3rd Canadian Parliament - By-elections

By-elections

By-election Year Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause Retained
New Westminster 1878 James Cunningham Liberal Thomas Robert McInnes Independent Resignation No
Northumberland 1878 Peter Mitchell Independent Peter Mitchell Independent Resignation to re-contest after being accused of violating the Independence of Parliament Act by leasing a building to the government while he was a senator. Yes
Halifax 1878 Alfred Gilpin Jones Independent Alfred Gilpin Jones Independent Resignation to re-contest because of an alleged breach of the Independence of Parliament Act. Yes
Digby 1878 William Berrian Vail Liberal John Chipman Wade Conservative Resignation to re-contest due to conflict of interest allegations. No
Restigouche 1878 George Moffat Sr. Conservative George Haddow Independent Resignation No
Nicolet 1877 Joseph Gaudet Conservative François-Xavier-Ovide Méthot Independent Conservative Appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec No
Quebec East 1877 Isidore Thibaudeau Liberal Wilfrid Laurier Liberal Resignation to provide a seat for Laurier. Yes
Quebec-Centre 1877 Joseph Édouard Cauchon Conservative Jacques Malouin Independent Appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba. No
Drummond—Arthabaska 1877 Wilfrid Laurier Liberal Désiré Olivier Bourbeau Conservative Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Inland Revenue. No
Gloucester 1877 Timothy Anglin Liberal Timothy Anglin Liberal Resignation to re-contest after being found in violation of the Independence of Parliament Act for accepting government printing contracts, and being censured by the House of Commons Committee on Privilege. Yes
Ottawa (City of) 1877 Joseph Merrill Currier Liberal-Conservative Joseph Merrill Currier Liberal-Conservative Resignation to re-contest for having infringed the Independence of Parliament Act by conducting business dealings with the government while still a member. Yes
Lincoln 1877 James Norris Liberal James Norris Liberal Resignation to re-contest. Yes
Charlevoix 1877 Hector-Louis Langevin Conservative Hector-Louis Langevin Conservative Election declared void. Yes
Kamouraska 1877 Charles Alphonse Pantaléon Pelletier Liberal Charles-François Roy Conservative Called to the Senate. No
Jacques Cartier 1876 Rodolphe Laflamme Liberal Rodolphe Laflamme Liberal Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Inland Revenue. Yes
Cardwell 1876 John Hillyard Cameron Conservative Dalton McCarthy Conservative Death Yes
Queen's County 1876 David Laird Liberal James Colledge Pope Conservative Appointed Lieutenant-Governor of the North West Territories. No
Bothwell 1876 David Mills Liberal David Mills Liberal Recontested upon appointment as Minister of the Interior and Superintendent General of Indian Affairs. Yes
Beauce 1876 Christian Henry Pozer Liberal Joseph Bolduc Conservative Called to the Senate. No
Victoria 1876 Barclay Edmund Tremaine Liberal Charles James Campbell Conservative Appointed a County Court judge. No
Glengarry 1876 Archibald McNab Liberal Archibald McNab Liberal Election declared void. Yes
Ontario South 1876 Malcolm Cameron Liberal Thomas Nicholson Gibbs Liberal-Conservative Death No
Ontario North 1876 Adam Gordon Liberal William Henry Gibbs Conservative Death No
Wellington South 1876 David Stirton Liberal Donald Guthrie Liberal Appointed Postmaster of Guelph. Yes
Middlesex North 1876 Thomas Scatcherd Liberal Robert Colin Scatcherd Liberal Death Yes.
Two Mountains 1876 Charles Auguste Maximilien Globensky Independent Jean-Baptiste Daoust Conservative Resignation No
Charlevoix 1876 Pierre-Alexis Tremblay Liberal Hector-Louis Langevin Conservative Election declared void. No
Renfrew North 1876 William Murray Liberal Peter White Conservative Election declared void. No
Chambly 1876 Amable Jodoin Liberal Pierre Basile Benoit Conservative Election declared void. No
Argenteuil 1875 Lemuel Cushing, Jr. Liberal Thomas Christie Liberal Election declared void. Yes
Quebec-Centre 1875 Joseph Édouard Cauchon Conservative Joseph Édouard Cauchon Conservative Recontested upon appointment as President of the Privy Council. Yes
Dorchester 1875 François Fortunat Rouleau Liberal-Conservative François Fortunat Rouleau Liberal-Conservative Election declared void. Yes
Montreal Centre 1875 Bernard Devlin Liberal Bernard Devlin Liberal Election declared void. Yes
Bellechasse 1875 Télesphore Fournier Liberal Joseph Goderic Blanchet Conservative Appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada. No
West Toronto 1875 Thomas Moss Liberal John Beverly Robinson Conservative Appointed to the Court of Appeal of Ontario No
Montreal West 1875 Frederick Mackenzie Liberal Thomas Workman Liberal Election declared void. Yes
Victoria North 1875 James Maclennan Liberal Hector Cameron Conservative Court overturns result of 1874 by-election and declared Cameron seated. No
Gaspé 1875 Louis George Harper Conservative John Short Conservative Election declared void. Yes
Glengarry 1875 Donald Alexander Macdonald Liberal Archibald McNab Liberal Appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario. Yes
Perth North 1875 Andrew Monteith Conservative Andrew Monteith Conservative Election declared void. Yes
York North 1875 Alfred Hutchinson Dymond Liberal Alfred Hutchinson Dymond Liberal Election declared void. Yes
Monck 1875 Lachlin McCallum Liberal-Conservative Lachlin McCallum Liberal-Conservative Election declared void. Yes
