2024 Lambton—Kent—Middlesex provincial by-election
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A by-election is scheduled to be held in the provincial riding of Lambton—Kent—Middlesex in Ontario on May 2, 2024, to elect a new member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario following the resignation of Progressive Conservative MPP and cabinet minister Monte McNaughton.[1]
It will be held the same day as the 2024 Milton provincial by-election.[2]
Candidates
Progressive Conservative
On 27 January 2024, Steve Pinsonneault, a Chatham-Kent councillor and businessman in Thamesville, beat Neal Roberts, chief of the Middlesex London Paramedic Service.[3] Pinsonneault has received criticism from various media sources and the ultra conservative Campaign Life Coalition for his support of pay suspension of fellow Chatham-Kent councillor Rhonda Jubenville.[4] This was in response to her conduct following her support of a ban on non-official flags on municipal property.
New Democratic Party
Kathryn Shailer was unanimously elected by a group of peers in Watford on February 15th to take up the New Democratic Banner. Kathryn calls Alvinston and Central Lambton home, where she is a driving force for positive change in her community: supporting local arts and culture programs, contributing to local heritage recognition, and helping set up community meal programs. Building on extensive leadership experience - first in the credit union sector and then in post-secondary education - Kathryn is now stepping up to make life better for people in Lambton—Kent—Middlesex.[5] This is not her first time running in an election. In the fall of 2022, Shailer ran for Lambton-Kent District School Board trustee in Central Lambton. She was unsuccessful in that bid.[6] Shailer, a mother of two and grandmother of three, has been involved with the Brooke-Alvinston Optimist Club, Friends of Campbell Park, the Lawrence House Centre for the Arts, Alvinston Arts and Music Festival and Community Friendship Meals at Bothwell United Church. [7]
New Blue
Keith Benn, a geoscientist and local of Wallaceburg, is running an anti-establishment campaign with a focus on local issues, affordability, and providing a "classical conservative" approach to governance.[8]
Green
Andraena Tilgner, a registered respiratory therapist and is running a campaign with a focus on healthcare issues.[9]
Polling
| Polling firm | Last date of polling |
Source | PC | NDP | Liberal | Green | Other | Margin of error | Sample size | Polling type | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liaison Strategies | March 28, 2024 | [10] | 39% | 14% | 26% | 12% | 9% | ±4.88% | 403 | IVR | 13% |
Results
| Ontario provincial by-election, May 2, 2024: Lambton—Kent—Middlesex Resignation of Monte McNaughton | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Steve Pinsonneault | |||||||
| New Democratic | Kathryn Shailer | |||||||
| Liberal | Cathy Burghardt-Jesson | |||||||
| New Blue | Keith Benn | |||||||
| Green | Andraena Tilgner | |||||||
| None of the Above | Stephen R. Campbell | |||||||
| Total valid votes | ||||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
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2022 result
| 2022 Ontario general election: Lambton—Kent—Middlesex | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Monte McNaughton | 24,933 | 58.81 | +3.46 | $86,631 | |||
| New Democratic | Vanessa Benoit | 7,987 | 18.84 | −14.48 | $66,308 | |||
| Liberal | Bruce Baker | 4,063 | 9.58 | +3.35 | $0 | |||
| New Blue | David Barnwell | 2,701 | 6.37 | $3,090 | ||||
| Green | Wanda Dickey | 1,688 | 3.98 | +0.69 | $381 | |||
| Ontario Party | Aaron Istvan Vegh | 727 | 1.71 | $0 | ||||
| None of the Above | Dean Eve | 300 | 0.71 | $283 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 42,399 | 99.41 | +0.63 | $126,309 | ||||
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 253 | 0.59 | -0.63 | |||||
| Turnout | 42,652 | 47.28 | −13.50 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 90,109 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +8.97 | ||||||
Source(s)
"Summary of Valid Votes Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18. "Statistical Summary by Electoral District" (PDF). Elections Ontario. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21. | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Ontario Labour Minister Monte McNaughton quits government, triggering cabinet shuffle | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ "Ontario Newsroom". news.ontario.ca. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ Bieman, Jennifer (January 27, 2024). "Lambton-Kent-Middlesex: PCs fill vacancy for coming Ontario byelection". London Free Press.
- ^ "ANTI-DEMOCRACY COUNCIL MEMBERS IN CHATHAM-KENT MUST RESIGN!". Campaign Life Coalition. April 5, 2024. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ https://www.ontariondp.ca/news/new-democrats-ready-deliver-healthcare-housing-and-hope-lambton-kent-middlesex-and-milton
- ^ https://cknewstoday.ca/chatham/news/2024/02/16/kathryn-shailer-named-ndp-candidate-in-lambton-kent-middlesex
- ^ https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/ontario-ndp-nominee-added-to-lambton-kent-middlesex-byelection
- ^ "New Blue Party name Lambton-Kent-Middlesex candidate - CK News Today". cknewstoday.ca. 2024-02-21. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
- ^ "Provincial byelection called for Lambton-Kent-Middlesex". CBC News. April 3, 2024. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Byelection surveys for the National Ethnic Press and Media Council of Canada" (PDF). Liaison Strategies. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
See also
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