The list of Manitoba by-elections includes every provincial

by-election A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, a bye-election in Ireland, a bypoll in India, or a Zimni election (Urdu: ضمنی انتخاب, supplementary election) in Pakistan, is an election used to f ...

held in the

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. By-elections occur whenever there is a vacancy in the Legislative Assembly, although an imminent

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may allow the vacancy to remain until the

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A by-election occurs whenever there is a vacancy in the

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. Vacancies can occur for the following reasons: * Death of a member * Resignation of a member * Voided results * Expulsion from the legislature * Ineligibility to sit * Appointment to the Legislative Council, the appointed

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of Manitoba, which was abolished in 1876. * Appointment to the

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. **Incumbent members were required to recontest their seats upon being appointed to Cabinet; these

Ministerial by-election A ministerial by-election is a by-election to fill a vacancy triggered by the appointment of the sitting member of parliament (MP) as a minister in the cabinet. The requirement for new ministers to stand for re-election was introduced in the Hous ...

s were almost always uncontested. This requirement was first enacted in 1872 and took effect at the 1874 general election. The requirement was clarified in 1875 to exempt ministers who resigned their offices and, within a month, accepted a new office. In 1924, members from

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—a 10-member constituency at the time—were exempted from having to seek re-election. In 1927, the remaining members were exempted from seeking reelection if they were appointed within one year of a general election. The requirement was abolished completely in 1937.

40th–42nd Legislatures (2011–present)

30th–39th Legislatures (1973–2011)

20th–29th Legislatures (1936–73)

10th–19th Legislatures (1899–1936)

† Won by

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1st–9th Legislatures (1870–96)

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