Canadian by-elections, 2015

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By-Elections called for The Pas in Manitoba for April 21th, a riding that has been vacant for 11 months. The NDP won the previous elections with over 65% of the vote.

The NDP candidate is Amanda Lathlin (daughter of form MLA, Oscar Lathlin), the Progressive Conservative hopeful is Jacob Nasekapow and the Liberal candidate is Inez Vystrcil-Spence

The NDP candidate won the nomination by a coin toss.

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PC's now leading in Manitoba

10 Polls
206 - PC
202 - NDP

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NDP moving ahead

27 Polls

NDP - 561
PC - 509
LIB - 219

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and improving their lead

NDP 880 (50.7%)
PC 601
LIB 256

40/59 Polls

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55/56 Polls (Somehow they reduce the number of polls from 59 to 56)

NDP - 1530 (56.7%)
PC - 803
LIB - 366

Turnout - 21.75%

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Finals Results All 56 Polls

NDP - 1557 (56.8%)
PC - 817
LIB - 369

Turnout - 22.1%

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Elections Canada has called 3 by-elections for Ottawa West-Nepean, Sudbury, Peterborough by-elections on Oct. 19. This is the same day as the federal election.
Expect the by-elections to be cancelled once the writ for the federal election has been called.

Surprised that it was Elections Canada that called for the by-elections and not the Prime Minister.
The by-elections will be the last to use the current boundaries.


http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/byelections-called-for-3-ontario-ridings-oct-19-same-day-as-planned-federal-vote-1.2356490

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Well this should be fun. Two sets of Tory signs, two sets of NDP signs, Wildrose signs...

Is there any record of provincial by-elections during a federal campaign or vice versa?

What about 3 in 6 days?

When Winnipeg Mayor,Glen Murray (Now a Liberal MPP in Ontario) resigned to run for the Liberals in the  2004 Federal Election it forced a series of by-elections right before the 2004 Federal Election

June 22nd- By-Election for Mayor of Winnipeg (along with a couple of elections for City Councillors, and school trustees).
June 22nd - 2 Provincial By-Elections  (one in rural Manitoba and one in Winnipeg). Voters in the Winnipeg riding had to vote twice that day and at 2 different locations.
June 28th - Federal Election