By-elections will take place in Battlefords-Lloydminster, Bonavista-Burin-Trinity and South Surrey-White Rock
GATINEAU, Oct. 4, 2017 /CNW/ -
On Tuesday, October 3, 2017, the Acting Chief Electoral Officer of Canada, Stéphane Perrault, received official notice from the Speaker of the House of Commons that the seats for Battlefords?Lloydminster (Saskatchewan), Bonavista?Burin?Trinity (Newfoundland and Labrador) and South Surrey?White Rock (British Columbia) are vacant. By-elections will take place to fill the vacant seats.
The respective dates of the by-elections must be announced between October 14, 2017, and April 1, 2018. These announcements signal the start of the by-election periods.