By-elections to the 17th Canadian Parliament were held to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada between the 1930 federal election and the 1935 federal election. The Conservative Party of Canada led a majority government for the 17th Canadian Parliament.
The list includes Ministerial by-elections which occurred due to the requirement that Members of Parliament recontest their seats upon being appointed to Cabinet. These by-elections were almost always uncontested. This requirement was abolished in 1931. By-election Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause RetainedFrontenac—AddingtonSeptember 24, 1934William Spankie ConservativeColin Campbell LiberalDeathNoToronto EastSeptember 24, 1934Edmond Baird Ryckman ConservativeThomas Langton Church ConservativeDeathYesKenora—Rainy RiverSeptember 24, 1934Peter Heenan LiberalHugh McKinnon LiberalResignation YesElgin WestSeptember 24, 1934Mitchell Hepburn LiberalWilson Mills LiberalResignationYesYork NorthSeptember 24, 1934Thomas Herbert Lennox ConservativeWilliam Pate Mulock LiberalDeathNoOxford SouthApril 16, 1934Thomas Merritt Cayley LiberalAlmon Rennie LiberalDeathYesYamaskaOctober 23, 1933Aimé Boucher LiberalAimé Boucher LiberalElection declared voidYesMackenzieOctober 23, 1933Milton Neil Campbell ProgressiveJohn Angus MacMillan LiberalAppointed vice-president of the Tariff BoardNoRestigouche—MadawaskaOctober 23, 1933Maxime Cormier ConservativeJoseph Michaud LiberalDeathNoHuron SouthOctober 3, 1932Thomas McMillan LiberalWilliam Henry Golding LiberalDeathYesMaisonneuveJune 27, 1932Clément Robitaille LiberalJoseph Jean LiberalDeathYesRoyalJune 27, 1932George Burpee Jones ConservativeGeorge Burpee Jones ConservativeResignationYesAthabaskaMarch 21, 1932John Francis Buckley LiberalPercy Griffith Davies ConservativeDeathNoThree Rivers—St. MauriceAugust 10, 1931Arthur Bettez LiberalCharles Bourgeois ConservativeDeathNoHamilton EastAugust 10, 1931George Septimus Rennie ConservativeHumphrey Mitchell LabourDeath NoRichmond—West Cape BretonSeptember 2, 1930John Alexander Macdonald ConservativeEdgar Nelson Rhodes ConservativeResignation to provide a seat for Rhodes YesMelfortAugust 25, 1930Robert Weir ConservativeRobert Weir ConservativeRecontested upon appointment as Minister of Agriculture.YesOxford NorthAugust 25, 1930Donald Matheson Sutherland ConservativeDonald Matheson Sutherland ConservativeRecontested upon appointment as Minister of National Defence.YesLeedsAugust 25, 1930Hugh Alexander Stewart ConservativeHugh Alexander Stewart ConservativeRecontested upon appointment as Minister of Public Works.YesKootenay EastAugust 25, 1930Michael Dalton McLean ConservativeHenry Herbert Stevens ConservativeResignation to provide a seat for Stevens YesLaval—Two MountainsAugust 25, 1930Arthur Sauvé ConservativeArthur Sauvé ConservativeRecontested upon appointment as Postmaster General.YesToronto EastAugust 25, 1930Edmond Baird Ryckman ConservativeEdmond Baird Ryckman ConservativeRecontested upon appointment as Minister of National Revenue.YesNeepawaAugust 25, 1930Thomas Gerow Murphy ConservativeThomas Gerow Murphy ConservativeRecontested upon appointment as Minister of the Interior.YesFort WilliamAugust 25, 1930Robert James Manion ConservativeRobert James Manion ConservativeRecontested upon appointment as Minister of Railways and Canals.YesSt. John—AlbertAugust 25, 1930Murray MacLaren ConservativeMurray MacLaren ConservativeRecontested upon appointment as Minister of Pensions and National Health.YesWellington SouthAugust 25, 1930Hugh Guthrie ConservativeHugh Guthrie ConservativeRecontested upon appointment as Minister of Justice.YesTimiskaming SouthAugust 25, 1930Wesley Gordon ConservativeWesley Gordon ConservativeRecontested upon appointment as Minister of Immigration and Colonization and Minister of Mines.YesChambly—VerchèresAugust 25, 1930Alfred Duranleau ConservativeAlfred Duranleau ConservativeRecontested upon appointment as Minister of Marine.YesQuebec WestAugust 25, 1930Maurice Dupré ConservativeMaurice Dupré ConservativeRecontested upon appointment as Solicitor General.YesSt. Lawrence—St. GeorgeAugust 25, 1930Charles Cahan ConservativeCharles Cahan ConservativeRecontested upon appointment as Secretary of State of Canada.YesCalgary WestAugust 25, 1930R. B. Bennett ConservativeR. B. Bennett ConservativeRecontested upon appointment as Prime Minister and Minister of Finance.Yes
See also List of federal by-elections in Canada
References
Sources Parliament of Canada–Elected in By-Elections