By-elections to the 7th Canadian Parliament were held to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada between the 1891 federal election and the 1896 federal election . The Conservative Party of Canada led a majority government for the 7th 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
Northumberland
February 6, 1896
Michael Adams
Conservative
James Robinson
Conservative
Called to the Senate.
Yes
Cape Breton
February 4, 1896
David MacKeen
Conservative
Charles Tupper
Conservative
Resignation to provide a seat for Tupper.
Yes
Charlevoix
January 27, 1896
Henry Simard
Liberal
Louis Charles Alphonse Angers
Liberal
Death
Yes
Huron West
January 14, 1896
James Colebrooke Patterson
Conservative
Malcolm Colin Cameron
Liberal
Appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba .
No
Victoria
January 6, 1896
Edward Gawler Prior
Conservative
Edward Gawler Prior
Conservative
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Inland Revenue.
Yes
Montreal Centre
December 27, 1895
John Joseph Curran
Conservative
James McShane
Liberal
Appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Quebec.
No
Cardwell
December 24, 1895
Robert Smeaton White
Conservative
William Stubbs
McCarthyite [ 1]
Resignation.
No
Ontario North
December 12, 1895
Frank Madill
Conservative
John Alexander McGillivray
Conservative
Death.
Yes
Jacques Cartier
November 30, 1895
Désiré Girouard
Conservative
Napoléon Charbonneau
Liberal
Appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of Canada .
No
Westmorland
August 24, 1895
Josiah Wood
Conservative
Henry A. Powell
Liberal-Conservative
Called to the Senate.
Yes
Verchères
April 17, 1895
Félix Geoffrion
Liberal
Christophe-Alphonse Geoffrion
Liberal
Death.
Yes
Quebec West
April 17, 1895
John Hearn
Conservative
Thomas McGreevy
Liberal-Conservative
Death.
Yes
Antigonish
April 17, 1895
John Sparrow David Thompson
Liberal-Conservative
Colin Francis McIsaac
Liberal
Death
No
Haldimand
April 17, 1895
Walter Humphries Montague
Conservative
Walter Humphries Montague
Conservative
Recontested upon appointment as Secretary of State for Canada.
Yes
Cumberland
January 15, 1895
Arthur Rupert Dickey
Conservative
Arthur Rupert Dickey
Conservative
Recontested upon appointment as Secretary of State for Canada.
Yes
Hastings West
July 4, 1894
Henry Corby, Jr.
Conservative
Henry Corby, Jr.
Conservative
resignation to recontest due to selling methylated spirits to the government.
Yes
Gloucester
May 5, 1894
Kennedy Francis Burns
Conservative
Théotime Blanchard
Conservative
Called to the Senate.
Yes
Ottawa (City of)
December 7, 1893
Charles H. Mackintosh
Conservative
Honoré Robillard
Liberal-Conservative
Appointed Lieutenant Governor of the North-West Territories .
Yes
Winnipeg
November 22, 1893
Hugh John Macdonald
Liberal-Conservative
Joseph Martin
Liberal
Resignation
No
Vancouver
May 2, 1893
David William Gordon
Liberal-Conservative
Andrew Haslam
Liberal-Conservative
Death
Yes
Vaudreuil
April 12, 1893
Hugh McMillan
Conservative
Henry Stanislas Harwood
Liberal
Election declared void.
No
Middlesex South
March 22, 1893
James Armstrong
Liberal
Robert Boston
Liberal
Death
Yes
Terrebonne
January 10, 1893
Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau
Conservative
Pierre-Julien Leclair
Conservative
Appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec .
Yes
L'Islet
January 5, 1893
Louis-Georges Desjardins
Conservative
Joseph-Israël Tarte
Independent
Appointed Clerk of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.
No
Town of Sherbrooke
December 21, 1892
William Bullock Ives
Conservative
William Bullock Ives
Conservative
Recontested upon appointment as President of the Privy Council.
Yes
York West
December 21, 1892
Nathaniel Clarke Wallace
Conservative
Nathaniel Clarke Wallace
Conservative
Recontested upon appointment as Controller of Customs.
