This is a list of by-elections in Canada since Confederation. By-elections are held to fill a vacancy in the Canadian House of Commons. Vacancies are caused by the death or resignation of a Member of Parliament or, more rarely, by the voiding of an election result by a court or as the result of an MP being expelled from the House of Commons. MPs have been expelled four times - Louis Riel (Provencher) was expelled in 1874 and again in 1875 for being a fugitive, Fred Rose (Cartier) was expelled in 1947 after having been convicted under the Official Secrets Act for having allegedly spied for the Soviet Union. In 1891, Thomas McGreevy (Quebec West) was expelled after being sentenced to a year in prison following his conviction for defrauding the government.[1]
When a seat becomes vacant the Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada issues a "Speaker's warrant" informing the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada of a vacancy. The Chief Electoral Officer must issue a writ of election "between the 11th and 180th days after the Chief Electoral Officer receives the warrant from the Speaker".[2] The election date is then set for not less than 36 days and not more than 50 days after the issuance of the writ. If a vacancy occurs less than nine months before a fixed election date, then no by-election is held and the seat remains vacant until the general election.[2]
This list below includes ministerial by-elections which occurred due to the requirement that Members of Parliament recontest their seats upon being appointed to Cabinet. These by-elections were almost always uncontested. This requirement was abolished in 1931.[3]
Notable by-elections
- 1942 York South by-election in which the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation's Joseph Noseworthy upset Conservative leader and former prime minister Arthur Meighen's attempt to return to the House of Commons
- Defence Minister Andrew McNaughton's defeat in the 1945 Grey North by-election
- The 1949 by-election in Kamouraska where the Liberals, who had won the riding by a 55.8 percentage point margin in the previous general election, were defeated by the Independent Liberal candidate in the by-election
- The 1943 Cartier by-election which the Liberals lost to the Labor-Progressive Party's Fred Rose
- Walter Pitman's 1960 by-election victory in Peterborough as a New Party candidate, which was a catalyst for the creation of the New Democratic Party
- Deborah Grey's 1989 by-election victory in Beaver River in which she won the Reform Party of Canada's first seat
- Gilles Duceppe's 1990 upset by-election victory in Laurier—Sainte-Marie on behalf of the newly formed Bloc Québécois.[4]
- Thomas Mulcair became only the second New Democrat ever elected from Quebec and the first in seventeen years after winning the 2007 Outremont by-election
- The 2026 Terrebonne by-election which was called due to the Supreme Court nullifying the previous election result in-which the Liberals had defeated the Bloc Québécois by one vote
45th Parliament (2025–present)
| Electoral district | Date vacated | Date writ issued | By-election date | Previous incumbent | Party | Cause | Winner | Party | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle River—Crowfoot | June 17, 2025 (vacant for 61 days) |
June 30, 2025 | August 18, 2025 | Damien Kurek | Conservative | Resigned to provide a seat for Pierre Poilievre. | Pierre Poilievre | Conservative | Yes | ||
| University—Rosedale | January 9, 2026 (vacant for 94 days) |
March 8, 2026 | April 13, 2026 | Chrystia Freeland | Liberal | Resigned after her appointment as an economic adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. | Danielle Martin | Liberal | Yes | ||
| Scarborough Southwest | February 2, 2026 (vacant for 70 days) |
March 8, 2026 | April 13, 2026 | Bill Blair | Liberal | Resigned after appointment as Canada's high commissioner to the U.K. | Doly Begum | Liberal | Yes | ||
| Terrebonne | February 13, 2026 Warrant issued February 16, 2026 (vacant for 59 days) |
March 8, 2026 | April 13, 2026 | Tatiana Auguste | Liberal | Previous election result declared void by Supreme Court due to an error by Elections Canada in preparing mail-in ballots.[5] | Tatiana Auguste | Liberal | Yes | ||
