Canada byelections in play

Canada’s three federal byelections on Monday, April 13, ended with Liberal wins in all three ridings, pushing Prime Minister Mark Carney’s party from minority to majority in the House of Commons. (cbc.ca) CBC and CityNews projected Liberal victories for Danielle Martin in University–Rosedale, Doly Begum in Scarborough Southwest, and Tatiana Auguste in Terrebonne. Elections Canada listed those three ridings as the only byelections on the April 13 ballot. (cbc.ca) (elections.ca) The two Toronto seats were the clearest path to a majority. The Canadian Press reported the Liberals reached 173 seats with the two Ontario wins, and CBC’s live results page said the three victories brought them to 174 seats. (nationalnewswatch.com) (cbc.ca) A majority in Canada’s 343-seat House of Commons starts at 172 seats. That threshold gives the governing party enough votes to pass most legislation without relying on opposition parties. (cbc.ca) University–Rosedale was the safest of the three contests. Global News projected Martin’s win with more than 64 per cent of the vote after all polls reported, and Elections Canada’s candidate list showed she faced Conservative Don Hodgson and New Democrat Serena Purdy, among others. (globalnews.ca) (elections.ca) Scarborough Southwest drew extra attention because Begum had been a New Democratic member of the Ontario legislature before switching to the federal Liberals for this race. CBC said she resigned her provincial seat to run, and Elections Canada listed Conservative Diana Filipova and New Democrat Fatima Shaban as her main party rivals. (cbc.ca) (elections.ca) Terrebonne was the tightest and most unusual race. CityNews Montreal reported the byelection was triggered after the Supreme Court of Canada overturned the 2025 result, when Auguste had been declared elected by a single vote over Bloc Québécois candidate Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné. (montreal.citynews.ca) By the end of the count, CityNews Calgary reported Auguste beat Sinclair-Desgagné by 731 votes in Terrebonne, and Narcity, citing final numbers, said Auguste had 48.4 per cent to the Bloc candidate’s 46.8 per cent. (calgary.citynews.ca) (narcity.com) The three vacancies came from very different circumstances. University–Rosedale opened after Chrystia Freeland resigned, Scarborough Southwest after Bill Blair stepped down, and Terrebonne after the courts voided the prior result. (torontotoday.ca) (en.wikipedia.org) (cbc.ca) The outcome leaves Carney with a stronger parliamentary position than he had before voters went to the polls on April 13. What looked like three local tests in Toronto and Quebec ended as the vote that changed the balance of power in Ottawa. (cbc.ca)