Napierville 1875 Sixte Coupal dit la Reine Liberal Sixte Coupal dit la Reine Liberal Election declared void. Yes
Bruce South 1875 Edward Blake Liberal Edward Blake Liberal Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Justice. Yes
Toronto Centre 1875 Robert Wilkes Liberal John Macdonald Liberal Election declared void. Yes
Hamilton 1875 Andrew Trew Wood and Aemilius Irving Liberal Aemilius Irving and Andrew Trew Wood Liberal Double member constituency - elections declared void. Yes
Victoria 1875 Charles James Campbell Conservative Barclay Edmund Tremaine Liberal Campbell unseated by decision of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia., 28 February 1875; Tremaine declared duly elected by decision of Election Court, 28 April 1875 No
Provencher 1875 Louis Riel Independent Andrew Bannatyne Liberal Unseated from the House of Commons and declared an outlaw, 25 February 1875 No
Wellington North 1875 Nathaniel Higinbotham Liberal Nathaniel Higinbotham Liberal Election declared void. Yes
Berthier 1875 Anselme-Homère Pâquet Liberal Edward Octavian Cuthbert Conservative Called to the Senate. No
Two Mountains 1875 Wilfrid Prévost Liberal Charles Auguste Maximilien Globensky Independent Election declared void No
Renfrew South 1875 John Lorn McDougall Liberal John Lorn McDougall Liberal Election declared void. Yes
London 1875 John Walker Liberal James Harshaw Fraser Liberal-Conservative Election declared void No
Huron South 1875 Malcolm Colin Cameron Liberal Thomas Greenway Independent Election declared void. No
Middlesex East 1875 Crowell Willson Liberal-Conservative Duncan Macmillan Liberal-Conservative Election declared void. Yes
Halton 1875 Daniel Black Chisholm Liberal-Conservative William McCraney Liberal Election declared void. No
Toronto East 1875 John O'Donohoe Liberal-Conservative Samuel Platt Independent Election declared void. No
L'Assomption 1875 Hilaire Hurteau Liberal-Conservative Hilaire Hurteau Liberal-Conservative Election declared void. Yes
Montreal Centre 1875 Michael Patrick Ryan Liberal-Conservative Bernard Devlin Liberal Election declared void. No
Chambly 1874 Pierre Basile Benoit Conservative Amable Jodoin Liberal Election declared void. No
Kingston 1874 John A. Macdonald Liberal-Conservative John A. Macdonald Liberal-Conservative Election declared void. Yes
Simcoe North 1874 Herman Henry Cook Liberal Herman Henry Cook Liberal Election declared void. Yes
Victoria North 1874 James Maclennan Liberal James Maclennan Liberal Election declared void. Yes
Niagara 1874 Josiah Burr Plumb Conservative Josiah Burr Plumb Conservative Election declared void. Yes
Victoria 1874 William Ross Liberal Charles James Campbell Conservative Appointed to Collector of Customs at Halifax. No
Colchester 1874 Thomas McKay Liberal-Conservative Thomas McKay Liberal-Conservative Election declared void. Yes
Leeds North and Grenville North 1874 Charles Frederick Ferguson Liberal-Conservative Charles Frederick Ferguson Liberal-Conservative Election declared void. Yes
Norfolk South 1874 John Stuart Liberal William Wallace Conservative Election declared void. No
Wellington Centre 1874 George Turner Orton Liberal-Conservative George Turner Orton Liberal-Conservative Election declared void. Yes
Northumberland East 1874 James Lyons Biggar Independent Liberal James Lyons Biggar Independent Liberal Election declared void. Yes
Joliette 1874 Louis François Georges Baby Conservative Louis François Georges Baby Conservative Election declared void. Yes
Montreal West 1874 Frederick Mackenzie Liberal Frederick Mackenzie Liberal Election declared void. Yes
Richmond—Wolfe 1874 Henry Aylmer Liberal Henry Aylmer Liberal Election declared void. Yes
Northumberland West 1874 William Kerr Liberal William Kerr Liberal Election declared void. Yes
Lincoln 1874 James Norris Liberal James Norris Liberal Election declared void. Yes
Argenteuil 1874 John Abbott Liberal-Conservative Lemuel Cushing, Jr. Liberal Election declared void. No
Renfrew North 1874 Peter White Conservative William Murray Liberal Election declared void. No
Addington 1874 Schuyler Shibley Conservative Schuyler Shibley Liberal-Conservative Election declared void. Yes
Digby 1874 Edwin Randolph Oakes Liberal-Conservative William Berrian Vail Liberal Appointed to the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia. No
Renfrew South 1874 John Lorn McDougall Liberal John Lorn McDougall Liberal Election declared void. Yes
Essex 1874 William McGregor Liberal William McGregor Liberal Election declared void. Yes
Cornwall 1874 Alexander Francis Macdonald Liberal Alexander Francis Macdonald Liberal Election declared void. Yes
Provencher 1874 Louis Riel Independent Louis Riel Independent Expelled from the House of Commons Yes
Marquette 1874 Robert Cunningham Liberal Joseph O'Connell Ryan Liberal Death, Ryan awarded seat upon re-examination of votes cast. Yes
Elgin East 1874 William Harvey Liberal Colin MacDougall Liberal Death Yes
Napierville 1874 Antoine Aimé Dorion Liberal Sixte Coupal dit la Reine Liberal Appointed Chief Justice of Quebec. Yes
Verchères 1874 Félix Geoffrion Liberal Félix Geoffrion Liberal Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Inland Revenue. Yes
Oxford South 1874 Ebenezer Vining Bodwell Liberal James Atchison Skinner Liberal Appointed Superintendent of the Welland Canal. Yes
Durham West 1874 Edmund B. Wood Liberal Harvey William Burk Liberal Appointed Chief Justice of Manitoba. Yes


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