Overview
October 24, 2016 by-election
Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner
A by-election was held on October 24, 2016, in the riding of Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner, which had been vacant since March 23, 2016, when Conservative Party of Canada MP Jim Hillyer (politician), Jim Hillyer died in his office following a heart attack. The riding has been held by centre-right parties since Bert Hargrave defeated Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal incumbent Bud Olson, himself a former Social Credit Party of Canada, Social Credit MP, in 1972 Canadian federal election, 1972. This was the first by-election in the 108-year history of the Medicine Hat constituency. The Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada, Speaker's warrant regarding the vacancy was received on March 24, 2016. Retired Medicine Hat Police Service, Medicine Hat Police inspector Glen Motz defeated businessman Brian Benoit, former Cardston-Taber-Warner and Calgary-Glenmore MLA Paul Hinman, lawyer Michael W. Jones, and party worker Joe Schow for the Conservative Party of Canada, Conservative nomination, which was held in late June. Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Drew Barnes, former Medicine Hat (provincial electoral district), Medicine Hat MLA Blake Pedersen, and Dan Hein, Hillyer's closest competitor for the nomination in 2015 Canadian federal election, 2015, all declined to run for the Conservative nomination despite speculation to the contrary. Well-known Medicine Hat businessman Stan Sakamoto was the Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal candidate. The Libertarian Party of Canada nominated Sheldon Johnston as its candidate. The Libertarians and the Rhinoceros Party nominated candidates for the first time in Medicine Hat.April 3, 2017 by-elections
Ottawa—Vanier
A by-election was held on April 3, 2017, in the riding of Ottawa—Vanier, which had been vacant since the death of Mauril Bélanger on August 16, 2016, from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (also known as Lou Gehrig's disease). The riding was one of the safe seat, most solidly Liberal in the country, having elected Liberals both federally and provincially in every election since its creation in 1935 Canadian federal election, 1935."Trudeau calls five by-elections for April 3"Calgary Heritage
The riding of Calgary Heritage became vacant when former List of Prime Ministers of Canada, Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper resigned his seat on August 26, 2016, to return to private life, including accepting directorships on corporate boards and establishing a consultancy firm. The electoral district was created for the 2015 Canadian federal election, 2015 federal election and has had Harper as its only MP; however, it is largely composed of the former riding of Calgary Southwest which was held by conservative parties throughout its existence. Bob Benzen, a small business owner and member of the Calgary Heritage Riding association, Conservative Association defeated Rick Billington, a lawyer and the former president of the Calgary Heritage Conservative Association, and city prosecutor Paul Frank for the Conservative Party of Canada, Conservative nomination, which was decided on October 23. Former Calgary Centre MP Joan Crockatt, party insider Alan Hallman, former Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner, Medicine Hat MP Monte Solberg, and Dan Williams, a former staffer to Calgary Midnapore MP Jason Kenney, all declined to run for the nomination despite speculation to the contrary. Ric McIver, leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta and MLA for Calgary-Hays, stated that he would not run. Rumoured candidates for the Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal nomination included physician Brendan Miles, the 2015 Canadian federal election, 2015 candidate in this riding, Chima Nkemdirim, the chief of staff to List of mayors of Calgary, Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi, and former Conservative MP Lee Richardson (politician), Lee Richardson. On February 8, 2017, the Liberal nomination was won by physician Scott Forsyth, defeating Steven Turner and Kanwar Gill. Khalis Ahmed won the uncontested New Democratic Party, NDP nomination. Taryn Knorren defeated Brennan Wauters for the Green Party of Canada nomination. The Libertarian Party of Canada, Libertarian candidate was Darcy Gerow. Businesswoman and former ''Dragons' Den (Canadian TV series), Dragons' Den'' star Arlene Dickinson was considered a potential candidate until she declined interest on January 22. Dickinson stated she had supported parts of both Conservative and Liberal platforms in the past, but considers herself non-partisan. The by-election was announced on February 22, 2017. The Speaker's warrant regarding the vacancy was received on August 29, 2016. The last day a by-election could have been announced was February 25, 2017, with an election held at least 36 days after being announced.Calgary Midnapore
