A by-election was held in the federal riding of

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on February 25, 2019, following the resignation of incumbent Conservative MP

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. After 15 years in Parliament, the former Leader of the Official Opposition announced that he would resign his seat. The by-election occurred alongside two others; Outremont and

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. The seat was held for the Conservatives by

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and

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, just to the north of the Greater Toronto Area. York—Simcoe has been considered a

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for the Conservatives, but at the 2015 election the

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saw a huge increase in share of vote; 26 percentage points.

Representation

announced on July 29, 2018, that he would be resigning as MP for

effective September 30, 2018. Van Loan has held the seat since the riding's creation in 2004.

Campaign

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nomination. In a nomination meeting on October 20,

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, stated his intention to run in this by-election, but he did not register. The candidate of the

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was Keith Komar. The Speaker's warrant regarding the vacancy was received on October 1, 2018; under the ''Parliament of Canada Act'' the writ for a by-election had to be dropped no later than March 30, 2019, 180 days after the Chief Electoral Officer was officially notified of the vacancy via a warrant issued by the

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. The by-election was called on January 9, 2019, to be held on February 25, 2019.

Results

2015 result

References

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