| North Vancouver—Capilano | June 22, 2026 (vacant for 13 days) |
On or Before December 19, 2026 | On or Before February 1, 2027 | Jonathan Wilkinson | Liberal | Resigned to accept appointment as Ambassador of Canada to the European Union | TBD | TBD | TBD | ||
| Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot—Acton | June 22, 2026 (vacant for 13 days) |
On or Before December 19, 2026 | On or Before February 1, 2027 | Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay | Independent (sat as Bloc Québécois before May 28, 2026) | Resigned to run for the Parti Québécois in 2026 Quebec general election | TBD | TBD | TBD | ||
Expected
| Electoral district | Incumbent | Party | Cause | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaches—East York | Nate Erskine-Smith | Liberal | Resigning July 7[6] | |
| Laurier—Sainte-Marie | Steven Guilbeault | Liberal | Resigning to resume environmental activism outside parliament | |
| Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie | Alexandre Boulerice | Independent (sat as New Democratic Party before April 27, 2026) | Resigning to run for Québec solidaire in 2026 Quebec general election | |
| Yorkton—Melville | Cathay Wagantall | Conservative | Resigning August 31 | |
44th Parliament (2021–2025)
| Electoral district | Date vacated | Date writ issued | By-election date | Previous incumbent | Party | Cause | Winner | Party | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississauga—Lakeshore | May 27, 2022 (2022-05-27) | November 6, 2022 (2022-11-06) | December 12, 2022 (2022-12-12) | Sven Spengemann | Liberal | Resigned to accept a position with the United Nations | Charles Sousa | Liberal | Yes | ||
| Winnipeg South Centre | December 12, 2022 (2022-12-12) | May 14, 2023 (2023-05-14)[7] | June 19, 2023 (2023-06-19)[7] | Jim Carr | Liberal | Death (multiple myeloma and kidney failure) | Ben Carr | Liberal | Yes | ||
| Oxford | January 28, 2023 (2023-01-28) | May 14, 2023 (2023-05-14)[7] | June 19, 2023 (2023-06-19)[7] | Dave MacKenzie | Conservative | Retirement | Arpan Khanna | Conservative | Yes | ||
| Portage—Lisgar | February 28, 2023 (2023-02-28) | May 14, 2023 (2023-05-14)[7] | June 19, 2023 (2023-06-19)[7] | Candice Bergen | Conservative | Resignation | Branden Leslie | Conservative | Yes | ||
| Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount | March 8, 2023 (2023-03-08) | May 14, 2023 (2023-05-14)[7] | June 19, 2023 (2023-06-19)[7] | Marc Garneau | Liberal | Retirement | Anna Gainey | Liberal | Yes | ||
| Calgary Heritage | December 31, 2022 (2022-12-31) | June 18, 2023 (2023-06-18)[8] | July 24, 2023 (2023-07-24) | Bob Benzen | Conservative | Resigned to return to the private sector | Shuvaloy Majumdar | Conservative | Yes | ||
| Durham | August 1, 2023 (2023-08-01) | January 28, 2024 (2024-01-28) | March 4, 2024 (2024-03-04) | Erin O'Toole | Conservative | Resignation | Jamil Jivani | Conservative | Yes | ||
| Toronto—St. Paul's | January 16, 2024 (2024-01-16) | May 19, 2024 (2024-05-19)[9] | June 24, 2024 (2024-06-24)[9] | Carolyn Bennett | Liberal | Resigned to accept appointment as Ambassador to Denmark | Don Stewart | Conservative | No | ||
| LaSalle—Émard—Verdun | February 1, 2024 (2024-02-01) | July 28, 2024 (2024-07-28)[10] | September 16, 2024 (2024-09-16)[10] | David Lametti | Liberal | Resigned to join law firm | Louis-Philippe Sauvé | Bloc Québécois | No | ||
| Elmwood—Transcona | March 31, 2024 (2024-03-31) | July 28, 2024 (2024-07-28)[10] | September 16, 2024 (2024-09-16)[10] | Daniel Blaikie | New Democratic | Resigned to work in Premier of Manitoba Wab Kinew's office | Leila Dance | New Democratic | Yes | ||
| Cloverdale—Langley City | May 27, 2024 (2024-05-27) | November 10, 2024[11] | December 16, 2024[11] | John Aldag | Liberal | Resigned to run as the BC NDP candidate for Langley-Abbotsford in the 2024 British Columbia general election. | Tamara Jansen | Conservative | No | ||
43rd Parliament (2019–2021)
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Centre | October 26, 2020 | Bill Morneau | Liberal | Marci Ien | Liberal | Resigned to run for Secretary-General of the OECD | Yes | ||
| York Centre | October 26, 2020 | Michael Levitt | Liberal | Ya'ara Saks | Liberal | Resigned to become CEO of the Canadian Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Centre for Holocaust Studies | Yes | ||