The riding of Calgary Midnapore was vacated by Conservative MP Jason Kenney who resigned his seat effective September 23, 2016, to seek the 2017 Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta leadership election, leadership of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta. The electoral district was created for the 2015 Canadian federal election, 2015 federal election and has had Kenney as its only MP, however predecessor ridings from which Calgary Midnapore was created had, since the 1993 Canadian federal election, 1993 federal election, successively elected Reform Party of Canada, Reform, Canadian Alliance and Conservative Party of Canada, Conservative MPs. Former diplomat Stephanie Kusie defeated entrepreneur Myles McDougall and local federal riding association president Jack Redekop for the Conservative Party of Canada, Conservative nomination, held on January 14, 2017. Haley Brown was acclaimed as the Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal candidate on January 22. Holly Heffernan was acclaimed as the New Democratic Party, NDP candidate on February 6. Ryan Zedic was acclaimed as the Green Party of Canada candidate on December 8, 2016. The by-election, held on April 3, 2017, was announced on February 22, 2017. The Speaker's warrant regarding the vacancy was received on September 23, 2016. The last day a by-election could have been announced was March 22, 2017, with an election held at least 36 days afterwards.Markham—Thornhill
The riding of Markham—Thornhill was vacated on February 1, 2017, following the appointment of Liberal MP and Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship John McCallum as List of Canadian ambassadors to China, Ambassador to China. The electoral district was created for the 2015 Canadian federal election, 2015 federal election and has had McCallum as its only MP, however McCallum had represented predecessor ridings from which Markham—Thornhill was created since the 2000 Canadian federal election, 2000 federal election. Justin Trudeau's director of appointments and former senior Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Queen's Park staffer Mary Ng, defeated small business owner Nadeem Quereshi and technology entrepreneur Afraj Gill for the Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal nomination on March 4, 2017. Ontario cabinet minister and Markham—Unionville (provincial electoral district), Markham—Unionville MPP Michael Chan (Canadian politician), Michael Chan, 2015 Markham—Unionville Liberal candidate Bang-Gu Jiang, businesswoman Sofia Sun, and former city councillor Khalid Usman were rumoured to be possible candidates but all of them ultimately endorsed Ng. Other speculated candidates for the Liberal nomination who did not run included Regional Municipality of York, Markham Regional councillor Jack Heath and Markham, Ontario, Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti. Liberal nomination contestant and school trustee Juanita Nathan initially ran for her party's nomination but withdrew in protest of the Liberal Party's handling of the nomination process. Radio host and newspaper columnist Gavan Paranchothy defeated Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, CIBC economist Theodore Antony, former senior Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Queen's Park staffer Lara Coombs, former Don Valley East MP Joe Daniel, and parental rights advocate John Himanen for the Conservative Party of Canada, Conservative Party nomination on March 8. Paranchothy previously ran for the party in 2011 Canadian federal election, 2011 in Scarborough Southwest. Small business owner Gregory Hines defeated insurance broker Marco Coletta for the New Democratic Party, NDP nomination. Hines previously ran for the party in Markham—Stouffville in 2015 Canadian federal election, 2015. Independent candidate Above Znoneofthe is a resident of Oshawa, formerly named Sheldon Bergson, who legally changed his name in 2015 so that he could register as a "none of the above" protest candidate in the 2015 Canadian federal election, 2015 federal election; although he did not complete the process in time to register for that election, he first ran in the provincial Whitby—Oshawa (provincial electoral district), Whitby—Oshawa by-election of 2016. He has since registered as a candidate in several other provincial and federal by-elections. The by-election, held on April 3, 2017, was announced on February 22, 2017. The Speaker's warrant regarding the vacancy was received on February 6, 2017; under the ''Parliament of Canada Act'' the writ for the by-election had to be issued no earlier than February 17, 2017, and no later than August 5, 2017. The election date must be set to be a Monday at least 36 days after the writ is issued.Saint-Laurent
