OTTAWA — By-elections will be held in four Canadian constituencies on June 19, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Sunday.

Voters in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, Quebec, Oxford, Ontario, Portage-Lisgar and Winnipeg-South-Centre, Manitoba are being asked to choose their new representative.

Former Foreign Secretary and MP for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount, astronaut Marc Garneau announced his resignation in March after 15 years in politics.

The Liberal Party will vote Monday on which candidate will represent the party in the election campaign. The executive director of the Gainey Foundation, which supports organizations that provide educational programs for young people, Anna Gainey is seeking the nomination.

Two New Democratic Party (NDP) candidates are running in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount to represent the party in the next by-election: Jean-François Filion, an English teacher, and Malcolm Lewis-Richmond, a longtime party member .

Conservative Dave MacKenzie previously held the seat in Oxford, Ontario.

In Portage-Lisgar, Manitoba, MP Candice Bergen, the former interim leader of Canada’s Conservative Party, resigned from office last February.

The Liberal Party has already nominated Kerry Smith as a candidate for Portage-Lisgar. People’s Party of Canada leader Maxime Bernier launched his campaign on Sunday to seek the nomination along those lines.

Former Liberal Secretary of International Trade Diversification Jim Carr was the last to hold the seat for the Winnipeg South Centre. He died in December 2022.

Voters in the four affected constituencies can vote at their polling station on Election Day, June 19, or in advance from June 9-12. You can also vote at your polling station in Canada anytime between now and June 13, or by special election by submitting an application before June 13 at 6:00 p.m.