A by-election is set to be held in the federal riding of LaSalle—Émard—Verdun in Quebec, Canada, on September 16, 2024, following the resignation of incumbent Liberal MP David Lametti.
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While the riding is considered a "stronghold" for the Liberals, the by-election is expected by some to be a close race between the Liberals and the NDP, who are running "well known" Montreal city councillor Craig Sauvé.[1]
The by-election will be held on the same day as one in Elmwood—Transcona in Manitoba.[2]
Background
editThe riding of LaSalle—Émard—Verdun was vacated on February 1, 2024, following the resignation of Liberal MP David Lametti.[3] Lametti, who previously served as Minister of Justice and Attorney General in the government of Justin Trudeau, won the seat in 2015.
Constituency
editThe constituency is an urban Francophone riding located in the southwestern part of Montreal containing parts of the boroughs of Le Sud-Ouest, Verdun and LaSalle.[4]
Candidates
editOn July 19, Montreal city councillor Laura Palestini was selected by the Liberals as their candidate despite others seeking the nomination[5] such as Eddy Kara, a political strategist,[6] Christopher Baenninger, Quebec Liberal candidate in Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques in 2022 and Saint-Henri–Sainte-Anne in 2023,[7] and Lori Morrison, Electoral Division 1 Commissioner of the Lester B. Pearson School Board.[7]
On March 28, Craig Sauvé, independent city councillor for the district of Saint-Henri—Little-Burgundy—Pointe-Saint-Charles announced that he was standing for nomination for the New Democratic Party's candidate.[8] He was officially nominated as the candidate on April 28.[9]
On July 19, the Conservative Party announced that their candidate would be Louis Ialenti, a small business owner. He was previously the Conservative candidate for Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel in 2021.[10]
The Bloc Québécois candidate will be Louis-Philippe Sauvé, the communications and administration coordinator at the Institute for Research in Contemporary Economics.[11]
Gregory Yablunovsky will be the PPC candidate. He was previously the party's candidate in Saint-Laurent in 2021 and La Prairie in 2019.[12]
On May 27, it was announced that Jency Mercier had won the nomination race for the Green Party.[13]
Alain Paquette will be the Christian Heritage Party candidate.[14]
On July 17, the Rhinoceros Party announced that party leader Sébastien CoRhino would be the candidate.[15]
Polling
edit| Polling Firm | Last Date of Polling |
Link | LPC | BQ | NDP | CPC | PPC | Green | Margin of Error[1] |
Sample Size[2] |
Polling Method[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mainstreet Research | July 9, 2024 | X | 29 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 3 | ±5.4 pp | 329 | IVR |
Results
edit| Canadian federal by-election, September 16, 2024: LaSalle—Émard—Verdun Resignation of David Lametti | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Laura Palestini | |||||||
| Bloc Québécois | Louis-Philippe Sauvé | |||||||
| New Democratic | Craig Sauvé | |||||||
| Conservative | Louis Ialenti | |||||||
| People's | Gregory Yablunovsky | |||||||
| Green | Jency Mercier | |||||||
| Free | ||||||||
| Communist | ||||||||
| Christian Heritage | Alain Paquette | |||||||
| Independent | Tina JiuRu Zhu | |||||||
| Rhinoceros | Sébastien CoRhino | |||||||
| Total valid votes | ||||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
2021 results
edit| 2021 Canadian federal election: LaSalle—Émard—Verdun | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | David Lametti | 20,330 | 42.9 | -0.6 | $55,842.59 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Raphaël Guérard | 10,461 | 22.1 | -3.0 | $9,992.28 | |||
| New Democratic | Jason De Lierre | 9,168 | 19.4 | +2.9 | $2,674.57 | |||
| Conservative | Janina Moran | 3,530 | 7.5 | +0.5 | $714.88 | |||
| People's | Michel Walsh | 1,600 | 3.4 | +2.5 | $2,295.27 | |||
| Green | Sarah Carter | 1,439 | 3.0 | -3.8 | $0.00 | |||
| Free | Pascal Antonin | 636 | 1.3 | N/A | $2.73 | |||
| Communist | J.P. Fortin | 196 | 0.4 | N/A | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 47,360 | 97.9 | – | $110,554.58 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,036 | 2.1 | ||||||
| Turnout | 48,396 | 60.8 | ||||||
| Registered voters | 79,625 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.2 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[16] | ||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Montreal byelection expected to be a tight race between Liberals, NDP: analyst". CTV News. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Trudeau déclenche deux élections partielles, dont une dans LaSalle—Émard—Verdun". La Presse (in Canadian French). 2024-07-28. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
- ^ "Former justice minister David Lametti resigning as Liberal MP to join law firm". The Province. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
- ^ "Canada election results: LaSalle–Émard–Verdun | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
- ^ "Montreal city councillor to represent Liberals in byelection". CBC News. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ Saba, Michel (23 July 2024). "Decision to parachute Trudeau's choice into Montreal byelection shocks would-be candidates". Montreal Gazette. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
- ^ a b Labbé, Jérôme (19 July 2024). "Le PLC recrute une conseillère municipale pour la partielle dans LaSalle–Émard–Verdun". Radio-Canada. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ @CraigSauve (March 28, 2024). "Grosse annonce aujourd'hui ! 🧡 Merci tout le monde pour les très nombreux messages de soutien ! 🙏 // Big announcement today! 🧡 Thank you for the many messages of support! 🙏 #polcan #cdnpoli #polmtl" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Lasalle--Émard--Verdun NDP Nomination Meeting". New Democratic Party of Canada. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ Serebrin, Jacob (19 July 2024). "Liberals, Conservatives select candidates for Montreal byelection". Montreal Gazette. Postmedia Network. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ Séguin, Charles (2024-07-28). "Deux élections partielles fédérales auront lieu le 16 septembre". Radio-Canada (in French). Retrieved 2024-07-31.
- ^ "Gregory Yablunovsky". People's Party of Canada. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ^ "Jency Mercier to run in LaSalle—Émard—Verdun". Green Party of Canada. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Alain Paquette - LaSalle—Émard—Verdun". Christian Heritage Party of Canada. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "The people of LaSalle - Ville Émard - Verdun have endorsed Sébastien CoRhino as their candidate for the soon to be announced by-election". Facebook. Rhinoceros Party. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Confirmed candidates — LaSalle—Émard—Verdun". Elections Canada. Retrieved 20 September 2021.