| Election Name: | 2024 LaSalle—Émard—Verdun by-election |
| Country: | Canada |
| Seats For Election: | Riding of LaSalle—Émard—Verdun |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | yes |
| Party Colour: | no |
| Party Name: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2021 Canadian federal election |
| Previous Year: | 2021 |
| Next Election: | 45th Canadian federal election |
| Next Year: | 45th |
| Image1: | LPC |
| Candidate1: | Laura Palestini |
| Last Election1: | 42.9% |
| Candidate2: | Louis-Philippe Sauvé |
| Last Election2: | 22.1% |
| Image4: | NDP |
| Candidate4: | Craig Sauvé |
| Last Election4: | 19.4% |
| Image5: | CPC |
| Candidate5: | Louis Ialenti |
| Last Election5: | 7.5% |
| MP | |
| Posttitle: | Elected MP |
| Before Election: | Vacant |
A by-election is set to be held in the federal riding of LaSalle—Émard—Verdun in Quebec, Canada, on September 16, 2024, following the resignation of incumbent Liberal MP David Lametti.
While the riding is considered a "stronghold" for the Liberals, the by-election is expected by some to be a close race between the Liberals and the NDP, who are running "well known" Montreal city councillor Craig Sauvé.[1]
The by-election will be held on the same day as one in Elmwood—Transcona in Manitoba.[2]
The riding of LaSalle—Émard—Verdun was vacated on February 1, 2024, following the resignation of Liberal MP David Lametti.[3] Lametti, who previously served as Minister of Justice and Attorney General in the government of Justin Trudeau, won the seat in 2015.
The constituency is an urban Francophone riding located in the southwestern part of Montreal containing parts of the boroughs of Le Sud-Ouest, Verdun and LaSalle.[4]
On July 19, Montreal city councillor Laura Palestini was selected by the Liberals as their candidate despite others seeking the nomination[5] such as Eddy Kara, a political strategist,[6] Christopher Baenninger, Quebec Liberal candidate in Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques in 2022 and Saint-Henri–Sainte-Anne in 2023,[7] and Lori Morrison, Electoral Division 1 Commissioner of the Lester B. Pearson School Board.[7]
On March 28, Craig Sauvé, independent city councillor for the district of Saint-Henri—Little-Burgundy—Pointe-Saint-Charles announced that he was standing for nomination for the New Democratic Party's candidate.[8] He was officially nominated as the candidate on April 28.[9]
On July 19, the Conservative Party announced that their candidate would be Louis Ialenti, a small business owner. He was previously the Conservative candidate for Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel in 2021.[10]
The Bloc Québécois candidate will be Louis-Philippe Sauvé, the communications and administration coordinator at the Institute for Research in Contemporary Economics.[11]
Gregory Yablunovsky will be the PPC candidate. He was previously the party's candidate in Saint-Laurent in 2021 and La Prairie in 2019.[12]
On May 27, it was announced that Jency Mercier had won the nomination race for the Green Party.[13]
Alain Paquette will be the Christian Heritage Party candidate.[14]
On July 17, the Rhinoceros Party announced that party leader Sébastien CoRhino would be the candidate.[15]
| Polling Firm | Last Date of Polling | Link | LPC | BQ | NDP | CPC | PPC | Green | Margin of Error | Sample Size | class=unsortable | Polling Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mainstreet Research | July 9, 2024 | [16] | 29 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 3 | ±5.4 pp | 329 | IVR | |
| Election 2021 | September 20, 2021 | 42.93 | 22.09 | 19.36 | 7.45 | 3.38 | 3.04 | — | — |