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TORONTO — A downtown Hamilton riding held for many years by former Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath is expected to remain in the party’s hands after a byelection Thursday, despite their candidate being put on the defensive over some of her activism. Sarah Jama, the candidate for the NDP in …
Read More »Quebec byelection: Voters head to polls in former Liberal leader’s Montreal riding
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 13, 2023 9:18 am Updated March 13, 2023 9:19 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size A byelection is being held today in a Montreal riding to choose a new member of the provincial legislature to replace the former Quebec Liberal …
Read More »Liberal candidate declares victory in Mississauga-Lakeshore federal byelection
Results from a Greater Toronto Area byelection Monday were beginning to suggest an imminent return to government for former Ontario finance minister Charles Sousa — this time as a federal member of Parliament. With just under 20 per cent of the vote counted, Sousa arrived at a campaign event in …
Read More »Major upset or ‘business as usual’? What to expect in Monday’s Mississauga byelection
At first glance, Monday’s federal byelection in a coveted Greater Toronto Area riding might seem like a nail-biter. It’s the first contest under the Conservative leadership of Pierre Poilievre, in an area of the country crucial to his party’s chances of success in future federal elections. And the contest, in …
Read More »Outcome of Brooks-Medicine Hat byelection to determine premier’s future in legislature
Voters in Brooks-Medicine Hat will decide today if Alberta’s premier will get a seat in the legislature. Premier Danielle Smith is running as a candidate in the byelection in that riding because she was not a sitting MLA when she was elected leader of the United Conservative Party last month. …
Read More »Prime Minister announces byelection in Mississauga-Lakeshore riding on Dec. 12
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has set the date for a federal byelection in the Greater Toronto Area. Voters in Mississauga-Lakeshore will head to the polls to pick their new member of Parliament on Dec. 12. The seat became empty earlier this year when former Liberal MP Sven Spengemann announced he …
Read More »Health care top issue in Surrey South byelection
A byelection in Surrey South on Sept. 10 is shaping up to be a battle over which provincial political party is perceived as the front-runner on health care. B.C. Liberal MLA Stephanie Cadieux won the last election in 2020 with 1,176 more votes than the nearest candidate, B.C. NDP’s Pauline Greaves. Cadieux resigned at the end of April to join the federal government as Canada’s …
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