Carney Calls Byelections for Six Ridings Across Three Provinces

Prime Minister Mark Carney has called federal byelections for Dec. 7 in six ridings across Quebec, Ontario, and Saskatchewan to fill vacancies in the House of Commons.

Byelections will be held in the Quebec ridings of Laurier—Sainte-Marie, Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, and Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot—Acton, Ontario ridings of Brantford—Brant South and Scarborough North, and the Saskatchewan riding of Yorkton—Melville, the Prime Minister’s Office said on Nov. 1.

Quebec Byelections

In Laurier–Sainte-Marie, Liberals announced former Desjardins CEO Guy Cormier as their candidate on Nov. 1.

He will be running against NDP candidate Nimâ Machouf, an epidemiologist and environmentalist, and Bloc Québécois candidate Zumretay Arkin, vice-president of the World Uyghur Congress from October 2024 to October 2026. The Conservatives have not yet announced a candidate for the riding.

In Saint-Hyacinthe–Bagot–Acton, Conservatives have chosen former Montreal Alouettes player and offensive line coach Luc Brodeur-Jourdain as their candidate.

The Bloc Québécois candidate for the riding is Caroline Émond, a former director general of the International Dairy Federation, and the Liberal candidate is Chantal Soucy, a member of Quebec’s national assembly for the provincial riding of Saint-Hyacinthe from 2014 until October 2026. The NDP candidate is Mathieu Boisvert, a former political staffer.

In Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, Bloc Québécois candidate Alexandre Curzi is executive director of the Union des artistes, which represents actors, singers, dancers, and other artists in Quebec.

He will face Liberal candidate Jean-Sébastien Vallée, described as a human rights advocate, and NDP candidate Pierre Céré, described as a community advocate for the rights of the unemployed for over 40 years. The Conservatives have not yet announced a candidate for the riding.

Ontario and Saskatchewan Byelections

In Ontario, a seat is contested in Scarborough North, where James Li is the Liberal candidate. The Conservative and NDP candidates have not yet been announced.

In Brantford–Brant South, Conservative Kevin Davis, mayor of Brantford, will face Independent candidate Dave Carrol and Liberal candidate Joy O’Donnell.

The Ontario riding was vacated when Conservative MP Larry Brock resigned mid-September to return to his previous job at the Crown attorney’s office in Brantford. Carrol, who had received Brock’s endorsement as his successor, went on to run as an independent after the party appointed former Brantford mayor Kevin Davis as its candidate instead.

In the Saskatchewan riding of Yorkton–Melville, the Conservatives nominated Nelson Pohl, describing him as a farmer and business owner who has volunteered in political campaigns since he was young, while the Liberals nominated Aaron Kienle, the mayor of Yorkton and a small-business owner.