2020 York Centre federal by-election

A by-election was held in the federal riding of York Centre in Ontario on October 26, 2020 following the resignation of incumbent Liberal MP Michael Levitt after 5 years in Parliament. The seat was held for the Liberals by businesswoman Ya'ara Saks, albeit on a much reduced majority. People's Party of Canada leader Maxime Bernier ran in this election to attempt to gain his party's first seat in Parliament (after having lost his seat in Beauce - the party's only seat - to the Conservatives in the 2019 election), to little success, winning just several hundred votes.

2020 York Centre federal by-election
October 26, 2020 (2020-10-26)
Riding of York Centre
Turnout25.64% ( 25.64pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
LPC
CPC
NDP
Candidate Ya'ara Saks Julius Tiangson Andrea Vásquez Jiménez
Party Liberal Conservative New Democratic
Popular vote 8,253 7,552 1,046
Percentage 45.70% 41.82% 5.79%
Swing 4.50pp 5.11pp 4.05pp
MP before election

Michael Levitt
Liberal

 Elected MP

Ya'ara Saks
Liberal

It was held on the same day as the by-election in nearby Toronto Centre.

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