Lee Richardson

Thomas Mulcair voted in as new NDP leader

By Lee Richardson  Montreal MP takes 57.22 per cent of the final vote TORONTO (CUP) — Thomas Mulcair has been voted into the position of leader for the federal New Democratic Party. Members of the party voted over the course of a two-day convention in downtown Toronto on March 23 and 24. The winner emerged from the initial seven candidates that were cut down over the two days. Mulcair received 57.22 per cent of the final ballot, with former NDP president Brian Topp coming in second with 42.78 per cent. In the end, four rounds of voting were needed to…

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