Surprised by his sizeable margin of victory in Vancouver-Kingsway, David Emerson says he's ready to rattle cages in Ottawa.
At the Golden Swan, a Chinese restaurant on Victoria Drive, supporters chanted his name as Emerson arrived to deliver his victory speech.
"I feel very happy with the results," said the former cabinet minister. "This is traditionally NDP territory and to win again feels good."
The riding was expected to be close, but Emerson jumped ahead early and extended his lead on NDP candidate Ian Waddell by more than 4,000 votes.
Emerson added he is going to enjoy keeping tabs on Prime Minister-elected Stephen Harper.
"I'm going to be Stephen Harper's worst enemy," he warned. "We're going to stir the pot and you better believe we are going to make a heck of a lot of noise."
