By-elections to the 5th Canadian Parliament were held to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada between the 1882 federal election and the 1887 federal election. The Conservative Party of Canada led a majority government for the 5th 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 RetainedHaldimandSeptember 8, 1886David Thompson Liberal Charles Wesley Colter Liberal DeathYesChamblyJuly 30, 1886Pierre Basile Benoit Conservative Raymond Préfontaine Liberal Appointed Superintendent of the Chambly Canal.NoKing'sDecember 31, 1885George Eulas Foster Conservative George Eulas Foster Conservative Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Marine and Fisheries.YesCity of St. JohnNovember 24, 1885Samuel Leonard Tilley Liberal-ConservativeFrederick Eustace Barker Conservative Appointed Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick.YesCity and County of St. JohnOctober 20, 1885Isaac Burpee Liberal Charles Arthur Everett ConservativeDeathNoAntigonishOctober 16, 1885Angus McIsaac Liberal John Sparrow David Thompson Liberal-ConservativeAppointed County Court Judge for District No. 6.NoCardwellAugust 27, 1885Thomas White Conservative Thomas White ConservativeRecontested upon appointment as Minister of the Interior.YesDurham EastAugust 24, 1885Arthur Trefusis Heneage Williams Conservative Henry Alfred Ward ConservativeDeathYesGrenville SouthJuly 4, 1885William Thomas Benson Conservative Walter Shanly ConservativeDeathYesLévisApril 14, 1885Isidore-Noël Belleau Conservative Pierre Malcom Guay Liberal Unseated on a judgement of the Supreme Court.YesNorthumberland WestApril 7, 1885George Guillet Conservative George Guillet ConservativeElection declared voidYesSoulangesFebruary 5, 1885James William Bain Conservative James William Bain ConservativeElection declared void.YesLennoxJanuary 28, 1885David Wright Allison Liberal Matthew William Pruyn ConservativeElection declared void.NoMaskinongéDecember 22, 1884Frédéric Houde Nationalist Conservative Alexis Lesieur Desaulniers ConservativeDeath.NoBeauceOctober 31, 1884Joseph Bolduc Nationalist Conservative Thomas Linière Taschereau ConservativeCalled to the Senate.YesOntario WestAugust 22, 1884George Wheler Liberal James David Edgar Liberal ResignationYesQueen's CountyAugust 19, 1884Frederick de Sainte-Croix Brecken Conservative John Theophilus Jenkins Liberal-Conservative Appointed Postmaster of Charlottetown.YesCape BretonJuly 3, 1884William McDonald Conservative Hector Francis McDougall Liberal-Conservative Called to the Senate.YesYorkJune 29, 1884John Pickard Independent LiberalThomas Temple ConservativeDeathNoCumberlandJune 26, 1884Charles Tupper Conservative Charles James Townshend Liberal-Conservative Appointed High Commissioner for Canada in the United Kingdom.YesMéganticJune 10, 1884Louis-Israël Côté dit Fréchette Conservative François Langelier Liberal Election declared void.NoNicoletApril 16, 1884François-Xavier-Ovide Méthot Independent Conservative Athanase Gaudet Nationalist Conservative Appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec.NoBothwellFebruary 25, 1884John Joseph Hawkins Liberal-Conservative David Mills Liberal Election declared void.NoKentJanuary 29, 1884Henry Smyth Conservative Henry Smyth Conservative Election declared void.YesSoulangesDecember 27, 1883Georges-Raoul-Léotale-Guichart-Humbert Saveuse de Beaujeu Conservative James William Bain ConservativeElection declared void.YesMiddlesex WestDecember 14, 1883George William Ross LiberalDonald Mackenzie Cameron LiberalElection declared void.YesHuron SouthDecember 10, 1883John McMillan LiberalRichard John Cartwright LiberalResignation to provide a seat for Cartwright.YesLennoxNovember 26, 1883John A. Macdonald Liberal-ConservativeDavid Wright Allison Liberal Election voided. Macdonald was concurrently elected in Carleton and chose to sit for that riding.NoLévisOctober 25, 1883Joseph-Godéric Blanchet Liberal-ConservativeIsidore-Noël Belleau Conservative Appointed Collector of Customs for the Port of Quebec.YesLunenburgOctober 10, 1883Thomas Twining Keefler Liberal Charles Edwin Kaulbach Conservative Election declared void.NoKentSeptember 22, 1883Gilbert Anselme Girouard Conservative Pierre-Amand Landry Conservative Appointed customs collector for Richibucto.YesHalifaxJuly 24, 1883Matthew Henry Richey Liberal-Conservative John Fitzwilliam Stairs Conservative Appointed Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.YesAlbertJuly 10, 1883John Wallace Liberal John Wallace Liberal-Conservative Election declared void.NoKing's CountyApril 26, 1883James Edwin Robertson Liberal Augustine Colin Macdonald Liberal-Conservative Robertson disqualified as he was a member of the Prince Edward Island Legislative Assembly at the time of the election. The seat was adjudicated to MacDonald.NoQueen's CountyFebruary 27, 1883John Theophilus Jenkins Liberal-Conservative Frederick de Sainte-Croix Brecken Conservative Jenkins' election being declared void, the seat was adjudicated to Mr. Brecken.YesJolietteDecember 7, 1882Édouard Guilbault Conservative Édouard Guilbault Independent Conservative Election declared void.NoKing'sNovember 7, 1882George Eulas Foster Conservative George Eulas Foster Conservative Election declared void.YesSoulangesOctober 27, 1882Jacques Philippe Lantier Conservative Georges-Raoul-Léotale-Guichart-Humbert Saveuse de Beaujeu ConservativeDeathYesBagotSeptember 2, 1882Joseph-Alfred Mousseau Conservative Flavien Dupont ConservativeResignation upon appointment as Premier of Quebec.YesTerrebonneAugust 16, 1882Guillaume-Alphonse Nantel Conservative Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau ConservativeResignation to provide a seat for Chapleau.Yes
See also List of federal by-elections in Canada
Sources Parliament of Canada–Elected in By-Elections