By-elections to the 8th Canadian Parliament were held to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada between the 1896 federal election and the 1900 federal election. The Liberal Party of Canada led a majority government for the 8th 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 RetainedSt. HyacintheJuly 4, 1900Michel-Esdras Bernier LiberalMichel-Esdras Bernier LiberalRecontested upon appointment as Minister of Inland RevenueYesLotbinièreJanuary 25, 1900Côme Isaïe Rinfret LiberalEdmond Fortier LiberalAppointment as a revenue inspectorYesTown of SherbrookeJanuary 25, 1900William Bullock Ives ConservativeJohn McIntosh ConservativeDeathYesWinnipegJanuary 25, 1900Richard Willis Jameson LiberalArthur Puttee LabourDeathYesBerthierJanuary 18, 1900Cléophas Beausoleil LiberalJoseph Éloi Archambault LiberalAppointed postmaster of MontrealYesLabelleJanuary 18, 1900Henri Bourassa LiberalHenri Bourassa IndependentResignation to recontest in protest at Canada's participation in the Boer WarNoChambly—VerchèresJanuary 18, 1900Christophe-Alphonse Geoffrion LiberalVictor Geoffrion LiberalDeathYesOntario WestJanuary 18, 1900James David Edgar LiberalIsaac James Gould LiberalDeathYesBrockvilleApril 20, 1899John Fisher Wood Liberal-ConservativeWilliam Henry Comstock LiberalDeathNoLévisMarch 22, 1899Pierre Malcom Guay LiberalLouis-Jules Demers LiberalDeathYesHuron WestFebruary 21, 1899Malcolm Colin Cameron LiberalRobert Holmes LiberalAppointed Lieutenant-Governor of the North-West TerritoriesYesEast PrinceDecember 14, 1898John Yeo LiberalJohn Howatt Bell LiberalCalled to the SenateYesLambton WestDecember 14, 1898James Frederick Lister LiberalThomas George Johnston LiberalAppointed to the Court of AppealBagotDecember 14, 1898Flavien Dupont ConservativeJoseph Edmond Marcile LiberalDeathNoMontmagnyDecember 14, 1898Philippe-Auguste Choquette LiberalPierre-Raymond-Léonard Martineau LiberalAppointed a judge of the Superior Court of QuebecYesSimcoe NorthDecember 14, 1898Dalton McCarthy McCarthyiteLeighton McCarthy Independent (McCarthyite)DeathYesWest PrinceApril 13, 1898Stanislaus Francis Perry LiberalBernard Donald McLellan LiberalDeathYesQuebec-CentreJanuary 24, 1898François Langelier LiberalArthur Cyrille Albert Malouin LiberalAppointed a judge of the Superior Court of QuebecYesNicoletDecember 21, 1897Fabien Boisvert ConservativeJoseph Hector Leduc LiberalDeathNoToronto CentreNovember 30, 1897William Lount LiberalGeorge Hope Bertram LiberalResignationYesDrummond—ArthabaskaNovember 13, 1897Joseph Lavergne LiberalLouis Lavergne LiberalAppointed a judge of the Superior Court of QuebecYesTémiscouataNovember 6, 1897Charles-Eugène Pouliot LiberalCharles Arthur Gauvreau LiberalDeathYesRimouskiNovember 6, 1897Jean-Baptiste Romuald Fiset LiberalJean Auguste Ross LiberalCalled to the SenateYesWest PrinceApril 27, 1897Edward Hackett Liberal-ConservativeStanislaus Francis Perry LiberalElection declared voidNoMacdonaldApril 27, 1897Nathaniel Boyd ConservativeJohn Gunion Rutherford LiberalElection declared voidNoWinnipegApril 27, 1897Hugh John Macdonald Liberal-ConservativeRichard Willis Jameson LiberalElection declared voidNoColchesterApril 20, 1897Wilbert David Dimock ConservativeFirman McClure LiberalElection declared voidNoChamplainApril 7, 1897François-Arthur Marcotte ConservativeFrançois-Arthur Marcotte ConservativeElection declared voidYesWrightMarch 23, 1897Charles Ramsay Devlin LiberalLouis Napoléon Champagne LiberalAppointed Canadian trade commissioner to Ireland YesBonaventureMarch 17, 1897William LeBoutillier Fauvel LiberalJean-François Guité LiberalDeathYesSimcoe EastFebruary 4, 1897William Humphrey Bennett ConservativeWilliam Humphrey Bennett ConservativeElection declared voidYesOntario NorthFebruary 4, 1897John Alexander McGillivray ConservativeDuncan Graham Independent LiberalElection declared voidNoBrant SouthFebruary 4, 1897Robert Henry ConservativeCharles Bernhard Heyd LiberalElection declared voidNoSaskatchewan (Provisional District)December 19, 1896Wilfrid Laurier LiberalThomas Osborne Davis LiberalLaurier was elected to two seats, resigned to run in ministerial by-election in Quebec EastYesCornwall and StormontDecember 19, 1896Darby Bergin Liberal-ConservativeJohn Goodall Snetsinger LiberalDeathNoBrandonNovember 27, 1896Dalton McCarthy McCarthyiteClifford Sifton LiberalChose to sit for Simcoe NorthNoSunbury—Queen'sAugust 25, 1896George G. King LiberalAndrew George Blair LiberalCalled to SenateYesGrey NorthAugust 25, 1896John Clark LiberalWilliam Paterson LiberalDeathYesShelburne and Queen'sAugust 5, 1896Francis Gordon Forbes LiberalWilliam Stevens Fielding LiberalAppointed Sub-Collector of CustomsYesSt. Johns—IbervilleAugust 3, 1896François Béchard LiberalJoseph Israël Tarte LiberalCalled to the SenateYesQuebec CountyJuly 30, 1896Charles Fitzpatrick LiberalCharles Fitzpatrick LiberalRecontested upon appointment as Solicitor GeneralYesKingsJuly 30, 1896Frederick William Borden LiberalFrederick William Borden LiberalRecontested upon appointment as Minister of Militia and DefenceYesOxford SouthJuly 30, 1896Richard John Cartwright LiberalRichard John Cartwright LiberalRecontested upon appointment as Minister of Trade and CommerceYesWest Queen'sJuly 30, 1896Louis Henry Davies LiberalLouis Henry Davies LiberalRecontested upon appointment as Minister of Marine and FisheriesYesBromeJuly 30, 1896Sydney Arthur Fisher LiberalSydney Arthur Fisher LiberalRecontested upon appointment as Minister of AgricultureYesPortneufJuly 30, 1896Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière LiberalHenri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière LiberalRecontested upon appointment as Controller of Inland RevenueYesYork NorthJuly 30, 1896William Mulock LiberalWilliam Mulock LiberalRecontested upon appointment as Postmaster-GeneralYesQuebec EastJuly 30, 1896Wilfrid Laurier LiberalWilfrid Laurier LiberalRecontested upon appointment as Prime MinisterYes
See also List of federal by-elections in Canada
Sources Parliament of Canada–Elected in By-Elections