By-elections to the 35th Canadian Parliament explained

By-elections to the 35th Canadian Parliament were held to fill vacancies in the House of Commons of Canada between the 1993 federal election and the 1997 federal election. The Liberal Party of Canada led a majority government for the entirety of the 35th Canadian Parliament, with little change from by-elections.

Fourteen seats became vacant during the life of the Parliament. Ten of these vacancies were filled through by-elections, and four seats remained vacant when the 1997 federal election was called.

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Hamilton East	June 17, 1996	Sheila Copps			Liberal	Sheila Copps			Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte	March 25, 1996	Brian Tobin			Liberal	Gerry Byrne			Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Labrador	March 25, 1996	Bill Rompkey			Liberal	Lawrence D. O'Brien			Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Etobicoke North	March 25, 1996	Roy MacLaren			Liberal	Roy Cullen			Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Lac-Saint-Jean	March 25, 1996	Lucien Bouchard			Bloc Québécois	Stéphan Tremblay			Bloc Québécois	Resignation after being elected leader of the Parti Quebecois and Premier of Quebec following the resignation of Jacques Parizeau	Yes
Papineau—Saint-Michel	March 25, 1996	André Ouellet			Liberal	Pierre Pettigrew			Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Saint-Laurent—Cartierville	March 25, 1996	Shirley Maheu			Liberal	Stéphane Dion			Liberal	Called to the Senate	Yes
Ottawa—Vanier	February 13, 1995	Jean-Robert Gauthier			Liberal	Mauril Bélanger			Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Brome—Missisquoi	February 13, 1995	Gaston Péloquin			Bloc Québécois	Denis Paradis			Liberal	Death (car accident)	No
Saint-Henri—Westmount	February 13, 1995	David Berger			Liberal	Lucienne Robillard			Liberal	Resignation	Yes

See also

• List of federal by-elections in Canada

Sources

• Parliament of Canada–Elected in By-Elections