Yasir Naqvi elected in Ottawa Centre

Liberal Yasir Naqvi has been elected in Ottawa Centre.

The riding was left open after Infrastructure and CommunitiesMinister Catherine McKennaannounced she'd be leavingfederal politics.Aslew ofcandidates announced their intentionto runwithNaqvi, a formerMPP for Ottawa Centre, taking the spot as the Liberalpick.

Naqviassumed the role ofOntario's Attorney General in 2016 but lost his provincial seat in 2018, defeatedby the NDP's Joel Harden.

EconomistAngella MacEwen, the candidate for the NDP, came second in the riding, projects CBCNews.She previously ran for the party in Ottawa West-Nepean.

Before McKenna won the riding in 2015, the seat was held by NDP candidates for over a decade.

Another economist,Angela Keller-Herzog, ran for the Green Party. Carol Clemenhagenan executive fornational hospital organizations who has worked withenvironmental groups in the Thousand Islands region ran for the Conservatives.

Regina Watteelwas the People's Party of Canada candidate.

MP-elect Yasir Naqvi pledges to build community in Ottawa Centre

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Liberal Yasir Naqvi, who was elected in Ottawa Centre, says hes looking forward to representing the riding, which was left open after former MP Catherine McKenna announced shed be leaving federal politics.

A number of fringe parties also ran candidates, includingShelby Bertrand for the Animal Protection Partyand Alex McDonald for the Communist Party of Canada. Additionally, Richard Joyal ran as an independent.

At only 35 square kilometres, Ottawa Centre isthe smallest riding between eastern Ontario and western Quebec. But what it lacks in area itmakes up for in urban density as of 2016, the riding washome to 118,038 residents.

Just over 10,000 special ballot voting kits were issued to electors in Ottawa Centre, the third highest number among ridingsnationwide.