The riding of Saint-Laurent (electoral district), Saint-Laurent was vacated on February 6, 2017, following the appointment of Liberal MP and former Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada), Minister of Foreign Affairs Stéphane Dion as List of ambassadors of Canada to the European Union, Canada's Ambassador to the European Union and List of Canadian ambassadors to Germany, Germany. The riding (previously called Saint-Laurent—Cartierville) has been represented by Dion since By-elections to the 35th Canadian Parliament, 1996, and has been held by the Liberals since its creation in 1988 Canadian federal election, 1988. Candidates for the Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal nomination included former Nelligan (electoral district), Nelligan MNA and provincial cabinet minister Yolande James, and tax law professor Marwah Rizqy, the 2015 Canadian federal election, 2015 Liberal candidate in Hochelaga (electoral district), Hochelaga. Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Saint-Laurent Borough Mayor and Montreal City Councillor Alan DeSousa intended to run for the nomination but was rejected by the party's nomination committee. In what was seen as a surprising result, both James and Rizqy were defeated for the Liberal nomination by local educator Emmanuella Lambropoulos. Jimmy Yu, a Conservative Party of Canada, Conservative Party national councillor, was named the Conservative candidate on March 8. Yu previously ran for the party in the same riding in 2015. Conservative leadership candidate and venture capitalist Rick Peterson had expressed interest in running for the nomination, but declined on March 7. Mathieu Auclair was named the New Democratic Party's candidate. William Fayad was named the Bloc Québécois candidate. Deputy Leader Daniel Green was named the Green Party of Canada, Green Party candidate. The by-election, held on April 3, 2017, was announced on February 22, 2017. The Speaker's warrant regarding the vacancy was received on February 8, 2017; under the ''Parliament of Canada Act'' the writ for the by-election had to be issued no earlier than February 19, 2017, and no later than August 7, 2017. The election date must be set to be a Monday at least 36 days after the writ is issued.October 23, 2017 by-elections
Sturgeon River—Parkland
The riding of Sturgeon River—Parkland was vacated on July 4, 2017, due to the resignation of Rona Ambrose whose term as interim Conservative Party of Canada leader ended with the 2017 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election, election of her successor on May 27, 2017."'It's been an amazing experience': Rona Ambrose set to leave federal politics"Lac-Saint-Jean
The riding of Lac-Saint-Jean was vacated on August 9, 2017, due to the resignation of former Conservative cabinet minister and deputy leader of the Conservative Party, Denis Lebel. Lebel announced his decision to resign on June 19, 2017, saying that his resignation would take effect prior to the beginning of the fall session of parliament. He had been an MP for 10 years, representing Lac-Saint-Jean since its creation in 2015 and the former riding of Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean from 2007 until 2015. What is now Lac-Saint-Jean was previously represented by the Bloc Québécois from 1993 to 2007 and, provincially, three of the area's five seats are held by the Parti Québécois, while the New Democratic Party was the runner-up in the riding in the past two elections. Former Roberval, Quebec, Roberval city councillor Rémy Leclerc was acclaimed as the Conservative Party of Canada, Conservative candidate on September 5. Saguenay, Quebec, Saguenay Mayor Jean Tremblay was speculated to be a candidate for the Conservative nomination, but did not run as the nomination took place before his term as mayor was completed in November 2017. Psychologist Gisèle Dallaire, the New Democratic Party, NDP's candidate in this riding in the 2015 election, was acclaimed as her party's candidate on September 25. Dolbeau-Mistassini Mayor Richard Hébert defeated former Mashteuiatsh vice-chief