Progressive Conservative candidate Raymond Cho has won the Scarborough-Rouge River provincial byelection, held to replace former Liberal MPP Bas Balkissoon. With all 234 polls reporting, Cho won the seat by 2,429 votes. They included Piragal Thiru for the Liberal Party and Neethan Shan for the NDP. Following the win, PC party senior advisor Babu Nagalingam joked, "We will now be called Scarborough-Blue River," pointing to the signature blue colour of the party. "Tonight there is a blue wave that has crossed the Rouge River in Raymond Cho," PC leader Patrick Brown said.

Source: CBC News September 02, 2016 01:00 UTC