This is a list of elections in
Canada scheduled to be held in 2018. Included are municipal, provincial and federal elections, by-elections on any level, referendums and party leadership races at any level. In bold are provincewide or federal elections (including provincewide municipal elections) and party leadership races.
January to March
*January 10: Mayoral by-election in
Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan
*January 17: Municipal by-election in the
Rural Municipality of Torch River No. 488, Saskatchewan
*January 20: Municipal by-elections in
Burns Lake
Burns Lake is a rural village in the North-western-Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada, incorporated in 1923. The village had a population of 1,779 as of the 2016 Census.
The village is known for its rich First Nations heritage, and ...
and
Hudson's Hope, British Columbia.
*January 27:
2018 Saskatchewan Party leadership election
The 2018 Saskatchewan Party leadership election was held on January 27, 2018, due to the announcement on August 10, 2017, by Premier Brad Wall that he would be retiring from politics once his successor was chosen. The winner, Scott Moe, succeeded ...
*February 3:
2018 British Columbia Liberal Party leadership election
A British Columbia Liberal Party leadership election was held on February 3, 2018, due to the resignation of Christy Clark as Liberal leader on August 4, 2017. Rich Coleman was elected interim leader announcing that he has no intention of running ...
*February 5: Municipal by-election in
Beaumont, Alberta.
*February 10:
Lennox Island First Nation
Lennox Island is a Mi'kmaq First Nations band government in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island. Its only currently inhabited reserve is Lennox Island 1, on Lennox Island, purchased by the Aborigines' Protection Society on behalf of ...
band on-reserve councillor by-election.
*February 14:
**Provincial by-election in
Kelowna West
Kelowna West, formerly Westside-Kelowna, is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, established by the ''Electoral Districts Act, 2008''. It was first contested in the 2009 general election. The riding was created out of pa ...
, British Columbia
**Municipal by-election in
Leader, Saskatchewan
*February 22: Municipal by-election in
Coalhurst, Alberta
Coalhurst (originally named Bridgend) is a town in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located on Highway 3, northwest of Lethbridge. It used to be a coal-mining community.
Around 1930, a large fire broke out in Coalhurst and cost the town ab ...
*February 24: Municipal by-election in
Port Alice, British Columbia
*February 27:
2018 Alberta Party leadership election
The 2018 Alberta Party leadership election occurred on February 27, 2018. It was triggered when outgoing Alberta Party leader Greg Clark announced on November 18, 2017, that he will be resigning as soon as his successor is chosen. According to pu ...
*February 28: Municipal by-election in
Osler, Saskatchewan
Osler is a town in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, founded in the 1890s. The community was named after Sir Edmund Boyd Osler (1845–1924), who was an Ontario-based explorer, railroad financier, and Member of Parliament.
The town has ...
*March 1: Provincial by-elections in
Kindersley,
Melfort and
Swift Current, Saskatchewan.
*March 3:
2018 Saskatchewan New Democratic Party leadership election
An election for the leadership of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party was held on March 3, 2018, as a result of the resignation of Cam Broten after losing the seat he contested in the 2016 election. Ryan Meili was chosen leader.
Rules
All Sas ...
*March 7: Municipal by-election in
Naicam, Saskatchewan
*March 10:
2018 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election
*March 13: Municipal by-election in
Happy Valley-Goose Bay
April to May
*April 7:
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2018 New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island leadership election
**Municipal by-election in
Cariboo Regional District
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, British Columbia
*April 10:
Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation
The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (Rocky cr, ᐊᓯᓃᐢᑳᐏᑎᓂᐘᐠ, Asinîskâwitiniwak) is a Woodland Cree First Nation in northern Saskatchewan consisting of eight communities: Denare Beach (Amisk Lake), Deschambault Lake, Kinoosao, P ...
election for chief and 14 positions on the band council and 12 spots on the band's elders' council
*April 11:
**Municipal by-election in
Kindersley, Saskatchewan
**Municipal by-election in
Lougheed, Alberta
*April 20:
Wei Wai Kum First Nation chief councillor by-election.
*April 28:
*May 5:
Saulteau First Nations council by-election.
*May 7: Yukon School Council General Election
*May 13: Municipal by-election in
Saint-Rémi, Quebec
Saint-Rémi is a city in the province of Quebec, Canada. Located on the south-shore of the Saint Lawrence River and the Island of Montreal. Saint-Rémi is part of Les Jardins-de-Napierville Regional County Municipality, in the Montérégie admini ...
*May 14: Municipal by-elections in
Atholville
Atholville is an unincorporated community in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023.
The first inhabitants of the area were the ''Mi'kmaq'' who settled there in the 6th century BC and were then called ' ...
,
Bas-Caraquet
Bas-Caraquet ( ) is an unincorporated community in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023.
History
On 1 January 2023, Bas-Caraquet amalgamated with the town of Caraquet. Bas-Caraquet remains in official ...