Marjolaine Étienne for the Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal nomination on September 7. Desbiens, Quebec, Desbiens Mayor Nicolas Martel toyed with seeking the Liberal nomination, but ended up declining. Union official Marc Maltais was named the Bloc Québécois candidate on September 26. Bloc leader Martine Ouellet, who does not have a seat in the House of Commons, ruled out standing as a candidate in the by-election as she is not from the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region. Pianist Yves Laporte was named the Green Party of Canada, Green Party candidate on September 28. The warrant issued by the Speaker regarding the vacancy was received by the Chief Electoral Officer on August 9, 2017; under the ''Parliament of Canada Act'' the Writ of election, writ for a by-election had to be dropping the writ, dropped no sooner than August 20, 2017, and no later than February 5, 2018 (11 and 180 days, respectively, from the warrant receipt date). On September 17, 2017, the writ was dropped for a by-election held on October 23, 2017.December 11, 2017 by-elections
Dropping the writ, Writs were dropped on November 5, 2017, for four by-elections that were subsequently held on December 11, 2017:Scarborough—Agincourt
A by-election was held in Scarborough—Agincourt as a result of the death of Liberal MP Arnold Chan from nasopharyngeal cancer on September 14, 2017. Chan was first elected in a 2014 by-election and was re-elected in the 2015 general election with 51.9% of the vote. The riding of Scarborough—Agincourt has been held by the Liberals since it was first created for the 1988 Canadian federal election, 1988 federal election with Jim Karygiannis serving as its MP until his retirement in 2014. Jean Yip, Chan's widow, defeated Gordon Lam for the Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal nomination on November 12. Ward 39 (Scarborough—Agincourt, Scarborough Agincourt – North) city councillor and former Scarborough—Agincourt MP Jim Karygiannis declined to run for the nomination, but threw his support to Yip. Investment banker Dasong Zou defeated the riding's Conservative Party of Canada, Conservative candidate in the 2008 Canadian federal election, 2008 federal election, physician Benson Lau for the Conservative nomination. York Region District School Board Trustee Allan Tam as well as former teacher and immigration officer Sarah Chung were both rejected by the party. Tam did not apply before the deadline and Chung was disqualified on two different occasions. Scarborough, Toronto, Scarborough-born federal New Democratic Party, NDP leader and former Greater Toronto Area, GTA MPP Jagmeet Singh, who does not have a seat in the House of Commons of Canada, House of Commons, ruled out standing as a candidate in the by-election. On November 19, reporter Brian Chang was acclaimed the NDP candidate. Rumoured candidates for the Liberal nomination who ultimately did not run included Ontario Liberal Party, Liberal Scarborough Centre (provincial electoral district), Scarborough Centre MPP Brad Duguid, Toronto City Council staffer Nick Mantas, Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, Ontario Progressive Conservative staffer Hratch Aynedijan, Ward 36 (Scarborough Southwest – South) city councillor and former provincial Progressive Conservative candidate Gary Crawford (politician), Gary Crawford, and Liberal Scarborough—Agincourt (provincial electoral district), Scarborough—Agincourt MPP Soo Wong. The Speaker's warrant regarding the vacancy was received on September 19, 2017; under the ''Parliament of Canada Act'' the Writ of election, writ for a by-election had to be dropping the writ, dropped no later than March 18, 2018, 180 days after the Chief Electoral Officer (Canada), Chief Electoral Officer was officially notified of the vacancy via a warrant issued by the Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada, Speaker.Bonavista—Burin—Trinity
The riding of Bonavista—Burin—Trinity was vacated effective September 30, 2017, following the resignation of Judy Foote, Minister of Public Services and Procurement, from cabinet on August 24, 2017, and her resignation from parliament due to an illness in her family on September 30. Centreville-Wareham-Trinity Mayor and former president of the Federation of Municipalities in Newfoundland and Labrador Churence Rogers defeated comedian Pete Soucy, provincial and federal Liberal party organizer Larry Guinchard, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, RCMP officer Dale Foote, and North Harbour farmer, former search and rescue coordinator, and Conservative Party of Canada candidates, 2008 