By-elections to the 7th Canadian Parliament were held to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada between the 1891 federal election and the 1896 federal election. The Conservative Party of Canada led a majority government for the 7th 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 RetainedNorthumberlandFebruary 6, 1896Michael Adams Conservative James Robinson Conservative Called to the Senate.YesCape BretonFebruary 4, 1896David MacKeen Conservative Charles Tupper Conservative Resignation to provide a seat for Tupper.YesCharlevoixJanuary 27, 1896Henry Simard Liberal Louis Charles Alphonse Angers Liberal DeathYesHuron WestJanuary 14, 1896James Colebrooke Patterson Conservative Malcolm Colin Cameron Liberal Appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba.NoVictoriaJanuary 6, 1896Edward Gawler Prior Conservative Edward Gawler Prior Conservative Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Inland Revenue.YesMontreal CentreDecember 27, 1895John Joseph Curran Conservative James McShane Liberal Appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Quebec.NoCardwellDecember 24, 1895Robert Smeaton White Conservative William Stubbs McCarthyiteResignation.NoOntario NorthDecember 12, 1895Frank Madill Conservative John Alexander McGillivray Conservative Death.YesJacques CartierNovember 30, 1895Désiré Girouard Conservative Napoléon Charbonneau Liberal Appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of Canada.NoWestmorlandAugust 24, 1895Josiah Wood Conservative Henry A. Powell Liberal-Conservative Called to the Senate.YesVerchèresApril 17, 1895Félix Geoffrion LiberalChristophe-Alphonse Geoffrion LiberalDeath.YesQuebec WestApril 17, 1895John Hearn Conservative Thomas McGreevy Liberal-ConservativeDeath.YesAntigonishApril 17, 1895John Sparrow David Thompson Liberal-Conservative Colin Francis McIsaac Liberal DeathNoHaldimandApril 17, 1895Walter Humphries Montague ConservativeWalter Humphries Montague ConservativeRecontested upon appointment as Secretary of State for Canada.YesCumberlandJanuary 15, 1895Arthur Rupert Dickey Conservative Arthur Rupert Dickey ConservativeRecontested upon appointment as Secretary of State for Canada.YesHastings WestJuly 4, 1894Henry Corby, Jr. Conservative Henry Corby, Jr. Conservative resignation to recontest due to selling methylated spirits to the government.YesGloucesterMay 5, 1894Kennedy Francis Burns Conservative Théotime Blanchard ConservativeCalled to the Senate.YesOttawa (City of)December 7, 1893Charles H. Mackintosh Conservative Honoré Robillard Liberal-ConservativeAppointed Lieutenant Governor of the North-West Territories.YesWinnipegNovember 22, 1893Hugh John Macdonald Liberal-Conservative Joseph Martin LiberalResignationNoVancouverMay 2, 1893David William Gordon Liberal-Conservative Andrew Haslam Liberal-Conservative DeathYesVaudreuilApril 12, 1893Hugh McMillan ConservativeHenry Stanislas Harwood LiberalElection declared void.NoMiddlesex SouthMarch 22, 1893James Armstrong LiberalRobert Boston LiberalDeathYesTerrebonneJanuary 10, 1893Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau ConservativePierre-Julien Leclair ConservativeAppointed Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec.YesL'IsletJanuary 5, 1893Louis-Georges Desjardins ConservativeJoseph-Israël Tarte IndependentAppointed Clerk of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.NoTown of SherbrookeDecember 21, 1892William Bullock Ives ConservativeWilliam Bullock Ives ConservativeRecontested upon appointment as President of the Privy Council.YesYork WestDecember 21, 1892Nathaniel