By-elections to the 32nd Canadian Parliament
By-elections to the 32nd Canadian Parliament were held to fill vacancies in the House of Commons of Canada between the 1980 federal election and the 1984 federal election. The Liberal Party of Canada led a majority government for the entirety of the 32nd Canadian Parliament, though their number did decrease from by-elections.
27 seats became vacant during the life of the Parliament. 12 of these vacancies were filled through by-elections, and 15 seats remained vacant when the 1984 federal election was called.
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission—Port Moody | August 29, 1983 | Mark Rose | New Democratic
|
Gerry St. Germain | Progressive Conservative | Resignation | No | ||
| Central Nova | August 29, 1983 | Elmer M. MacKay
|
Progressive Conservative | Brian Mulroney | Progressive Conservative | Resignation to provide a seat for Mulroney | Yes | ||
| Brandon—Souris | May 24, 1983 | Walter Dinsdale | Progressive Conservative | Lee Clark
|
Progressive Conservative | Death (kidney failure) | Yes | ||
Broadview—Greenwood
|
October 12, 1982 | Bob Rae | New Democratic
|
Lynn McDonald | New Democratic
|
Resigned to become leader of New Democratic Party of Ontario
|
Yes | ||
Leeds—Grenville
|
October 12, 1982 | Tom Cossitt
|
Progressive Conservative | Jennifer Cossitt | Progressive Conservative | Death (heart attack) | Yes | ||
Timiskaming
|
October 12, 1982 | Bruce Lonsdale | Liberal | John A. MacDougall | Progressive Conservative | Death (car accident) | No | ||
| Spadina | August 17, 1981 | Peter Stollery | Liberal | Dan Heap | New Democratic
|
Called to the Senate | No | ||
| Joliette | August 17, 1981 | Roch La Salle | Progressive Conservative | Roch La Salle | Progressive Conservative | Resignation to contest the 1981 Quebec election | Yes | ||
| Lévis | May 4, 1981 | Raynald Guay | Liberal | Gaston Gourde | Liberal | Resignation | Yes | ||
| London West | April 13, 1981 | Judd Buchanan | Liberal | Jack Burghardt | Liberal | Resignation | Yes | ||
| Cardigan | April 13, 1981 | Daniel J. MacDonald | Liberal | W. Bennett Campbell
|
Liberal | Death | Yes | ||
| Hamilton West | September 8, 1980 | Lincoln Alexander | Progressive Conservative | Stan Hudecki
|
Liberal | Resignation | No | ||
See also
Sources
- Parliament of Canada–Elected in By-Elections Archived 2012-11-19 at the Wayback Machine