Progressive Conservative Jeff Beattie Wins Ontario By-Election in Hamilton East—Stoney Creek

Progressive Conservative candidate Jeff Beattie has won the provincial by-election in Hamilton East—Stoney Creek, successfully holding the seat for the governing party following votes tallied on the evening of September 3, 2026. Elections Ontario reported that Beattie, a former Hamilton city councillor and local small business owner, captured 38.87 percent of ballots cast, fending off a competitive push from the Ontario New Democratic Party in a traditionally working-class industrial constituency.

The by-election was triggered by the retirement of former PC Member of Provincial Parliament and cabinet minister Neil Lumsden, who stepped down from legislative duties in early August. In a hard-fought contest characterized by local debates over manufacturing competitiveness, hospital wait times, and highway infrastructure projects, Beattie finished ahead of New Democratic nominee Monique Taylor, who garnered 32.90 percent of the vote, and Ontario Liberal candidate Heino Doessing, who finished third with 23.45 percent.

Addressing jubilant campaign volunteers and supporters at his victory gathering in Stoney Creek, Beattie emphasized that his legislative focus at Queen's Park will center on cost-of-living relief, skilled trades training, and expediting regional transit expansion across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Beattie praised the legacy of former MPP Lumsden and pledged to collaborate closely with municipal leaders in Hamilton to advance provincial infrastructure grants.

Premier Doug Ford congratulated Beattie on the electoral victory, highlighting the result as a public validation of the government's economic agenda and transit investments across southern Ontario. The contest was one of three simultaneous provincial by-elections held on Thursday, with voters also casting ballots in York—Simcoe and Scarborough Southwest. With Beattie’s triumph, the Progressive Conservative caucus preserves its legislative majority in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as Queen's Park prepares for its autumn legislative session.