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Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative candidates won both Ontario byelections by convincing margins. PC candidate Zee Hamid, who has Liberal roots, won by more than 2,400 votes, or nine percentage points, over Liberal Galen Naidoo Harris in the riding of Milton, just west of Mississauga. Polls and observers suggested Milton would have …
Read More »Liberals win pair of seats in Ontario provincial byelections
The Ontario Liberals won a pair of provincial byelections Thursday, including snagging a previously Progressive Conservative seat. The party has no leader at the moment, though five people are vying for the title, and has severely diminished resources following two successive electoral routs, but it finished the evening with its …
Read More »Ontario provincial byelections set for today in Toronto, Ottawa areas
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Residents of two Ontario ridings head to the polls today to elect new provincial representatives, after a pair of resignations left those seats vacant. Merrilee Fullerton abruptly resigned her cabinet post and her Kanata-Carleton seat in the Ottawa area in March. Mitzie …
Read More »Residents of two Ontario ridings set to head to the polls for byelections
Summer is the time for barbecues, bare feet and beaches — and for residents of two Ontario ridings, byelections. It’s not traditionally thought of as the best season for politicking, when people are out enjoying the weather or away on vacation, but candidates in Thursday’s byelections in Toronto’s Scarborough-Guildwood and …
Read More »Low advance turnout in 2 Ontario byelections ahead of polling day July 27
Less than 10 per cent of eligible voters in two Ontario byelections have chosen to cast early votes as polling day nears, according to data from Elections Ontario. Voters in both Scarborough—Guildwood and Kanata—Carleton are voting to replace Ontario MPPs who resigned their seats. In Scarborough, Liberal Mitzie Hunter stood …
Read More »Advance voting starts in Toronto, Ottawa area provincial byelections
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 19, 2023 6:05 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Advance voting is set to start today in provincial byelections in Kanata-Carleton and Scarborough-Guildwood. Eligible voters in those two ridings can cast a ballot at advance voting locations from …
Read More »Canadians are voting in 4 federal byelections. Here’s what to watch for
Four new MPs are set to be elected to the House of Commons Monday in a handful of byelections that political watchers say could expose rifts within the Conservative party and bring a new Liberal cabinet hopeful into the fold. The Liberals are expected to hold onto seats in Winnipeg …
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