Prominent politicos eyeing Liberal nomination in coveted safe riding of Toronto-St. Paul’s
As interested parties jostle for position to succeed nine-term Liberal MP Carolyn Bennett, Toronto city councillor Josh Matlow says constituents would want to nominate a someone with strong ties to the riding.
Election meddling top of mind in Tory nomination race facing membership fraud complaints
The Oxford, Ont., nomination race is getting testy with contestant Rick Roth describing Arpan Khanna as a ‘parachute candidate from Brampton’ and Khanna accusing Roth of ‘telling lies.’ Candidate Deborah Tait, meanwhile, is urging the Conservative Party to protect the voting process.
Incumbent Liberal MPs who failed to meet March 1 nominations deadline could get extensions, says Liberal Party
Based on transposition of votes from the last election to the newly proposed boundaries, if everyone voted the same way they did in 2021, the Liberals would still win a minority with 157 seats, the Conservatives 126, the Bloc 34, the NDP 24 and the Greens two seats, according to an analysis by Kyle Hutton.
With former Conservative MP Toet entering the nomination contest, field of high-profile candidates in Portage-Lisgar, Man., is growing
Because of the hotly contested nomination, Portage-Lisgar could have one of the highest memberships in the country by the end of contest, says Conservative Senate Leader Don Plett.
Former Hill staffer Leslie launches his Conservative nomination campaign for coveted Portage-Lisgar riding, former MP Toet and Winnipeg police officer Caron consider running
Former interim Conservative leader Candice Bergen has not yet resigned from her seat, but already the nomination campaign to succeed in the safe Manitoba Conservative riding of Portage-Lisgar is kicking into high gear where the winner of the contest will almost be guaranteed a seat in the House. Former Hill staffer Branden Leslie officially launched […]
Nomination rules for incumbent Conservative MPs will change after completion of riding redistribution process, say senior Conservative sources
If the next federal election happens after the completion of the ongoing riding redistribution process in April 2024, the nomination rules for incumbent Conservative MPs will change, which means they may have to go through a divisive contested nomination election process, say senior Conservative sources. “The rules do not apply to the new ridings,” said […]
Conservatives to finalize nomination rules for unheld ridings after consulting the new leader, says party president Batherson
The Conservatives have set their nomination rules for incumbent MPs for the next election, but will finalize the rules for unheld ridings once the new leader is elected, says Conservative Party president Rob Batherson. “As we did in 2020, we want to make sure that we have input from the new leader and their team, […]
Incumbent Conservative MPs to be shielded from nomination challenges if they raise $15,000, donate $3,350 to the party, Tory sources say
The federal Conservatives plan to protect all 119 incumbent MPs from nomination challenges before the next election if they raise $15,000 for their riding association annually, and each year donate a combined $3,350 to the riding association and the party, according to four Conservative sources. “The rules are that a candidate must raise $15,000 and […]
The problem with the ballot
TORONTO—For decades the NDP, and before it the CCF, claimed that shielding information about election financing allowed corporations to exert undue influence in the making of public policy and awarding of government contracts. The underlying assumption in the law at the time was that elections were fought only by candidates in constituencies, not by political […]
Riding boundary changes could pit some MPs from same parties in nomination races, say politicos
The upcoming redistribution of Canada’s electoral boundaries could pit some incumbent MPs from the same parties to run against each other for the nominations which means some may not be able to seek re-election in the next general election, say current and former MPs, and Hill staffers. “It’s [redistribution] a good thing for the general […]
