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.
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.