List of federal by-elections in Canada

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This is a list of by-elections in Canada since 1980.

Contents 1 39th Parliament (2006 - present) 2 38th Parliament (2004 - 2006) 3 37th Parliament (2000 - 2004) 4 36th Parliament (1997 - 2000) 5 35th Parliament (1993 - 1997) 6 34th Parliament (1988 - 1993) 7 33rd Parliament (1984 - 1988) 8 32nd Parliament (1980 - 1984) 9 31st Parliament (1979 - 1980) 10 30th Parliament (1974 - 1979) 11 29th Parliament (1972 - 1974) 12 28th Parliament (1968 - 1972) 13 27th Parliament (1965 - 1968) [edit] 39th Parliament (2006 - present)
By-election	Year	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Toronto Centre	2008	Bill Graham		Liberal	Bob Rae		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Willowdale	2008	Jim Peterson		Liberal	Martha Hall Findlay		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Vancouver Quadra	2008	Stephen Owen		Liberal	Joyce Murray		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River	2008	Gary Merasty		Liberal	Rob Clarke		Conservative	Resignation	No
Outremont	2007	Jean Lapierre		Liberal	Thomas Mulcair		NDP	Resignation	No
Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot	2007	Yvan Loubier		Bloc Québécois	Ève-Mary Thaï Thi Lac		Bloc Québécois	Resignation	Yes
Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean	2007	Michel Gauthier		Bloc Québécois	Denis Lebel		Conservative	Resignation	No
London North Centre	2006	Joe Fontana		Liberal	Glen Pearson		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Repentigny	2006	Benoît Sauvageau		Bloc Québécois	Raymond Gravel		Bloc Québécois	Death (car accident)	Yes
[edit] 38th Parliament (2004 - 2006)
By-election	Year	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Labrador	2005	Lawrence O'Brien		Liberal	Todd Russell		Liberal	Death (cancer)	Yes
[edit] 37th Parliament (2000 - 2004)
By-election	Year	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Lévis-et- Chutes- de-la- Chaudière	2003	Antoine Dubé		Bloc Québécois	Christian Jobin		Liberal	Resignation	No
Témiscamingue	2003	Pierre Brien		Bloc Québécois	Gilbert Barrette		Liberal	Resignation	No
Perth— Middlesex	2003	John Richardson		Liberal	Gary Schellenberger		Progressive Conservative	Resignation	No
Berthier— Montcalm	2002	Michel Bellehumeur		Bloc Québécois	Roger Gaudet		Bloc Québécois	Resignation	Yes
Lac- Saint- Jean— Saguenay	2002	Stéphan Tremblay		Bloc Québécois	Sébastien Gagnon		Bloc Québécois	Resignation	Yes
Calgary Southwest	2002	Preston Manning		Canadian Alliance	Stephen Harper		Canadian Alliance	Resignation	Yes
Saint Boniface	2002	Ron Duhamel		Liberal	Raymond Simard		Liberal	Appointed to the Senate	Yes
Bonavista— Trinity— Conception	2002	Brian Tobin		Liberal	John Efford		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Gander— Grand Falls	2002	George Baker		Liberal	Rex Barnes		Progressive Conservative	Appointed to the Senate	No
Windsor West	2002	Herb Gray		Liberal	Brian Masse		New Democratic Party	Named Chair of the Canadian Section of the International Joint Commission	No
Saint- Léonard— Saint- Michel	2002	Alfonso Gagliano		Liberal	Massimo Pacetti		Liberal	Named Ambassador to Denmark	Yes
Verdun— Saint- Henri— Saint- Paul— Pointe Saint- Charles	2002	Raymond Lavigne		Liberal	Liza Frulla		Liberal	Appointed to the Senate	Yes
[edit] 36th Parliament (1997 - 2000)
By-election	Year	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Okanagan— Coquihalla	2000	Jim Hart		Canadian Alliance	Stockwell Day		Canadian Alliance	Resignation	Yes
