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Hamilton Centre

2008 Results

Hamilton Centre
Party	Candidate	Votes	Vote Share (%)	Status
Updated: Nov. 7, 2008 5:00 PM EST		235/235 polls
NDP	David Christopherson	19,945	49.27	Elected
CON	Leon O'Connor	9,055	22.37
LIB	Helen Wilson	7,074	17.48
GRN	John Livingstone	3,625	8.96
LTN	Anthony Giles	529	1.31
ML	Lisa Nussey	126	0.31
COM	Ryan Sparrow	125	0.31

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Overall Results

Overall Election Results
Party	Elected	Leading	Total	Vote Share (%)
Updated: Nov. 7, 2008, 5:00 PM EST
CON	143	0	143	37.63
LIB	77	0	77	26.24
BQ	49	0	49	9.97
NDP	37	0	37	18.20
IND	2	0	2	0.65
GRN	0	0	0	6.80
OTH	0	0	0	0.51

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