Only six of the Conservative candidates leading or elected in 119 ridings across the country are Black, Indigenous or a person of colour (BIPOC) — a share of the total that’s even lower now that it was before the election because some Conservative incumbents lost their seats.
A CBC News analysis of the preliminary results shows the vast majority of the MPs making up the new Conservative caucus — 95 per cent — are white, even as the country’s racial makeup is diversifying. Before this election, nine per cent of Tory MPs were BIPOC.
The Conservatives retained seats in rural areas and picked up some support in Atlantic Canada — parts
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