Kings—Hants	2000	Scott Brison		Progressive Conservative	Joe Clark		Progressive Conservative	Resignation	Yes
St. John's West	2000	Charlie Power		Progressive Conservative	Loyola Hearn		Progressive Conservative	Resignation	Yes
York West	1999	Sergio Marchi		Liberal	Judy Sgro		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Hull—Aylmer	1999	Marcel Massé		Liberal	Marcel Proulx		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Mount Royal	1999	Sheila Finestone		Liberal	Irwin Cotler		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Saskatoon— Rosetown— Biggar	1999	Chris Axworthy		New Democratic Party	Dennis Gruending		New Democratic Party	Resignation	Yes
Windsor— St. Clair	1999	Shaughnessy Cohen		Liberal	Rick Limoges		Liberal	Death (cerebral hemorrhage)	Yes
Sherbrooke	1998	Jean Charest		Progressive Conservative	Serge Cardin		Bloc Québécois	Resignation	No
Port Moody— Coquitlam	1998	Sharon Hayes		Reform	Lou Sekora		Liberal	Resignation	No
[edit] 35th Parliament (1993 - 1997)
By-election	Year	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Hamilton East	1996	Sheila Copps		Liberal	Sheila Copps		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Humber— St. Barbe— Baie Verte	1996	Brian Tobin		Liberal	Gerry Byrne		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Labrador	1996	Bill Rompkey		Liberal	Lawrence O'Brien		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Etobicoke North	1996	Roy MacLaren		Liberal	Roy Cullen		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Lac- Saint- Jean	1996	Lucien Bouchard		Bloc Québécois	Stéphan Tremblay		Bloc Québécois	Resignation	Yes
Papineau— Saint- Michel	1996	André Ouellet		Liberal	Pierre Pettigrew		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Saint- Laurent— Cartierville	1996	Shirley Maheu		Liberal	Stéphane Dion		Liberal	Appointed to Senate	Yes
Ottawa— Vanier	1995	Jean-Robert Gauthier		Liberal	Mauril Bélanger		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Brome— Missisquoi	1995	Gaston Péloquin		Bloc Québécois	Denis Paradis		Liberal	Death (car accident)	No
Saint- Henri— Westmount	1995	David Berger		Liberal	Lucienne Robillard		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
[edit] 34th Parliament (1988 - 1993)
By-election	Year	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Beauséjour	1990	Fernand Robichaud		Liberal	Jean Chrétien		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
York North	1990	Maurizio Bevilacqua		Liberal	Maurizio Bevilacqua		Liberal	Election declared void	Yes
Oshawa	1990	Ed Broadbent		New Democratic Party	Mike Breaugh		New Democratic Party	Resignation	Yes
Laurier— Sainte-Marie	1990	Jean-Claude Malépart		Liberal	Gilles Duceppe		Independent	Death	No
Chambly	1990	Richard Grisé		Progressive Conservative	Phil Edmonston		New Democratic Party	Resignation	No
Beaver River	1989	John Dahmer		Progressive Conservative	Deborah Grey		Reform	Death (cancer)	No
[edit] 33rd Parliament (1984 - 1988)
By-election	Year	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Lac-Saint-Jean	1988	Clément Côté		Progressive Conservative	Lucien Bouchard		Progressive Conservative	Resignation	Yes
St. John's East	1987	James A. McGrath		Progressive Conservative	Jack Harris		New Democratic Party	Resignation	No
Hamilton Mountain	1987	Ian Deans		New Democratic Party	Marion Dewar		New Democratic Party	Resignation	Yes
Yukon	1987	Erik Nielsen		Progressive Conservative	Audrey McLaughlin		New Democratic Party	Resignation	No
Pembina	1986	Peter Elzinga		Progressive Conservative	Walter van de Walle		Progressive Conservative	Resignation	Yes
