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History showed that governing parties in Canada rarely gained seats in by-elections. However, Longfield entered the race with strong name recognition from her past federal experience.

(i) My reason for putting this information in a footnote is that I didn't want to clutter the actual article with extensive background information. Also, "History showed" seems a bit leading (not to mention melodramatic) in this context.

(ii) Your wording makes it appear that Longfield was expected to win the riding, which she wasn't.

An early scheduled budget announcement was also expected to increase the chances of the Liberal goverment picking up seats, according to opposition parties[13].

There is also some information which suggests the contrary. On the weekend before the by-election, TVO's Fourth Reading had a panel discussion which argued that the budget would likely hurt Longfield, as (if memory serves) it had nothing for transit services in her region.

It might be best to leave this out entirely.

• Evidence: "Ms. Elliott campaigned largely against Premier Dalton McGuinty, saying voters in Whitby-Ajax were badly served by the Liberal government. Many of the riding's residents commute to Toronto each day to work and need public transit and expanded highways, areas she said the province has not made a priority." (National Post, 31 March 2006)

During the by-election, Elliott and PC leader John Tory campaigned together, while Longfield's ads made no mention of Liberal leader Dalton McGuinty.

I'm not sure this is significant -- Longfield was re-using her federal ads, so it's hardly surprising McGuinty would be absent.

Elliott won the seat by a narrow margin as predicted.

We should clarify who predicted this. CJCurrie 03:22, 31 May 2006 (UTC) reply

I think that CJCurrie's arguments are strong, but look forward to a response from GolDDragon on this talk page. I encourage both parties to resolve the issue here, and not through edit wars. Ground Zero | t 01:55, 17 June 2006 (UTC) reply

Does anyone know if Longfield has endorsed a candidate in the current Liberal leadership contest? CJCurrie 06:00, 1 October 2006 (UTC) reply