{"id":53979,"date":"2025-04-29T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=53979"},"modified":"2025-04-29T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T19:00:00","slug":"photos-video-braedon-clark-wins-in-sackville-bedford-preston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=53979","title":{"rendered":"PHOTOS\/VIDEO: Braedon Clark wins in Sackville-Bedford-Preston"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;237&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;127&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LOWER SACKVILLE:<\/strong> There was excitement in the air at the Sackawa Canoe Club on Monday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Supporters and friends and family of Liberal candidate Braedon Clark gathered for a watch party of the federal election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They were mostly there to watch as the results for Sackville-Bedford-Preston rolled in and to see if Clark would earn enough to be MP-elect for the riding. Darrell Samson had been MP but decided not to re-offer, opening the door for Clark to run under the Liberal banner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the end, it was Clark coming out the winner over Conservative Dave Carroll. Clark had 35,503 votes, while Carroll managed 18,649. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NDP Ian Wilson was third with 2,276 ballots cast in his name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;126&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;31&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Freelance videographer Matt Dagley and NSCC Journalism student Paige Dillman, who is interning with The Laker News, were at Clark&#8217;s watch party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is the video story as sponsored by Joanne Pullin of eXp Realty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Video edited by Matt Dagley<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"VIDEO STORY: Braedon Clark earns election as MP for Sackville-Bedford-Preston\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2EG9Q8Eue-0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;105&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate group=&#8221;7&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall for Canada, the Liberal government will form a minority government with 169 seats (172 is needed for a majority); the Conservatives will have 144 seats; Bloc Quebecois 22; the NDP with seven and Green Party at one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NDP leader Jagmeet Singh has announced he will step down as soon as a new leader is picked for the party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/047-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53987\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Braedon Clark gives a victory speech at Sackawa Canoe Club. (Dagley Media photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;188&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;92&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;54&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0110-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53985\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former MP Darrell Samson and MP-elect Braedon Clark give the thumbs up to the camera. 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