44th · 45th · Sitting

Nate Erskine-Smith

Lib

Beaches—East York·Ontario

Kept rate

52 %

16 kept · 15 broke

Floor

72 yea

33 nay · 2 no vote

With caucus

81 %

Descriptive tally. Not the kept test.

Sourced pledges

Energy & climate·ran nay
“I will not be a rubber stamp for a Liberal oil bill. Climate still counts.”
Beaches—East York campaign; C-5 speeches
Digital & speech·ran nay
“I warned about C-63. I will not vote for a hate bill that a court cannot parse.”
Op-eds, 2024–2026
Crime & bail·ran nay
“Bail reform that is just a slogan is a bad law. Prevention is not softness.”
Hansard, 2023–2026
Health care·ran yea
“Pharmacare and dental are why a Liberal backbencher stays a Liberal.”
Campaign, 2021 and 2025
Firearms·ran nay
“Keep the military-style ban. I will not vote to unwind C-21.”
Riding record

Campaign ticket · 2025

The national platform they ran on. A personal quote above is the scoring test; the ticket is context. They sat both Parliaments — the 2021 ticket and the 2025 ticket are both on file.

Energy & climate·ran yeaoverridden
“Day one, cancel the consumer carbon tax — and legislate it so it cannot creep back.”
Liberal platform 2025, Canada Strong
Housing & cost of living·ran yea
“Build Canada Homes will be a federal developer on public land. Double housing starts.”
Liberal platform 2025
Immigration & borders·ran yea
“Hold the cap until Canada has the capacity to receive more people.”
Liberal platform 2025
Taxes·ran yea
“Cut the lowest personal-income-tax bracket. GST off first-time new homes under $1 million.”
Liberal platform 2025
Defence·ran yea
“Rebuild the Forces, NORAD and the Arctic. Sovereignty is not a slogan.”
Liberal platform 2025
Crime & bail·ran yeaoverridden
“Targeted bail changes for repeat violent crime. Safe streets without a slogan bill.”
Liberal platform 2025
Digital & speech·ran yeaoverridden
“Keep the streaming and news rules. A hate bill the courts can actually read.”
Liberal platform 2025
Firearms·ran nayoverridden
“Keep the assault-style ban. We will not unwind C-21.”
Liberal platform 2025
Health care·ran yeaoverridden
“Keep dental and pharmacare. More doctors, not extra-billing.”
Liberal platform 2025
China·ran yea
“Inquiry follow-through, a foreign-influence registry, and friend-shored minerals.”
Liberal platform 2025
Elections·ran yea
“Close foreign-money and deepfake holes without voter-ID theatre.”
Liberal platform 2025
Indigenous·ran yea
“Keep UNDRIP in statute. Partner on corridors; do not skip consent.”
Liberal platform 2025

Committees

Ethics file

Public summary · 2025 · Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner — public summary (reconstructed categories)

Residence
East York principal residence.
Securities
Registered accounts.
Outside activity
Unpaid policy and academic speaking, disclosed when required.

Backbench filing. No private-company control block on the public summary.

All ethics files

Key votes they sat

31 pledged key votes in this catalog. Missed votes do not move the rate.