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NDP projected to make minor gains in Jagmeet Singh's 2nd election as party leader

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The NDP is poised to make an incremental gain in seats but will remain the fourth-place party under the projected Liberal minority government.

New Democrats are currently now elected or leading in 25 ridings.

A total of 25 seats would only barely surpass the 24 seats the NDP won in the 2019 election.

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The party did slightly increase its share of the popular vote at 17.7 per cent so far, an improvement of 1.7 per cent over its 2019 result.

“I want you to know our fight for you will continue,” Singh said in a late night speech in Vancouver.

He won his nearby riding of Burnaby South.

“You

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This story was originally published on  CBC News. To read the rest of this news worthy story, please visit https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ndp-election-night-2021-1.6183033?cmp=rss.

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