2024 Durham federal by-election

Canadian by-election

2024 Durham federal by-election

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Riding of Durham
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LPC

NDP

Candidate  | Jamil Jivani | Robert Rock  | Chris Borgia
Party  | Conservative | Liberal | New Democratic
Last election  | 46.39%  | 29.92%  | 17.52%

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GPC

Candidate  | Patricia Conlin  | Kevin MacKenzie
Party  | People's | Green
Last election  | 5.50%  | N/A

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| MP before election

Erin O'Toole
Conservative

| Elected MP

TBD

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A by-election will be held in the federal riding of Durham in Ontario on March 4, 2024, following the resignation of Conservative MP, and former Leader of the Conservative Party, Erin O'Toole.

## Background[edit]

### Constituency[edit]

The federal riding of Durham covers most of the southeastern part of the Regional Municipality of Durham, on the eastern edge of the Greater Toronto Area. The district includes the entirety of the Township of Scugog and roughly half of the geographic area of the Municipality of Clarington, including the communities of Bowmanville and Courtice. The riding also includes the northern part of the City of Oshawa.

This is the third iteration of a riding under this name, with the current riding coming into use in 2004, when Clarington—Scugog—Uxbridge was renamed. Durham is considered a relatively safe seat for the Conservatives, who have held the seat since 2004.[1]

### Representation[edit]

The riding of Durham was vacated on August 1, 2023, following the March 31 announcement from Conservative MP Erin O'Toole that he would resign his seat, just over a year after he was removed as Leader of the Official Opposition and Conservative leader.[2] O'Toole had held the seat since a 2012 by-election in which he was elected to replace Bev Oda. The by-election was called for March 4, 2024.[1]

## Candidates[edit]

Jamil Jivani, a lawyer and former president of the Canada Strong and Free Network, defeated Theresa Corless to win the Conservative nomination.[3] Scugog councillor Robert Rock was acclaimed as the Liberal candidate, having previously sought the Conservative nomination.[4]

## Results[edit]

Canadian federal by-election, March 4, 2024: Durham
Resignation of Erin O'Toole

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Conservative | Jamil Jivani |  |  |
| Liberal | Robert Rock |  |  |
| New Democratic | Chris Borgia |  |  |
| People's | Patricia Conlin |  |  |
| Rhinoceros | Adam Smith |  |  |
| Green | Kevin MacKenzie |  |  |
| Centrist | Khalid Qureshi |  |  |
| Independent | Pranay Gunti |  |  |
Total valid votes  |
Total rejected ballots  |
Turnout  |
Eligible voters  |

## 2021 result[edit]

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2021 Canadian federal election: Durham

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures
| Conservative | Erin O'Toole | 31,423 | 46.39 | +4.28 | $112,775.26
| Liberal | Jonathan Giancroce | 20,267 | 29.92 | –2.33 | $56,079.34
| New Democratic | Christopher Cameron | 11,865 | 17.52 | –0.73 | $4,774.16
| People's | Patricia Conlin | 3,725 | 5.50 | +3.51 | $8,162.85
| Independent | Sarah Gabrielle Baron | 251 | 0.37 | - | $2,215.46
| Rhinoceros | Adam Smith | 150 | 0.22 | - | none listed
| Independent | Kurdil-Telt Patch | 49 | 0.07 | - | none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit  | 67,730 | 99.33 | - | $135,835.56
Total rejected ballots  | 455 | 0.67 | +0.01
Turnout  | 68,185 | 61.19 | –6.80
Eligible voters  | 111,428
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.30
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Paas-Lang, Christian (January 28, 2024). "Byelection called for Durham, Ont., seat vacated by Erin O'Toole retirement". CBC. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
2. ^ Taylor, Stephanie (March 31, 2023). "Former Conservative leader Erin O'Toole not seeking re-election, leaving federal politics this spring". CBC. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
3. ^ "Jamil Jivani wins federal Conservative candidacy in GTA riding of Durham". The Globe and Mail. 2023-08-20. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
4. ^ Djuric, Mickey (January 4, 2024). "Liberals pick byelection candidate who first tried running for Tories". CBC. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
5. ^ "Official Voting Results — Durham". Elections Canada. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
6. ^ "Candidate Campaign Returns". Elections Canada. Retrieved 19 July 2022.

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