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Prime Minister Mark Carney calls six federal byelections for December

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The Canadian Press. (2026, November 1). Prime Minister Mark Carney calls six federal byelections for December. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/prime-minister-mark-carney-calls-six-federal-byelections-for-december/article_8e1baf2c-8c23-5851-88de-dd53fdf6bee6.html

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Prime Minister Mark Carney has called for six federal byelections on December 7 in Ontario, Quebec, and Saskatchewan. These elections aim to fill vacancies caused by recent resignations from various political parties. In Ontario, the ridings of Scarborough North and Brantford-Brant South are up for election; the former due to Liberal MP Shaun Chen's health issues and resignation, and the latter after Conservative MP Larry Brock resigned to return to his Crown Attorney position. Three Quebec ridings—Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie, and Saint-Hyacinthe-Bagot-Acton—are also contested, with seats previously held by Liberals, NDP, and Bloc Québécois respectively. Additionally, the Saskatchewan riding of Yorkton-Melville is part of this election cycle. The Liberal party sees these elections as an opportunity to strengthen their current thin majority in the House of Commons.

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📰 Mark Carney Calls December Byelections
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“Article A discusses a candidate decision in one riding, while Article B announces byelections across six ridings.”
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OTTAWA Ontario Quebec Saskatchewan the Prime Minster’s Office

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Quebec GPE · 2× Laurier GPE · 1× Liberals NORP · 1× Mark Carney PERSON · 1× OTTAWA GPE · 1× Ontario GPE · 1× Rosemont GPE · 1× Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot GPE · 1× Saskatchewan GPE · 1× the Prime Minster’s Office ORG · 1×

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A press release from the Prime Minster’s Office says byelections will take place in three Quebec ridings, including Laurier—Sainte-Marie, Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie and Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot—Acton, where seats were previously held by the Liberals, the NDP and the Bloc Québécois respectively.
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🔮 Voters in six federal ridings in Quebec, Ontario and Saskatchewan will be heading to the polls Dec. 7, after Prime Minister Mark Carney called byelections Sunday.
2026-11-01 · Toronto Star
Prime Minister Mark Carney calls six federal byelections for December · assertive framing

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Voters in six federal ridings in Quebec, Ontario and Saskatchewan will be heading to the polls Dec. 7, after Prime Minister Mark Carney called byelections Sunday. asserted
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A press release from the Prime Minster’s Office says byelections will take place in three Quebec ridings, including Laurier—Sainte-Marie, Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie and Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot—Acton, where seats were previously held by the Liberals, the NDP and the Bloc Québécois respectively. asserted
seats → say → Liberals
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