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Burnaby ѻýConservativeѻý candidate scores thousands of votes after being kicked out by party

Heather Leung was removed due to homophobic comments
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Conservative candidate Heather Leung in the Burnaby NorthѻýSeymour riding (HeatherLeung.com)

ѻýConservativeѻý candidate Heather Leung won nearly one-fifth of the popular vote in her Burnaby-North Seymour riding, according to early results from Elections Canada.

Voters checked Leungѻýs name off on the ballot despite the Conservatives booting her in early October after videos surfaced of her making homophobic comments.

At the time, the due to comments about how ѻýѻýhomosexuals recruitѻý children and describing the sexual orientation of the LGBTQ community as ѻýperverted.ѻýѻý

However, because Leung was kicked out of the party after the deadline to name a new candidate has already passed, she stayed on the ballot under the Conservative banner. As of 9 p.m. on Monday night, Leung had 5,454 votes. Liberal Terry Beech has won the riding, according to early projections.

ѻýI have used the tagline ѻýRunning Independentlyѻý because I am listed as a Conservative on the ballot even though the national party has abandoned me. #elxn2019 #cdnpoli,ѻý Heather Leung tweeted on Oct. 10, days after being kicked out.

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