2018 Canadian electoral calendar explained

This is a list of elections in Canada scheduled to be held in 2018. Included are municipal, provincial and federal elections, by-elections on any level, referendums and party leadership races at any level. In bold are provincewide or federal elections (including provincewide municipal elections) and party leadership races.

January to March

• January 10: Mayoral by-election in Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan^[1]
• January 17: Municipal by-election in the Rural Municipality of Torch River No. 488, Saskatchewan^[2]
• January 20: Municipal by-elections in Burns Lake and Hudson's Hope, British Columbia.
• January 27: 2018 Saskatchewan Party leadership election
• February 3: 2018 British Columbia Liberal Party leadership election
• February 5: Municipal by-election in Beaumont, Alberta.^[3]
• February 10: Lennox Island First Nation band on-reserve councillor by-election.^[4]
• February 14:
  • Provincial by-election in Kelowna West, British Columbia
  • Municipal by-election in Leader, Saskatchewan^[5]
• February 22: Municipal by-election in Coalhurst, Alberta^[6]
• February 24: Municipal by-election in Port Alice, British Columbia
• February 27: 2018 Alberta Party leadership election
• February 28: Municipal by-election in Osler, Saskatchewan^[7]
• March 1: Provincial by-elections in Kindersley, Melfort and Swift Current, Saskatchewan.
• March 3: 2018 Saskatchewan New Democratic Party leadership election
• March 7: Municipal by-election in Naicam, Saskatchewan^[8]
• March 10: 2018 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election
• March 13: Municipal by-election in Happy Valley-Goose Bay^[9]

April to May

• April 7:
  • 2018 New Democratic Party of Newfoundland and Labrador leadership election
  • 2018 New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island leadership election
  • Municipal by-election in Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia
• April 10: Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation election for chief and 14 positions on the band council and 12 spots on the band's elders' council^[10]
• April 11:
  • Municipal by-election in Kindersley, Saskatchewan^[11]
  • Municipal by-election in Lougheed, Alberta^[12]
• April 20: Wei Wai Kum First Nation chief councillor by-election.^[13]
• April 28: 2018 Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador leadership election
• May 5: Saulteau First Nations council by-election.^[14]
• May 7: Yukon School Council General Election^[15]
• May 13: Municipal by-election in Saint-Rémi, Quebec
• May 14: Municipal by-elections in Atholville, Bas-Caraquet, Bathurst, Dieppe, Fredericton Junction, Grande-Anse, Hartland, Kedgwick, Pointe-Verte, Saint-André, Saint-Léolin, Sainte-Marie-Saint-Raphaël and St. George, New Brunswick^[16]
• May 23: Municipal by-elections in Carlyle^[17] and Caronport, Saskatchewan^[18]

June to July

• June 3: Municipal by-election in Lachute, Quebec
• June 7: 2018 Ontario general election
• June 9: Municipal by-election in Wells, British Columbia^[19]
• June 10: Municipal by-elections in Beloeil and Shawville, Quebec^[20]
• June 12:
  • St. Mary's First Nation elects a new chief and band council^[21]
  • Municipal by-election in Elk Point, Alberta.^[22]
  • Nisga'a Village Government by-election in Gingolx.^[23]
• June 18:
  • Federal by-election in Chicoutimi—Le Fjord, Quebec
  • Municipal by-election for a council seat in Wabush, Newfoundland and Labrador
• June 19: Provincial by-election in Cumberland South, Nova Scotia
• June 27: By-election in Codette, Saskatchewan, for three councillors and mayor^[24]
• June 28: Municipal by-election in Eston, Saskatchewan.^[25]
• June 30: Akwesasne District Council of Chiefs^[26]
• July 9: Municipal by-election in Bruderheim, Alberta^[27]
• July 12: Provincial by-elections in Fort McMurray-Conklin and Innisfail-Sylvan Lake, Alberta
• July 14: Municipal by-election in Kivimaa-Moonlight Bay, Saskatchewan^[28]
• July 17: Provincial by-election in St. Boniface, Manitoba
• July 23: Municipal by-election in Calmar, Alberta.^[29]
• July 27: Municipal elections in Dunnottar, Victoria Beach and Winnipeg Beach, Manitoba.

