Vote Counting Underway in Byelections in Toronto, Chicoutimi and Vancouver
The Liberals secured seats in Toronto and Quebec as Elections Canada counted more than 16,000 advance votes in North Vancouver.
- On Monday, August 31, 2026, polls closed in federal byelections across three ridings, with Liberal Tanveer Shahnawaz winning Beaches-East York and Daniel Gobeil securing Chicoutimi-Le Fjord for Prime Minister Mark Carney's government.
- These byelections followed resignations of former Trudeau-era cabinet ministers Jonathan Wilkinson and Nate Erskine-Smith, while Conservative Richard Martel vacated his Chicoutimi-Le Fjord seat after Senate appointment.
- Elections Canada reported strong advance voter engagement, with more than 16,000 casting ballots early in Vancouver and more than 11,000 in both Chicoutimi and Toronto before Monday's final polling day.
- The victories for Shahnawaz and Daniel Gobeil strengthen Prime Minister Mark Carney's narrow majority government during a period of significant electoral tests across the country.
- Voters in North Vancouver-Capilano await the final tally as ballots continue to be counted, with results emerging amid intensifying trade tensions with the United States.
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Vote Counting Begins in Federal Byelections
OTTAWA—Polls have now closed in all three federal ridings where byelections are being held on Aug. 31. Ballots are being counted in North Vancouver-Capilano, Beaches-East York in Toronto, and Chicoutimi-Le Fjord in Quebec. The voting is taking place under the shadow of an intensifying trade war with the United States. The race is expected to be close in rural Quebec to replace Conservative Richard Martel, who resigned from the House of Commons t…
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Vote counting underway in byelections in Toronto, Chicoutimi and Vancouver
OTTAWA — Polls have now closed in all three federal ridings where byelections are being held today. Ballots are being counted in North Vancouver-Capilano, Beaches-East York in Toronto and Chicoutimi-Le Fjord in Quebec. The voting is taking place under ...
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