By-elections to the 36th Canadian Parliament explained

By-elections to the 36th Canadian Parliament were held to fill vacancies in the House of Commons of Canada between the 1997 federal election and the 2000 federal election. The Liberal Party of Canada led a majority government for the entirety of the 36th Canadian Parliament, with increases from by-elections.

Ten seats became vacant during the life of the Parliament. All of these vacancies were filled through by-elections.

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Okanagan—Coquihalla	September 11, 2000	Jim Hart			Canadian Alliance	Stockwell Day			Canadian Alliance	Resignation to provide a seat for Day	Yes
Kings—Hants	September 11, 2000	Scott Brison			Progressive Conservative	Joe Clark			Progressive Conservative	Resignation to provide a seat for Clark	Yes
St. John's West	May 15, 2000	Charlie Power			Progressive Conservative	Loyola Hearn			Progressive Conservative	Resignation	Yes
York West	November 15, 1999	Sergio Marchi			Liberal	Judy Sgro			Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Hull—Aylmer	November 15, 1999	Marcel Massé			Liberal	Marcel Proulx			Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Mount Royal	November 15, 1999	Sheila Finestone			Liberal	Irwin Cotler			Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar	November 15, 1999	Chris Axworthy			New Democratic	Dennis Gruending			New Democratic	Resignation	Yes
Windsor—St. Clair	April 12, 1999	Shaughnessy Cohen			Liberal	Rick Limoges			Liberal	Death (cerebral hemorrhage)	Yes
Sherbrooke	September 14, 1998	Jean Charest			Progressive Conservative	Serge Cardin			Bloc Québécois	Resignation to accept leadership of the Liberal Party of Quebec and enter provincial politics	No
Port Moody—Coquitlam	March 30, 1998	Sharon Hayes			Reform	Lou Sekora			Liberal	Resignation	No

See also

• List of federal by-elections in Canada

Sources

• Parliament of Canada–Elected in By-Elections