Liberal wins North Vancouver-Capilano byelection

Braeden Caley won the federal byelection in North Vancouver–Capilano on August 31, giving Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals another seat in the House of Commons. CityNews, citing The Canadian Press, projected Caley as the winner Monday night in the British Columbia riding. The vote followed the resignation of Liberal MP Jonathan Wilkinson, who stepped down in June after being named Canada’s ambassador to the European Union. (vancouver.citynews.ca) North Vancouver–Capilano had been considered a Liberal stronghold, with Wilkinson winning nearly 60% of the vote in the 2025 general election. (nsnews.com) ### How decisive was Caley’s win? North Shore News reported that Caley finished with 23,805 votes, or 58.6%, while Conservative Stephen Curran received 11,852 votes, or 29.2%. (elections.ca) Green candidate Shelley Luce took 3,434 votes, or 8.7%, and NDP candidate Stephen Tweedale received 1,272 votes, or 3.1%, with smaller totals for People’s Party candidate Ehsan Arjmand and Libertarian Jeff Monds. The margin was broadly in line with the riding’s recent history. Elections Canada’s past-results page shows Wilkinson won North Vancouver–Capilano with 37,907 votes, or 59.8%, in the April 28, 2025, general election, while Conservative candidate Stephen Curran took 33.7%. (vancouver.citynews.ca) ### Why was there a byelection in this riding? Jonathan Wilkinson confirmed on April 30 that he would leave Parliament to become Canada’s ambassador to the European Union. A householder posted on Wilkinson’s parliamentary site said he would step down as MP by June 19 after more than a decade representing the North Vancouver riding. (nsnews.com) Elections Canada set August 31, 2026, as election day for the byelection, with advance voting held on August 21, 22, 23 and 24. The agency’s by-election guide said voters in the riding could cast ballots at assigned polling stations on election day from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. local time. (elections.ca) ### Who is Braeden Caley? CityNews reported that Caley is a longtime Liberal political staffer who most recently served as deputy chief of staff to Prime Minister Mark Carney. Earlier campaign coverage by CityNews said the Liberal Party announced Caley as its candidate on July 18. North Shore News reported that Caley told supporters on election night that the result may have been the strongest Liberal byelection performance in more than 100 years. (nsnews.com) In the same remarks, he said voters had responded to the party’s economic message and to Carney’s approach to U.S. tariffs and trade diversification. (elections.ca) ### What issues shaped the campaign locally? CityNews reported before the vote that housing affordability and traffic were among the biggest issues in the riding. Its report cited a Rentals.ca market report showing North Vancouver had Canada’s highest average asking rents, with overall average rent above C$3,000 and a one-bedroom apartment just over C$2,500. (vancouver.citynews.ca) Jonathan Mosley, chief executive of the North Van Chamber of Commerce, told CityNews that transportation bottlenecks on the North Shore bridges were affecting residents, employers and trade. Mosley said the next MP would need to push for transportation investment and support for local industry amid uncertainty tied to tariff threats from the United States. (nsnews.com) ### What happens next in Ottawa? Caley will take the seat for the remainder of the 45th Parliament once the election process is completed and he is sworn in as MP. Elections Canada’s North Vancouver–Capilano by-election page remains the central source for the riding’s official information, including results, candidate listings and voter materials from the August 31 vote. (elections.ca) (vancouver.citynews.ca)