By-elections to the 24th Canadian Parliament

By-elections to the 24th Canadian Parliament were held to fill vacancies in the Canadian House of Commons between the 1958 federal election and the 1962 federal election. The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada led a majority government for the 24th Canadian Parliament.

Fourteen vacant seats were filled through by-elections.

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Esquimalt—Saanich	May 29, 1961	George Pearkes		Progressive Conservative	George Chatterton		Progressive Conservative	Appointed Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia	Yes
Restigouche—Madawaska	May 29, 1961	Joseph Charles Van Horne		Progressive Conservative	Edgar-E. Fournier		Progressive Conservative	Resignation	Yes
Leeds	May 29, 1961	Hayden Stanton		Progressive Conservative	John Ross Matheson		Liberal	Death	No
King's	May 29, 1961	John Augustine Macdonald		Progressive Conservative	Margaret Mary Macdonald		Progressive Conservative	Death	Yes
Royal	October 31, 1960	Alfred J. Brooks		Progressive Conservative	Hugh John Flemming		Progressive Conservative	Called to the Senate	Yes
Niagara Falls	October 31, 1960	William Houck		Liberal	Judy LaMarsh		Liberal	Death	Yes
Peterborough	October 31, 1960	Gordon K. Fraser		Progressive Conservative	Walter Pitman		New Party	Death	No
Labelle	October 31, 1960	Henri Courtemanche		Progressive Conservative	Gaston Clermont		Liberal	Called to the Senate	No
Hastings—Frontenac	October 5, 1959	Sidney Earle Smith		Progressive Conservative	Rod Webb		Progressive Conservative	Death	Yes
Russell	October 5, 1959	Joseph-Omer Gour		Liberal	Paul Tardif		Liberal	Death	Yes
Springfield	December 15, 1958	Val Yacula		Progressive Conservative	Joe Slogan		Progressive Conservative	Death	Yes
Trinity	December 15, 1958	Edward R. Lockyer		Progressive Conservative	Paul Hellyer		Liberal	Death	No
Grenville—Dundas	September 29, 1958	A. Clair Casselman		Progressive Conservative	Jean Casselman		Progressive Conservative	Death	Yes
Montmagny—L'Islet	September 29, 1958	Jean Lesage		Liberal	Louis Fortin		Progressive Conservative	Resigned to enter provincial politics in Quebec	No

See also

List of federal by-elections in Canada

Sources

Parliament of Canada–Elected in By-Elections

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