A by-election was held in the federal riding of York North in Ontario on December 10, 1990, following the election of Liberal MP Maurizio Bevilacqua being void by the courts.[1] In the 1988 election, Bevilacqua defeated the Progressive Conservative candidate Micheal O'Brien by only 77 votes so the election was re-run.
The by-election was held on the same day as another in Beauséjour in New Brunswick. The seat was won again for the Liberals by Maurizio Bevilacqua who increased his majority to over 7,000 votes over the NDP. The Progressive Conservatives were pushed into third place.
Results edit
| By-election on 10 December 1990
Mr. Bevilacqua's election declared void and invalid July 6th 1990 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Maurizio Bevilacqua | 21,332 | |||
| New Democratic | Peter Devita | 14,321 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Micheal O'Brien | 4,618 | |||
| Christian Heritage | William Ubbens | 1,399 | |||
| Libertarian | Roma Kelembet | 424 | |||
| Independent | David M. Shelley | 239 | |||
| Independent | Adelchi Di Palma | 163 | |||
| Independent | Paul Wizman | 156 | |||
| Independent | John Turmel | 97 | |||
1988 result edit
| 1988 Canadian federal election: York North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Maurizio Bevilacqua | 37,513 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Micheal O'Brien | 37,436 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Evelyn Buck | 11,583 | ||||||
| Libertarian | Chris Edwards | 1,293 | ||||||
References edit
- ^ Muller, Rick (2022-09-15). "Maurizio Bevilacqua: Leaving A Legacy Of Leadership". City Life Toronto Lifestyle Magazine. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
See also edit
- 1997 Winchester by-election, a by-election in England held under identical circumstances