Voters are set to participate in three federal byelections on Monday in North Vancouver-Capilano, Beaches-East York, and Chicoutimi-Le Fjord. The Liberals currently hold 170 seats in the House of Commons, while the opposition parties collectively have 166 seats. To maintain control of the legislative agenda once all seats are filled, the Liberals need to secure at least two wins.
The most closely contested race is anticipated in Chicoutimi-Le Fjord, where the former Conservative MP Richard Martel recently vacated his seat after being appointed to the Senate. The Liberals and Bloc Québécois are the main contenders, with polls indicating a neck-and-neck competition between the two parties. Daniel Gobeil is the Liberal candidate, while Caroline Dubé is running for the Bloc.
Other candidates in the Chicoutimi-Le Fjord riding include Régis Gaudreault for the Conservatives, Raphaël Émond for the New Democratic Party, and Nathe Perrone for the Green Party. In Beaches-East York, candidates are vying to succeed former Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, who won the riding by a significant margin in the 2025 federal election. The candidates in this riding represent the Liberals, Conservatives, NDP, and Green Party.
In North Vancouver-Capilano, candidates are competing to fill the seat left vacant by former Liberal MP Jonathan Wilkinson, who departed after being appointed as Canada’s ambassador to the European Union. The candidates in this riding represent the Liberals, Conservatives, NDP, and Green Party.
CBC News will provide special coverage of the byelections with chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton and host David Cochrane on Power & Politics, starting at 9:30 p.m. ET. If the Liberals lose all three byelections, they will have more chances in the future to secure the necessary wins for a majority.
The prime minister has yet to call byelections in several Quebec and Ontario ridings, and Conservative MPs in Saskatchewan and Ontario are also expected to resign from their seats soon.