Saint-Maurice	1986	Jean Chrétien		Liberal	Gilles Grondin		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
[edit] 32nd Parliament (1980 - 1984)
By-election	Year	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Mission—Port Moody	1983	Mark Rose		New Democratic Party	Gerry St. Germain		Progressive Conservative	Resignation	No
Central Nova	1983	Elmer M. MacKay		Progressive Conservative	Brian Mulroney		Progressive Conservative	Resignation	Yes
Brandon—Souris	1983	Walter Dinsdale		Progressive Conservative	Lee Clark		Progressive Conservative	Death (kidney failure)	Yes
Broadview—Greenwood	1982	Bob Rae		New Democratic Party	Lynn McDonald		New Democratic Party	Resignation	Yes
Leeds—Grenville	1982	Tom Cossitt		Progressive Conservative	Jennifer Cossitt		Progressive Conservative	Death (heart attack)	Yes
Timiskaming	1982	Bruce Lonsdale		Liberal	John A. MacDougall		Progressive Conservative	Death (car accident)	No
Spadina	1981	Peter Stollery		Liberal	Dan Heap		New Democratic Party	Appointment to the Senate	No
Joliette	1981	Roch La Salle		Progressive Conservative	Roch La Salle		Progressive Conservative	Resignation	Yes
Lévis	1981	Raynald Guay		Liberal	Gaston Gourde		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
London West	1981	Judd Buchanan		Liberal	Jack Burghardt		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Cardigan	1981	Daniel J. MacDonald		Liberal	W. Bennett Campbell		Liberal	Death	Yes
Hamilton West	1980	Lincoln Alexander		Progressive Conservative	Stan Hudecki		Liberal	Resignation	No
[edit] 31st Parliament (1979 - 1980)
By-election	Year	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Prince Albert	1979	John Diefenbaker		Progressive Conservative	Stan Hovdebo		New Democratic Party	Death	No
Burin—St. George's	1979	Don Jamieson		Liberal	Roger Simmons		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
[edit] 30th Parliament (1974 - 1979)
By-election	Year	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Burnaby—Richmond—Delta	1978	John Reynolds		Progressive Conservative	Tom Siddon		Progressive Conservative	Resignation	Yes
St. Boniface	1978	Joseph-P. Guay		Liberal	Jack Hare		Progressive Conservative	Resignation	No
Fundy—Royal	1978	Gordon Fairweather		Progressive Conservative	Bob Corbett		Progressive Conservative	Resignation	Yes
Humber—St. George's—St. Barbe	1978	Jack Marshall		Progressive Conservative	Fonse Faour		New Democratic Party	Resignation	No
Halifax—East Hants	1978	Bob McCleave		Progressive Conservative	Howard Edward Crosby		Progressive Conservative	Resignation	Yes
Broadview	1978	John Gilbert		New Democratic Party	Bob Rae		New Democratic Party	Resignation	Yes
Eglinton	1978	Mitchell Sharp		Liberal	Rob Parker		Progressive Conservative	Resignation	No
Hamilton—Wentworth	1978	Sean O'Sullivan		Progressive Conservative	Geoff Scott		Progressive Conservative	Resignation	Yes
Ottawa Centre	1978	Hugh Poulin		Liberal	Robert de Cotret		Progressive Conservative	Resignation	No
Parkdale	1978	Stan Haidasz		Liberal	Yuri Shymko		Progressive Conservative	Resignation	No
Rosedale	1978	Donald S. Macdonald		Liberal	David Crombie		Progressive Conservative	Resignation	No
York—Scarborough	1978	Robert Stanbury		Liberal	W. Paul McCrossan		Progressive Conservative	Resignation	No
Lotbinière	1978	André Fortin		Social Credit	Richard Janelle		Social Credit	Death	Yes
Saint-Hyacinthe	1978	Claude Wagner		Progressive Conservative	Marcel Ostiguy		Liberal	Resignation	No
Westmount	1978	Bud Drury		Liberal	Don Johnston		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Malpeque	1977	J. Angus MacLean		Progressive Conservative	Don Wood		Liberal	Resignation	No
