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Carney says six upcoming byelections will likely be spread out
Carney said timing must account for Quebec’s Oct. 5 provincial vote and legal limits that set a 36- to 50-day campaign window.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Thursday that six upcoming House of Commons byelections will likely be staggered rather than held simultaneously to fill current and upcoming vacancies.
- The Quebec provincial election scheduled for Oct. 5 complicates timing, while B.C. Liberal MP Jonathan Wilkinson and former Bloc Québécois MP Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay both formally resigned their seats last week.
- Federal rules mandate campaigns last at least 36 days but no more than 50 days, with the earliest a byelection can be called 11 days after the Speaker of the House informs the chief electoral officer.
- Additional seats will open soon as former Liberal cabinet minister Steven Guilbeault, Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, Alexandre Boulerice, and Saskatchewan Conservative Cathay Wagantall plan to resign this summer.
- Even if vacancies remain unfilled when the House returns in September, the Liberals would still hold a slim majority of occupied seats, ensuring legislative stability.
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Carney says six upcoming byelections will likely be spread out
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says the six byelections to fill current and upcoming vacancies in the House of Commons won't likely be held all at the same time.
·Toronto, Canada
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