Report on the 2023 By-elections

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March 19, 2024

The Honourable Greg Fergus, P.C., M.P.
Speaker of the House of Commons
House of Commons
Ottawa, Ontario
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Dear Mr. Speaker:

I am pleased to provide my report on the by-elections held in 2023 in the following federal electoral districts:

• On June 19, 2023: Notre-Dame-de-Grâce–Westmount (Quebec), Oxford (Ontario), Winnipeg South Centre (Manitoba) and Portage–Lisgar (Manitoba)
• On July 24, 2023: Calgary Heritage (Alberta)

I have prepared the report in accordance with subsection 534(2) of the Canada Elections Act, S.C. 2000, c. 9. Under section 536 of the Act, the Speaker shall submit this report to the House of Commons without delay. The report is referred to the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs.

The report includes a summary of the official voting results and other information on the by-elections.

For more information, please see the Elections Canada website at elections.ca.

Yours sincerely,

Stéphane Perrault
Chief Electoral Officer

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Table of Contents

• Foreword
• 1. Launching the By-election
  • Issue of the writs
  • Opening an Elections Canada office; hiring and training election workers
  • Working with political entities
    • Candidates and registered political parties
    • Election expenses limits
• 2. Information Campaign for Electors
  • Objectives of the campaign
    • Multimedia campaign
    • Social media
    • Website
    • Enquiries from electors
    • Direct mail
    • Community relations and outreach
    • Media relations
• 3. Voter Registration Services
  • National Register of Electors
    • Coverage, currency and accuracy of the Register
    • Revision period
• 4. Voting Services
  • Polling places
  • Voting
    • Pilot projects
    • Voting at assigned advance and election day polling places
    • Voting by special ballot (by mail or at a local Elections Canada office)
    • Voter turnout
• 5. Maintaining Security and Integrity
  • Elections Canada's role in electoral security
  • Role of the Commissioner of Canada Elections
• 6. Concluding the By-election
  • Election results
  • Validation of results and return of writs
  • Complaints
  • Reporting obligations after polling day
  • Cost of the by-elections
  • Compliance with procedures
  • Surveys
• Appendix
  • Registered political parties during the 2023 by-elections
  • Table 1 – Type and number of positions filled, by electoral district
  • Table 2 – Confirmed candidates, by electoral district
  • Table 3 – Valid votes obtained, by candidate
  • Table 4 – Adaptations made pursuant to subsection 17(1) of the Canada Elections Act
  • Table 5 – Instructions Issued Pursuant to Subsection 178(2) of the Canada Elections Act and Section 179 of the Special Voting Rules as Adapted for the Purposes of a By-election

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