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Montreal, April 3, 2017. The by-election was scheduled to coincide with four others across the country;

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and

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.

Background

Constituency

The district corresponds exactly to the borough of Saint-Laurent in the city of

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Representation

The riding (previously called

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) has been represented by

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since

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, and has been held by the Liberals since its creation in

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."Trudeau calls five by-elections for April 3"
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'', February 22, 2017. It has long been regarded as one of the safest Liberal ridings in the nation.

Campaign

The riding of Saint-Laurent was vacated on February 6, 2017, following the appointment of Liberal MP and former

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as Canada's Ambassador to the European Union and

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. The by-election, held on April 3, 2017, was announced on February 22, 2017. The Speaker's warrant regarding the vacancy was received on February 8, 2017; under the ''Parliament of Canada Act'' the writ for the by-election had to be issued no earlier than February 19, 2017, and no later than August 7, 2017. The election date must be set to be a Monday at least 36 days after the writ is issued.

Candidates

Candidates for the

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nomination included former Nelligan MNA and provincial cabinet minister

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, and tax law professor

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Liberal candidate in Hochelaga. Saint-Laurent Borough Mayor and Montreal City Councillor

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intended to run for the nomination but was rejected by the party's nomination committee. In what was seen as a surprising result, both James and Rizqy were defeated for the Liberal nomination by local educator

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national councillor, was named the Conservative candidate on March 8. Yu previously ran for the party in the same riding in 2015. Conservative leadership candidate and venture capitalist Rick Peterson had expressed interest in running for the nomination, but declined on March 7. Mathieu Auclair was named the

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's candidate. William Fayad was named the

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candidate. Deputy Leader Daniel Green was named the

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candidate.

Results

2015 results

References

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