Clarke Wallace ConservativeNathaniel Clarke Wallace ConservativeRecontested upon appointment as Controller of Customs. YesBrockvilleDecember 21, 1892John Fisher Wood Liberal-ConservativeJohn Fisher Wood Liberal-ConservativeRecontested upon appointment as Controller of Inland Revenue. YesHastings NorthDecember 20, 1892Mackenzie Bowell ConservativeAlexander Augustus Williamson Carscallen ConservativeCalled to the Senate. YesMontreal CentreDecember 18, 1892John Joseph Curran Conservative John Joseph Curran Conservative Recontested upon appointment as Solicitor General. YesSoulangesDecember 13, 1892James William Bain ConservativeJames William Bain ConservativeElection declared void. YesKentDecember 6, 1892Édouard H. Léger ConservativeGeorge McInerney ConservativeDeath YesCity and County of St. JohnNovember 22, 1892Charles Nelson Skinner LiberalJohn Alexander Chesley ConservativeAppointed a judge. NoAssiniboia EastNovember 21, 1892Edgar Dewdney ConservativeWilliam Walter McDonald ConservativeAppointed Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia. YesSelkirkNovember 2, 1892Thomas Mayne Daly Liberal-ConservativeThomas Mayne Daly Liberal-ConservativeRecontested upon appointment as Minister of the Interior and Superintendent General of Indian Affairs. YesHochelagaOctober 21, 1892Alphonse Desjardins ConservativeSéverin Lachapelle ConservativeCalled to the Senate. YesChicoutimi—SaguenayAugust 16, 1892Paul Vilmond Savard LiberalLouis-de-Gonzague Belley ConservativeElection declared void. NoMarquetteJuly 15, 1892Robert Watson LiberalNathaniel Boyd ConservativeResignation to enter provincial politics in Manitoba. NoPontiacJune 26, 1892Thomas Murray LiberalJohn Bryson ConservativeElection declared void. NoFrontenacJune 10, 1892George Airey Kirkpatrick ConservativeHiram Augustus Calvin Independent ConservativeAppointed Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. NoL'AssomptionMay 31, 1892Joseph Gauthier LiberalHormidas Jeannotte ConservativeElection declared void. NoPerth NorthMay 19, 1892James Nicol Grieve LiberalJames Nicol Grieve LiberalElection declared void. YesYork EastMay 11, 1892Alexander Mackenzie LiberalWilliam Findlay Maclean Independent ConservativeDeath NoWellandApril 29, 1892William Manley German LiberalJames A. Lowell LiberalElection declared void. YesCarletonApril 6, 1892Newton Ramsay Colter Liberal Newton Ramsay Colter LiberalElection declared void. YesPrescottMarch 30, 1892Isidore Proulx Liberal Isidore Proulx LiberalElection declared void. YesNorthumberland WestMarch 15, 1892John Hargraft Liberal George Guillet ConservativeElection declared void. NoMonckMarch 12, 1892John Brown Liberal Arthur Boyle Conservative Election declared void. NoBromeMarch 10, 1892Eugène Alphonse Dyer Conservative Eugène Alphonse Dyer Conservative Election declared void. YesPerth SouthMarch 10, 1892James Trow Liberal William Pridham Conservative Election declared void. NoMontmorencyMarch 10, 1892Joseph Israël Tarte Conservative Arthur-Joseph Turcotte Conservative Election declared void.YesMontcalmMarch 5, 1892Joseph Louis Euclide Dugas Conservative Joseph Louis Euclide Dugas Conservative Election declared void.YesVaudreuilFebruary 29, 1892Henry Stanislas Harwood Liberal Hugh McMillan Conservative Election declared void.NoTwo MountainsFebruary 27, 1892Jean-Baptiste Daoust Conservative Joseph Girouard Conservative DeathYesQuebec WestFebruary 26, 1892Thomas McGreevy Liberal-ConservativeJohn Hearn Conservative Expelled from the House of Commons for corruption.YesLondonFebruary 26, 1892C.S. Hyman Liberal John Carling Liberal-Conservative