Progressive Conservative candidate Lin Paddock has won the Baie Verte-Green Bay byelection, handily beating his closest opponent by more than 3,000 votes.
Newfoundland and Labrador's newest MHA says his resounding win on Monday wasn't just a vote against Liberals, but a sign that the province is embracing the Progressive Conservative Party.
Voters in the central Newfoundland district of Baie Verte-Green Bay head to the polls Monday to elect the region's next MHA, filling a vacancy created after Liberal Brian Warr resigned this winter.
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