,
Bathurst,
Dieppe,
Fredericton Junction
Fredericton Junction (2016 population: 704) is a Canadian village in Sunbury County, New Brunswick.
Located on the North Branch of the Oromocto River in the western part of the county, the village is approximately southwest of Fredericton.
H ...
,
Grande-Anse,
Hartland,
Kedgwick,
Pointe-Verte,
Saint-André,
Saint-Léolin,
Sainte-Marie-Saint-Raphaël and
St. George, New Brunswick
*May 23: Municipal by-elections in
Carlyle
Carlyle may refer to:
Places
* Carlyle, Illinois, a US city
* Carlyle, Kansas, an unincorporated place in the US
* Carlyle, Montana, a ghost town in the US
* Carlyle, Saskatchewan, a Canadian town
** Carlyle Airport
** Carlyle station
* Carly ...
and
Caronport, Saskatchewan
June to July
*June 3: Municipal by-election in
Lachute, Quebec
*June 7:
2018 Ontario general election
The 2018 Ontario general election was held on June 7, 2018, to elect the 124 members of the 42nd Parliament of Ontario. The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, led by Doug Ford, won 76 of the 124 seats in the legislature and formed a majo ...
*June 9: Municipal by-election in
Wells, British Columbia
*June 10: Municipal by-elections in
Beloeil and
Shawville, Quebec
*June 12:
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St. Mary's First Nation
St. Mary's Band or St. Mary's First Nations in Canada, First Nation ( pqm, Sitansisk Wolastoqiyik) is one of six Wolastoqiyik or Maliseet Nations on the Saint John River (New Brunswick), Saint John River in Canada.
The St. Mary's Band lands comp ...
elects a new chief and band council
**Municipal by-election in
Elk Point, Alberta
Elk Point is a town located in east-central Alberta, Canada. It is located on Highway 41.
A number of oil related businesses have located in Elk Point. Agriculture is also important in the Elk Point area.
Elk Point is located on the North Sas ...
.
**
Nisga'a Village Government by-election in
Gingolx.
*June 18:
**Federal by-election in
Chicoutimi—Le Fjord
Chicoutimi—Le Fjord (formerly known as Chicoutimi) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1925. The riding consists of the northern part of the Chicoutimi borough o ...
, Quebec
**Municipal by-election for a council seat in
Wabush, Newfoundland and Labrador
*June 19: Provincial by-election in
Cumberland South, Nova Scotia
*June 27: By-election in
Codette, Saskatchewan, for three councillors and mayor
*June 28: Municipal by-election in
Eston, Saskatchewan
Eston is a town in Snipe Lake Rural Municipality No. 259, Saskatchewan, Canada. The population was 1061 at the 2016 Census. The town is located at the junction of Highway 30 and Highway 44 approximately 70 km south-east of Kindersley.
...
.
*June 30:
Akwesasne District Council of Chiefs
*July 9: Municipal by-election in
Bruderheim, Alberta
*July 12: Provincial by-elections in
Fort McMurray-Conklin and
Innisfail-Sylvan Lake, Alberta
*July 14: Municipal by-election in
Kivimaa-Moonlight Bay
Kivimaa-Moonlight Bay ( 2016 population: ) is a resort village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 17. It is on the shores of Turtle Lake in the Rural Municipality of Mervin No. 499.
History
Kivimaa-Moonlight ...
, Saskatchewan
*July 17: Provincial by-election in
St. Boniface
Boniface, OSB ( la, Bonifatius; 675 – 5 June 754) was an English Benedictine monk and leading figure in the Anglo-Saxon mission to the Germanic parts of the Frankish Empire during the eighth century. He organised significant foundations of ...
, Manitoba
*July 23: Municipal by-election in
Calmar, Alberta
Calmar is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Leduc County, on Highway 39, southwest from Edmonton. It was named in 1900 for Kalmar, Sweden, the home town of its first postmaster, C. J. Blomquist.
Geography
Climate
Calmar ex ...
.
*July 27: Municipal elections in
Dunnottar,
Victoria Beach and
Winnipeg Beach
Winnipeg Beach is a town in the Interlake Region, in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The town was founded in 1900 by Sir William Whyte and is located at the junction of Highway 9 and Highway 229 on the southwestern shore of Lake Winnipeg, ab ...
, Manitoba.
August to October
*August 16: Municipal by-election in
Brooks, Alberta
*September 10: Municipal by-election in
Raymond, Alberta
*September 12: Provincial by-election in
Regina Northeast
Regina Northeast is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Canada. This district includes the neighbourhoods of Parkridge, Uplands, Glencairn and Glencairn Village.
The district was created in 1967 out of ...
, Saskatchewan
*September 19: Municipal by-election in
Langham, Saskatchewan
*September 20: Provincial by-election in
Windsor Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador
*September 24:
2018 New Brunswick general election
The 2018 New Brunswick general election was held on September 24, 2018, to elect the 49 members of the 59th New Brunswick Legislature, the governing house of the province of New Brunswick, Canada.
Two smaller parties — the People's Alliance a ...
