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By-elections to the 44th Canadian Parliament may be held to fill vacancies in the House of Commons of Canada between the 2021 federal election and the 45th federal election. The 44th Canadian Parliament has existed since 2021 with the membership of its House of Commons having been determined by the results of the 44th Canadian federal election held on September 20, 2021. The Liberal Party of Canada has a minority government during this Parliament, supported by the New Democratic Party in a confidence-and-supply agreement.[1] The Conservative Party of Canada forms the Official Opposition.
Ten by-elections have been held during the 44th Parliament. They have taken place in the following electoral districts:
- Mississauga—Lakeshore, following the resignation of Liberal MP Sven Spengemann to take on a role at the United Nations on May 27, 2022.[2]
- Winnipeg South Centre, left vacant following the death of Liberal MP Jim Carr on December 12, 2022.[3]
- Oxford, following the resignation of Conservative MP Dave MacKenzie on January 28, 2023.[4]
- Portage—Lisgar, following the resignation of Conservative MP Candice Bergen on February 28, 2023.[5][6]
- Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount, following the resignation of Liberal MP Marc Garneau on March 8, 2023.[7]
- Calgary Heritage, following the resignation of Conservative MP Bob Benzen on December 31, 2022, to return to the private sector.[8]
- Durham, following Conservative MP Erin O'Toole's resignation on August 1, 2023.[9]
- Toronto—St. Paul's, following Liberal MP Carolyn Bennett's resignation on January 16, 2024.[10]
- LaSalle—Émard—Verdun, following the resignation of Liberal MP David Lametti on February 1, 2024.
- Elmwood—Transcona, following the resignation of New Democratic MP Daniel Blaikie on March 31, 2024.
Additional by-elections are expected in the following electoral districts:
- Cloverdale—Langley City, following the resignation of Liberal MP John Aldag on May 27, 2024.
- Halifax, following the resignation of Liberal MP Andy Fillmore in August 31, 2024.[11]
The writ for a by-election must be dropped no sooner than 11 days and no later than 180 days after the chief electoral officer is officially notified of a vacancy via a warrant issued by the Speaker. Under the Canada Elections Act, by-elections must be held on a Monday, at least 36 days after dropping the writ and no more than 50 days after dropping the writ.[12]
- ^ "Q&A: The NDP and Liberals have a confidence and supply agreement. So what is it?". The Toronto Star. 2022-03-22. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
- ^ Tumilty, Ryan (May 18, 2022). "Liberal MP Sven Spengemann to resign from GTA seat almost eight months after re-election". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
- ^ Aiello, Rachel (December 12, 2022). "Liberal MP and former cabinet minister Jim Carr dies". CTV News. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- ^ "Dave MacKenzie Announces Retirement Plans". 104.7 Heart FM. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
- ^ Sanders, Carol (January 24, 2023). "Former PC staffer plans to take run at Portage-Lisgar seat". The Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
- ^ "Profile – Bergen, Candice". Library of Parliament. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
- ^ Raycraft, Richard (March 8, 2023). "Former cabinet minister Marc Garneau resigning from House of Commons". CBC News. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
- ^ "Conservative MP announces intention to step away from politics". CBC News. October 20, 2022. Retrieved October 21, 2022.
- ^ D'Andrea, Aaron (March 31, 2023). "Erin O'Toole, former Conservative leader, leaving politics: "Honour of a lifetime"". Global News. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
- ^ Rabson, Mia (December 12, 2023). "Carolyn Bennett stepping down as Liberal MP for Toronto-St. Paul's after 26 years". The Canadian Press. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
- ^ Andy Fillmore 🇨🇦 [@AndyFillmoreHFX] (2024-08-31). "[...] After nearly nine years, today is officially my last day as the Member of Parliament for Halifax. [...]" (Tweet). Retrieved 2024-09-03 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Journalists vying for seat in Commons shows politics changing: Spector". The Hill Times. August 12, 2013. Archived from the original on December 16, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2020.