By-Election to be Called for Vacant Scarborough Southwest (Ontario) Seat in House of Commons of Canada

Sometime before August 1, 2026, a by-election will be announced for the seat in the House of Commons representing Scarborough Southwest in the province of Ontario. On February 3, the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada, Stéphane Perrault, received official notice from the Speaker of the House of Commons that the seat for Scarborough Southwest (Ontario) became vacant on February 2, following the resignation of Bill Blair. Blair left  his seat in order to become the Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. Under the law, the by-election date must be announced between February 13 and August 1, 2026, and will signal the start of the by-election period. According to Elections Canada, the earliest date the by-election can be held is March 23, 2026.

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