Canadian federal election#St. John's South—Mount Pearl, 2008 Conservative Party candidate in St. John's South—Mount Pearl Merv Wiseman for the Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal nomination. Teacher and School counselor#Canada, guidance counselor Mike Windsor was named the Conservative Party of Canada, Conservative candidate. Windsor previously ran for the party in 2015 Canadian federal election, 2015 in the riding. Tyler James Downey was named the New Democratic Party, NDP candidate. Rumoured candidates for the Liberal nomination who ultimately did not run included former Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador, Progressive Conservative MHA Darin King and current Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador, Liberal MHAs Steve Crocker (politician), Steve Crocker, Carol Anne Haley, and Dale Kirby. On September 22, 2017, MHA Mark Browne (politician), Mark Browne announced he would not be seeking the nomination. Lawyer Stacy MacDonald initially sought the Liberal nomination but withdrew on September 28. In the 2015 Canadian federal election, 2015 federal election, Foote won the newly created riding with 81% of the vote, the highest percentage of vote taken by a candidate nationally in that election. The Speaker's warrant regarding the vacancy was received on October 3, 2017; under the ''Parliament of Canada Act'' the Writ of election, writ for a by-election had to be dropping the writ, dropped no later than April 1, 2018, 180 days after the Chief Electoral Officer (Canada), Chief Electoral Officer was officially notified of the vacancy via a warrant issued by the Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada, Speaker.South Surrey—White Rock
The riding of South Surrey—White Rock was vacated on September 30, 2017, after Conservative MP Dianne Watts announced on September 24, 2017, that she would be resigning her seat to enter provincial politics and seek the 2018 British Columbia Liberal Party leadership election, leadership of the British Columbia Liberal Party. Former federal cabinet minister and Delta—Richmond East MP Kerry-Lynne Findlay defeated Fraser Institute policy analyst and former British Columbia Liberal Party, BC Liberal staffer David Hunt and police officer Bryan Tepper for the Conservative Party of Canada, Conservative Party nomination. Former White Rock, British Columbia, White Rock Mayor and Surrey-White Rock MLA Gordie Hogg was acclaimed as the Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal Party candidate. A rumoured candidate for the nomination was Judith Higginbotham, a former Surrey City Council, Surrey city councillor and the riding's Liberal candidate in the 2015 Canadian federal election, 2015 federal election. Mortgage broker Jonathan Silveira was acclaimed the New Democratic Party, NDP candidate on November 19. The Speaker's warrant regarding the vacancy was received on October 3, 2017; under the ''Parliament of Canada Act'' the Writ of election, writ for a by-election had to be dropping the writ, dropped no later than April 1, 2018, 180 days after the Chief Electoral Officer (Canada), Chief Electoral Officer was officially notified of the vacancy via a warrant issued by the Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada, Speaker.Battlefords—Lloydminster
On August 30, 2017, it was reported that Battlefords—Lloydminster MP Gerry Ritz had asked not to be included in the reshuffled Conservative shadow cabinet. Ritz confirmed the next day that he would resign from parliament. The seat was vacated on October 2, 2017. Ritz had been Battlefords—Lloydminster's only Member of Parliament, holding the riding since its creation for the 1997 election, first as a Reform Party of Canada MP, then on behalf of the Canadian Alliance and since 2003 as a Conservative. He served as Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Agriculture Minister in Stephen Harper's cabinet from 2007 to 2015. Former parliamentary staffer Rosemarie Falk defeated Langham, Saskatchewan, Langham Mayor John Hildebrand, small business owner Aron Klassen, Kindersley Chief Administrative Officer, CAO Bernie Morton, and farmer Richard Nelson to win the Conservative Party of Canada, Conservative nomination. Meadow Lake (provincial electoral district), Meadow Lake MLA and former Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River MP Jeremy Harrison was rumoured to be a candidate for the Conservative nomination, but did not make his intentions known before the cut-off date to join the race. Rodeo cowboy and rancher Ken Finlayson's bid for the Conservative nomination was rejected by the party over concern that he was not a "team player". Finlayson ran as an independent. Professional Mixed martial arts, MMA fighter and athlete Matt Fedler was named the New Democratic Party, NDP candidate. Construction contract, Contractor and former Rural Municipality of Mervin No. 499, RM of Mervin councillor Larry Ingram was acclaimed as the Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal Party candidate. Ingram previously ran for the party in Battlefords—Lloydminster in 2015 Canadian federal election, 2015. The Speaker's warrant regarding the vacancy was received on October 3, 2017; under the ''Parliament of Canada Act'' the Writ of election, writ for a by-election had to be dropping the writ, dropped no later than April 1, 2018, 180 days after the Chief Electoral Officer (Canada), Chief Electoral Officer was officially notified of the vacancy via a warrant issued by the Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada, Speaker.June 18, 2018 by-election
Chicoutimi—Le Fjord
A by-election was held in Chicoutimi—Le Fjord following the announcement by Liberal MP Denis Lemieux on November 6, 2017, that he would be resigning his seat for family reasons; his resignation took effect on December 1, 2017. Lemieux was first elected in the 2015 Canadian federal election, 2015 federal election with 31.1% of the vote, narrowly defeating NDP incumbent Dany Morin. Port Saguenay, Quebec, Saguenay board member Lina Boivin, who was endorsed by Lemieux, defeated former Saint-Charles-de-Bourget, Quebec, Saint-Charles de Bourget mayor Michel Ringuette for the Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal nomination, held in May 2018. A rumoured candidate for the Liberal nomination was former Canada at the Paralympics, Paralympic athlete and head of university sport at Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, UQAC, Philippe Gagnon (swimmer), Philippe Gagnon. Former municipal councillor and former Quebec Liberal Party, Quebec Liberal Member of the National Assembly (Quebec), MNA candidate Joan Simard, local businessman Simon-Pierre Murdock, who later endorsed Boivin, and Chicoutimi, Chicoutimi-Nord Municipal Councillor Marc Pettersen declined to run for the nomination. "Promotion Saguenay" Director of Industrial Development and Corporate Affairs Claude Bouchard had his candidacy rejected by the federal Liberal party. Éric Dubois, a union advisor at the Confédération des syndicats nationaux, CSN and former federal New Democratic Party, NDP candidate, was acclaimed as the NDP candidate on January 22, 2018. Dany Morin and former Ontario MPP and federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh both expressed interest in running for the nomination but decided against it. Catherine Bouchard-Tremblay was acclaimed as the candidate for the Bloc Québécois on May 18, 2018. Former Dubuc (electoral district), Dubuc Parti Québécois, PQ MNA Jean-Marie Claveau and teacher Valérie Tremblay were rumoured to be interested in running for the Bloc Québécois nomination. Former Chicoutimi—Le Fjord BQ MP Robert Bouchard, Saguenay, Quebec, Saguenay firefighter Mario Gagnon, and Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, UQAC political science professor Michel Roche declined to run for the nomination. Two-time Ron Lapointe Trophy winning Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, QMJHL coach Richard Martel was named the Conservative Party of Canada, Conservative candidate on December 20, 2017. Lynda Youde was acclaimed as the candidate for the Green Party of Canada, Green Party on May 22, 2018. The short-lived « Groupe parlementaire québécois » / « Québec debout », formed by seven Members of Parliament after they left the Bloc Québécois, considered nominating a candidate but failed to do so. The Speaker's warrant regarding the vacancy was received on December 4, 2017; under the ''Parliament of Canada Act'' the Writ of election, writ for a by-election had to be dropping the writ, dropped no later than June 2, 2018, 180 days after the Chief Electoral Officer (Canada), Chief Electoral Officer was officially notified of the vacancy via a warrant issued by the Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada, Speaker. On May 13, 2018, the writ was dropped for a by-election for June 18, 2018.December 3, 2018 by-election
Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes
