A By-Election Will Take Place in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce–Westmount
News Release
Gatineau, Friday, March 10, 2023
- On Thursday, March 9, 2023, the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada, Stéphane Perrault, received official notice from the Speaker of the House of Commons that the seat for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce–Westmount is vacant. A by-election will take place to fill the vacant seat.
- The date of the by-election must be announced between March 20 and September 5, 2023.This announcement signals the start of the by-election period.
- The by-election must be held on a Monday, at least 36 days but no more than 50 days after the day the by-election is announced. Therefore, the earliest date that the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce–Westmount by-election can be held is Monday, May 1, 2023.
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