42nd Parliament (2015–2019)
41st Parliament (2011–2015)
40th Parliament (2008–2011)
39th Parliament (2006–2008)
38th Parliament (2004–2006)
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labrador | May 24, 2005 | Lawrence D. O'Brien | Liberal | Todd Russell | Liberal | Death (cancer) | Yes | ||
37th Parliament (2000–2004)
36th Parliament (1997–2000)
35th Parliament (1994–1997)
34th Parliament (1988–1993)
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beauséjour | December 10, 1990 | Fernand Robichaud | Liberal | Jean Chrétien | Liberal | Resignation to provide a seat for Chrétien | Yes | ||
| York North | December 10, 1990 | Maurizio Bevilacqua | Liberal | Maurizio Bevilacqua | Liberal | Election declared void | Yes | ||
| Oshawa | August 13, 1990 | Ed Broadbent | New Democratic | Mike Breaugh | New Democratic | Resignation | Yes | ||
| Laurier—Sainte-Marie | August 13, 1990 | Jean-Claude Malépart | Liberal | Gilles Duceppe | Independent | Death | No | ||
| Chambly | February 12, 1990 | Richard Grisé | Progressive Conservative | Phil Edmonston | New Democratic | Resignation | No | ||
| Beaver River | March 13, 1989 | John Dahmer | Progressive Conservative | Deborah Grey | Reform | Death (cancer) | No | ||
33rd Parliament (1984–1988)
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lac-Saint-Jean | June 20, 1988 | Clément Côté | Progressive Conservative | Lucien Bouchard | Progressive Conservative | Resignation | Yes | ||
| St. John's East | July 20, 1987 | James A. McGrath | Progressive Conservative | Jack Harris | New Democratic | Resignation | No | ||
| Hamilton Mountain | July 20, 1987 | Ian Deans | New Democratic | Marion Dewar | New Democratic | Resignation | Yes | ||
| Yukon | July 20, 1987 | Erik Nielsen | Progressive Conservative | Audrey McLaughlin | New Democratic | Resignation | No | ||
| Pembina | September 29, 1986 | Peter Elzinga | Progressive Conservative | Walter van de Walle | Progressive Conservative | Resignation | Yes | ||
| Saint-Maurice | September 29, 1986 | Jean Chrétien | Liberal | Gilles Grondin | Liberal | Resignation | Yes | ||
32nd Parliament (1980–1984)
31st Parliament (1979)
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Albert | November 19, 1979 | John Diefenbaker | Progressive Conservative | Stan Hovdebo | New Democratic | Death (heart attack) | No | ||
| Burin—St. George's | September 19, 1979 | Don Jamieson | Liberal | Roger Simmons | Liberal | Resignation | Yes | ||
30th Parliament (1974–1979)
29th Parliament (1973–1974)
no by-elections
28th Parliament (1968–1972)
27th Parliament (1965–1968)
26th Parliament (1963–1965)
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westmorland | November 9, 1964 | Sherwood Rideout | Liberal | Margaret Rideout | Liberal | Death | Yes | ||
| Waterloo South | November 9, 1964 | Gordon Chaplin | Progressive Conservative | Max Saltsman | New Democratic | Death | No | ||
| Nipissing | June 22, 1964 | Jack Garland | Liberal | Carl Legault | Liberal | Death | Yes | ||
| Saskatoon | June 22, 1964 | Henry Frank Jones | Progressive Conservative | Eloise Jones | Progressive Conservative | Death | Yes | ||
| Laurier | February 10, 1964 | Lionel Chevrier | Liberal | Fernand-E. Leblanc | Liberal | Resignation | Yes | ||
| Saint-Denis | February 10, 1964 | Azellus Denis | Liberal | Marcel Prud'Homme | Liberal | Resignation | Yes | ||
25th Parliament (1962–1963)
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnaby—Coquitlam | October 22, 1962 | Erhart Regier | New Democratic | Tommy Douglas | New Democratic | Resignation to provide a seat for Douglas | Yes | ||
24th Parliament (1958–1962)
23rd Parliament (1957–1958)
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yukon | December 16, 1957 | James Aubrey Simmons | Liberal | Erik Nielsen | Progressive Conservative | Election declared void | No | ||
| Hastings—Frontenac | November 4, 1957 | George Stanley White | Progressive Conservative | Sidney Earle Smith | Progressive Conservative | Called to the Senate | Yes | ||
| Lanark | August 26, 1957 | William G. Blair | Progressive Conservative | George Doucett | Progressive Conservative | Death | Yes | ||
22nd Parliament (1953–1957)
21st Parliament (1949–1953)
- Massé defeated the official Liberal candidate.
