Scarborough Southwest by-election
Doly Begum (Liberal) held Scarborough Southwest for the Liberals at the by-election of 2026-04-13 by 14,688 votes (50.8 points) with 69.6% of the vote; Diana Filipova (Conservative) was second with 18.8%.
IThe result
Turnout 33.7% of 86,158 electors · 28,909 valid votes · 89 rejected ballots · 8 candidates
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | 2025 | ± |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doly Begum | Liberal | 20,121 | 69.6% | 61.5% | +8.1 |
| Diana Filipova | Conservative | 5,433 | 18.8% | 30.6% | −11.8 |
| Fatima Shaban | New Democratic | 1,714 | 5.9% | 5.0% | +0.9 |
| Pooja Malhotra | Green | 711 | 2.5% | 1.4% | +1.1 |
| April Francisco | Independent | 422 | 1.5% | — | — |
3 further candidates, each under 1% of the vote
| Peter Koubakis | People's | 265 | 0.9% |
| David Vedova | Christian Heritage Party | 143 | 0.5% |
| Lyall Sanders | Centrist | 100 | 0.3% |
IIWhy the seat was empty
: Bill Blair, Liberal member for Scarborough Southwest, resigns his seat.
Before that day the seat was held by Bill Blair, a Liberal, who won it at the 2025 election.
Source: ourcommons.ca · the event in the ledger
IIIAgainst 2025
The Liberal share here was 69.6% at the by-election of and 61.5% 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 April 13, 2026, "By-elections in University—Rosedale, Scarborough Southwest and Terrebonne", the Liberals hold 174 of 343 seats, the Conservatives 140, the Bloc Québécois 22, the NDP 6, and the Greens 1.
This event in the ledger · How the House stands today · Scarborough Southwest's page