TORONTO CENTRE

Marci Ien has won the riding of Toronto Centre for the Liberals.

Ien held the riding she first won in a byelection last year after former Liberal finance minister Bill Morneau resigned.

After decades as a broadcast journalist at CTV, Ien — who was born in St. James Town — says she was inspired to run for office after George Floyd’s murder and other events of 2020.

Her main competitor in this race was Green leader Annamie Paul, who has now lost her third bid to represent Toronto Centre.

Also in the running were NDP’s Brian Chang, Conservative candidate Ryan Lester, and People’s Party candidate Syed Jaffery.

Ien, a mother of two and graduate of Ryerson University, has also served on the school’s board of governors and worked as a mentor with an Etobicokebased afterschool program.