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Barely twelve hours after greeting throngs of supporters in his crowded hospitality suite, with deputy Charlie Angus belting the song "Rocket 69" on his acoustic guitar in the background, NDP leadership candidate Paul Dewar was visibly shaken when he found out the first ballot results placed him fifth out of seven choices.
Ottawa Centre NDP MP Paul Dewar has dropped out of the race to lead the party after amassing only 4,883 first-choice votes, or 7.4 per cent of the total, after ballots were announced at 10:00 a.m, March 24.
Rolling onto the stage with a rap-inspired Charlie Angus, some on-stage endorsements, and a video message from Maher Arar, Ottawa Centre MP Paul Dewar made his final plea to the roughly 75,000 party faithfuls who have yet to vote in the 2012 NDP leadership race.
If one community-builder has his way, a new community garden at the Jack Purcell Community Centre on Elgin Street will soon be in the works.