Voters head to the polls in federal byelection for Toronto's Beaches-East York riding
Voters are filling the vacant seat after Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith resigned last month, with 16,700 advance ballots already cast, Elections Canada said.
- On Monday, August 31, 2026, Liberal Daniel Gobeil won the federal byelection in Chicoutimi-Le Fjord, capturing a Quebec seat held by The Conservative since 2018.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney appointed former Conservative representative Richard Martel to the Senate, triggering the byelection in the Saguenay-area riding.
- Polls suggested a tighter race, but Gobeil secured nearly 50 per cent of the vote, outpacing Bloc candidate Caroline Dubé at 33.4 per cent.
- Bloc MPs Mario Simard and Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe watched results with supporters in Saguenay, after The Bloc had mobilized significant resources into the campaign.
- Two other federal byelections occurred Monday in Beaches-East York, Ontario and North Vancouver-Capilano, British Columbia, while voters in Chicoutimi-Le Fjord weighed trade tensions with the United States.
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Medicine Hat News
CP Liberals soar to easy win in Beaches-East York byelection
OTTAWA — The Canadian Press is projecting Liberal Tanveer Shahnawaz will win the federal byelection in the Toronto riding of Beaches-East York. More coming The Canadian Press The post CP Liberals soar to easy win in Beaches-East York byelection appeared first on Medicine Hat News.
The Liberal Party of Canada won one more seat in Quebec as the Conservative riding of Chicoutimi-Le Fjord moved from opposition to government seats.
Global News
dailyguardian.caLiberals win B.C. riding of North-Vancouver Capilano in federal byelection
The riding has been considered a safe Liberal seat that saw former cabinet minister Jonathan Wilkinson win for a fourth time in the 2025 federal election.
St Catharines Standard
The Lethbridge HeraldCP Carney Liberals win byelection in Chicoutimi-Le Fjord
OTTAWA - The Canadian Press is projecting that longtime Liberal political staffer Braeden Caley will win the federal byelection in North-Vancouver Capilano.
Liberal Daniel Gobeil will represent the electoral district of Chicoutimi–Le Fjord in Ottawa. He won by a large advance over the other candidates.
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