2023 Kitchener Centre provincial by-election

{{short description|Provincial by-election in Ontario, Canada}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2023}}

{{Update|date=December 2023}}

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| election_name = 2023 Kitchener Centre provincial by-election

| country = Ontario

| seats_for_election = Riding of Kitchener Centre

| type = Parliamentary

| ongoing = no

| party_colour = no

| party_name = no

| election_date = {{Start date|2023|11|30}}

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| previous_election = 2022 Ontario general election

| previous_year = 2022

| next_election = 44th Ontario general election

| next_year = 44th

| turnout = 27.28% ({{decrease}} 18.94)

| image4 =

| colour4 = {{Canadian party colour|ON|PC|nohash}}

| party4 = {{Canadian party colour|ON|PC|name}}

| candidate4 = Rob Elliot

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| popular_vote2 = 6,312

| percentage2 = 26.73%

| swing2 = {{decrease}} 13.86

| image1 = Aislinn Clancy Kit Cen (cropped).jpg

| colour1 = {{Canadian party colour|ON|Green|nohash}}

| party1 = {{Canadian party colour|ON|Green|name}}

| candidate1 = Aislinn Clancy

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| popular_vote5 = 1,821

| percentage5 = 7.71%

| swing5 ={{decrease}} 7.01

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| colour2 = {{Canadian party colour|ON|NDP|nohash}}

| party2 = {{Canadian party colour|ON|NDP|name}}

| candidate2 = Debbie Chapman

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| popular_vote4 = 3,109

| percentage4 = 13.16%

| swing4 = {{decrease}} 13.51

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| colour5 = {{Canadian party colour|ON|Liberal|nohash}}

| party5 = {{Canadian party colour|ON|Liberal|name}}

| candidate5 = Kelly Steiss

| last_election1 =

| popular_vote1 = 11,334

| percentage1 = 47.99%

| swing1 = {{increase}} 35.19

| title = Legislative Assembly of Ontario

| posttitle = Elected {{abbr|MPP|Member of Provincial Parliament}}

| before_election = Laura Mae Lindo

| before_party = {{Canadian party colour|ON|NDP|name}}

| after_election = Aislinn Clancy

| after_party = {{Canadian party colour|ON|Green|name}}

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A by-election was held in the provincial riding of Kitchener Centre in Ontario on November 30, 2023, to elect a new member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario following the resignation of NDP MPP Laura Mae Lindo.{{cite web |author1=The Canadian Press |author1-link=The Canadian Press |title=Ontario NDP member resigns Kitchener Centre seat, cites child-care challenges |url=https://www.cp24.com/news/ontario-ndp-member-resigns-kitchener-centre-seat-cites-child-care-challenges-1.6478769 |website=CP24 |publisher=Bell Media |language=en |date=13 July 2023}}

Kitchener City Councillor Aislinn Clancy gained the seat for the Ontario Greens. Clancy is the second member of the Ontario Greens to be elected in the province, following party leader Mike Schreiner.{{cite web |last=Baker |first=Jennifer |title=Greens win MPP seat in Kitchener Centre |url=https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/greens-win-mpp-seat-in-kitchener-centre-1.6666957 |publisher=CTV News |access-date=December 1, 2023 |date=November 30, 2023}} In addition, the by-election featured 18 candidates, the largest-ever number of candidates in an Ontario riding election.{{cite news |last=Bueckert |first=Kate |date=November 17, 2023 |title=Record-breaking number of candidates set to run in Kitchener Centre provincial byelection |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/kitchener-centre-mpp-byelection-five-candidates-1.7024875 |work=CBC News |location= |access-date=December 6, 2023}} Clancy defeated fellow city councillor Debbie Chapman who was the NDP candidate.{{cite news |last=Nielsen |first=Kevin |date=November 30, 2023 |title=Greens get 2nd seat in Ontario as Aislinn Clancy wins Kitchener Centre byelection |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/10141078/greens-win-kitchener-centre-byelection/ |work=Global News |location= |access-date=December 6, 2023}}