North Vancouver—Capilano by-election
Braeden Caley (Liberal) held North Vancouver—Capilano for the Liberals at the by-election of 2026-08-31 by 11,948 votes (29.6 points) with 58.7% of the vote; Stephen Curran (Conservative) was second with 29.2%.
IThe result
Turnout 45.5% of 89,154 electors · 40,421 valid votes · 179 rejected ballots · 6 candidates
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | 2025 | ± |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braeden Caley | Liberal | 23,739 | 58.7% | 59.8% | −1.1 |
| Stephen Curran | Conservative | 11,791 | 29.2% | 33.7% | −4.5 |
| Shelley Luce | Green | 3,461 | 8.6% | 1.7% | +6.9 |
| Stephen Tweedale | New Democratic | 1,242 | 3.1% | 4.2% | −1.1 |
2 further candidates, each under 1% of the vote
| Ehsan Arjmand | People's | 133 | 0.3% |
| Jeff Monds | Independent | 55 | 0.1% |
IIWhy the seat was empty
: Jonathan Wilkinson, Liberal member for North Vancouver—Capilano, resigns his seat.
Before that day the seat was held by Jonathan Wilkinson, a Liberal, who won it at the 2025 election.
Source: ourcommons.ca · the event in the ledger
IIIAgainst 2025
The Liberal share here was 58.7% at the by-election of and 59.8% 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 · North Vancouver—Capilano's page