By-elections to the 14th Canadian Parliament
By-elections to the 14th Canadian Parliament were held to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons between the 1921 federal election and the 1925 federal election. The Liberal Party of Canada led the government, which fluctuated between a minority and majority, for the 14th 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 |
Témiscouata |
December 1, 1924 |
Charles Arthur Gauvreau |
|
Liberal |
Jean-François Pouliot |
|
Liberal |
Death |
Yes |
Hastings West |
November 25, 1924 |
Edward Guss Porter |
|
Conservative |
Charles Edward Hanna |
|
Liberal |
Resignation in protest at the James Murdock-Home Bank incident |
No |
Yale |
November 6, 1924 |
John Armstrong MacKelvie |
|
Conservative |
Grote Stirling |
|
Conservative |
Death |
Yes |
Northumberland |
October 7, 1924 |
John Morrissy |
|
Liberal |
William Bunting Snowball |
|
Liberal |
Death |
Yes |
Rimouski |
September 2, 1924 |
Joseph-Émile-Stanislas-Émmanuel D'Anjou |
|
Liberal |
Eugène Fiset |
|
Liberal |
Appointed Registrar of Deeds for the County of Rimouski. |
Yes |
St. Antoine |
September 2, 1924 |
Walter George Mitchell |
|
Liberal |
William James Hushion |
|
Liberal |
Resigned |
Yes |
Richelieu |
February 27, 1924 |
Pierre-Joseph-Arthur Cardin |
|
Liberal |
Pierre-Joseph-Arthur Cardin |
|
Liberal |
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Marine and Fisheries. |
Yes |
Kent |
December 20, 1923 |
Auguste Théophile Léger |
|
Liberal |
Alexandre Joseph Doucet |
|
Conservative |
Death |
No |
Halifax |
December 5, 1923 |
Alexander Kenneth Maclean |
|
Liberal |
William Anderson Black |
|
Conservative |
Resignation. |
No |
Winnipeg North |
October 24, 1923 |
Edward James McMurray |
|
Liberal |
Edward James McMurray |
|
Liberal |
Recontested upon appointment as Solicitor General of Canada. |
Yes |
Renfrew South |
September 6, 1923 |
Thomas Andrew Low |
|
Liberal |
Thomas Andrew Low |
|
Liberal |
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Trade and Commerce. |
Yes |
Pictou |
September 6, 1923 |
Edward Mortimer MacDonald |
|
Liberal |
Edward Mortimer MacDonald |
|
Liberal |
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of National Defence. |
Yes |
North Cape Breton and Victoria |
July 31, 1923 |
Daniel Duncan McKenzie |
|
Liberal |
Fenwick Lionel Kelly |
|
Liberal |
Appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia |
Yes |
Nicolet |
May 14, 1923 |
Arthur Trahan |
|
Liberal |
Joseph-Félix Descôteaux |
|
Liberal |
Appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Quebec |
Yes |
Moose Jaw |
April 10, 1923 |
Robert Milton Johnson |
|
Progressive |
Edward Nicholas Hopkins |
|
Progressive |
Election declared void. |
Yes |
Essex North |
March 1, 1923 |
William Costello Kennedy |
|
Liberal |
Albert Frederick Healy |
|
Liberal |
Death |
Yes |
Halifax |
December 4, 1922 |
Edward Blackadder |
|
Liberal |
Robert Emmett Finn |
|
Liberal |
Death |
Yes |
Lanark |
December 4, 1922 |
John Alexander Stewart |
|
Conservative |
Richard Franklin Preston |
|
Conservative |
Death |
Yes |
Jacques Cartier |
November 20, 1922 |
David Arthur Lafortune |
|
Liberal |
Joseph-Théodule Rhéaume |
|
Liberal |
Death |
Yes |
Mégantic |
November 20, 1922 |
Lucien Turcotte Pacaud |
|
Liberal |
Eusèbe Roberge |
|
Liberal |
Appointed Secretary to the Canadian High Commissioner to London. |
Yes |
Gloucester |
November 20, 1922 |
Onésiphore Turgeon |
|
