Lisa Roberts won the Halifax-Needham byelection on Tuesday, maintaining what has been a stronghold for Nova Scotia's New Democratic Party for 18 years. Shortly after the NDP projected her win, Roberts greeted her constituents with a big grin and a can of orange Crush pop. Roberts, victorious, greets her supporters before speaking pic.twitter.com/JpYqJrOkmI — @SteveBerryCBCRoberts received 2,519 votes of 4,942 — or more than half the total votes. Voting at advance polls was up five per cent over previous provincial elections in Halifax-Needham, an electoral officer​ for Nova Scotia said. According to Elections Nova Scotia, voter turnout overall was 32.5 per cent.

Source: CBC News August 30, 2016 23:00 UTC