1990 York North federal by-election

A by-election was held in the federal riding of York North in Ontario on December 10, 1990, following the election of Liberal MP Maurizio Bevilacqua being void by the courts. In the 1988 election, Bevilacqua defeated the Progressive Conservative candidate Micheal O'Brien by only 77 votes so the election was re-run.

1990 York North federal by-election

December 10, 1990 (1990-12-10)
Riding of York North
First party Second party Third party   LIB NDP PC Candidate Maurizio Bevilacqua Peter Devita Micheal O'Brien Party Liberal New Democratic Progressive Conservative Popular vote 21,332 14,321 4,618 Percentage 49.90% 33.50% 10.80%
MP before election Maurizio Bevilacqua Liberal Elected MP Maurizio Bevilacqua Liberal

The by-election was held on the same day as another in Beauséjour in New Brunswick. The seat was won again for the Liberals by Maurizio Bevilacqua who increased his majority to over 7,000 votes over the NDP. The Progressive Conservatives were pushed into third place.

Results

Canadian federal by-election, August 13, 1990: York North Bevilacqua's 1988 election declared void and invalid on July 6, 1990
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Maurizio Bevilacqua	21,332	49.90%
	New Democratic	Peter Devita	14,321	33.50%
	Progressive Conservative	Micheal O'Brien	4,618	10.80%
	Christian Heritage	William Ubbens	1,399	3.27%
	Libertarian	Roma Kelembet	424	0.99%
	Independent	David M. Shelley	239	0.56%
	Independent	Adelchi Di Palma	163	0.38%
	Independent	Paul Wizman	156	0.36%
	Independent	John Turmel	97	0.23%
Total valid votes			42,749	100.0

1988 result

1988 Canadian federal election: York North
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Maurizio Bevilacqua	37,513
	Progressive Conservative	Micheal O'Brien	37,436
	New Democratic	Evelyn Buck	11,583
	Libertarian	Chris Edwards	1,293

See also

• 1997 Winchester by-election, a by-election in England held under identical circumstances