Voters will go to the polls Dec. 8 in P.E.I. byelection to fill vacancy left by Steven Myers

PEIVoters in District 2, Georgetown-Pownal, will head to the polls on Monday, Dec. 8 in a provincial byelection to fill the seat left vacant by the resignation of former Progressive Conservative cabinet minister Steven Myers. Former MLA and housing minister resigned in October Marilee Devries · CBC News · Posted: Nov 10, 2025 3:29 PM EST | Last Updated: 1 hour agoListen to this articleEstimated 1 minuteThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.A byelection on Dec. 8 in District 2 will fill the seat left vacant by longtime Progressive Conservative MLA Steven Myers, who ended a 14-year career in provincial politics when he stepped down last month. (Legislative Assembly of P.E.I. )Voters in District 2, Georgetown-Pownal, will head to the polls on Monday, Dec. 8 in a provincial byelection to fill the seat left vacant by the resignation of former Progressive Conservative cabinet minister Steven Myers. The deadline for candidate nominations is Friday, Nov. 21 at 2 p.m.The byelection results won’t change the balance of power in the province. Premier Rob Lantz’s Progressive Conservatives have a majority in the 27-seat P.E.I. Legislative Assembly, with 19 seats compared to four for the Liberals and three for the Green Party.A new interactive mapping tool is now available on the Elections P.E.I. website, where voters can enter their civic address to view their polling station details, voting times and see the registered candidates.Elections P.E.I. said advance polls will take place on Nov. 29, Dec. 1 and Dec. 5. They will be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.Voters can update their information and find more details about the byelection on the Elections P.E.I. website or by calling 1-888-234-8683. ABOUT THE AUTHORMarilee Devries is a journalist with CBC P.E.I. She has a journalism degree from Toronto Metropolitan University. She can be reached at marilee.devries@cbc.ca