20th Parliament (1945–1949)
19th Parliament (1940–1945)
18th Parliament (1936–1940)
17th Parliament (1930–1935)
16th Parliament (1926–1930)
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon | February 5, 1930 | Robert Forke | Liberal-Progressive | Thomas Alexander Crerar | Liberal | Called to the Senate | No | ||
| Bagot | January 27, 1930 | Georges Dorèze Morin | Liberal | Cyrille Dumaine | Liberal | Death | Yes | ||
| Châteauguay—Huntingdon | January 27, 1930 | James Alexander Robb | Liberal | Dennis James O'Connor | Liberal | Death | Yes | ||
| Prescott | July 29, 1929 | Louis-Mathias Auger | Independent Liberal | Élie-Oscar Bertrand | Liberal | Resignation following criminal charge | No | ||
| Lanark | July 29, 1929 | Richard Franklin Preston | Conservative | William Samuel Murphy | Independent Conservative | Death | No | ||
| Vaudreuil-Soulanges | July 29, 1929 | Lawrence Alexander Wilson | Liberal | Lawrence Alexander Wilson | Liberal | Resigned, intending to retire, but persuaded to run again | Yes | ||
| Laprairie—Napierville | July 22, 1929 | Roch Lanctôt | Liberal | Vincent Dupuis | Liberal | Death | Yes | ||
| Frontenac—Addington | July 22, 1929 | John Wesley Edwards | Conservative | William Spankie | Conservative | Death | Yes | ||
| Lambton West | January 14, 1929 | William Goodison | Liberal | Ross Gray | Liberal | Death | Yes | ||
| Joliette | December 17, 1928 | Jean-Joseph Denis | Liberal | Charles-Édouard Ferland | Liberal | Appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Quebec. | Yes | ||
| Victoria | December 6, 1928 | Simon Fraser Tolmie | Conservative | D'Arcy Plunkett | Conservative | Resignation to become Premier of British Columbia. | Yes | ||
| York West | October 29, 1928 | Henry Lumley Drayton | Conservative | Earl Lawson | Conservative | Appointed Chairman of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario. | Yes | ||
| Maple Creek | November 25, 1927 | George Spence | Liberal | William George Bock | Liberal | Resignation to enter provincial politics in Saskatchewan | Yes | ||
| Huron North | September 12, 1927 | John Warwick King | Progressive | George Spotton | Liberal | Death | No | ||
| Victoria—Carleton | June 16, 1927 | James Kidd Flemming | Conservative | Albion Roudolph Foster | Liberal | Death | No | ||
| Antigonish—Guysborough | January 18, 1927 | John Carey Douglas | Conservative | William Duff | Liberal | Death | No | ||
| Kootenay East | November 9, 1926 | James Horace King | Liberal | James Horace King | Liberal | Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment | Yes | ||
| Bruce North | November 9, 1926 | James Malcolm | Liberal | James Malcolm | Liberal | Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Trade and Commerce | Yes | ||
| Dorchester | November 2, 1926 | Lucien Cannon | Liberal | Lucien Cannon | Liberal | Recontested upon appointment as Solicitor General | Yes | ||
| Richelieu | November 2, 1926 | Arthur Cardin | Liberal | Arthur Cardin | Liberal | Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Marine and Fisheries | Yes | ||
| Regina | November 2, 1926 | Charles Avery Dunning | Liberal | Charles Avery Dunning | Liberal | Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Railways and Canals. | Yes | ||
| Middlesex West | November 2, 1926 | John Campbell Elliott | Liberal | John Campbell Elliott | Liberal | Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Public Works. | Yes | ||
| Waterloo North | November 2, 1926 | William Daum Euler | Liberal | William Daum Euler | Liberal | Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Customs and Excise. | Yes | ||
| Brandon | November 2, 1926 | Robert Forke | Liberal-Progressive | Robert Forke | Liberal-Progressive | Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Immigration and Colonization | Yes | ||
| Kenora—Rainy River | November 2, 1926 | Peter Heenan | Liberal | Peter Heenan | Liberal | Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Labour | Yes | ||
| Prince Albert | November 2, 1926 | William Lyon Mackenzie King | Liberal | William Lyon Mackenzie King | Liberal | Recontested upon appointment as Prime Minister. | Yes | ||
