1st Canadian Parliament
By-elections
Table:
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained

Yale District

December 19, 1871

New seat

Charles Frederick Houghton

Liberal

New riding as a result of British Columbia joining Confederation.

NA

Cariboo

December 19, 1871

New seat

Joshua Spencer Thompson

Liberal-Conservative

New riding as a result of British Columbia joining Confederation.

NA

Vancouver Island

December 15, 1871

New seat

Robert Wallace

Conservative

New riding as a result of British Columbia joining Confederation.

NA

New Westminster

December 13, 1871

New seat

Hugh Nelson

Liberal-Conservative

New riding as a result of British Columbia joining Confederation.

NA

Victoria

November 24, 1871

New seat

Henry Nathan, Jr. and Amor De Cosmos

Liberal

New riding as a result of British Columbia joining Confederation. Two MPs elected

NA

Brome

November 17, 1871

Christopher Dunkin

Conservative

Edward Carter

Conservative

Appointed to the Superior Court of Quebec

Yes

Compton

November 11, 1871

John Henry Pope

Conservative

John Henry Pope

Conservative

Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Agriculture

Yes

Montcalm

September 15, 1871

Joseph Dufresne

Conservative

Firmin Dugas

Conservative

Appointed Sheriff of the County of St. John

Yes

Algoma

June 30, 1871

Wemyss Mackenzie Simpson

Conservative

Frederick William Cumberland

Conservative

Appointed Indian Commissioner for the North

Yes

Hastings East

March 20, 1871

Robert Read

Conservative

John White

Conservative

Called to the Senate

Yes

Provencher

March 3, 1871

New seat

Pierre Delorme

Conservative

New riding as a result of Manitoba joining Confederation.

NA

Selkirk

March 2, 1871

New seat

Donald Alexander Smith

Independent Conservative

New riding as a result of Manitoba joining Confederation.

NA

Lisgar

March 2, 1871

New seat

John Christian Schultz

Conservative

New riding as a result of Manitoba joining Confederation.

NA

Marquette

March 2, 1871

New seat

James S. Lynch and Angus McKay

Liberal and Conservative

New riding as a result of Manitoba joining Confederation. Two MPs elected due to a tie.

NA

Restigouche

November 29, 1870

William Murray Caldwell

Liberal

George Moffat, Sr.

Conservative

Appointed Inspector of Post Offices in New Brunswick

No

Richelieu

November 18, 1870

Thomas McCarthy

Conservative

Georges Isidore Barthe

Independent Conservative

Death

No

Colchester

November 8, 1870

Adams George Archibald

Liberal-Conservative

Frederick M. Pearson

Liberal

Appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba and the North-West Territories

No

St. Hyacinthe

September 1, 1870

Alexandre-Édouard Kierzkowski

Liberal

Louis Delorme

Liberal

Death

Yes

Bellechasse

August 15, 1870

Louis-Napoléon Casault

Conservative

Télesphore Fournier

Liberal

Appointed to Superior Court of Quebec

No

Quebec East

July 18, 1870

Pierre-Gabriel Huot

Liberal

Adolphe Guillet dit Tourangeau

Conservative

Appointed Postmaster at Quebec

No

Missisquoi

July 5, 1870

Brown Chamberlin

Conservative

George Barnard Baker

Liberal-Conservative

Appointed Queen's Printer

Yes

Kings

June 23, 1870

William Henry Chipman

Anti-Confederate

Leverett de Veber Chipman

Liberal

Death

No

Cumberland

June 15, 1870

Charles Tupper

Conservative

Charles Tupper

Conservative

Recontested upon appointment as President of the Privy Council

Yes

Frontenac

April 27, 1870

Thomas Kirkpatrick

Conservative

George Airey Kirkpatrick

Conservative

Death

Yes

Brome

November 29, 1869

Christopher Dunkin

Conservative

Christopher Dunkin

Conservative

Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Agriculture

Yes

Lanark South

November 29, 1869

Alexander Morris

Conservative

Alexander Morris

Conservative

Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Inland Revenue

Yes

Renfrew South

November 29, 1869

Daniel McLachlin

Liberal

John Lorn McDougall

Liberal

Resignation

Yes

Renfrew North

November 13, 1869

John Rankin

Liberal-Conservative

Francis Hincks

Conservative

Resignation to provide a seat for Hincks

Yes

Huntingdon

October 30, 1869

John Rose

Liberal-Conservative

Julius Scriver

Liberal

Resignation to move to London where he acted as the Prime Minister's unofficial representative to the UK.

No

Colchester

September 9, 1869

Archibald McLelan

Anti-Confederate

Adams George Archibald

Liberal-Conservative

Called to the Senate

No

L'Islet

July 14, 1869

Barthélemy Pouliot

Conservative

Barthélemy Pouliot

Conservative

Election annulled

Yes

Wellington Centre

July 12, 1869

Thomas Sutherland Parker

Liberal

James Ross

Liberal

Death

Yes

Hants

April 24, 1869

Joseph Howe

Anti-Confederate

Joseph Howe

Liberal-Conservative

Recontested upon appointment as President of the Privy Council

No

Yarmouth

April 20, 1869

Thomas Killam

Anti-Confederate

Frank Killam

Liberal

Death

No

Richmond

April 20, 1869

William Joseph Croke

Anti-Confederate

Isaac LeVesconte

Conservative

Death

No

Kamouraska

February 17, 1869

Vacant

Charles Alphonse Pantaléon Pelletier

Liberal

No election held in 1867 due to riots

NA

Northumberland

December 24, 1868

John Mercer Johnson

Liberal

Richard Hutchison

Liberal

Death

Yes

Saint Maurice

October 30, 1868

Louis-Léon Lesieur Desaulniers

Conservative

Élie Lacerte

Conservative

Appointed inspector of prisons and asylums in Quebec

Yes

York

October 28, 1868

Charles Fisher

Liberal

John Pickard

Independent Liberal

Appointed to New Brunswick Supreme Court

No

Three Rivers

October 17, 1868

Louis-Charles Boucher de Niverville

Conservative

William McDougall

Conservative

Appointed sheriff for the district of Trois-Rivières

Yes

York West

August 14, 1868

William Pearce Howland

Liberal-Conservative

Amos Wright

Liberal

Appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario

No

Montreal West

April 20, 1868

Thomas D'Arcy McGee

Liberal-Conservative

Michael Patrick Ryan

Liberal-Conservative

Death (assassinated)

Yes

Lincoln

April 13, 1868

James Rea Benson

Liberal-Conservative

Thomas Rodman Merritt

Liberal

Called to the Senate

No

Restigouche

March 13, 1868

John McMillan

Liberal

William Murray Caldwell

Liberal

Appointed Inspector of Post Offices in New Brunswick

Yes

Montmorency

December 11, 1867

Joseph-Édouard Cauchon

Conservative

Jean Langlois

Conservative

Called to the Senate

Yes

Huntingdon

November 28, 1867

John Rose

Liberal-Conservative

John Rose

Liberal-Conservative

Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Finance

Yes

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