Trudeau calls May 6 byelection for Nanaimo-Ladysmith riding Mar 24, 2019 8:54 AM

Nanaimo voters are headed back to the polls for the third time in less than seven months.

On Sunday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a May 6 byelection to fill the vacant seat in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith riding.

The riding opened up when former New Democrat member of Parliament Sheila Malcolmson resigned in January to run successfully for the provincial New Democrats.

That byelection came shortly after Nanaimo residents voted in October’s civic election.