By-elections to the 41st Canadian Parliament
Overview

By-elections to the 41st Canadian Parliament

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By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party	Winner	Party	Cause	Retained

Barrie	2015 (cancelled)	Patrick Brown	Conservative	NA	NA	Resigned after being elected leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario.	NA

Ottawa West— Nepean	October 19, 2015 (cancelled)	John Baird	Conservative	NA	NA	Resigned from cabinet, and subsequently from parliament, to enter private life.	NA

Sudbury	October 19, 2015 (cancelled)	Glenn Thibeault	New Democratic	NA	NA	Resigned to enter provincial politics.	NA

Peterborough	October 19, 2015 (cancelled)	Dean Del Mastro	Independent	NA	NA	Resigned after being found guilty on three counts of violating election spending limits.	NA

Yellowhead	November 17, 2014	Rob Merrifield	Conservative	Jim Eglinski	Conservative	Resigned to accept appointment as Alberta's envoy to the United States.	Yes

Whitby—Oshawa	November 17, 2014	Jim Flaherty	Conservative	Pat Perkins	Conservative	Death (heart attack)	Yes

Scarborough— Agincourt	June 30, 2014	Jim Karygiannis	Liberal	Arnold Chan	Liberal	Resigned to run for Toronto City Council.	Yes

Trinity—Spadina	June 30, 2014	Olivia Chow	New Democratic	Adam Vaughan	Liberal	Resigned to run for Mayor of Toronto.	No

Fort McMurray— Athabasca	June 30, 2014	Brian Jean	Conservative	David Yurdiga	Conservative	Resigned to return to private life.	Yes

Macleod	June 30, 2014	Ted Menzies	Conservative	John Barlow	Conservative	Resigned to accept a position in the private sector.	Yes

Brandon—Souris	November 25, 2013	Merv Tweed	Conservative	Larry Maguire	Conservative	Resigned to join private sector.	Yes

Toronto Centre	November 25, 2013	Bob Rae	Liberal	Chrystia Freeland	Liberal	Resigned to become First Nations negotiator in Ontario.	Yes

Provencher	November 25, 2013	Vic Toews	Conservative	Ted Falk	Conservative	Resigned to spend more time with his family and join the private sector.	Yes

Bourassa	November 25, 2013	Denis Coderre	Liberal	Emmanuel Dubourg	Liberal	Resigned to run for Mayor of Montreal.	Yes

Labrador	May 13, 2013	Peter Penashue	Conservative	Yvonne Jones	Liberal	Resigned to run again in a by-election following election spending concerns.	No

Victoria	November 26, 2012	Denise Savoie	New Democratic	Murray Rankin	New Democratic	Resignation due to illness	Yes

Durham	November 26, 2012	Bev Oda	Conservative	Erin O'Toole	Conservative	Resignation	Yes

Calgary Centre	November 26, 2012	Lee Richardson	Conservative	Joan Crockatt	Conservative	Resigned to work in the office of the Premier of Alberta.	Yes

Toronto—Danforth	March 19, 2012	Jack Layton	New Democratic	Craig Scott	New Democratic	Death (cancer)	Yes

Sentence(s)

On November 26, 2012, by-elections were held in Calgary Centre following the resignation of Conservative Lee Richardson, in Durham as a result of the resignation of Conservative Bev Oda, and in Victoria following the resignation of Denise Savoie.

final_sentence: On November 26, 2012, by-elections were held in Calgary Centre following the resignation of Conservative Lee Richardson, in Durham as a result of the resignation of Conservative Bev Oda, and in Victoria following the resignation of Denise Savoie.