MP Erskine-Smith Contests Ontario Liberal Nomination Defeat in Scarborough Southwest Byelection

Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith is pictured ahead of the announcement of the Ontario Liberal leadership election result in Toronto on Dec. 2, 2023. The Canadian Press/Chris Young

Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith has lodged a notice of appeal with the provincial Liberals, disputing the outcome of a nomination race that he lost last weekend to represent the provincial party in the upcoming Scarborough Southwest byelection.

Erskine-Smith entered the race ahead of an intended bid for party leadership but was narrowly defeated in the May 9 vote, when Ontario Liberal members in the provincial riding chose business owner Ahsanul Hafiz as their candidate.