August to October

• August 16: Municipal by-election in Brooks, Alberta^[30]
• September 10: Municipal by-election in Raymond, Alberta^[31]
• September 12: Provincial by-election in Regina Northeast, Saskatchewan
• September 19: Municipal by-election in Langham, Saskatchewan^[32]
• September 20: Provincial by-election in Windsor Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador
• September 24: 2018 New Brunswick general election
• October 1: 2018 Quebec general election
• October 11: Moose Cree First Nation council by-election^[33]
• October 14: Mayoral by-election in Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac, Quebec
• October 15: Northwest Territories municipal elections, 2018 (taxed communities)
• October 17: By-election for Moose Jaw council^[34] and Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Separate School Division No. 22.^[35]
• October 18: Yukon municipal elections, 2018
• October 20: 2018 British Columbia municipal elections
• October 21: Municipal by-election in L'Ange-Gardien, Outaouais, Quebec (du Plateau District)
• October 22: 2018 Ontario municipal elections
• October 24:
  • 2018 Manitoba municipal elections
  • Municipal by-election in Rosetown, Saskatchewan^[36]
• October 27: 2018 Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia leadership election
• October 29: Municipal by-election in Redwater, Alberta^[37]

November to December

• November 3: Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan leadership race^[38]
• November 4: Municipal by-election in Contrecoeur, Quebec.
• November 5: 2018 Prince Edward Island municipal elections
• November 11: Municipal by-election in Marieville, Quebec.
• November 13: Calgary Olympic plebiscite.
  • November 18: Municipal by-election in Nicolet, Quebec November 23: Bluewater District School Board trustee by-election for West Grey and Hanover.^[39]
• November 29:
  • Municipal by-election in Division No. 7, County of Minburn No. 27, Alberta^[40]
  • Conseil Scolaire Viamonde Area 8 (Chatham-Kent, Elgin, Haldimand-Norfolk, Lambton & Oxford) trustee by-election.^[41]
• December 3:
  • Nunavut municipal elections, 2018 (hamlets)
  • Federal by-election in Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, Ontario
• October 22-December 7: 2018 British Columbia electoral reform referendum
  • December 9: Municipal by-election in Neufchâtel-Lebourgneuf District, Quebec City December 10:
  • Northwest Territories municipal elections, 2018 (hamlets)
  • Provincial by-election in Roberval, Quebec
• December 16: Mayoral by-election in Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles borough and council by-election in Saint-Michel, Montreal.^[42]

To be determined

• Four federal by-elections were held in Burnaby South, Outremont, and York—Simcoe.

See also: By-elections to the 42nd Canadian Parliament.

See also

• Municipal elections in Canada
• Elections in Canada

External links

• Local by-election in British Columbia
• Government of Canada electoral calendar
• Elections Quebec: By-elections in municipalities with 5,000 inhabitants or more