Yes
Brockville
December 21, 1892
John Fisher Wood
Liberal-Conservative
John Fisher Wood
Liberal-Conservative
Recontested upon appointment as Controller of Inland Revenue.
Yes
Hastings North
December 20, 1892
Mackenzie Bowell
Conservative
Alexander Augustus Williamson Carscallen
Conservative
Called to the Senate.
Yes
Montreal Centre
December 18, 1892
John Joseph Curran
Conservative
John Joseph Curran
Conservative
Recontested upon appointment as Solicitor General.
Yes
Soulanges
December 13, 1892
James William Bain
Conservative
James William Bain
Conservative
Election declared void.
Yes
Kent
December 6, 1892
Édouard H. Léger
Conservative
George McInerney
Conservative
Death
Yes
City and County of St. John
November 22, 1892
Charles Nelson Skinner
Liberal
John Alexander Chesley
Conservative
Appointed a judge.
No
Assiniboia East
November 21, 1892
Edgar Dewdney
Conservative
William Walter McDonald
Conservative
Appointed Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia .
Yes
Selkirk
November 2, 1892
Thomas Mayne Daly
Liberal-Conservative
Thomas Mayne Daly
Liberal-Conservative
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of the Interior and Superintendent General of Indian Affairs.
Yes
Hochelaga
October 21, 1892
Alphonse Desjardins
Conservative
Séverin Lachapelle
Conservative
Called to the Senate.
Yes
Chicoutimi—Saguenay
August 16, 1892
Paul Vilmond Savard
Liberal
Louis-de-Gonzague Belley
Conservative
Election declared void.
No
Marquette
July 15, 1892
Robert Watson
Liberal
Nathaniel Boyd
Conservative
Resignation to enter provincial politics in Manitoba.
No
Pontiac
June 26, 1892
Thomas Murray
Liberal
John Bryson
Conservative
Election declared void.
No
Frontenac
June 10, 1892
George Airey Kirkpatrick
Conservative
Hiram Augustus Calvin
Independent Conservative
Appointed Lieutenant Governor of Ontario .
No
L'Assomption
May 31, 1892
Joseph Gauthier
Liberal
Hormidas Jeannotte
Conservative
Election declared void.
No
Perth North
May 19, 1892
James Nicol Grieve
Liberal
James Nicol Grieve
Liberal
Election declared void.
Yes
York East
May 11, 1892
Alexander Mackenzie
Liberal
William Findlay Maclean
Independent Conservative
Death
No
Welland
April 29, 1892
William Manley German
Liberal
James A. Lowell
Liberal
Election declared void.
Yes
Carleton
April 6, 1892
Newton Ramsay Colter
Liberal
Newton Ramsay Colter
Liberal
Election declared void.
Yes
Prescott
March 30, 1892
Isidore Proulx
Liberal
Isidore Proulx
Liberal
Election declared void.
Yes
Northumberland West
March 15, 1892
John Hargraft
Liberal
George Guillet
Conservative
Election declared void.
No
Monck
March 12, 1892
John Brown
Liberal
Arthur Boyle
Conservative
Election declared void.
No
Brome
March 10, 1892
Eugène Alphonse Dyer
Conservative
Eugène Alphonse Dyer
Conservative
Election declared void.
Yes
Perth South
March 10, 1892
James Trow
Liberal
William Pridham
Conservative
Election declared void.
No
Montmorency
March 10, 1892
Joseph Israël Tarte
Conservative
Arthur-Joseph Turcotte
Conservative
Election declared void.
Yes
Montcalm
March 5, 1892
Joseph Louis Euclide Dugas
Conservative
Joseph Louis Euclide Dugas
Conservative
Election declared void.
Yes
Vaudreuil
February 29, 1892
Henry Stanislas Harwood
Liberal
Hugh McMillan
Conservative
Election declared void.
No
Two Mountains
February 27, 1892
Jean-Baptiste Daoust
Conservative
Joseph Girouard
Conservative
Death
Yes
Quebec West
February 26, 1892
Thomas McGreevy
Liberal-Conservative
John Hearn
Conservative
Expelled from the House of Commons for corruption.
Yes
London
February 26, 1892
C.S. Hyman
Liberal
John Carling
Liberal-Conservative
Election declared void.
