Ontario NDP MPP resigns to run for federal Liberals in upcoming byelection
Latest news on WhatsApp أجدد الأخبار على واتسابAn Ontario New Democratic Party MPP has resigned her Queen's Park seat and left the party after being selected as the federal Liberal candidate for a yet-to-be-called byelection in Scarborough Southwest, Canadian media reported.
Doly Begum, a former Ontario NDP deputy leader, will seek the Liberal nomination in the riding following the planned resignation of Liberal MP Bill Blair, who has been tapped for a diplomatic post, according to CityNews and other reports.
Begum was first elected provincially in 2018 and re-elected in 2022 and 2025, and served as the NDP’s public transit critic, CityNews reported.
In a related development, Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith said he plans to pursue a provincial run in the seat being vacated by Begum.
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