List of MPs who stood down at the 2015 Canadian federal election explained

61 MPs chose to not seek reelection at the 2015 Canadian federal election, meaning they were Members of Parliament (MPs) in the 41st Parliament of Canada, but chose not to stand for election to the 42nd Parliament of Canada (in some cases after being deselected by their parties).

Retired from office

ProvinceElectoral districtOutgoing incumbent
(at 2011 and at dissolution)
Succeeded by
AlbertaCalgary—Nose HillDiane Ablonczy[1] Michelle Rempel
Calgary WestRob Anders[2] Ron Liepert
Edmonton CentreLaurie Hawn[3] Randy Boissonnault
Edmonton EastPeter Goldring[4] Kerry Diotte
Edmonton—LeducJames Rajotte[5] Matt Jeneroux
Medicine HatLaVar Payne[6] Jim Hillyer
Vegreville—WainwrightLeon Benoit[7] Shannon Stubbs
Westlock—St. PaulBrian Storseth[8]
British ColumbiaBritish Columbia Southern InteriorAlex Atamanenko[9] Richard Cannings
Cariboo—Prince GeorgeDick Harris[10] Todd Doherty
Nanaimo—AlberniJames Lunney[11] Gord Johns
Nanaimo—CowichanJean Crowder[12] Alistair MacGregor
Okanagan—ShuswapColin Mayes[13] Mel Arnold
Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—MissionRandy Kamp[14] Dan Ruimy
Port Moody—Westwood—Port CoquitlamJames Moore[15] Ron McKinnon
South Surrey—White Rock—CloverdaleRuss Hiebert[16] Dianne Watts
Vancouver EastLibby Davies[17] Jenny Kwan
ManitobaKildonan—St. PaulJoy Smith[18] MaryAnn Mihychuk
Saint BonifaceShelly Glover[19] Dan Vandal
Winnipeg SouthRod Bruinooge[20] Terry Duguid
New BrunswickAcadie—BathurstYvon Godin[21] Serge Cormier
Tobique—MactaquacMike Allen[22] T. J. Harvey
Newfoundland and LabradorHumber—St. Barbe—Baie VerteGerry Byrne[23] Gudie Hutchings
Nova ScotiaCentral NovaPeter MacKay[24] Sean Fraser
South Shore—St. Margaret'sGerald Keddy[25] Bernadette Jordan
West NovaGreg Kerr[26] Colin Fraser
OntarioCarleton—Mississippi MillsGordon O'Connor[27] Karen McCrimmon
Elgin—Middlesex—LondonJoe Preston[28] Karen Vecchio
GuelphFrank Valeriote[29] Lloyd Longfield
Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—BrockBarry Devolin[30] Jamie Schmale
Hamilton MountainChris Charlton[31] Scott Duvall
Kingston and the IslandsTed Hsu[32] Mark Gerretsen
Northumberland—Quinte WestRick Norlock[33] Kim Rudd
Perth WellingtonGary Schellenberger[34] John Nater
Sarnia—LambtonPatricia Davidson[35] Marilyn Gladu
Windsor—TecumsehJoe Comartin[36] Cheryl Hardcastle
QuebecBrome—MissisquoiPierre Jacob[37] Denis Paradis
Jonquière—AlmaClaude Patry[38] Karine Trudel
Louis-Saint-LaurentAlexandrine Latendresse[39] Gérard Deltell
Mégantic—L'ÉrableChristian ParadisLuc Berthold
Mount RoyalIrwin Cotler[40] Anthony Housefather
Richmond—ArthabaskaAndré Bellavance[41] Alain Rayes
Saint-Hyacinthe—BagotMarie-Claude Morin[42] Brigitte Sansoucy
Saint-JeanTarik Brahmi[43] Jean Rioux
Saint-Léonard—Saint-MichelMassimo Pacetti[44] Nicola Di Iorio
Saint-Maurice—ChamplainLise St-DenisFrançois-Philippe Champagne
SheffordRéjean Genest[45] Pierre Breton
Verchères—Les PatriotesSana Hassainia[46] Xavier Barsalou-Duval
SaskatchewanPalliserRay Boughen[47] Tom Lukiwski
Saskatoon—WanuskewinMaurice Vellacott[48] Kelly Block
Souris—Moose MountainEd Komarnicki[49] Robert Kitchen
Yorkton—MelvilleGarry Breitkreuz[50] Cathay Wagantall

