Liberal and NDP Strongholds to Be Tested in Upcoming Byelections

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh puts up campaign posters with candidate Craig Sauvé on July 29, 2024 in Montreal. A federal byelection will be held in the riding of Lasalle-Émard-Verdun Sept. 16, 2024. Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press

Canadians over 2,000 kilometres apart will go to the polls in mid-September to vote in federal byelections as different as they are distant.

In Winnipeg’s Elmwood–Transcona, the NDP will endeavour to defend its traditionally held riding against nationally surging Conservatives.