| Quebec East | November 2, 1926 | Ernest Lapointe | Liberal | Ernest Lapointe | Liberal | Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Justice. | Yes | ||
| Melville | November 2, 1926 | William Richard Motherwell | Liberal | William Richard Motherwell | Liberal | Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Agriculture. | Yes | ||
| Shelburne—Yarmouth | November 2, 1926 | Paul Lacombe Hatfield | Liberal | James Ralston | Liberal | Called to the Senate to provide a seat for Ralston | Yes | ||
| St. James | November 2, 1926 | Fernand Rinfret | Liberal | Fernand Rinfret | Liberal | Recontested upon appointment as Secretary of State of Canada. | Yes | ||
| Châteauguay—Huntingdon | November 2, 1926 | James Robb | Liberal | James Robb | Liberal | Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Finance. | Yes | ||
| Edmonton West | November 2, 1926 | Charles Stewart | Liberal | Charles Stewart | Liberal | Recontested upon appointment as Minister of the Interior and Mines. | Yes | ||
| Gloucester | November 2, 1926 | Peter Veniot | Liberal | Peter Veniot | Liberal | Recontested upon appointment as Postmaster General. | Yes | ||
15th Parliament (1926)
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesex West | March 29, 1926 | John Campbell Elliott | Liberal | John Campbell Elliott | Liberal | Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Labour | Yes | ||
| Regina | March 16, 1926 | Francis Nicholson Darke | Liberal | Charles Avery Dunning | Liberal | Resignation to provide a seat for Dunning | Yes | ||
| Prince Albert | February 15, 1926 | Charles McDonald | Liberal | William Lyon Mackenzie King | Liberal | Resignation to provide a seat for Mackenzie King | Yes | ||
| Bagot | December 7, 1925 | Joseph Edmond Marcile | Liberal | Georges Dorèze Morin | Liberal | Death | Yes | ||
14th Parliament (1921–1925)
13th Parliament (1918–1921)
12th Parliament (1911–1917)
11th Parliament (1909–1911)
10th Parliament (1905–1908)
9th Parliament (1901–1904)
8th Parliament (1896–1900)
7th Parliament (1891–1896)
6th Parliament (1887–1891)
5th Parliament (1883–1887)
4th Parliament (1879–1882)
3rd Parliament (1874–1878)
2nd Parliament (1873–1874)
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | December 20, 1873 | William Ross | Liberal | William Ross | Liberal | Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Militia | Yes | ||
| Antigonish | December 20, 1873 | Hugh McDonald | Liberal-Conservative | Angus McIsaac | Liberal | Appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia | No | ||
| West Toronto | December 18, 1873 | John Willoughby Crawford | Conservative | Thomas Moss | Liberal | Incumbent's death | No | ||
| Bruce South | December 14, 1873 | Edward Blake | Liberal | Edward Blake | Liberal | Recontested upon appointment as Minister without portfolio | Yes | ||
| Shelburne | December 9, 1873 | Thomas Coffin | Liberal-Conservative | Thomas Coffin | Liberal | Recontested upon appointment as Receiver-General of Canada | No | ||
| Lennox | December 3, 1873 | Richard John Cartwright | Liberal | Richard John Cartwright | Liberal | Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Finance | Yes | ||
| Queen's County | December 3, 1873 | David Laird | Liberal | David Laird | Liberal | Recontested upon appointment as Minister of the Interior | Yes | ||
| City of St. John | December 1, 1873 | Samuel Leonard Tilley | Liberal-Conservative | Jeremiah Smith Boies De Veber | Liberal | Appointed Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick | No | ||
| City and County of St. John | December 1, 1873 | Isaac Burpee | Liberal | Isaac Burpee | Liberal | Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Customs | Yes | ||
| Westmorland | November 28, 1873 | Albert James Smith | Liberal | Albert James Smith | Liberal | Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Marine and Fisheries | Yes | ||
| Bellechasse | November 27, 1873 | Télesphore Fournier | Liberal | Télesphore Fournier | Liberal | Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Inland Revenue | Yes | ||
| Napierville | November 27, 1873 | Antoine-Aimé Dorion | Liberal | Antoine-Aimé Dorion | Liberal | Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Justice | Yes | ||
