2023 Scarborough—Guildwood provincial by-election
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A by-election was held in the provincial riding of Scarborough—Guildwood in Ontario on July 27, 2023, to elect a new member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario following the resignation of Liberal MPP Mitzie Hunter to run in the 2023 Toronto mayoral by-election.[1] She came in sixth place.[2] Andrea Hazell retained the seat for the Ontario Liberals.[3]
The election was held on the same day as another in Kanata—Carleton.[4]
Background[edit]
Scarborough—Guildwood is a riding centred on the Guildwood neighbourhood.[5]
Candidates[edit]
Councillor Gary Crawford was selected as the PC candidate.[6]
Results[edit]
| Ontario provincial by-election, 27 July 2023: Scarborough—Guildwood | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Andrea Hazell | 5,640 | 36.55 | -9.75 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gary Crawford | 4,562 | 29.57 | -1.95 | ||||
| New Democratic | Thadsha Navaneethan | 4,041 | 26.19 | +9.53 | ||||
| Stop the New Sex-Ed Agenda | Tony Walton | 508 | 3.29 | |||||
| New Blue | Danielle Height | 151 | 0.98 | -0.29 | ||||
| Green | Tara McMahon | 146 | 0.95 | -1.88 | ||||
| No Affiliation | Reginald Tull | 139 | 0.90 | |||||
| Canadians' Choice | Paul Fromm | 66 | 0.43 | |||||
| Independent | Kevin Clarke | 57 | 0.37 | -0.14 | ||||
| Independent | Habiba Desai | 52 | 0.34 | |||||
| Independent | Abu Alam | 48 | 0.31 | |||||
| Independent | John Turmel | 20 | 0.13 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 15,430 | |||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 21.84 | -19.79 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 70,655 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -3.90 | ||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Toronto mayoral candidate Mitzie Hunter reveals date she'll resign as MPP". thestar.com. May 2, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ "Scarborough MPP Mitzie Hunter to resign today to run for Toronto mayor". CP24. May 10, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ "Liberal Andrea Hazell wins Scarborough-Guildwood provincial byelection". CBC News. July 27, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ "Two Ontario provincial byelections called for July 27 | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ Mirror, Scarborough (July 14, 2023). "Scarborough-Guildwood voters choose an MPP again July 27 but can also vote earlier at 4 locations". Toronto.com. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ Rushowy, Kristin (May 23, 2023). "Toronto city councillor gets Tory nomination in provincial byelection". thestar.com. Retrieved July 16, 2023.