NDP’s Gazan re-elected in Winnipeg Centre
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It’s a three-peat for NDP incumbent Leah Gazan in Winnipeg Centre.
The crowd chanted Gazan’s name at her campaign headquarters on Portage Avenue after she was projected the winner of her riding shortly before 11 p.m. Monday.
“This was a hard night for us as the NDP but here’s the thing: we were in the fight of our life in Winnipeg Centre and you know why we won? We won because we believe in human rights at the centre in Winnipeg Centre,” Gazan told supports. “We believe that we need people holding the Liberal government to account to fight against corporate greed.”
AARON EPP / FREE PRESS
Winnipeg Centre MP Leah Gazan greets supporters at her headquarters after being declared the winner shortly before 11 p.m., Tuesday. She entered the packed room to cheers of “Leah! Leah!”
The 53-year-old educator and community organizer was first elected in 2019.
Gazan highlighted her lifetime of advocacy, including supporting Indigenous-led conservation initiatives, championing policies to end poverty, addressing violence against women and girls, combating housing insecurity and advocating for fair wages.
Rahul Walia, the rookie Liberal candidate in the riding, made a strong effort to unseat Gazan, coming in second.
Progressive Conservative Tom Bambrick was a distance third.
Gazan won 50 per cent of the votes cast in the 2021 election. She ousted Liberal MP Robert-Falcon Ouellette two years earlier with 41 per cent of the votes.
Prior to Ouellette’s win in 2015, New Democrat Pat Martin held the riding for six consecutive victories.
aaron.epp@freepress.mb.ca
