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This is a list of by-elections in Canada since Confederation.By-elections are held to fill a vacancy in the Canadian House of Commons.Vacancies are caused by the death or resignation of a Member of Parliament or, more rarely, by the voiding of an election result by a court or as the result of an MP being expelled from the House of Commons.
The 44th Canadian Parliament has existed since 2021 with the membership of its House of Commons having been determined by the results of the 44th Canadian federal election held on September 20, 2021. The Liberal Party of Canada has a minority government during this Parliament , supported by the New Democratic Party in a (2022 to 2024 ...
The following is a list of nominated candidates and those seeking nominations for the 2025 Canadian federal election.Nominations announced before the new representation order are assumed to apply to whatever new riding most closely corresponds to ridings under the old representation order; riding names from the old representation order are in italics.
August 4: Municipal by-election in District 1, Newport; Districts 1 & 6, Saint-Nazaire-de-Dorchester, Quebec; August 12: Municipal by-election in Black River-Matheson, Ontario (entire council) [34] Mayoral by-election in Resort Municipality, Prince Edward Island; August 17: Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation by-election [35]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced both by-elections on Friday September 18, along with Liberal candidates for each riding. [5] Annamie Paul, the newly elected leader of the Green Party and Green candidate for Toronto Centre, called on the government to delay the by-elections, citing increased restrictions on movement and activity in Toronto in light of rising cases of COVID-19. [6]
The total of 91 candidates broke the record for the longest list of candidates in a federal by-election. [8]Ballot comprising 91 candidates. On July 19, Montreal city councillor Laura Palestini was selected by the Liberals as their candidate over others seeking the nomination [9] such as Eddy Kara, a political strategist, [10] Christopher Baenninger, Quebec Liberal candidate in Sainte-Marie ...
To be nominated, a candidate must collect 300 signatures from registered Liberals, including at least 100 from three different provinces or territories. [56] Candidates are required to pay a $350,000 entrance fee to run.
For federal by-elections (for one or a few seats as a result of retirement, etc.) see List of federal by-elections in Canada. For the eight general elections of the Province of Canada held in 1843 to 1864 before confederation in 1867, see List of elections in the Province of Canada.