| Glengarry | November 26, 1873 | Donald Alexander Macdonald | Liberal | Donald Alexander Macdonald | Liberal | Recontested upon appointment as Postmaster-General | Yes | ||
| Lambton | November 25, 1873 | Alexander Mackenzie | Liberal | Alexander Mackenzie | Liberal | Recontested upon appointment as Prime Minister and Minister of Public Works | Yes | ||
| Laval | October 28, 1873 | Joseph-Hyacinthe Bellerose | Conservative | Joseph-Aldric Ouimet | Liberal-Conservative | Called to the Senate | Yes | ||
| Provencher | October 13, 1873 | George-Étienne Cartier | Liberal-Conservative | Louis Riel | Independent | Incumbent's death | No | ||
| Prince County | September 29, 1873 | New seat | James Colledge Pope and James Yeo | Conservative and Liberal | Held as a result of Prince Edward Island joining Confederation. Elected 2 MPs. | NA | |||
| Queen's County | September 29, 1873 | New seat | David Laird and Peter Sinclair | Liberal | Held as a result of Prince Edward Island joining Confederation. Elected 2 MPs. | NA | |||
| King's County | September 29, 1873 | New Seat | Daniel Davies and Augustine Colin Macdonald | Conservative and Liberal-Conservative | Held as a result of Prince Edward Island joining Confederation. Elected 2 MPs. | NA | |||
| Carleton | September 18, 1873 | Charles Connell | Liberal | Stephen Burpee Appleby | Liberal | Incumbent's death | Yes | ||
| Antigonish | July 7, 1873 | Hugh McDonald | Liberal-Conservative | Hugh McDonald | Liberal-Conservative | Recontested upon appointment as President of the Privy Council | Yes | ||
| Ontario South | July 7, 1873 | Thomas Nicholson Gibbs | Liberal-Conservative | Thomas Nicholson Gibbs | Liberal-Conservative | Recontested upon appointment as Secretary of State for the Provinces and Superintendent General
of Indian Affairs |
Yes | ||
| Hants | July 5, 1873 | Joseph Howe | Liberal-Conservative | Monson Henry Goudge | Liberal | Appointed Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia. | No | ||
| Durham West | April 10, 1873 | Edward Blake | Liberal | Edmund Burke Wood | Liberal | Chose to sit for Bruce South. | Yes | ||
| Quebec County | March 28, 1873 | Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau | Conservative | Adolphe-Philippe Caron | Conservative | Called to the Senate | Yes | ||
| Bonaventure | February 15, 1873 | Théodore Robitaille | Conservative | Théodore Robitaille | Conservative | Recontested upon appointment as Receiver-General | Yes | ||
| Welland | November 23, 1872 | Thomas Clark Street | Conservative | William Alexander Thomson | Liberal | Incumbent's death | No | ||
1st Parliament (1867–1872)
By-elections, 1867 to 1871
New Brunswick
| Date | Riding | Incumbent | Party | Elected | Party | Reason for by-election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 13, 1868 | Restigouche | John McMillan | Liberal | William Murray Caldwell | Liberal | McMillan appointed Inspector of Post Offices in New Brunswick, February 15, 1868 | ||
| October 28, 1868 | York | Charles Fisher | Liberal | John Pickard | Independent Liberal | Fisher appointed to New Brunswick Supreme Court, October 3, 1868 | ||
| December 24, 1868 | Northumberland | John Mercer Johnson | Liberal | Richard Hutchison | Liberal | Johnson's death, November 8, 1868 | ||
| November 29, 1870 | Restigouche | William Murray Caldwell | Liberal | George Moffat, Sr. | Conservative | Caldwell appointed inspector of post offices in New Brunswick, September 29, 1870 | ||
Nova Scotia
Ontario
| Date | Riding | Incumbent | Party | Elected | Party | Reason for by-election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 13, 1868 | Lincoln | James Rea Benson | Liberal-Conservative | Thomas Rodman Merritt | Liberal | Benson called to the Senate, March 14, 1868 | ||
| August 14, 1868 | York West | William Pearce Howland | Liberal-Conservative | Amos Wright | Liberal | Howland appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario, July 15, 1868 | ||
| July 12, 1869 | Wellington Centre | Thomas Sutherland Parker | Liberal | James Ross | Liberal | Parker's death, October 24, 1868 | ||
