Voters are casting their ballots today in Beaches—East York, a key Liberal constituency in Toronto. This byelection is part of a trio of federal elections taking place to fill recently vacated parliamentary seats. The other two byelections are occurring in Chicoutimi—Le Fjord, Que., and North Vancouver—Capilano, B.C.
Polling stations in the Toronto riding opened at 9:30 a.m. and are set to close at 9:30 p.m. The departure of Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith triggered this election after he stepped down from his Beaches—East York position last month. Erskine-Smith made this move following an unsuccessful bid for the Ontario Liberal nomination in Scarborough Southwest. He has since revealed his candidacy for a Toronto city council seat.