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By-elections to the 43rd Canadian Parliament

By-elections to the 43rd Canadian Parliament are to be held to fill vacancies in the House of Commons of Canada between the 2019 federal election and the 44th Canadian federal election, unless the general election is called first. The 43rd Canadian Parliament has existed since 2019 with the membership of its House of Commons having been determined by the results of the Canadian federal election held on October 21, 2019. The Liberal Party of Canada currently has a minority government during this Parliament.

Two by-elections are pending due to the resignation of Finance Minister Bill Morneau (Liberal, Toronto Centre) on August 17, 2020 to run for Secretary-General of the OECD amid the WE Charity controversy,[1] and the resignation of Michael Levitt (Liberal, York Centre) effective September 1, 2020 to become the President and CEO of the Canadian Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Centre for Holocaust Studies.[2]

The writ for a by-election must be dropped no sooner than 11 days and no later than 180 days after the Chief Electoral Officer is officially notified of a vacancy via a warrant issued by the Speaker. Under the Canada Elections Act, the minimum length of a campaign is 36 days between dropping the writ and election day.[3]

Overview

By-election Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause Retained
York Centre TBA Michael Levitt      Liberal Resigned to become CEO of the Friends of the Simon Wiesenthal Center
Toronto Centre TBA Bill Morneau      Liberal Resigned to run for Secretary-General of the OECD

Pending by-elections

Toronto Centre

The riding of Toronto Centre was vacated on August 17, 2020 following the resignation of Liberal MP and Minister of Finance Bill Morneau to seek election as Secretary General of the OECD[1] Morneau had represented the riding since 2015, while the Liberals have held the riding since 1988.

People's Party of Canada leader Maxime Bernier has said he intends to run in either the Toronto Centre or York Centre by-election.[4]

The Speaker's warrant regarding the vacancy was received on August 24, 2020; under the Parliament of Canada Act the writ for a by-election has to be dropped no later than February 20, 2021, 180 days after the Chief Electoral Officer was officially notified of the vacancy via a warrant issued by the Speaker.[5] Under the Canada Elections Act, the minimum length of a campaign is 36 days between dropping the writ and election day.[5]

Canadian federal by-election, TBD: Toronto Centre
Resignation of Bill Morneau
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Green
Liberal
New Democratic
Total valid votes/Expense limit    
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters

York Centre

The riding of York Centre became vacant on September 1, 2020, when Liberal MP Michael Levitt resigned to become the President and CEO of the Canadian Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Centre for Holocaust Studies.[2] The riding had been held by Levitt since 2015, when he gained the riding from Conservative incumbent Mark Adler.

Potential candidates for the Liberal nomination include 2019 Thornhill candidate Gary Gladstone and former chief fundraiser of the provincial Ontario Liberal Fund Bobby Walman.[6]

Potential candidates for the Conservative nomination include 2019 candidate Rachel Willson.[7] York Centre MPP Roman Baber and former parliamentary staffer Melissa Lantsman were reported to mulling a run but declined to run. [8][9]

People's Party of Canada leader Maxime Bernier has said he intends to run in either the Toronto Centre or York Centre by-election.[4]

The Speaker's warrant regarding the vacancy was received on September 1, 2020; under the Parliament of Canada Act the writ for a by-election has to be dropped no later than February 28, 2021, 180 days after the Chief Electoral Officer was officially notified of the vacancy via a warrant issued by the Speaker.[5] Under the Canada Elections Act, the minimum length of a campaign is 36 days between dropping the writ and election day.[5]

Canadian federal by-election, TBD: York Centre
Resignation of Michael Levitt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative
Green
Liberal
New Democratic
Total valid votes/Expense limit    
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Zimonjic, Peter; Cochrane, David (August 17, 2020). "Bill Morneau resigns as finance minister and MP, will seek to head up OECD". CBC News. Retrieved August 18, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b "Toronto Liberal MP resigns to helm Jewish human rights organization". CBC News. August 4, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Journalists vying for seat in Commons shows politics changing: Spector". The Hill Times. August 12, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Maxime Bernier plans to run in a Toronto-area byelection". iPolitics. September 1, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d "Vacant Seats in the House of Commons Since the 2019 General Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  6. ^ Rana, Abbas (August 24, 2020). "Crowded field of candidates expected in the coveted safe Liberal riding of York Centre". The Hill Times. Retrieved August 27, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ Rana, Abbas (August 31, 2020). "Ontario MPP Baber, former senior staffer Lantsman, and former candidate Willson said to be eyeing Conservative nomination in York Centre". The Hill Times. Retrieved September 4, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ https://twitter.com/Roman_Baber/status/1300890493275049984
  9. ^ https://twitter.com/MelissaLantsman/status/1301723543470829569
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