Beaches—East York by-election
Tanveer Shahnawaz (Liberal) held Beaches—East York for the Liberals at the by-election of 2026-08-31 by 10,008 votes (30.2 points) with 55.8% of the vote; Shannon Devine (New Democratic) was second with 25.6%.
IThe result
Turnout 40.7% of 81,642 electors · 33,137 valid votes · 111 rejected ballots · 6 candidates
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | 2025 | ± |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanveer Shahnawaz | Liberal | 18,504 | 55.8% | 67.7% | −11.9 |
| Shannon Devine | New Democratic | 8,496 | 25.6% | 6.9% | +18.7 |
| Jim Syrbos | Conservative | 5,142 | 15.5% | 23.5% | −8.0 |
| Bruce Livesey | Green | 581 | 1.8% | 1.3% | +0.5 |
2 further candidates, each under 1% of the vote
| Michel Lachance | People's | 249 | 0.8% |
| Cameron Thomas | Canadian Future Party | 165 | 0.5% |
IIWhy the seat was empty
: Nate Erskine-Smith, Liberal member for Beaches—East York, resigns his seat.
Before that day the seat was held by Nate Erskine-Smith, a Liberal, who won it at the 2025 election.
Source: ourcommons.ca · the event in the ledger
IIIAgainst 2025
The Liberal share here was 55.8% at the by-election of and 67.7% in the 2025 election.
Shares are of valid votes in this riding at each vote. The 2025 figures are the general election's, from Elections Canada's official voting results; the riding's page has that result in full.
IVThe House after it
After the event of August 31, 2026, "By-elections in North Vancouver—Capilano, Chicoutimi—Le Fjord and Beaches—East York", the Liberals hold 173 of 343 seats, the Conservatives 139, the Bloc Québécois 21, the NDP 5, and the Greens 1; 4 seats are vacant.
A later event of the same day follows it in the ledger: Yorkton—Melville falls vacant.
This event in the ledger · How the House stands today · Beaches—East York's page