Liberal MP Erskine-Smith Loses Bid to Represent Ontario Liberals in 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 Nate Erskine-Smith lost an Ontario Liberal nomination race this weekend in the Toronto-area riding of Scarborough Southwest that would have brought him closer to a run for the provincial party’s leadership.

Ontario Liberal members in the provincial Scarborough Southwest riding chose business owner Ahsanul Hafiz on May 9 as their candidate to represent the party in an upcoming byelection.