Lost Nomination

ProvinceElectoral districtOutgoing incumbent
(at 2011 and at dissolution)
Succeeded by
OntarioMississauga—Brampton SouthEve Adams[51] Navdeep Bains
QuebecJeanne-Le BerTyrone Benskin[52] Marc Miller
JolietteFrancine Raynault[53] Gabriel Ste-Marie
Laurentides—LabelleMarc-André Morin[54] David de Burgh Graham
SaskatchewanBlackstrapLynne Yelich[55] Kevin Waugh

Seats vacant at dissolution

ProvinceElectoral districtOutgoing incumbent
(at 2011 and at time of resignation)
Succeeded by
OntarioBarriePatrick BrownJohn Brassard
Ottawa West—NepeanJohn BairdAnita Vandenbeld
PeterboroughDean Del MastroMaryam Monsef
SudburyGlenn ThibeaultPaul Lefebvre

Notes and References

  1. News: Calgary MP confirms retirement from federal politics. Calgary Herald. May 29, 2013. January 27, 2019. September 27, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190927173515/https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/calgary-mp-confirms-retirement-from-federal-politics. live.
  2. News: Which MPs could be in or out next year?. December 27, 2014. Toronto Star. December 26, 2014. December 27, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141227090523/http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2014/12/26/which_mps_could_be_in_or_out_next_year.html. live.
  3. News: So long, Laurie Hawn: Edmonton MP says he won't run in 2015 election. CBC News. March 10, 2014. March 10, 2014. March 10, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140310190347/http://www.cbc.ca/newsblogs/politics/inside-politics-blog/2014/03/so-long-laurie-hawn-edmonton-mp-says-he-wont-run-in-2015-election.html. live.
  4. News: Longtime Edmonton MP Peter Goldring won't seek re-election in 2015. Edmonton Journal. September 8, 2014. September 9, 2014. September 13, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140913221640/http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/edmonton/Longtime+Peter+Goldring+seek+reelection+2015/10185276/story.html. dead.
  5. News: Edmonton-area MP announces plans to leave federal politics. CTV News Edmonton. June 14, 2015. June 15, 2015. June 16, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150616191153/http://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/edmonton-area-mp-announces-plans-to-leave-federal-politics-1.2422466. live.
  6. News: Gallant. Collin. Payne will not run again. Medicine Hat News. July 22, 2014. July 4, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140728200827/http://medicinehatnews.com/news/local-news/2014/07/04/payne-will-not-run-again/. July 28, 2014.
  7. News: Benoit not entering election race. June 17, 2015. Sherwood Park News. June 15, 2015. June 18, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150618133009/http://www.sherwoodparknews.com/2015/06/15/benoit-not-entering-election-race/. dead.
  8. News: Catherine. Cullen. Brian Storseth, critical of temporary foreign worker changes, won't run in 2015. CBC News. August 22, 2014. August 22, 2014. August 24, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140824112029/http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/brian-storseth-critical-of-temporary-foreign-worker-changes-won-t-run-in-2015-1.2744031. live.
  9. Web site: MP Alex Atamanenko will not run for another term. The Castlegar Source. October 29, 2013. October 29, 2013. November 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131101000706/http://castlegarsource.com/news/mp-alex-atamanenko-will-not-run-another-term-27000#.UnBj3xAQPQM. live.
  10. Web site: Harris not seeking re-election, endorses Doherty. The Prince George Citizen. October 25, 2014. October 28, 2014. October 29, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141029043246/http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/news/local-news/harris-not-seeking-re-election-endorses-doherty-1.1466667. live.
  11. Web site: James Lunney Quits: Conservative MP Won't Seek Re-Election. The Huffington Post Canada. October 11, 2013. October 12, 2013. October 12, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131012153618/http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/10/11/james-lunney-quits_n_4087661.html. live.
  12. Web site: Jean Crowder, Veteran B.C. NDP MP, Says She Won't Run Again. The Huffington Post Canada. January 23, 2014. January 23, 2014. February 2, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140202175754/http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/01/23/jean-crowder-ndp-2015_n_4653585.html. live.
