A Federal Seat is Vacant in Eglinton-Lawrence

GATINEAU, QC, March 21, 2025 /CNW/ -

• On Wednesday, March 19, 2025, the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada, Stéphane Perrault, received official notice from the Speaker of the House of Commons that the seat for Eglinton–Lawrence (Ontario) is vacant.
• According to the Parliament of Canada Act, if a vacancy occurs less than nine months before the fixed date for a general election, no by-election is called and the seat remains vacant until the general election.
• As the next general election must take place by October 20, 2025, no by-election will be held to fill this vacant seat.

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SOURCE Elections Canada