Liberals Sweep Trio of Byelections in Chicoutimi, Toronto and Vancouver
The sweep lifts Mark Carney’s Liberals to 173 seats, strengthening their majority as voters backed the government amid the U.S.-Canada trade dispute.
- On Monday, Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals swept three byelections, securing the 172 seats necessary to restore their majority government in the House of Commons.
- The governing party had held 170 seats following recent resignations; with this majority, the Liberals can govern until 2029 without risk of being toppled during confidence votes.
- Daniel Gobeil flipped the Chicoutimi-Le Fjord riding from the Conservatives, securing nearly 50 per cent of the vote and pushing the opposition party to third place.
- Tanveer Shahnawaz won Beaches-East York with about 55 per cent of the vote, while Braeden Caley secured the North Vancouver-Capilano seat for the party.
- Analysts noted the acrimonious trade war with the United States drove voter sentiment, as President Donald Trump's actions influenced all three races ahead of the fall parliamentary sitting.
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Carney’s Liberals win 3 special elections in Canada amid trade clash with US
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s party swept to victory in special elections on Monday, boosting the leader’s parliamentary majority as a trade war with the United States escalates. Carney’s Liberal Party secured three seats, taking the district of Chicoutimi-Le Fjord in French-speaking Quebec from the opposition Conservatives, and two other districts in Ontario and British Columbia that were previously held by the Liberals. Carney congratu…
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'A great time to be a Liberal': Carney government sweeps trio of byelections
OTTAWA — The Liberals swept a trio of federal byelections on Monday night, adding one more member to the ranks of their majority government and picking up a seat that had been held by the Conservatives since 2018.
Canada Liberals sweep bypolls as Carney gains backing in Trump trade row
Canada's ruling Liberals won all three special elections as Mark Carney faced Donald Trump's trade pressure. The sweep strengthens Carney in Parliament and signals public backing for his US strategy.
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