By-elections to the 24th Canadian Parliament explained

By-elections to the 24th Canadian Parliament were held to fill vacancies in the House of Commons of Canada between the 1958 federal election and the 1962 federal election. The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada led a majority government for the 24th Canadian Parliament.

Fourteen vacant seats were filled through by-elections.

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Esquimalt—Saanich	May 29, 1961	George Pearkes			Progressive Conservative	George Chatterton			Progressive Conservative	Appointed Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia	Yes
Restigouche—Madawaska	May 29, 1961	Joseph Charles Van Horne			Progressive Conservative	Edgar-E. Fournier			Progressive Conservative	Resignation	Yes
Leeds	May 29, 1961	Hayden Stanton			Progressive Conservative	John Ross Matheson			Liberal	Death	No
King's	May 29, 1961	John Augustine Macdonald			Progressive Conservative	Margaret Mary Macdonald			Progressive Conservative	Death	Yes
Royal	October 31, 1960	Alfred J. Brooks			Progressive Conservative	Hugh John Flemming			Progressive Conservative	Called to the Senate	Yes
Niagara Falls	October 31, 1960	William Houck			Liberal	Judy LaMarsh			Liberal	Death	Yes
Peterborough	October 31, 1960	Gordon K. Fraser			Progressive Conservative	Walter Pitman			New	Death	No
Labelle	October 31, 1960	Henri Courtemanche			Progressive Conservative	Gaston Clermont			Liberal	Called to the Senate	No
Hastings—Frontenac	October 5, 1959	Sidney Earle Smith			Progressive Conservative	Rod Webb			Progressive Conservative	Death	Yes
Russell	October 5, 1959	Joseph-Omer Gour			Liberal	Paul Tardif			Liberal	Death	Yes
Springfield	December 15, 1958	Val Yacula			Progressive Conservative	Joe Slogan			Progressive Conservative	Death	Yes
Trinity	December 15, 1958	Edward R. Lockyer			Progressive Conservative	Paul Hellyer			Liberal	Death	No
Grenville—Dundas	September 29, 1958	A. Clair Casselman			Progressive Conservative	Jean Casselman			Progressive Conservative	Death	Yes
Montmagny—L'Islet	September 29, 1958	Jean Lesage			Liberal	Louis Fortin			Progressive Conservative	Resigned to enter provincial politics in Quebec	No

See also

• List of federal by-elections in Canada

Sources

• Parliament of Canada–Elected in By-Elections