Incumbent Liberal MPs who failed to meet March 1 nominations deadline could get extensions, says Liberal Party

Based on a transposition of votes from the last election to the newly proposed boundaries, if everyone voted the same way they did in 2021, the Liberals would still win a minority with 157 seats, the Conservatives 126, the Bloc 34, the NDP 24 and the Greens two seats, according to an analysis by Kyle Hutton.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses a caucus meeting on the Hill. March 1 was the deadline for incumbent Liberal MPs to submit their nomination papers to be acclaimed as candidates for the next election. As of last week, the Liberal Party had officially nominated nine of the 157 MPs.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ABBAS RANA

March 13, 2023

The incumbent Liberal MPs who were not able to meet the March 1 deadline for all the nomination conditions set by the party could get extensions provided they showed progress in hitting their required targets.

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