Liberal |
Jean George Robichaud |
|
Liberal |
Called to the Senate. |
Yes |
St. Johns—Iberville |
August 31, 1922 |
Marie-Joseph Demers |
|
Liberal |
Aldéric-Joseph Benoit |
|
Liberal |
Resignation. |
Yes |
Kamouraska |
May 15, 1922 |
Charles Adolphe Stein |
|
Liberal |
Joseph Georges Bouchard |
|
Liberal |
Appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Quebec. |
Yes |
Vaudreuil-Soulanges |
March 21, 1922 |
Gustave Benjamin Boyer |
|
Liberal |
Joseph-Rodolphe Ouimet |
|
Liberal |
Called to the Senate. |
Yes |
Kootenay East |
March 14, 1922 |
Robert Ethelbert Beattie |
|
Liberal |
James Horace King |
|
Liberal |
Resignation. |
Yes |
Argenteuil |
February 28, 1922 |
Peter Robert McGibbon |
|
Liberal |
Charles Stewart |
|
Liberal |
Death |
Yes |
Grenville |
January 26, 1922 |
Arza Clair Casselman |
|
Conservative |
Arthur Meighen |
|
Conservative |
Resignation to provide a seat for Meighen. |
Yes |
Regina |
January 19, 1922 |
William Richard Motherwell |
|
Liberal |
William Richard Motherwell |
|
Liberal |
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Agriculture . |
Yes |
Beauce |
January 19, 1922 |
Henri Sévérin Béland |
|
Liberal |
Henri Sévérin Béland |
|
Liberal |
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment. |
Yes |
Three Rivers and St. Maurice |
January 19, 1922 |
Jacques Bureau |
|
Liberal |
Jacques Bureau |
|
Liberal |
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Customs and Excise. |
Yes |
Westmorland |
January 19, 1922 |
Arthur Bliss Copp |
|
Liberal |
Arthur Bliss Copp |
|
Liberal |
Recontested upon appointment as Secretary of State for Canada. |
Yes |
Shelburne and Queen's |
January 19, 1922 |
William Stevens Fielding |
|
Liberal |
William Stevens Fielding |
|
Liberal |
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Finance. |
Yes |
Laurier—Outremont |
January 19, 1922 |
Lomer Gouin |
|
Liberal |
Lomer Gouin |
|
Liberal |
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Justice. |
Yes |
Essex South |
January 19, 1922 |
George Perry Graham |
|
Liberal |
George Perry Graham |
|
Liberal |
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Militia and Defence and Minister of Naval Service. |
Yes |
Essex North |
January 19, 1922 |
William Costello Kennedy |
|
Liberal |
William Costello Kennedy |
|
Liberal |
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Railways and Canals. |
Yes |
York North |
January 19, 1922 |
William Lyon Mackenzie King |
|
Liberal |
William Lyon Mackenzie King |
|
Liberal |
Recontested upon appointment as Prime Minister. |
Yes |
Quebec East |
January 19, 1922 |
Ernest Lapointe |
|
Liberal |
Ernest Lapointe |
|
Liberal |
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Marine and Fisheries . |
Yes |
North Cape Breton and Victoria |
January 19, 1922 |
Daniel Duncan McKenzie |
|
Liberal |
Daniel Duncan McKenzie |
|
Liberal |
Recontested upon appointment as Solicitor General. |
Yes |
Kent |
January 19, 1922 |
Archibald McCoig |
|
Liberal |
James Murdock |
|
Liberal |
Called to the Senate to provide a seat for Murdock |
Yes |
Russell |
January 19, 1922 |
Charles Murphy |
|
Liberal |
Charles Murphy |
|
Liberal |
Recontested upon appointment as Postmaster General. |
Yes |
Châteauguay—Huntingdon |
January 19, 1922 |
James Robb |
|
Liberal |
James Robb |
|
Liberal |
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Trade and Commerce . |
Yes |
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