The seat for the electoral district of Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes has been vacant since May 2, 2018 when Conservative MP Gord Brown died of a heart attack in his Parliament Hill office in Ottawa. Colin Brown, Brown's nephew, announced his candidacy for the Conservative Party of Canada, Conservative nomination and was quickly endorsed by Doug Ford. In addition, Edwardsburgh/Cardinal town councillor and federal riding association president Michael Barrett (Canadian politician), Michael Barrett, government-relations specialist Stephanie Mitton, and Anne Johnston, a former aide to Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes (provincial electoral district), Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes MPP Steve Clark (Canadian politician), Steve Clark also ran for the Conservative nomination. Former Senate of Canada, Canadian Senator and interim Leader of the Opposition (Ontario), Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Ontario Legislature Bob Runciman was rumoured to be interested in seeking the Conservative nomination for the by-election but decided against it after his wife encountered some health issues. Barrett won the nomination at a local party convention at the Brockville Memorial Centre on August 11 in a contest that ran to a fourth ballot. 2015 Canadian federal election, 2015 Liberal candidate Mary Jean McFall – a lawyer, former Brockville city councillor and immediate former Chief of Staff to Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay – won the Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal nomination for this by-election unopposed. Michelle Taylor is the New Democratic Party, NDP candidate; Taylor ran for the Ontario New Democratic Party, Ontario NDP in Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes (provincial electoral district), Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes in the 2018 Ontario general election, 2018 provincial election. Lorraine Rekmans, the Green Party of Canada, Green candidate for this riding in 2015 Canadian federal election, 2015, will again run for the party. The Speaker's warrant regarding the vacancy was received on May 3, 2018; under the ''Parliament of Canada Act'' the Writ of election, writ for a by-election had to be dropping the writ, dropped no later than October 30, 2018, 180 days after the Chief Electoral Officer (Canada), Chief Electoral Officer was officially notified of the vacancy via a warrant issued by the Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada, Speaker. On October 28, 2018, the writ was dropped for a by-election for December 3, 2018.February 25, 2019 by-elections
Outremont
Burnaby South
NDP MP Kennedy Stewart (Canadian politician), Kennedy Stewart announced at a press conference at Vancouver's Harbour Centre on May 10, 2018, that he would be resigning his seat of Burnaby South during parliament's summer recess to run as an Independent politician, independent candidate for List of mayors of Vancouver, Mayor of Vancouver in the 2018 municipal election (since the incumbent mayor, Gregor Robertson (politician), Gregor Robertson, is not seeking another term). On August 2, Stewart publicly released his letter to the Speaker of House, Geoff Regan, confirming his resignation, effective September 14, 2018. At the May 10 press conference, Stewart expressed support for former Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario), Ontario MPP and federal New Democratic Party, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh to replace him. Singh confirmed his candidacy on August 8. 2015 Canadian federal election, 2015 Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal candidate Adam Pankratz, a commercial banker with a local credit union, stated that he was undecided, but ultimately decided against running again. Biotechnology scientist Cyrus Eduljee and multiple daycare centre owner and operator Karen Wang both sought the Liberal nomination. On December 29, 2018, Wang won the Liberal Party nomination. Wang resigned as the Liberal candidate on January 16, 2019 after it was reported that she had posted racist comments on the Chinese-language social media platform WeChat encouraging voters to vote for her as the "only Chinese candidate" while singling out Singh as being of "Indian descent." Former Burnaby North MLA Richard Lee (Canadian politician), Richard Lee was named by the Liberals as their candidate on January 19. Corporate lawyer Jay Shin is the Conservative Party of Canada, Conservative candidate. On August 16, the Green Party of Canada, Green Party announced that they would not run a candidate in the by-election as a courtesy to Singh. The People's Party of Canada, People's Party announced Laura-Lynn Tyler Thompson as their candidate. Rex Brocki was announced as the candidate of the Libertarian Party of Canada, Libertarian Party, but he did not register. Valentine Wu has announced his intention of running as an independent candidate. The Speaker's warrant regarding the vacancy was received on September 17, 2018; under the ''Parliament of Canada Act'' the Writ of election, writ for a by-election had to be dropping the writ, dropped no later than March 18, 2019, 180 days after the Chief Electoral Officer (Canada), Chief Electoral Officer was officially notified of the vacancy via a warrant issued by the Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada, Speaker. The by-election was called on January 9, 2019 to be held on February 25, 2019.York—Simcoe
