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flag Ontario NDP MPP Doly Begum defected to the federal Liberals to run in the Scarborough Southwest byelection, replacing outgoing MP Bill Blair.

flag 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. flag Begum, the first Bangladeshi-Canadian elected to any Canadian legislature, was first elected in 2018 and served as deputy leader of the provincial NDP. flag Her move, announced on February 3, 2026, marks a significant political shift, leaving the provincial NDP without a candidate in a key Toronto riding. flag The federal Liberals appointed her directly, bypassing a formal nomination. flag Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith plans to seek the provincial Liberal nomination to replace her. flag The riding has been a Liberal stronghold since 2015. flag No byelection dates have been set.

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