A By-election Will Take Place in Nanaimo–Ladysmith

News Release

Gatineau, Tuesday, January 8, 2019

On Monday, January 7, 2019, the Chief Electoral Officer, Stéphane Perrault, received official notice from the Speaker of the House of Commons that the seat for Nanaimo–Ladysmith (British Columbia) is vacant. A by-election will take place to fill the vacant seat.
The date of the by-election must be announced between January 18 and July 6, 2019. This announcement signals the start of the by-election period.
The by-election must be held on a Monday, at least 36 days after the day on which the by-election is announced. Therefore, the earliest date that the Nanaimo–Ladysmith by-election can be held is Monday, February 25, 2019.
The Canada Elections Act does not prescribe a maximum length of time for a by-election period.
See a list of all vacant seats in the House of Commons since the 2015 general election.

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