CONTEXT: Trudeau Liberals just lost a by-election in what was considered a safe Liberal riding- held by them since 1993. Even more, they had control over calling the by-election.
A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, and a bye-election or a bypoll in India, is an election used to fill an office that has become vacant between general elections.
The previous MP had to step down because Trudeau appointed her ambassador to Denmark.
CONTEXT: Trudeau Liberals just lost a by-election in what was considered a safe Liberal riding- held by them since 1993. Even more, they had control over calling the by-election.
Okay. So what’s a “by-election?” How is that different from an election?
No it's because the seat became vacant- the previous member of Parliament was appointed ambassador to Denmark.
I think this area had a large Jewish population actually.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/By-election
The previous MP had to step down because Trudeau appointed her ambassador to Denmark.