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Anna Gainey will be the Liberal candidate in a byelection scheduled to be held in the riding of Notre-Dame-de-GrceWestmount June 19.

In a tweet posted Monday night, Gainey, a past president of the Liberal Party of Canada and director of a foundation that supports charitable organizations offering environmental and arts education programs for youth, thanked her supporters for the nomination.

The federal Liberal party congratulated Gainey, describing her as a dedicated community leader ready to be a strong voice for people across her community in Ottawa.

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The Conservative Party of Canada also nominated its candidate Monday: Mathew Kaminski, who ran against Garneau in 2021 and came in third with 14 per cent of the vote. The accountant describes himself as a fiscal conservative who believes in transparency and financial responsibility.

Two people are seeking the nomination to run for the New Democratic Party in the byelection: Jean-Franois Filion, an English professor, and Malcolm Lewis-Richmond, a longtime party member.

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Three other ridings will also hold byelections on June 19: Oxford, in Ontario, and PortageLisgar and Winnipeg South Centre in Manitoba.

Voters can cast their ballots in advance polls June 9-12.

Rejected ballots: 446

Total votes: 46,037 of 73,595 total voters (turnout of 62.6%)

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Anna Gainey will run for Liberals in N.D.G.Westmount byelection - Montreal Gazette