2024 Bay of Quinte provincial by-election explained

Election Name:2024 Bay of Quinte provincial by-election
Country:Ontario
Seats For Election:Riding of Bay of Quinte
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:no
Party Name:no
Previous Election:2022 Ontario general election
Previous Year:2022
Next Election:44th Ontario general election
Next Year:44th
Turnout:38.45% (7.46)
Image1:PC
Candidate1:Tyler Allsopp
Last Election1:49.30%
Popular Vote1:14,430
Percentage1:38.69%
Swing1: 10.61 pp
Candidate2:Sean Kelly
Last Election2:18.45%
Popular Vote2:12,428
Percentage2:33.32%
Swing2: 14.87 pp
Image3:NDP
Candidate3:Amanda Robertson
Last Election3:20.92%
Popular Vote3:8,607
Percentage3:23.08%
Swing3: 2.16 pp
Image5:GRN
Candidate5:Lori Borthwick
Last Election5:6.27%
Popular Vote5:1,186
Percentage5:3.18%
Swing5: 3.09 pp-->
Posttitle:Elected
Before Election:Todd Smith
Before Party:PC
After Election:Tyler Allsopp
After Party:PC

A by-election was held in the provincial riding of Bay of Quinte on September 19, 2024, to elect a new member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario following the resignation of Progressive Conservative MPP and cabinet minister Todd Smith for a new job in the private sector.[1] It resulted in the victory of PC candidate Tyler Allsopp, though by a reduced margin compared to his predecessor.

Opinion polls

Polling FirmLast Date
of Polling
LinkPCOLPONDPGreenOtherMargin
of Error
Sample
Size
class=unsortable Polling Method
By-election 2024September 19, 202438.6933.3223.083.171.74
Liaison StrategiesSeptember 9, 2024[2] 3536 1856±4.21 pp541IVR
Election 2022June 2, 2022 49.3018.4520.926.275.06

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Westoll . Nick . 2024-08-16 . Todd Smith, Ontario education minister and Bay of Quinte MPP, to resign . 2024-08-26 . CityNews Toronto.
  2. Web site: Liberals Lead by 1 in Bay of Quinte, a statistical tie.