No
Queen's
February 25, 1892
George Gerald King
Liberal
George Frederick Baird
Conservative
King being declared not duly elected, 25 February 1892, George Frederick Baird was declared elected by a court decision.
No
Simcoe East
February 25, 1892
Philip Howard Spohn
Liberal
William Humphrey Bennett
Conservative
Election declared void.
No
Huron West
February 22, 1892
Malcolm Colin Cameron
Liberal
James Colebrooke Patterson
Conservative
Election declared void.
No
Ontario South
February 20, 1892
James Ironside Davidson
Liberal
William Smith
Conservative
Election declared void.
No
Hastings East
February 20, 1892
Samuel Barton Burdett
Liberal
William Barton Northrup
Conservative
Death
No
King's
February 13, 1892
Frederick William Borden
Liberal
Frederick William Borden
Liberal
Election declared void.
Yes
Digby
February 13, 1892
Edward Charles Bowers
Liberal
Edward Charles Bowers
Liberal
Election declared void.
Yes
Elgin East
February 12, 1892
Andrew B. Ingram
Liberal-Conservative
Andrew B. Ingram
Liberal-Conservative
Election declared void.
Yes
Bruce East
February 11, 1892
Reuben Eldridge Truax
Liberal
Henry Cargill
Conservative
Election declared void.
No
Victoria South
February 11, 1892
Charles Fairbairn
Liberal-Conservative
Charles Fairbairn
Liberal-Conservative
Election declared void.
Yes
Peel
February 11, 1892
Joseph Featherston
Liberal
Joseph Featherston
Liberal
Election declared void.
Yes
Victoria North
February 11, 1892
John Augustus Barron
Liberal
Sam Hughes
Liberal-Conservative
Election declared void.
No
Halifax
February 11, 1892
Thomas Edward Kenny and John Fitzwilliam Stairs
Conservative
Thomas Edward Kenny and John Fitzwilliam Stairs
Conservative
Election declared void. (Double member constituency)
Yes
Middlesex East
February 11, 1892
Joseph Henry Marshall
Conservative
Joseph Henry Marshall
Conservative
Election declared void.
Yes
Queens
February 9, 1892
Francis Gordon Forbes
Liberal
Francis Gordon Forbes
Liberal
Election declared void.
Yes
Prince Edward
February 4, 1892
Archibald Campbell Miller
Conservative
Archibald Campbell Miller
Conservative
Election declared void.
Yes
Lennox
February 4, 1892
David Wright Allison
Liberal
Uriah Wilson
Conservative
Election declared void.
No
Soulanges
February 3, 1892
Joseph Octave Mousseau
Independent
James William Bain
Conservative
Election declared void.
No
Cumberland
January 30, 1892
Arthur Rupert Dickey
Conservative
Arthur Rupert Dickey
Conservative
Election declared void.
Yes
Lincoln and Niagara
January 28, 1892
William Gibson
Liberal
William Gibson
Liberal
Election declared void.
Yes
Halton
January 28, 1892
David Henderson
Conservative
David Henderson
Conservative
Election declared void.
Yes
Kingston
January 28, 1892
John A. Macdonald
Conservative
James Henry Metcalfe
Conservative
Death
Yes
Victoria
January 26, 1892
John Archibald McDonald
Conservative
John Archibald McDonald
Conservative
Election declared void.
Yes
Laval
January 25, 1892
Joseph-Aldric Ouimet
Liberal-Conservative
Joseph-Aldric Ouimet
Liberal-Conservative
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Public Works.
Yes
Richmond
January 21, 1892
Joseph Alexander Gillies
Conservative
Joseph Alexander Gillies
Conservative
Election declared void.
Yes
Glengarry
January 14, 1892
Roderick R. McLennan
Conservative
Roderick R. McLennan
Conservative
Election declared void.
Yes
Richelieu
January 11, 1892
Hector-Louis Langevin
Conservative
Arthur-Aimé Bruneau
Liberal
Chose to sit for Trois-Rivières .
No
Lanark North
December 31, 1891
Joseph Jamieson
Conservative
Bennett Rosamond
Conservative
Appointed a county court judge.
Yes