| November 13, 1869 | Renfrew North | John Rankin | Liberal-Conservative | Francis Hincks | Conservative | Rankin resigned to provide a seat for Hincks, October 12, 1869 | ||
| November 29, 1869 | Renfrew South | Daniel McLachlin | Liberal | John Lorn McDougall | Liberal | McLachlin resigned June 3, 1869, taking retirement | ||
| November 29, 1869 | Lanark South | Alexander Morris | Conservative | Alexander Morris | Conservative | Ministerial by-election upon Morris's appointment as Minister of Inland Revenue, November 15, 1869 | ||
| April 27, 1870 | Frontenac | Thomas Kirkpatrick | Conservative | George Airey Kirkpatrick | Conservative | Kirkpatrick's death, March 26, 1870 | ||
| March 20, 1871 | Hastings East | Robert Read | Conservative | John White | Conservative | Read called to the Senate, February 24, 1871 | ||
| June 30, 1871 | Algoma | Wemyss Mackenzie Simpson | Conservative | Frederick William Cumberland | Conservative | Simpson appointed Indian Commissioner for Rupert's Land, April 26, 1871 | ||
Quebec
| Date | Riding | Incumbent | Party | Elected | Party | Reason for by-election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 28, 1867 | Huntingdon | Sir John Rose | Liberal-Conservative | Sir John Rose | Liberal-Conservative | Ministerial by-election upon Rose's appointment as Minister of Finance, November 18, 1867 | ||
| December 11, 1867 | Montmorency | Joseph-Édouard Cauchon | Conservative | Jean Langlois | Conservative | Cauchon called to the Senate, November 2, 1867 | ||
| April 20, 1868 | Montreal West | Thomas D'Arcy McGee | Liberal-Conservative | Michael Patrick Ryan | Liberal-Conservative | McGee assassinated, April 7, 1868 | ||
| October 17, 1868 | Three Rivers | Louis-Charles Boucher de Niverville | Conservative | William McDougall | Conservative | Boucher de Niverville appointed sheriff for the district of Trois-Rivières, September 30, 1868 | ||
| October 30, 1868 | Saint Maurice | Louis-Léon Lesieur Desaulniers | Conservative | Élie Lacerte | Conservative | Desaulniers appointed inspector of prisons and asylums in Quebec, September 29, 1868 | ||
| February 17, 1869 | Kamouraska | Vacant | Charles Alphonse Pantaléon Pelletier | Liberal | No election held in 1867 due to riots | |||
| July 14, 1869 | L'Islet | Barthélemy Pouliot | Conservative | Barthélemy Pouliot | Conservative | Previous election annulled, June 9, 1869 | ||
| October 30, 1869 | Huntingdon | Sir John Rose | Liberal-Conservative | Julius Scriver | Liberal | Rose resigned September 29, 1869 and moved to London where he acted as the government's representative to the UK. | ||
| November 29, 1869 | Brome | Christopher Dunkin | Conservative | Christopher Dunkin | Conservative | Ministerial by-election upon Dunkin's appointment as Minister of Agriculture, November 15, 1869 | ||
| July 5, 1870 | Missisquoi | Brown Chamberlin | Conservative | George Barnard Baker | Liberal-Conservative | Chamberlin resigned on appointment as Queen's Printer, June 6, 1870 | ||
| July 18, 1870 | Quebec East | Pierre-Gabriel Huot | Liberal | Adolphe Guillet dit Tourangeau | Conservative | Huot resigned on appointment as postmaster at Quebec, June 14, 1870 | ||
| August 15, 1870 | Bellechasse | Louis-Napoléon Casault | Conservative | Télesphore Fournier | Liberal | Casault resigned on appointment to the Superior Court of Quebec, May 26, 1870 | ||
| September 1, 1870 | St. Hyacinthe | Alexandre-Édouard Kierzkowski | Liberal | Louis Delorme | Liberal | Kierzkowski's death, August 4, 1870 | ||
| November 18, 1870 | Richelieu | Thomas McCarthy | Conservative | Georges Isidore Barthe | Independent Conservative | McCarthy's death, September 23, 1870 | ||
| September 15, 1871 | Montcalm | Joseph Dufresne | Conservative | Firmin Dugas | Conservative | Dufresne was appointed Sheriff of Saint-Jean County, July 13, 1871 | ||
| November 11, 1871 | Compton | John Henry Pope | Conservative | John Henry Pope | Conservative | Ministerial by-election upon appointment as Minister of Agriculture, October 25, 1871 | ||
| November 17, 1871 | Brome | Christopher Dunkin | Conservative | Edward Carter | Conservative | Dunkin resigned on appointment to the Superior Court of Quebec, October 24, 1871 | ||
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