By-elections to the 35th Canadian Parliament

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By-elections to the 35th Canadian Parliament were held to fill vacancies in the House of Commons of Canada between the 1993 federal election and the 1997 federal election. The Liberal Party of Canada led a majority government for the entirety of the 35th Canadian Parliament, with little change from by-elections.

Fourteen seats became vacant during the life of the Parliament. Ten of these vacancies were filled through by-elections, and four seats remained vacant when the 1997 federal election was called.

By-electionDateIncumbentPartyWinnerPartyCauseRetained
Hamilton East June 17, 1996 Sheila Copps      Liberal Sheila Copps      Liberal ResignationYes
Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte March 25, 1996 Brian Tobin      Liberal Gerry Byrne      Liberal ResignationYes
Labrador March 25, 1996 Bill Rompkey      Liberal Lawrence D. O'Brien      Liberal ResignationYes
Etobicoke North March 25, 1996 Roy MacLaren      Liberal Roy Cullen      Liberal ResignationYes
Lac-Saint-Jean March 25, 1996 Lucien Bouchard      Bloc Québécois Stéphan Tremblay      Bloc Québécois Resignation after being elected leader of the Parti Quebecois and Premier of Quebec following the resignation of Jacques Parizeau Yes
Papineau—Saint-Michel March 25, 1996 André Ouellet      Liberal Pierre Pettigrew      Liberal ResignationYes
Saint-Laurent—Cartierville March 25, 1996 Shirley Maheu      Liberal Stéphane Dion      Liberal Called to the SenateYes
Ottawa—Vanier February 13, 1995 Jean-Robert Gauthier      Liberal Mauril Bélanger      Liberal ResignationYes
Brome—Missisquoi February 13, 1995 Gaston Péloquin      Bloc Québécois Denis Paradis      Liberal Death (car accident)No
Saint-Henri—Westmount February 13, 1995 David Berger      Liberal Lucienne Robillard      Liberal ResignationYes

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