By-elections to the 35th Canadian Parliament were held to fill vacancies in the House of Commons of Canada between the 1993 federal election and the 1997 federal election. The Liberal Party of Canada led a majority government for the entirety of the 35th Canadian Parliament, with little change from by-elections.
Fourteen seats became vacant during the life of the Parliament. Ten of these vacancies were filled through by-elections, and four seats remained vacant when the 1997 federal election was called.
By-election |
Date |
Incumbent |
Party |
Winner |
Party |
Cause |
Retained
|
Hamilton East
|
June 17, 1996
|
Sheila Copps
|
|
Liberal
|
Sheila Copps
|
|
Liberal
|
Resignation
|
Yes
|
Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte
|
March 25, 1996
|
Brian Tobin
|
|
Liberal
|
Gerry Byrne
|
|
Liberal
|
Resignation
|
Yes
|
Labrador
|
March 25, 1996
|
Bill Rompkey
|
|
Liberal
|
Lawrence D. O'Brien
|
|
Liberal
|
Resignation
|
Yes
|
Etobicoke North
|
March 25, 1996
|
Roy MacLaren
|
|
Liberal
|
Roy Cullen
|
|
Liberal
|
Resignation
|
Yes
|
Lac-Saint-Jean
|
March 25, 1996
|
Lucien Bouchard
|
|
Bloc Québécois
|
Stéphan Tremblay
|
|
Bloc Québécois
|
Resignation after being elected leader of the Parti Quebecois and Premier of Quebec following the resignation of Jacques Parizeau
|
Yes
|
Papineau—Saint-Michel
|
March 25, 1996
|
André Ouellet
|
|
Liberal
|
Pierre Pettigrew
|
|
Liberal
|
Resignation
|
Yes
|
Saint-Laurent—Cartierville
|
March 25, 1996
|
Shirley Maheu
|
|
Liberal
|
Stéphane Dion
|
|
Liberal
|
Called to the Senate
|
Yes
|
Ottawa—Vanier
|
February 13, 1995
|
Jean-Robert Gauthier
|
|
Liberal
|
Mauril Bélanger
|
|
Liberal
|
Resignation
|
Yes
|
Brome—Missisquoi
|
February 13, 1995
|
Gaston Péloquin
|
|
Bloc Québécois
|
Denis Paradis
|
|
Liberal
|
Death (car accident)
|
No
|
Saint-Henri—Westmount
|
February 13, 1995
|
David Berger
|
|
Liberal
|
Lucienne Robillard
|
|
Liberal
|
Resignation
|
Yes
|