  13. News: Okanagan-Shuswap MP won't seek re-election. Vernon Morning Star. April 12, 2014. April 24, 2014. April 24, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140424075826/http://www.vernonmorningstar.com/news/254964841.html. dead.
  14. News: B.C. Conservative MP Randy Kamp won't seek re-election. The Globe and Mail. February 1, 2015. February 1, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150201033156/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/bc-conservative-mp-randy-kamp-wont-seek-re-election/article22734711/. live.
  15. News: James Moore, Conservative cabinet minister, leaving federal politics. CBC News. June 19, 2015. June 19, 2015. November 8, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201108104104/https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/james-moore-conservative-cabinet-minister-leaving-federal-politics-1.3120148. live.
  16. Web site: Surrey Tory MP Russ Hiebert won't seek re-election. Surrey Now. February 20, 2014. February 24, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140302050318/http://www.thenownewspaper.com/surrey-tory-mp-russ-hiebert-won-t-seek-re-election-1.861328. March 2, 2014.
  17. News: Libby Davies, NDP deputy leader, won't run in 2015. CBC News. December 12, 2014. December 12, 2014. December 13, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141213042602/http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/libby-davies-ndp-deputy-leader-won-t-run-in-2015-1.2871432. live.
  18. Web site: Joy Smith leaving federal politics. Winnipeg Free Press. January 13, 2015. July 5, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150705203816/http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/Joy-Smith-leaving-federal-politics-288403021.html. live.
  19. News: Christian Paradis, Shelly Glover, federal ministers, won't seek re-election. April 3, 2014. April 3, 2015. April 5, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150405002003/http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/christian-paradis-shelly-glover-federal-ministers-won-t-seek-re-election-1.3020859. live.
  20. News: Bruinooge says he won't run in next election. Rabson. Mia. January 7, 2015. Winnipeg Free Press. January 7, 2015. January 8, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150108160002/http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/Bruinooge-says-he-wont-run-in-next-election-287806151.html. live.
  21. News: Julianne. Hazlewood. NDP MP Yvon Godin won't run in the next election. CBC News. January 9, 2015. January 9, 2015. January 9, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150109220020/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/ndp-mp-yvon-godin-won-t-run-in-the-next-election-1.2895198. live.
  22. News: Alice. Funke. UPDATED: Fifteen MP Retirements and Their Impact in 2015. Pundits Guide. April 22, 2014. April 22, 2014. March 24, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190324150912/http://www.punditsguide.ca/2014/04/fourteen-mp-retirements-and-their-impact-in-2015/. live.
  23. News: Gerry Byrne ready to pull the trigger on provincial politics. CBC. September 22, 2014. September 23, 2014. September 24, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140924064215/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/gerry-byrne-ready-to-pull-the-trigger-on-provincial-politics-1.2774325. live.
  24. News: Peter MacKay, justice minister, to leave federal politics. May 29, 2015. cbc.ca. May 29, 2015. May 29, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150529134927/http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/peter-mackay-justice-minister-to-leave-federal-politics-1.3092480. live.
  25. News: MP Gerald Keddy announces he will not seek 2015 re-election. CBC News. May 26, 2014. May 26, 2014. May 26, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140526223440/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/mp-gerald-keddy-announces-he-will-not-seek-2015-re-election-1.2654611. live.
  26. News: Greg Kerr won't re-offer in next federal election. Nova News Now. April 26, 2014. April 28, 2014. April 29, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140429044656/http://www.novanewsnow.com/News/2014-04-26/article-3703048/Greg-Kerr-won%26rsquo%3Bt-re-offer-in-next-federal-election/1. live.
