This is a list of elections in Canada in 2009. Included are provincial, municipal and federal elections, by-elections on any level, referendums and party leadership races at any level.

March

* 5 March: provincial by-election in Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock, Ontario * 8 March:

2009 Ontario New Democratic Party leadership election The 2009 Ontario New Democratic Party leadership election was held in Hamilton, from March 6 to 8, 2009 to elect a successor to Howard Hampton as leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP). On June 15, 2008, Hampton informed the party's pr ...

* 9 March: provincial by-election Restigouche-La-Vallée, New Brunswick * 17 March: Municipal by-election in River Heights-Fort Garry Ward of Winnipeg City Council * 24 March: Manitoba provincial by-elections in Elmwood and The Pas

May

* 2 May:

2009 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election The 2009 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election was prompted by Stéphane Dion's announcement that he would not lead the Liberal Party of Canada into another election, following his party's defeat in the 2008 Canadian federal election, 2008 ...

* 12 May:

2009 British Columbia general election The 2009 British Columbia general election was held on May 12, 2009, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The British Columbia Liberal Party (BC Liberals) formed the government of the province ...

and

2009 British Columbia electoral reform referendum Following the 2005 electoral reform referendum, British Columbia held a second referendum on electoral reform in conjunction with the provincial election on May 12, 2009. As in 2005, voters in 2009 were asked were asked which electoral system ...

June

* 6 June:

2009 Nova Scotia general election The 2009 Nova Scotia general election was held on June 9, 2009 to elect members of the 61st House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The government was defeated on a money bill on May 4, and the Nova Scotia House of Assembly was ...

* 7 June: Saskatchewan New Democratic Party leadership election, 2009 * 22 June: 2009 Quebec provincial by-elections in

Marguerite-Bourgeoys Marguerite-Bourgeoys is a provincial electoral district in the Montreal region of Quebec, Canada that elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It comprises the LaSalle borough of the city of Montreal. It was created for the 1966 elect ...

and Rivière-du-Loup * 27 June:

2009 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election On March 6, 2009, Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leader John Tory announced his intention to step down as leader following his defeat in a by-election. Tory was elected party leader in the party's 2004 leadership election, and led the ...

September

* 14 September: Provincial by-election in

Calgary-Glenmore Calgary-Glenmore, formally styled Calgary Glenmore from 1957 to 1971, is a provincial electoral district in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The district is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The electoral r ...

, Alberta * 17 September: Provincial by-election in St. Paul's, Ontario * 19 September: Municipal by-election in District 6 (Dartmouth East-Lakes) on

Halifax Regional Council Halifax Regional Council (french: Conseil régional d'Halifax) is the governing body of Halifax, known as the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM). Halifax is governed by a mayor-council system, where councillors are elected from sixteen geographi ...

* 21 September: Provincial by-elections in Regina Douglas Park and Saskatoon Riversdale, Saskatchewan * 21 September: Provincial by-election in Rousseau, Quebec * 26 September: Yukon New Democratic Party leadership election * 29 September:

2009 Newfoundland and Labrador municipal elections The Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador held municipal elections in its municipalities on September 29, 2009. Listed are the results of selected municipal mayoral races in the province. Bay Roberts Clarenville Conception Bay South ...

October

*15 October: 2009 Yukon municipal elections *17 October:

2009 New Democratic Party of Manitoba leadership election The New Democratic Party of Manitoba leadership election of 2009 was prompted by party leader Gary Doer's announced pending resignation. Doer announced on August 27, 2009, that he intended to resign as leader of the New Democratic Party of Manito ...

*17 October:

2009 Wildrose Alliance Party of Alberta leadership election The 2009 leadership election for the Wildrose Alliance Party of Alberta began on June 6, 2009, when leader Paul Hinman officially announced his resignation as leader of the party. This was the third leadership convention for the party under its b ...

*18 October:

2009 Action Démocratique du Québec leadership election The Action démocratique du Québec leadership election, 2009 took place on October 18, 2009 electing Gilles Taillon on the second ballot by a margin of two votes over Éric Caire. Background After the results of the 2008 Quebec election, in whic ...

*19 October: 2009 Northwest Territories municipal elections (taxed communities) *19 October: 2009 Iqaluit municipal election *20 October: Provincial by-elections in

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and

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in Nova Scotia. *27 October: Provincial by-election in The Straits - White Bay North in Newfoundland and Labrador *28 October:

2009 Saskatchewan municipal elections The Canadian province of Saskatchewan held municipal elections in its municipalities on October 28, 2009. Listed are the results of selected municipal mayoral races in the province. Estevan Lloydminster Melfort Moose Jaw North Battlefor ...

(urban municipalities)

November

* 1 November:

2009 Quebec municipal elections Municipal elections took place throughout Quebec, Canada, on November 1, 2009, to replace mayors and councillors. Acton Vale Alma Amos Amqui Asbestos Aumond Baie-Comeau Baie-Saint-Paul Beaconsfield Beauceville Beauharnois ...

* 2 November: Prince Edward Island municipal elections, 2009, excluding

Charlottetown Charlottetown is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, Charlottetown was an unincorporated town until it was incorporated as a city in ...

, Cornwall, Stratford and Summerside *4 November:

(even-numbered rural municipalities) * 9 November:

2009 Canadian federal by-elections By-elections to the 40th Canadian Parliament were held to fill vacancies in the House of Commons of Canada between the 2008 federal election and the 2011 federal election. The Conservative Party of Canada led a minority government for the entirety ...

in Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley,

Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup (formerly Rivière-du-Loup—Montmagny) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. Its population in 2006 was ...

, New Westminster—Coquitlam and Hochelaga. *13 November:

2009 Green Party of Ontario leadership election The 2009 Green Party of Ontario leadership election took place November 13–15, 2009 in London, Ontario. Longtime Green Party of Ontario leader Frank de Jong told the GPO convention on May 16, 2009, that he would be stepping down as leader of th ...

*26 November: Provincial by-election in Terra Nova, Newfoundland and Labrador

December

*7 December: Nunavut municipal elections, 2009 (hamlets)