Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced by-elections in three federal ridings for the end of next month.
By-elections will be held on August 31 in the Toronto riding of Beaches-East York, Quebec’s Chicoutimi-Le Fjord, and the B.C. riding of North Vancouver-Capilano.
The Beaches-East York riding was formerly held by Nate Erskine-Smith, who formally resigned the seat earlier this month after failing to win the nomination for an upcoming provincial by-election in the riding of Scarborough Southwest by 19 votes. Erskine-Smith was hoping to use that as a springboard for a possible Ontario Liberal leadership run.
John Tory Jr., the son of former Toronto mayor John Tory, had previously announced a bid to run in Beaches-East York but suspended his campaign on July 13, saying he saw “no realistic or viable path to success.”
The vacancy in the Quebec riding occurred after Carney named Conservative MP Richard Martel to the Senate while Jonathan Wilkinson resigned the riding of North Vancouver-Capilano in April to become Canada’s next ambassador to the European Union.
Advance voting days will be held from August 21 to 24.
The federal Liberals need to win just one of the three ridings in order to maintain their majority control in the House of Commons.
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