*October 1:
2018 Quebec general election
The 2018 Quebec general election was held on October 1, 2018, to elect members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The election saw a landslide victory for the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) led by François Legault, which won 74 of 125 seats, ...
*October 11:
Moose Cree First Nation council by-election
*October 14: Mayoral by-election in
Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac, Quebec
*October 15: Northwest Territories municipal elections, 2018 (taxed communities)
*October 17: By-election for
Moose Jaw council and
Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Separate School Division No. 22.
*October 18: Yukon municipal elections, 2018
*October 20:
2018 British Columbia municipal elections
Municipal elections were held in the Canadian province of British Columbia on October 20, 2018. Races were held in all municipalities and regional district electoral areas.
Incumbents marked with "(X)".
Selected mayoral and council races were as ...
*October 21: Municipal by-election in
L'Ange-Gardien, Outaouais, Quebec (du Plateau District)
*October 22:
2018 Ontario municipal elections
The 2018 municipal elections in Ontario were held on October 22, 2018.
Voters in the province of Ontario elected mayors, councillors, school board trustees and all other elected officials in all of the province's municipalities.
Electoral perio ...
*October 24:
**
2018 Manitoba municipal elections Municipal elections were held in the Canadian province of Manitoba on October 24, 2018. Mayors, councils and school board trustees were elected.
Selected mayoral and council results are as follows:
Brandon
Results for the city of Brandon are as ...
**Municipal by-election in
Rosetown, Saskatchewan
*October 27:
*October 29: Municipal by-election in
Redwater, Alberta
Redwater is a town in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region of Alberta, Canada that is surrounded by Sturgeon County. It is located on Highway 38, approximately north of Edmonton. Its population was 2,053 in the 2016 census, while the town's municipa ...
November to December
*November 3:
Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan
The Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan is a conservative political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Prior to 1942, it was known as the Conservative Party of Saskatchewan. Members are commonly known as Tories.
History
...
leadership race
*November 4: Municipal by-election in
Contrecoeur, Quebec.
*November 5:
2018 Prince Edward Island municipal elections
Municipal elections were held in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island on November 5, 2018.
Charlottetown
Mayor
City Council
Candidates for Charlottetown City Council are as follows:
Cornwall
Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a h ...
*November 11: Municipal by-election in
Marieville, Quebec
Marieville is a city in the Canadian province of Quebec. It is located within the Rouville Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region about east of Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 10,094.
History
In 1708, S ...
.
*November 13: Calgary Olympic plebiscite.
*November 18: Municipal by-election in
Nicolet, Quebec
Nicolet () is the county seat of Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2016 Census was 8,169. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nicolet.
The residents of the town pronounce t ...
*November 23:
Bluewater District School Board
Bluewater District School Board (known as English-language Public District School Board No. 7 prior to 1999) is a school board in the Canadian province of Ontario, with jurisdiction for the operation of schools in Bruce and Grey Counties.
Its he ...
trustee by-election for
West Grey
West Grey is a township in the northern area of Southwestern Ontario, Canada, in Grey County spanning across the River Styx, the Rocky Saugeen River, the Beatty Saugeen River, and the South Saugeen River.
The municipality was formed by order o ...
and
Hanover.
*November 29:
**Municipal by-election in Division No. 7,
County of Minburn No. 27, Alberta
**
Conseil Scolaire Viamonde Area 8 (Chatham-Kent, Elgin, Haldimand-Norfolk, Lambton & Oxford) trustee by-election.
*December 3:
**Nunavut municipal elections, 2018 (hamlets)
**Federal by-election in
Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, Ontario
*October 22-December 7:
2018 British Columbia electoral reform referendum
A referendum on electoral reform took place by mail-in ballot between October 22 and December 7, 2018, in the Canadian province of British Columbia. 61.3 percent of voters supported maintaining the first-past-the-post voting system rather than s ...
*December 9: Municipal by-election in Neufchâtel-Lebourgneuf District,
Quebec City
*December 10:
**Northwest Territories municipal elections, 2018 (hamlets)
**Provincial by-election in
Roberval, Quebec
*December 16: Mayoral by-election in
Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles borough and council by-election in
Saint-Michel, Montreal
Saint-Michel is a neighbourhood in the Montreal borough of
Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension. It is named for a colonial-era road in the neighbourhood.
Its boundaries correspond to the former city of Ville Saint Michel, which was annexe ...
.
To be determined
*Four federal by-elections were held in
Burnaby South,
Outremont, and
York—Simcoe
York—Simcoe is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1979, from 1988 to 1997 and since 2004.
It covers part of the region north of Toronto by Lake Simcoe.
...
.
See also
*
Municipal elections in Canada Municipal elections in Canada fall within the jurisdiction of the various provinces and territories, who usually hold their municipal elections on the same date every two, three or four years, depending on the location.
Each province has its own ...
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Elections in Canada
References
External links
Local by-election in British ColumbiaElections Quebec: By-elections in municipalities with 5,000 inhabitants or more
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