May 6, 2019 by-election
Nanaimo—Ladysmith
NDP MP Sheila Malcolmson, first elected in 2015 Canadian federal election, 2015, resigned her seat of Nanaimo—Ladysmith, effective January 2, 2019, to enter provincial politics as a by-election candidate for the British Columbia New Democratic Party in the riding of Nanaimo (provincial electoral district), Nanaimo following the resignation of MLA Leonard Krog. The Speaker's warrant regarding the vacancy was received on January 7, 2019; under the ''Parliament of Canada Act'' the Writ of election, writ for a by-election has to be dropping the writ, dropped no later than July 6, 2019, 180 days after the Chief Electoral Officer (Canada), Chief Electoral Officer was officially notified of the vacancy via a warrant issued by the Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada, Speaker. On March 24, 2019 the Prime Minister announced the by-election for May 6, 2019. The New Democratic Party candidate was selected at a nomination meeting on March 30, 2019. Candidates for the nomination were Kwikwasutʼinuxw Haxwaʼmis First Nation chief and Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs vice-president Bob Chamberlin, consultant Maeve O'Byrne, activist Lauren Semple, and outreach worker Fred Statham. Bob Chamberlin won the nomination. The Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal Party announced Michelle Corfield as their candidate on March 16, 2019. John Hirst won the Conservative Party of Canada, Conservative nomination on November 17, 2018. Hirst defeated Jennifer Clarke, who subsequently won the nomination for the People's Party of Canada. Paul Manly was acclaimed as the candidate of the Green Party of Canada, Green Party in January 2019. Manly was the Green candidate in this riding in the 2015 Canadian federal election, 2015 election, winning almost 20% of the vote in one of the party's best performances nationally. The National Citizens Alliance ran Jakob Letkemann in the by-election. The Progressive Canadian Party ran Brian Marlatt in the by-election.Other vacancies
Under an amendment to the ''Parliament of Canada Act'' which came into force on January 19, 2019, no writ for the election of a member of the House shall be issued if the vacancy occurs less than nine months before the date fixed under the ''Canada Elections Act'' for the holding of a general election. This amendment means that any seats becoming vacant after January 21, 2019, would remain vacant until the 2019 Canadian federal election, general election of October 21, 2019.Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel
Nicola Di Iorio, Liberal MP for Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel, announced his plan to leave politics for unspecified family reasons on April 25, 2018. His stated intent was to resign during the summer of 2018, but he rescinded his resignation after the Liberal Party denied his request to personally appoint the party's candidate for the ensuing by-election. After facing criticism for his absence from parliament, he again announced his intention to resign, this time effective January 22, 2019. However, Di Iorio missed the deadline he set for himself and did not submit his resignation for another week, on January 29. As Di Iorio's resignation became effective after the deadline, no by-election was held in this riding.Kings—Hants
Liberal MP Scott Brison resigned from cabinet in January 2019 and as MP for Kings—Hants effective February 10, 2019. As Brison's resignation became effective after the deadline, no by-election was held in this riding.Langley—Aldergrove
Conservative MP Mark Warawa (Langley—Aldergrove) died of cancer on June 20, 2019. As Warawa's death occurred after the deadline for by-elections to be held, no by-election was held in this riding.Calgary Forest Lawn
Conservative MP Deepak Obhrai (Calgary Forest Lawn) died of liver cancer on August 2, 2019. As Obhrai's death occurred after the deadline for by-elections to be held, no by-election was held in this riding.See also
*List of federal by-elections in CanadaReferences
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