A federal by-election in the Winnipeg riding of Elmwood-Transcona is set to take place today.
A total of six candidates are running, including the NDP’s Leila Dance, the Conservative’s Colin Reynolds, and Ian MacIntyre for the Liberals.
Candidates for the Green Party, People’s Party of Canada, and the newly formed Canadian Future Party are also running.
The election is being held to replace Daniel Blaikie, who resigned as M-P earlier this year to work for the provincial government.
There is also a by-election taking place today in the Quebec riding of LaSalle-Emard-Verdun.