  27. News: Abbas. Rana. Conservative MP O'Connor won't seek re-election, Sen. White might run. The Hill Times. May 19, 2014. May 19, 2014. May 19, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140519222250/http://www.hilltimes.com/news/news/2014/05/19/conservative-mp-oconnor-wont-seek-re-election--sen-white-might-run/38523. live.
  28. News: Veteran MP Joe Preston won't run in 2015 federal election. CTV News London. June 29, 2014. June 29, 2014. July 2, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140702062619/http://london.ctvnews.ca/veteran-mp-joe-preston-won-t-run-in-2015-federal-election-1.1891572. live.
  29. Web site: Liberal MP Frank Valeriote won't run in next federal election. CTV News. November 14, 2014. November 15, 2014. November 15, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141115070936/http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/liberal-mp-frank-valeriote-won-t-run-in-next-federal-election-1.2102655. live.
  30. Web site: Tory MP Barry Devolin won't seek re-election . Mississauga.com . November 14, 2013 . November 14, 2013 . June 11, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150611030435/http://www.mississauga.com/news-story/4216076-tory-mp-barry-devolin-won-t-seek-re-election/ . live .
  31. News: Chris Charlton won't run for Hamilton Mountain MP again. CBC. December 5, 2014. December 7, 2014. December 6, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141206021844/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/news/chris-charlton-won-t-run-for-hamilton-mountain-mp-again-1.2862312. live.
  32. News: Ted Hsu, Liberal Kingston MP, won't seek re-election. CBC News. August 7, 2014. August 7, 2014. September 26, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190926110305/https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ted-hsu-liberal-kingston-mp-won-t-seek-re-election-1.2730006. live.
  33. News: Rick Norlock will not be Candidate for 2015 election. Conservative Party of Canada Northumberland-Peterborough South Electoral District. August 18, 2014. August 16, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140819083553/http://www.conservativenps.ca/news/29-rick-norlock-will-not-be-candidate-for-2015-election. August 19, 2014. dead.
  34. News: Perth-Wellington MP Schellenberger to retire, not seek re-election. CTV News Kitchener. September 25, 2014. September 26, 2014. December 2, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141202203458/http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/perth-wellington-mp-schellenberger-to-retire-not-seek-re-election-1.2024536. live.
  35. Web site: Paul. Morden. MP planning to step aside after what will be 35 years in politics. Sarnia Observer. November 14, 2014. November 14, 2014. November 29, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141129013003/http://www.theobserver.ca/2014/11/14/mp-planning-to-step-aside-after-what-will-be-35-years-in-politics. live.
  36. News: NDP's Joe Comartin will not seek re-election. CBC News. June 26, 2014. June 26, 2014. June 27, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140627081530/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/ndp-s-joe-comartin-will-not-seek-re-election-1.2688504. live.
  37. Web site: Le député Pierre Jacob ne se représentera pas. Le Devoir. March 20, 2015. March 20, 2015. March 24, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190324130327/https://www.ledevoir.com/politique/canada/435080/npd-pierre-jacob-se-retire. live.
  38. News: Bloc Quebecois to lose another MP. Sun News Network. August 19, 2014. August 20, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140828110920/http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/sunnews/politics/archives/2014/08/20140819-135216.html. August 28, 2014.
  39. Web site: Dominique. La Haye. Élections fédérales de 2015: Alexandrine Latendresse ne sera pas candidate. Le Journal de Montreal. February 6, 2015. February 6, 2015. February 6, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150206165019/http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2015/02/05/elections-federales-de-2015-alexandrine-latendresse-ne-sera-pas-candidate. live.
  40. Web site: Irwin Cotler To Retire: Liberal MP Won't Run In Next Election. The Huffington Post Canada. February 5, 2014. February 5, 2014. February 27, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140227171343/http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/02/05/irwin-cotler-retire-resign-step-down-liberal_n_4729653.html. live.
