AM640 is reporting that Andrea Horwath has been named the new leader of Ontario’s New Democratic Party.

Horwath succeeds leadership from Howard Hampton after he announced would not seek re-election as party leader, a position he has held since 1996.

Horwath has been MPP for Hamilton East since 2004 and beat out fellow colleagues Peter Tabuns, Michael Prue, Gilles Bisson for the position.

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