Carney will call most byelections in shortest amount of time since 1950

Éric Grenier/The Writ: By August 31, with seven byelections under his belt, Carney has already called the most byelections in the shortest amount of time since 1954, when prime minister Louis St-Laurent called his 10th byelection shortly after his 1953 election victory. But at some point between now and his 13th byelection call, Carney will surpass the 1953-1957 St-Laurent government for the most byelection calls within the first two years, making him the prime minister who has called the most byelections in that time frame since 1950…