  41. News: MP André Bellavance leaves Bloc Québécois Will spend the rest of his term as an independent. https://archive.today/20140826005340/http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/montreal/Andr%C3%A9+Bellavance+Bloc+Qu%C3%A9b%C3%A9cois+2015/10146928/story.html. dead. August 26, 2014. August 25, 2014. Montreal Gazette. August 25, 2014.
  42. Web site: Pas de nouveau mandat pour Marie-Claude Morin. La Voix de l'Est. July 2, 2014. July 25, 2014. July 26, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140726080225/http://www.lapresse.ca/la-voix-de-lest/actualites/201407/01/01-4780313-pas-de-nouveau-mandat-pour-marie-claude-morin.php. live.
  43. Web site: Number of MPs not seeking re-election continues to grow. Ottawa Citizen. September 10, 2014. September 18, 2014. September 15, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140915141625/http://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/number-of-mps-not-seeking-re-election-continues-to-grow. live.
  44. News: Suspended MP Massimo Pacetti won't seek re-election. March 18, 2015. CTV News. March 18, 2015. March 18, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150318174859/http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/suspended-mp-massimo-pacetti-won-t-seek-re-election-1.2285507. live.
  45. Web site: Genest se retire de la vie politique. La Voixde l'Est. June 18, 2015. June 18, 2015. June 19, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150619000141/http://www.lapresse.ca/la-voix-de-lest/actualites/201506/17/01-4878994-genest-se-retire-de-la-vie-politique.php. live.
  46. http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/quebec-ndp-mp-sana-hassainia-defects-over-mideast-position-1.2741847 Quebec NDP MP Sana Hassainia defects over Mideast position
  47. News: MP Ray Boughen will not seek re-election. April 30, 2014. Global News. April 27, 2013. May 2, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140502005426/http://globalnews.ca/news/803872/mp-ray-boughen-will-not-seek-re-election/. live.
  48. News: Vellacott won't run again . The StarPhoenix . July 25, 2013 . July 25, 2013 . July 28, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130728032004/http://www.canada.com/news/canada/Vellacott+again/8708605/story.html . live .
  49. News: Souris-Moose Mountain MP Komarnicki will not seek re-election in 2015 . Estevan Mercury . March 6, 2013 . March 10, 2013 . March 9, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130309034802/http://www.estevanmercury.ca/article/20130306/ESTMERCURY0101/130309970/-1/ESTMERCURY/souris-moose-mountain-mp-komarnicki-will-not-seek-re-election-in-2015 . dead .
  50. News: GARRY BREITKREUZ NOT SEEKING 8TH TERM. April 17, 2014. April 7, 2014. April 19, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140419011710/http://www.garrybreitkreuz.com/breitkreuzgpress/2014/april7.html. dead.
  51. News: Marco Mendicino beats Eve Adams for Liberal nomination in Eglinton-Lawrence. July 26, 2015. Globe and Mail. July 26, 2015. July 27, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150727020602/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/please-withdraw-eve-adams-given-rough-ride-at-liberal-nomination-meeting/article25714716/. live.
  52. Web site: Jeanne LeBer MP Tyrone Benskin loses nomination in Ville Marie-Le Sud Ouest-Ile-des-Soeurs. March 30, 2015. March 30, 2015. March 3, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204646/https://twitter.com/davidakin/status/582518920936058880. live.
  53. Web site: Danielle Landreville, nouvelle candidate pour le NPD dans Joliette. laction.com. May 28, 2015. 2015-05-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20150528155546/http://www.laction.com/Actualites/Politique/2015-04-26/article-4125333/Danielle-Landreville,-nouvelle-candidate-pour-le-NPD-dans-Joliette. dead.
  54. Web site: Le député Morin battu à l'investiture du NPD. March 1, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402121844/http://www.linformationdunordmonttremblant.ca/2015/03/01/le-depute-morin-battu-a-linvestiture-du-npd. April 2, 2015. dead.
  55. News: Tory minister Lynne Yelich loses bid to run in new Sask riding. July 22, 2015. CTVNews. July 14, 2015. July 24, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150724020935/http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/tory-minister-lynne-yelich-loses-bid-to-run-in-new-sask-riding-1.2468228. live.