- cross-posted to:
- canada@lemmy.ca
- cross-posted to:
- canada@lemmy.ca
Prime Minister Mark Carney called the byelection in June after Conservative MP Damien Kurek stepped down from his seat so Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre could run.
Kurek’s resignation came after he handily won the riding in April. The history of the riding and its previous incarnations indicate it has been one of the safest blue seats in the country.
Last week, Elections Canada released data from advance polls which revealed 14,454 people have already cast their ballots in the riding, more than the amount who showed up at advance polls in that riding for April’s federal election.
This is a bigger abuse than the longest ballot initiative by far