By-elections to the 16th Canadian Parliament were held to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada between the 1926 federal election and the 1930 federal election. The Liberal Party of Canada led a minority government for the 16th 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 RetainedBrandonFebruary 5, 1930 Robert Forke Liberal-ProgressiveThomas Alexander Crerar LiberalCalled to the Senate NoBagotJanuary 27, 1930 Georges Dorèze Morin LiberalCyrille Dumaine LiberalDeathYesChâteauguay—HuntingdonJanuary 27, 1930 James Alexander Robb LiberalDennis James O'Connor LiberalDeathYesPrescottJuly 29, 1929Louis-Mathias Auger Independent LiberalÉlie-Oscar Bertrand LiberalResignation following criminal chargeNoLanarkJuly 29, 1929Richard Franklin Preston ConservativeWilliam Samuel Murphy Independent ConservativeDeathNoVaudreuil-SoulangesJuly 29, 1929Lawrence Alexander Wilson LiberalLawrence Alexander Wilson LiberalResigned, intending to retire, but persuaded to run againYesLaprairie—NapiervilleJuly 22, 1929Roch Lanctôt LiberalVincent Dupuis LiberalDeathYesFrontenac—AddingtonJuly 22, 1929John Wesley Edwards ConservativeWilliam Spankie ConservativeDeathYesLambton WestJanuary 14, 1929William Goodison LiberalRoss Gray LiberalDeathYesJolietteDecember 17, 1928 Jean-Joseph Denis LiberalCharles-Édouard Ferland LiberalAppointed a judge of the Superior Court of Quebec.YesVictoriaDecember 6, 1928 Simon Fraser Tolmie ConservativeD'Arcy Plunkett ConservativeResignation to become Premier of British Columbia.YesYork WestOctober 29, 1928 Henry Lumley Drayton ConservativeEarl Lawson ConservativeAppointed Chairman of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario.YesMaple CreekNovember 25, 1927 George Spence LiberalWilliam George Bock LiberalResignation to enter provincial politics in SaskatchewanYesHuron NorthSeptember 12, 1927 John Warwick King ProgressiveGeorge Spotton LiberalDeath NoVictoria—CarletonJune 16, 1927 James Kidd Flemming ConservativeAlbion Roudolph Foster LiberalDeath NoAntigonish—GuysboroughJanuary 18, 1927 John Carey Douglas ConservativeWilliam Duff LiberalDeath NoKootenay EastNovember 9, 1926James Horace King LiberalJames Horace King LiberalRecontested upon appointment as Minister of Soldiers' Civil Re-establishmentYesBruce NorthNovember 9, 1926James Malcolm LiberalJames Malcolm LiberalRecontested upon appointment as Minister of Trade and CommerceYesDorchesterNovember 2, 1926 Lucien Cannon LiberalLucien Cannon LiberalRecontested upon appointment as Solicitor General YesRichelieuNovember 2, 1926 Arthur Cardin LiberalArthur Cardin LiberalRecontested upon appointment as Minister of Marine and FisheriesYesReginaNovember 2, 1926 Charles Avery Dunning LiberalCharles Avery Dunning LiberalRecontested upon appointment as Minister of Railways and Canals.YesMiddlesex WestNovember 2, 1926 John Campbell Elliott LiberalJohn Campbell Elliott LiberalRecontested upon appointment as Minister of Public Works.YesWaterloo NorthNovember 2, 1926 William Daum Euler LiberalWilliam Daum Euler LiberalRecontested upon appointment as Minister of Customs and Excise.YesBrandonNovember 2, 1926 Robert Forke Liberal-Progressive Robert Forke Liberal-ProgressiveRecontested upon appointment as Minister of Immigration and ColonizationYesKenora—Rainy RiverNovember 2, 1926 Peter Heenan Liberal Peter Heenan LiberalRecontested upon appointment as Minister of LabourYesPrince AlbertNovember 2, 1926 William Lyon Mackenzie King Liberal William Lyon Mackenzie King LiberalRecontested upon appointment as Prime Minister.YesQuebec EastNovember 2, 1926 Ernest Lapointe Liberal Ernest Lapointe LiberalRecontested upon appointment as Minister of Justice.YesMelvilleNovember 2, 1926 William Richard Motherwell Liberal William Richard Motherwell LiberalRecontested upon appointment as Minister of Agriculture.YesShelburne—YarmouthNovember 2, 1926 Paul Lacombe Hatfield Liberal James Ralston LiberalCalled to the Senate to provide a seat for RalstonYesSt. JamesNovember 2, 1926 Fernand Rinfret Liberal Fernand Rinfret LiberalRecontested upon appointment as Secretary of State of Canada.YesChâteauguay—HuntingdonNovember 2, 1926 James Robb Liberal James Robb LiberalRecontested upon appointment as Minister of Finance.YesEdmonton WestNovember 2, 1926 Charles Stewart Liberal Charles Stewart LiberalRecontested upon appointment as Minister of the Interior and Mines.YesGloucesterNovember 2, 1926 Peter Veniot Liberal Peter Veniot LiberalRecontested upon appointment as Postmaster General.Yes
See also List of federal by-elections in Canada
Sources Parliament of Canada–Elected in By-Elections