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Ontario NDP MPP Doly Begum defected to the federal Liberals to run in the Scarborough Southwest byelection, replacing outgoing MP Bill Blair.
Ontario NDP MPP Doly Begum has defected to the federal Liberal Party to run in the Scarborough Southwest byelection, replacing outgoing MP Bill Blair, who is becoming Canada’s high commissioner to the UK.
Begum, the first Bangladeshi-Canadian elected to any Canadian legislature, was first elected in 2018 and served as deputy leader of the provincial NDP.
Her move, announced on February 3, 2026, marks a significant political shift, leaving the provincial NDP without a candidate in a key Toronto riding.
The federal Liberals appointed her directly, bypassing a formal nomination.
Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith plans to seek the provincial Liberal nomination to replace her.
The riding has been a Liberal stronghold since 2015.
No byelection dates have been set.
Ontario NDP MPP Doly Begum desertó a los liberales federales para postularse en la elección parcial de Scarborough Southwest, reemplazando al diputado saliente Bill Blair.