MP Tracey Ramsey surprised Tom Mulcair lost party support

Essex NDP MP Tracey Ramsey tells CBC she was very surprised by the results of her party's leadership review.

Members at a party convention in Edmonton over the weekend voted 52 per cent in favour of finding someone to replace Tom Mulcair as leader. Ramsey wanted Mulcair to stay on as leader.

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"Going around that room, there was a lot of support for Tom. As we can clearly see in the vote, it was very divided," Ramsey said. "So, there was a large percentage that thought we shouldn't have a leadership review, and, obviously, the percentage that thought we should outweighed it. I thought that Tom was incredibly gracious, and to me, he showed such strength in being able to address everyone after that vote."

Mulcair will remain the party's leader until a successor is chosen within 24 months.

Ramsey says it's too early for her to think about who she would like to see as the next federal NDP leader.

Meanwhile, long-time Windsor West NDP MP Brian Masse took to Facebook to thank Mulcair for his time as leader.

"The membership has spoken, but I do want to thank Tom for all his hard work, taking on tough issues and making a difference for Canadians," Masse wrote. "The #NDP will work to a fair and just "Can"ada, making sure the environment, economy and social justice is the base for all Canadian from coast to coast to coast!"