Saturday, July 25, 2026

First-term Ward 10 Councillor Jeff Beattie is still a candidate, but now in a different election.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (PCPO) announced on Friday that Beattie is the party’s candidate in the upcoming Hamilton East–Stoney Creek byelection.

If elected, Beattie will serve out the remainder of the term following the retirement announcement by Progressive Conservative Member of Provincial Parliament Neil Lumsden.

The day prior to the PCPO announcement, the Ontario Liberal Party appointed Heino Doessing as their candidate.

Lumsden’s retirement was expected within political circles. Doessing has been door knocking during the past few months in preparation for the byelection.

The byelection voting day is expected to be Thursday, September 3, 2026.

Also on Friday, Beattie officially withdrew his nomination filing for the Ward 10 council seat. The municipal nomination deadline is August 21, meaning if Beattie does not win his MPP bid, he cannot jump back into the city council race.