By-elections to the 11th Canadian Parliament explained

By-elections to the 11th Canadian Parliament were held to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada between the 1908 federal election and the 1911 federal election. The Liberal Party of Canada led a majority government for the 11th Canadian Parliament.

The list includes a Ministerial by-election which occurred due to the requirement that Members of Parliament recontest their seats upon being appointed to Cabinet. These by-elections were almost always uncontested. This requirement was abolished in 1931.

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Drummond—Arthabaska	November 3, 1910	Louis Lavergne			Liberal	Arthur Gilbert			Nationalist	Called to the Senate	No
City of Ottawa	January 29, 1910	Sir Wilfrid Laurier			Liberal	Albert Allard			Liberal	Chose to sit for Quebec East.	Yes
Dufferin	December 22, 1909	John Barr			Conservative	John Best			Conservative	Death	Yes
Lunenburg	December 22, 1909	Alexander Kenneth Maclean			Liberal	John Drew Sperry			Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Middlesex West	November 20, 1909	William Samuel Calvert			Liberal	Duncan Campbell Ross			Liberal	Appointed to the National Transcontinental Railway Commission	Yes
Essex North	November 20, 1909	Robert Franklin Sutherland			Liberal	Oliver James Wilcox			Conservative	Appointed a judge	No
Lotbinière	October 26, 1909	Edmond Fortier			Liberal	Edmond Fortier			Liberal	Election declared void	Yes
Strathcona	October 20, 1909	Wilbert McIntyre			Liberal	James McCrie Douglas			Liberal	Death	Yes
Montcalm	September 25, 1909	François Octave Dugas			Liberal	David Arthur Lafortune			Independent Liberal	Appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Quebec	No
Waterloo North	June 21, 1909	William Lyon Mackenzie King			Liberal	William Lyon Mackenzie King			Liberal	Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Labour.	Yes
Carleton	February 22, 1909	Robert Borden			Conservative	Edward Kidd			Conservative	Chose to sit for Halifax	Yes
Comox—Atlin	February 8, 1909	William Sloan			Liberal	William Templeman			Liberal	Resignation to provide a seat for Templeman	Yes

See also

• List of federal by-elections in Canada

Sources

• Parliament of Canada–Elected in By-Elections