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gravelbourg Votes for New Mayor - DiscoverMooseJaw.com. Hayley. Hart.
2. Web site: RM of Torch River Notice of Poll for January 17th, 2018 By-Election. 16 December 2017.
3. Web site: La Nouvelle Beaumont News. La Nouvelle Beaumont News. 2018-01-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20180109063739/http://www.thebeaumontnews.ca/2017/12/15/municipal-by-election-dates-announced. 2018-01-09. dead.
4. Web site: Notice of Band By-Election- Lennox Island First Nation - Lennox Island First Nation. 5 January 2018.
5. Web site: Notice of Poll . 2018 . leader.ca . JPG.
6. Web site: 2018 Municipal By-Elections - Town of Coalhurst. coalhurst.ca. 2018-01-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20180109063718/http://coalhurst.ca/public-notices/2018-municipal-by-elections/. 2018-01-09. dead.
7. Web site: 2018 Byelection . www.osler-sk.ca . 17 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180126215453/http://www.osler-sk.ca/home/town-office/council/2018-byelection/ . 26 January 2018 . dead.
8. Web site: Candidates Announced in Naicam By-Election - DiscoverHumboldt.com. Tyler. Bieber.
9. Web site: Candidates in place for upcoming Happy Valley-Goose Bay by-election - The Labradorian. www.thelabradorian.ca.
10. News: Westhaver. Eric. PBCN introduces electronic voting for upcoming election. 10 April 2018. Flin Flon Reminder.
11. Web site: Town of Kindersley - Elections. kindersley.ca.
12. Web site: Election info . 2018 . www.villageoflougheed.com . 2018-07-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180720165749/http://www.villageoflougheed.com/attachments/view/699/by_election_information_february_2018.pdf . 2018-07-20 . dead .
13. Web site: By-Election - Chief Councillor Position - Wei Wai Kum First Nation.
14. Web site: By-Election Results 2018 - Saulteau First Nations. 7 May 2018.
15. Web site: Elections Yukon. Elections Yukon. 10 April 2018.
16. Web site: Municipal By-Elections & Plebiscites. Elections New Brunswick. Canada. www.electionsnb.ca. 2018-02-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20180217024035/http://www.electionsnb.ca/content/enb/en/May-14-2018.html. 2018-02-17. dead.
17. Web site: 2018 By-Election Results – The Town of Carlyle. townofcarlyle.com.
18. Web site: Results: By-Election for Councillor - Caronport. www.caronport.ca. 24 May 2018 .
19. Web site: District of Wells By-Election June 9, 2018 - Details Here - wells.ca. wells.ca.
20. Web site: June 10, 2018 By-election. town.shawville.qc.ca.
21. News: Wright . Julia . New vibe, candidates fuel election buzz on St. Mary's First Nation . 11 June 2018 . CBC News . 11 June 2018.
22. Web site: Candidates for Elk Point Byelection - Lakeland Connect. 15 May 2018.
23. Web site: NOTICE - 2018 By-Election for the Nisga'a Village Government of Gingolx - Nisga'a Lisims Government. www.nisgaanation.ca.
24. News: Tebbutt. Charlene. Interim council appointed, by-election scheduled in Codette. 12 April 2018. Northeast NOW.
25. Web site: Election - Town of Eston.
26. News: Akwesasne election in June. 19 April 2018. Cornwall Newswatch.
27. News: Morey . Lindsay . Bruderheim byelection set . 15 June 2018 . Fort Saskatchewan Record . 14 June 2018.
28. Web site: Resort Village Of Kivimaa — Moonlight Bay / By-Election Results. rvkmb.com. 2018-07-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20180720165827/http://rvkmb.com/by-election-results/. 2018-07-20. dead.
29. Web site: 2018 by Election Feature - the Town of Calmar . 2018-06-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144219/https://www.calmar.ca/featured/councilor-by-election/attachment/2018-by-election-feature/ . 2018-06-12 . dead .
30. Web site: By-Election 2018 . City of Brooks . 19 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180620051025/http://www.brooks.ca/578/By-Election-2018 . 20 June 2018 . dead .
31. Web site: The Town of Raymond, Alberta. www.raymond.ca.
32. Web site: Clark's Crossing Gazette.
33. Web site: Archived copy . 2018-10-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181014204122/http://www.moosecree.com/documents/sep2018_byelection.pdf . 2018-10-14 . dead .
34. News: Rasmussen . Chris . Election Packages Are Ready . 30 July 2018 . Discover Moose Jaw . 30 July 2018.
35. Web site: 2018 BY-ELECTIONS - City of Moose Jaw . 2018-09-28 . 2018-09-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180928200701/https://moosejaw.ca/election/by-election2018 . dead .
36. Web site: Fall 2018 By-election | Rosetown, SK . 2018-09-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180928201013/https://www.rosetown.ca/355/2018-By-election . 2018-09-28 . dead .
37. Web site: 2018 Municipal By-Election . 2018-09-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180929000203/http://www.redwater.ca/in-the-news/513-2018-municipal-election . 2018-09-29 . dead .
38. News: Leadership race announced. 12 April 2018. Yorkton This Week.
39. Web site: Municipality of West Grey - By-Election 2018 . 2018-09-28 . 2018-09-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180928201041/http://westgrey.com/by-election-2018.cfm . dead .
40. https://minburncounty.ab.ca/2018-by-election/
41. Web site: Watson . Carol . 30 July 2018 . List of Certified Candidates . 15 February 2023 . howick.ca.
42. Web site: Des élections municipales partielles le 16 décembre. 18 October 2018.