Ontario Liberals, NDP hope to unseat PCs in provincial by-election in Bay of Quinte riding

Voters in an eastern Ontario riding head to the polls Thursday in a provincial by-election that may end up being a tighter race than its recent electoral history would suggest.The Bay of Quinte riding has only been vacant for a month, since cabinet minister Todd Smith resigned, but Premier Doug Ford called the by-election just five days after Smith announced his abrupt departure.Smith had represented the Bay of Quinte riding since 2018 – as well as one of the two ridings it was created from since 2011 – and won with nearly 50 per cent of the vote in the last two elections.