Langelier	1977	Jean Marchand		Liberal	Gilles Lamontagne		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Louis-Hébert	1977	Albanie Morin		Liberal	Dennis Dawson		Liberal	Death	Yes
Témiscamingue	1977	Réal Caouette		Social Credit	Gilles Caouette		Social Credit	Death	Yes
Terrebonne	1977	Joseph-Roland Comtois		Liberal	Joseph-Roland Comtois		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Verdun	1977	Bryce Mackasey		Liberal	Raymond Savard		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
St. John's West	1976	Walter Carter		Progressive Conservative	John C. Crosbie		Progressive Conservative	Resignation	Yes
Ottawa—Carleton	1976	John Turner		Liberal	Jean Pigott		Progressive Conservative	Resignation	No
Restigouche	1975	Jean-Eudes Dubé		Liberal	Maurice Harquail		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Hochelaga	1975	Gérard Pelletier		Liberal	Jacques Lavoie		Progressive Conservative	Resignation	No
[edit] 29th Parliament (1972 - 1974)
By-election	Year	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
No by-elections called
[edit] 28th Parliament (1968 - 1972)
Assiniboia	1971	Albert B. Douglas		Liberal	Bill Knight		New Democratic Party	Death	No
Central Nova	1971	Russell MacEwan		Progressive Conservative	Elmer M. MacKay		Progressive Conservative	Resignation	Yes
Brant	1971	James E. Brown		Liberal	Derek Blackburn		New Democratic Party	Acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown	No
Chambly	1971	Bernard Pilon		Liberal	Yvon L'Heureux		Liberal	Death	Yes
Trois-Rivières	1971	Joseph-Alfred Mongrain		Liberal	Claude Lajoie		Liberal	Death	Yes
Lisgar	1970	George Muir		Progressive Conservative	Jack Murta		Progressive Conservative	Death	Yes
Frontenac	1970	Bernard Dumont		Ralliement Créditiste	Léopold Corriveau		Liberal	Resignation	No
Labelle	1970	Léo Cadieux		Liberal	Maurice Dupras		Liberal	Acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown	Yes
Selkirk	1970	Edward Schreyer		New Democratic Party	Doug Rowland		New Democratic Party	Resignation	Yes
Comox—Alberni	1969	Richard J. J. Durante		Liberal	Thomas Speakman Barnett		New Democratic Party	Election being declared void	No
Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands	1969	Colin Cameron		New Democratic Party	Tommy C. Douglas		New Democratic Party	Death	Yes
[edit] 27th Parliament (1965 - 1968)
Jasper—Edson	1967	Hugh Horner		Progressive Conservative	Douglas Caston		Progressive Conservative	Resignation	Yes
Bonavista—Twillingate	1967	Jack Pickersgill		Liberal	Charles Ronald Granger		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Colchester—Hants	1967	Cyril F. Kennedy		Progressive Conservative	Robert L. Stanfield		Progressive Conservative	Resignation	Yes
Nickel Belt	1967	Rodger Mitchell		Liberal	Bud Germa		New Democratic Party	Death	No
Hull	1967	Alexis Caron		Liberal	Pierre Caron		Liberal	Death	Yes
Outremont—St-Jean	1967	Maurice Lamontagne		Liberal	Aurélien Noël		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Papineau	1967	Guy Favreau		Liberal	André Ouellet		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Richelieu—Verchères	1967	Lucien Cardin		Liberal	Jacques-R. Tremblay		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Burin—Burgeo	1966	Chesley W. Carter		Liberal	Don Jamieson		Liberal	Being called to the Senate	Yes
Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador	1966	Charles Ronald Granger		Liberal	Andrew Chatwood		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Nicolet—Yamaska	1966	Clément Vincent		Progressive Conservative	Florian Coté		Liberal	Resignation	No