OTTAWA — Former New Democrat Doly Begum completed her political transformation Monday night by securing another seat for her new party in the House of Commons in a byelection in the Toronto-area riding of Scarborough Southwest.
Her opponents included Conservative candidate Diana Filipova and NDP candidate Fatima Shaban.
Begum represented Scarborough for more than seven years as a member of the Ontario legislature and served as deputy leader of the provincial NDP.