Liberals Sweep Trio of Byelections in Chicoutimi, Toronto and Vancouver
The Liberals won all three races, including a Quebec seat from the Conservatives, and returned to the 172 seats needed for a Commons majority.
- 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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Liberals sweep trio of byelections in Chicoutimi, Toronto and Vancouver
Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals swept a trio of byelections Monday including picking up a seat from the Conservatives in Quebec. Daniel Gobeil will be the next MP for Chicoutimi-Le Fjord, replacing Conservative representative Richard Martel, who stepped aside after being appointed to the Senat...
Byelections: PM Carney snatches Quebec riding from Conservatives, poised for clean sweep
Prime Minister Mark Carney has snatched the Quebec riding of Chicoutimi–Le Fjord away from Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives and is poised for a clean sweep in Monday’s federal byelections, securing his majority government.
The Liberal Party of Canada won the three by-elections in Chicoutimi–The Fjord, North Vancouver–Capilano and Beaches–East York on Monday night.
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