2024 Milton provincial by-election

2024 Milton provincial by-election

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Riding of Milton
Turnout	27.72% ( 14.99)
First party Second party Third party   LIB NDP Candidate Zee Hamid Galen Naidoo Harris Edie Strachan Party Progressive Conservative Liberal New Democratic Last election 43.07% 38.75% 9.70% Popular vote 12,880 10,473 1,851 Percentage 47.04% 38.25% 6.76% Swing 3.97 0.51 2.94
MPP before election Parm Gill Progressive Conservative Elected MPP Zee Hamid Progressive Conservative

A by-election was held in the provincial riding of Milton in Ontario on May 2, 2024, to elect a new member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario following the resignation of Progressive Conservative MPP and cabinet minister Parm Gill in order to run in the 45th Canadian federal election. ^[1]

It was held the same day as the 2024 Lambton—Kent—Middlesex provincial by-election. ^[2]

Candidates

• Progressive Conservative - Zee Hamid. ^[3]
• Liberal - Galen Naidoo Harris, son of former Milton MPP Indira Naidoo-Harris, local resident and political staffer. ^[4]
• NDP - Edie Strachan, public servant. ^[5]
• Green - Kyle Hutton, community activist and data organizer, contested Burlington in 2022. ^[6]
• New Blue - John Spina, former director in the electrical utility industry. ^[7]
• Ontario Party - Frederick Weening, contested Algoma—Manitoulin in 2022. ^[8]
• Family Rights - Tony Walton, leader of the Family Rights Party, entrepreneur, and Stop the New Sex-Ed Agenda candidate in the 2023 Scarborough—Guildwood provincial by-election. ^[9]
• Independent - John Turmel, perennial candidate
• Independent - Arabella Vida, charity worker. ^[10]

Polling

Polling firm	Last date of polling	Source	PC	Liberal	NDP	Green	Other	Margin of error	Sample size	Polling type	Lead
Liaison Strategies	April 25, 2024	[11]	39%	41%	9%	5%	6%	±4.71%	433	IVR	2%
Mainstreet Research	April 18, 2024	[12]	43%	43%	6%	6%	3%	±5.3%	348	Telephone	Tie
Liaison Strategies	March 28, 2024	[13]	39%	39%	10%	5%	6%	±4.62%	451	IVR	Tie

Results

Ontario provincial by-election, May 2, 2024: Milton Resignation of Parm Gill
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Zee Hamid	12,880	47.04	+3.97
	Liberal	Galen Naidoo Harris	10,473	38.25	-0.50
	New Democratic	Edie Strachan	1,851	6.76	-2.94
	New Blue	John Spina	1,102	4.02	-0.03
	Green	Kyle Hutton	755	2.76	-1.38
	Ontario Party	Frederick Weening	111	0.41
	Family Rights	Tony Walton	101	0.37
	Independent	John Turmel	64	0.23
	Independent	Arabella Vida	42	0.15
Total valid votes			27,379
Total rejected ballots
Turnout				27.72	-14.99
Eligible voters			98,785
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		+2.24

See also

• 2024 Lambton—Kent—Middlesex provincial by-election
• List of Ontario by-elections

References

1. "Ontario cabinet minister Parm Gill quits to run for Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives". The Globe and Mail. 2024-01-25. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
2. "Ontario Newsroom". news.ontario.ca. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
3. Wilkinson, Cameron. "Ontario PC Party announces Zeeshan Hamid as Milton candidate". FM101 Milton Now. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
4. Cilliers, Roland (2024-03-26). "Ontario Liberals select son of former MPP as candidate for provincial byelection". Inside Halton. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
5. Cilliers, Roland (2024-04-12). "'A moment that matters': Ontario NDP nominate public servant for Milton provincial seat". Inside Halton. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
6. Cilliers, Roland (2024-04-04). "'Small but mighty': Ontario Greens nominate community activist for Milton provincial seat". Inside Halton. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
7. Champion, Bambang Sadewo Milton Canadian (2022-05-16). "Meet John Spina, New Blue's provincial election candidate for Milton". Inside Halton. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
8. "Big names running to represent Algoma-Manitoulin". Northern Ontario. 2022-05-25. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
9. "Registered Political Parties". Elections Ontario . Retrieved 26 April 2024.
10. "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Arabella Vida". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
11. "Byelection surveys for the National Ethnic Press and Media Council of Canada" (PDF). Liaison Strategies. 26 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
12. Martin, Robert (23 April 2024). "Mainstreet By-election Poll: Milton, Public". Mainstreet Research. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
13. "Byelection surveys for the National Ethnic Press and Media Council of Canada" (PDF). Liaison Strategies. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.