Halifax Mayor Andy Fillmore attends a council meeting at city hall in Halifax on Tuesday, December 10, 2024. A federal byelection has been called to replace Fillmore, who resigned his seat to run for mayor. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese CANADAHALIFAX news A federal byelection has been called for Halifax by admin 3 مارس، 2025 written by admin 3 مارس، 2025 85 CITYnews halifax /By The Canadian Press HALIFAX — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that a byelection is to be held in Halifax on April 14. The Halifax seat has been empty since Aug. 31, when longtime member of Parliament Andy Fillmore resigned to run for Halifax mayor. A byelection must be called within six months of a new vacancy in the House of Commons. If a general election is called before April 14, the byelection will be cancelled and its candidates would join the general election. Any votes already cast in the byelection and any special ballots issued for that election would become void. Fillmore held the Halifax seat as a Liberal for nine years, after first winning in the 2015 election. The Liberals have announced that Shannon Miedema will be their candidate. Miedema works as the Halifax Regional Municipality’s director of environment and climate change. “I’ve spent the last 15 years working with the people of Halifax to build a more sustainable, equitable, and prosperous community,” Miedema said in a statement Sunday. “Now, I’m ready to take those same values to Ottawa, where I will fight for affordable housing, better public health care, and bold climate action.” Prior to Fillmore’s 2015 win, the seat had been held by NDP members since 1997. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh was in town Sunday to host Lisa Roberts’ campaign kickoff for the byelection at the downtown Halifax Brewery Market. Roberts, who has been an MLA, journalist and nonprofit leader, came in a close second to Fillmore in the 2021 election. The Conservatives’ candidate is communications professional Mark Boudreau. This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 2, 2025. The Canadian Press 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail admin previous post أزمة الودائع: المصارف تسوّق لتسييل الذهب قبل إعادة هيكلتها! next post Police investigate suspicious death of Halifax woman You may also like RMCP search for missing Lower Sackville woman 26 أبريل، 2025 Canadians at pope’s funeral say ceremony reflected his... 26 أبريل، 2025 2alarm blaze decimates home in Middle Sackville 26 أبريل، 2025 Israeli airstrike kills 10 people, half of them... 26 أبريل، 2025 كارني يندّد بالحصار الغذائي الإسرائيلي على قطاع غزة 26 أبريل، 2025 القضاء يلغي قراراً كيبيكياً بزيادة الرسوم الدراسية لغير... 26 أبريل، 2025 الزعماء في حركة مستمرة مع اقتراب الحملة الانتخابية... 26 أبريل، 2025 Teen arrested, weapons seized after threats against Halifax... 25 أبريل، 2025 Liberals maintain ‘commanding’ lead in Atlantic Canada polls 25 أبريل، 2025 Second-degree murder charge laid in latest intimate partner... 25 أبريل، 2025