By-elections to the 12th Canadian Parliament explained

By-elections to the 12th Canadian Parliament were held to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada between the 1911 federal election and the 1917 federal election. The Conservative Party of Canada led a majority government for the 12th Canadian Parliament.

The list includes Ministerial by-elections 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
Dorchester	January 27, 1917	Albert Sévigny			Conservative	Albert Sévigny			Conservative	Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Inland Revenue	Yes
Toronto East	December 14, 1916	Albert Edward Kemp			Conservative	Albert Edward Kemp			Conservative	Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Militia and Defence	Yes
Hochelaga	October 15, 1915	Louis Coderre			Conservative	Esioff-Léon Patenaude			Conservative	Appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Quebec	Yes
Terrebonne	February 8, 1915	Wilfrid Bruno Nantel			Conservative	Gédéon Rochon			Conservative	Appointed a Railway Commissioner	Yes
Westmorland	February 1, 1915	Henry Emmerson			Liberal	Arthur Bliss Copp			Liberal	Death	Yes
Jacques Cartier	February 1, 1915	Frederick D. Monk			Conservative	Joseph Adélard DesCarries			Conservative	Resignation (ill health)	Yes
Prince Albert	February 1, 1915	James McKay			Conservative	Samuel James Donaldson			Conservative	Appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of Saskatchewan	Yes
London	February 1, 1915	Thomas Beattie			Conservative	William Gray			Conservative	Death	Yes
Waterloo South	February 1, 1915	George Adam Clare			Conservative	Frank Stewart Scott			Conservative	Death	Yes
Champlain	November 7, 1914	Pierre Édouard Blondin			Conservative	Pierre Édouard Blondin			Conservative	Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Inland Revenue	Yes
Quebec County	November 7, 1914	Louis-Philippe Pelletier			Conservative	Thomas Chase-Casgrain			Conservative	Resignation prior to being appointed a judge	Yes
York	December 31, 1913	Oswald Smith Crocket			Conservative	Harry Fulton McLeod			Conservative	Appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of New Brunswick	Yes
Lanark South	December 13, 1913	John Graham Haggart			Conservative	Adelbert Edward Hanna			Conservative	Death	Yes
Macdonald	December 13, 1913	Alexander Morrison			Conservative	Alexander Morrison			Conservative	Election declared void	Yes
Bruce South	October 30, 1913	James J. Donnelly			Conservative	Reuben Eldridge Truax			Liberal	Called to the Senate	No
Middlesex East	October 21, 1913	Peter Elson			Conservative	Samuel Francis Glass			Conservative	Death	Yes
Châteauguay	October 11, 1913	James Pollock Brown			Liberal	James Morris			Conservative	Death	No
Portage la Prairie	July 19, 1913	Arthur Meighen			Conservative	Arthur Meighen			Conservative	Recontested upon appointment as Solicitor General	Yes
Hochelaga	November 19, 1912	Louis Coderre			Conservative	Louis Coderre			Conservative	Recontested upon appointment as Secretary of State for Canada	Yes
Carleton	October 30, 1912	Edward Kidd			Conservative	William Foster Garland			Conservative	Death	Yes
Richelieu	October 24, 1912	Arthur Cardin			Liberal	Arthur Cardin			Liberal	Election declared void	Yes
Macdonald	October 12, 1912	William D. Staples			Conservative	Alexander Morrison			Conservative	Appointed Grain Commissioner for Canada	Yes
Simcoe South	June 10, 1912	Haughton Lennox			Conservative	William Alves Boys			Conservative	Appointed a judge	Yes
Kootenay	May 30, 1912	Arthur Samuel Goodeve			Conservative	Robert Francis Green			Conservative	Appointed a Railway Commissioner	Yes
Renfrew South	February 22, 1912	Thomas Andrew Low			Liberal	George Perry Graham			Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Nipissing	November 8, 1911	George Gordon			Conservative	Francis Cochrane			Conservative	Called to the Senate	Yes
Leeds	November 6, 1911	George Taylor			Conservative	William Thomas White			Conservative	Called to the Senate	Yes
Yale—Cariboo	November 4, 1911	Martin Burrell			Conservative	Martin Burrell			Conservative	Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Agriculture	Yes
Halifax	October 27, 1911	Robert Borden			Conservative	Robert Borden			Conservative	Recontested upon appointment as Prime Minister	Yes
Elgin West	October 27, 1911	Thomas Wilson Crothers			Conservative	Thomas Wilson Crothers			Conservative	Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Labour	Yes
St. Anne	October 27, 1911	Charles Doherty			Conservative	Charles Doherty			Conservative	Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Justice	Yes
Toronto North	October 27, 1911	George Eulas Foster			Conservative	George Eulas Foster			Conservative	Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Trade and Commerce	Yes
City and County of St. John	October 27, 1911	John Waterhouse Daniel			Conservative	John Douglas Hazen			Conservative	Resignation to provide a seat for Hazen	Yes
Victoria	October 27, 1911	Sam Hughes			Liberal-Conservative	Sam Hughes			Liberal-Conservative	Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Militia and Defence	Yes
Jacques Cartier	October 27, 1911	Frederick Debartzch Monk			Conservative	Frederick Debartzch Monk			Conservative	Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Public Works	Yes
Terrebonne	October 27, 1911	Wilfrid Bruno Nantel			Conservative	Wilfrid Bruno Nantel			Conservative	Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Inland Revenue	Yes
Quebec County	October 27, 1911	Louis-Philippe Pelletier			Conservative	Louis-Philippe Pelletier			Conservative	Recontested upon appointment as Postmaster-General	Yes
Grenville	October 27, 1911	John Dowsley Reid			Conservative	John Dowsley Reid			Conservative	Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Customs	Yes
Marquette	October 27, 1911	William James Roche			Conservative	William James Roche			Conservative	Recontested upon appointment as Secretary of State for Canada	Yes
Winnipeg	October 27, 1911	Alexander Haggart			Conservative	Robert Rogers			Conservative	Resignation to provide a seat for Rogers	Yes

See also

• List of federal by-elections in Canada

Sources

• Parliament of Canada–Elected in By-Elections