GATINEAU, QC, Jan. 29, 2025 /CNW/ –
- On Wednesday, January 22, 2025, the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada, Stéphane Perrault, received official notice from the Speaker of the House of Commons that the seat for Honoré-Mercier (Quebec) is vacant.
- According to the Parliament of Canada Act, if a vacancy occurs less than nine months before the fixed date for a general election, no by-election is called and the seat remains vacant until the general election.
- As the next general election must take place by October 20, 2025, no by-election will be held to fill this vacant seat.
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