Election declared void.NoQueen'sFebruary 25, 1892George Gerald King Liberal George Frederick Baird Conservative King being declared not duly elected, 25 February 1892, George Frederick Baird was declared elected by a court decision.NoSimcoe EastFebruary 25, 1892Philip Howard Spohn Liberal William Humphrey Bennett Conservative Election declared void.NoHuron WestFebruary 22, 1892Malcolm Colin Cameron Liberal James Colebrooke Patterson Conservative Election declared void.NoOntario SouthFebruary 20, 1892James Ironside Davidson Liberal William Smith Conservative Election declared void.NoHastings EastFebruary 20, 1892Samuel Barton Burdett Liberal William Barton Northrup Conservative DeathNoKing'sFebruary 13, 1892Frederick William Borden Liberal Frederick William Borden Liberal Election declared void.YesDigbyFebruary 13, 1892Edward Charles Bowers Liberal Edward Charles Bowers Liberal Election declared void.YesElgin EastFebruary 12, 1892Andrew B. Ingram Liberal-Conservative Andrew B. Ingram Liberal-Conservative Election declared void.YesBruce EastFebruary 11, 1892Reuben Eldridge Truax Liberal Henry Cargill Conservative Election declared void.NoVictoria SouthFebruary 11, 1892Charles Fairbairn Liberal-Conservative Charles Fairbairn Liberal-Conservative Election declared void.YesPeelFebruary 11, 1892Joseph Featherston Liberal Joseph Featherston Liberal Election declared void.YesVictoria NorthFebruary 11, 1892John Augustus Barron Liberal Sam Hughes Liberal-Conservative Election declared void.NoHalifaxFebruary 11, 1892Thomas Edward Kenny and John Fitzwilliam Stairs Conservative Thomas Edward Kenny and John Fitzwilliam Stairs Conservative Election declared void. (Double member constituency)YesMiddlesex EastFebruary 11, 1892Joseph Henry Marshall Conservative Joseph Henry Marshall Conservative Election declared void.YesQueensFebruary 9, 1892Francis Gordon Forbes Liberal Francis Gordon Forbes Liberal Election declared void.YesPrince EdwardFebruary 4, 1892Archibald Campbell Miller Conservative Archibald Campbell Miller Conservative Election declared void.YesLennoxFebruary 4, 1892David Wright Allison LiberalUriah Wilson Conservative Election declared void.NoSoulangesFebruary 3, 1892Joseph Octave Mousseau IndependentJames William Bain ConservativeElection declared void. NoCumberlandJanuary 30, 1892Arthur Rupert Dickey Conservative Arthur Rupert Dickey ConservativeElection declared void.YesLincoln and NiagaraJanuary 28, 1892William Gibson Liberal William Gibson LiberalElection declared void.YesHaltonJanuary 28, 1892David Henderson ConservativeDavid Henderson ConservativeElection declared void.YesKingstonJanuary 28, 1892John A. Macdonald ConservativeJames Henry Metcalfe ConservativeDeathYesVictoriaJanuary 26, 1892John Archibald McDonald ConservativeJohn Archibald McDonald ConservativeElection declared void.YesLavalJanuary 25, 1892Joseph-Aldric Ouimet Liberal-ConservativeJoseph-Aldric Ouimet Liberal-ConservativeRecontested upon appointment as Minister of Public Works.YesRichmondJanuary 21, 1892Joseph Alexander Gillies ConservativeJoseph Alexander Gillies ConservativeElection declared void.YesGlengarryJanuary 14, 1892Roderick R. McLennan ConservativeRoderick R. McLennan ConservativeElection declared void.YesRichelieuJanuary 11, 1892Hector-Louis Langevin ConservativeArthur-Aimé Bruneau LiberalChose to sit for Trois-Rivières.NoLanark NorthDecember 31, 1891Joseph Jamieson ConservativeBennett Rosamond ConservativeAppointed a county court judge. Yes
See also List of federal by-elections in Canada
References
Sources Parliament of Canada–Elected in By-Elections