green Party leader since 2006, finally won a seat in parliament after her third attempt (she previously ran in London North Centre in a 2006 bi-election and ran in Central Nova in the 2008 General Election).

Elizabeth May was running against Conservative incumbent and Cabinet Minister Gary Lunn. Ms. May won almost 50% of the vote in the riding (47.6% as of 9:00pm PST), putting her about 13% ahead of Mr. Lunn.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/elizabeth-may-wins-seat-dosanjh-def...
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