By-elections to the 9th Canadian Parliament were held to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada between the 1900 federal election and the 1904 federal election . The Liberal Party of Canada led a majority government for the 9th 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
Retained
Guysborough
March 16, 1904
Duncan Cameron Fraser
Liberal
John Howard Sinclair
Liberal
Appointed to Supreme Court of Nova Scotia
Yes
Gaspé
February 20, 1904
Rodolphe Lemieux
Liberal
Rodolphe Lemieux
Liberal
Recontested upon appointment as Solicitor-General
Yes
Lambton East
February 16, 1904
Oliver Simmons
Conservative
Joseph Elijah Armstrong
Conservative
Death
Yes
St. Hyacinthe
February 16, 1904
Michel Esdras Bernier
Liberal
Jean Baptiste Blanchet
Liberal
Appointed a Railway Commissioner
Yes
City of St. John
February 16, 1904
Andrew George Blair
Liberal
John Waterhouse Daniel
Conservative
Appointed head of the Board of Railway Commissioners
No
Bruce East
February 16, 1904
Henry Cargill
Conservative
James J. Donnelly
Conservative
Death
Yes
St. James
February 16, 1904
Joseph Brunet
Liberal
Honoré Hippolyte Achille Gervais
Liberal
Election declared void
Yes
West Queen's
February 16, 1904
Donald Farquharson
Liberal
Horace Haszard
Liberal
Death
Yes
Montmagny
February 16, 1904
Pierre-Raymond-Léonard Martineau
Liberal
Armand Lavergne
Liberal
Death
Yes
Hochelaga
February 16, 1904
Joseph Alexandre Camille Madore
Liberal
Louis-Alfred-Adhémar Rivet
Liberal
Appointed Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Quebec
Yes
Kamouraska
February 12, 1904
Henry George Carroll
Liberal
Ernest Lapointe
Liberal
Appointed a judge
Yes
Rouville
January 30, 1904
Louis-Philippe Brodeur
Liberal
Louis-Philippe Brodeur
Liberal
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Inland Revenue
Yes
Westmorland
January 30, 1904
Henry Emmerson
Liberal
Henry Emmerson
Liberal
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Railways and Canals
Yes
Russell
April 20, 1903
William C. Edwards
Liberal
David Wardrope Wallace
Liberal
Called to Senate
Yes
Ontario North
March 10, 1903
Angus McLeod
Liberal-Conservative
George Davidson Grant
Liberal
Death
No
Maskinongé
March 3, 1903
Joseph-Hormisdas Legris
Liberal
Hormidas Mayrand
Liberal
Called to Senate
Yes
Terrebonne
February 24, 1903
Raymond Préfontaine
Liberal
Samuel Desjardins
Liberal
Recontested upon ministerial appointment. Préfontaine was elected in two ridings simultaneously and chose to stand for re-election in Maisonneuve
Yes
Two Mountains
February 24, 1903
Joseph Arthur Calixte Éthier
Liberal
Joseph Arthur Calixte Éthier
Liberal
Election declared void
Yes
Grey North
February 24, 1903
Edward Henry Horsey
Liberal
Thomas Inkerman Thomson
Conservative
Death
No
Burrard
February 4, 1903
George Ritchie Maxwell
Liberal
Robert George Macpherson
Liberal
Death
Yes
Maisonneuve
December 9, 1902
Raymond Préfontaine
Liberal
Raymond Préfontaine
Liberal
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Marine and Fisheries
Yes
Argenteuil
December 3, 1902
Thomas Christie
Liberal
Thomas Christie, Jr.
Liberal
Death
Yes
Yarmouth
December 3, 1902
Thomas Barnard Flint
Liberal
Bowman Brown Law
Liberal
Appointed Clerk of the House of Commons
Yes
Yukon
December 2, 1902
New Seat
James Hamilton Ross
Liberal
Newly created electoral district under The Yukon Territory Representation Act 1902
N.A.
Beauharnois
March 26, 1902
George di Madeiros Loy
Liberal
George di Madeiros Loy
Liberal
Election declared void
Yes
Kamouraska
February 28, 1902
Henry George Carroll
Liberal
Henry George Carroll
Liberal
Recontested upon appointment as Solicitor General
Yes
Lisgar
February 18, 1902
Robert Lorne Richardson
Independent
Duncan Alexander Stewart
Liberal
Election declared void
No
Quebec West
January 29, 1902
Richard Reid Dobell
Liberal
William Power
Liberal
Death
Yes
Oxford North
January 29, 1902
James Sutherland
Liberal
James Sutherland
Liberal
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Marine and Fisheries
Yes
Victoria
January 28, 1902
Edward Gawler Prior
Conservative
George Riley
Liberal
Election declared void
No
Laval
January 15, 1902
Thomas Fortin
Liberal
Joseph-Édouard-Émile Léonard
Conservative
Appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Quebec
No
Addington
January 15, 1902
John William Bell
Conservative
Melzar Avery
Conservative
Death
Yes
Durham West
January 15, 1902
Charles Jonas Thornton
Liberal
Robert Beith
Conservative
Election declared void.
No
St. James
January 15, 1902
Odilon Desmarais
Liberal
Joseph-Édouard-Émile Léonard
Liberal
Appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Quebec
Yes
York West
January 15, 1902
Nathaniel Clarke Wallace
Conservative
Archibald Campbell
Liberal
Death
No
L'Islet
January 15, 1902
Arthur Miville Déchêne
Liberal
Onésiphore Carbonneau
Liberal
Called to the Senate
Yes
West Queen's
January 15, 1902
Louis Henry Davies
Liberal
Donald Farquharson
Liberal
Appointed a justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
Yes
Kingston
January 15, 1902
Byron Moffatt Britton
Liberal
William Harty
Liberal
Appointed a judge of the Court of King's Bench for Ontario
Yes
Hastings West
January 15, 1902
Henry Corby
Conservative
Edward Guss Porter
Conservative
Resignation
Yes
Beauce
January 8, 1902
Joseph Godbout
Liberal
Henri Sévérin Béland
Liberal
Called to the Senate
Yes
York
December 28, 1901
Alexander Gibson
Liberal
Alexander Gibson
Liberal
Election declared void
Yes
East Queen's
March 20, 1901
Donald Alexander MacKinnon
Liberal
Donald Alexander MacKinnon
Liberal
Election declared void
Yes
Bruce North
March 20, 1901
Alexander McNeill
Liberal-Conservative
James Halliday
Conservative
Election declared void
Yes