By-elections to the 45th Canadian Parliament

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By-elections to the 45th Canadian Parliament
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By-elections to the 45th Canadian Parliament may be held to fill vacancies in the House of Commons of Canada between the 2025 federal election and the 46th federal election. The 45th Canadian Parliament has existed since 2025 with the membership of its House of Commons having been determined by the results of the Canadian federal election held on April 28, 2025. The Liberal Party of Canada has a minority government during this Parliament. The Conservative Party of Canada forms the Official Opposition.

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One by-election has been held during the 45th Parliament. It took place in the electoral district of:

A by-election is pending in Toronto University—Rosedale due to former Liberal cabinet minister Chrystia Freeland's announcement that she is resigning from Parliament, effective January 9, 2026, following her appointment as economic advisor to the President of Ukraine. [3]

Another by-election is expected to take place in the riding of Edmonton Riverbend following Matt Jeneroux's November 6, 2025 announcement that he intended to resign his seat in the spring of 2026. [4] [5] [6]

A 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 , the minimum length of a campaign is 36 days between dropping the writ and election day, but must not exceed 50 days and the by-election must occur on a Monday within that time-frame. [7] [8]

Summary

Analysis of byelections by turnout and vote share for winning candidate (vs 2025)
Riding and winning partyTurnoutVote share for winning candidate
%Change (pp)%Change (pp)
Battle River—Crowfoot █  Conservative Hold58.82-17.67
 
80.40-2.44
 

Overview

Electoral districtDate vacatedDate writ issuedBy-election datePrevious incumbentPartyCauseWinnerPartyRetained
Battle River—Crowfoot June 17, 2025June 30, 2025August 18, 2025 Damien Kurek Conservative Resigned to provide a seat for Pierre Poilievre Pierre Poilievre Conservative Yes
University—Rosedale January 9, 2026TBDTBD Chrystia Freeland Liberal Resigning to after her appointment as an economic adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy TBDTBDTBD

August 18, 2025 by-election

Battle River—Crowfoot

A by-election was called in the federal riding of Battle River—Crowfoot, and was held on August 18, 2025, following the resignation of Conservative MP Damien Kurek. Kurek, who secured re-election with over 80% of the vote in the 2025 federal election on April 28, resigned his seat on June 17. This was done to allow Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre an opportunity to return to Parliament through a by-election after he was unseated in the 2025 Canadian federal election. [9] [10]

The writ for the by-election was drawn up on June 30, 2025 with the date of the vote set for August 18 in order to avoid a conflict with Alberta Heritage Day earlier in the month. [11]

Canadian federal by-election, August 18, 2025 : Battle River—Crowfoot
Resignation of Damien Kurek
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Pierre Poilievre 41,30880.86-1.98
Independent Bonnie Critchley5,0189.82–
Liberal Darcy Spady2,0954.10-7.57
New Democratic Katherine Swampy1,0612.08-1.10
UnitedGrant Abraham7571.48–
People's Jonathan Bridges1380.27-1.31
Green Ashley MacDonald1160.23-0.50
Libertarian Michael Harris1030.20–
Christian Heritage Jeff Willerton920.18–
Independent Sarah Spanier490.10–
Marijuana Kenneth Kirk400.08–
Centrist Ahmed Hassan150.03–
Independent Bert William Westergard110.02–
Independent Breccan Zimmer110.02–
Independent Dillon Anderson100.02–
Independent Nicole Betts70.01–
Independent Nickolas Meuters-Murphy70.01–
Independent Diane Prentice70.01–
Independent Glen Armstrong60.01–
Independent Caitlyn Baker60.01–
Independent Lisa Parsons60.01–
Independent Jason Buzzell50.01–
Independent Jenny Cartwright50.01–
Independent Deborah Chalmers50.01–
Independent William Grant50.01–
Independent Paul Jones50.01–
Independent Brennen Perry50.01–
Independent Anthony Perullo50.01–
Independent Myles René Laurent St. Pierre50.01–
Independent Fraser Anderson40.01–
Independent Rebecca Boyce40.01–
Independent Pierre Gauthier40.01–
Independent Preston Hoff40.01–
Independent Mark Ruthenberg40.01–
Independent Ceilidh Stewart40.01–
Independent Danica Boe30.01–
Independent Aaron Bowles30.01–
Independent Sarah Burke30.01–
Independent David Cherniak30.01–
Independent John Dale30.01–
Independent Emily Goose30.01–
Independent Corey Hales30.01–
Independent Grace Pender30.01–
Independent Noah Reid30.01–
Independent David Sader30.01–
Independent Molly Sun30.01–
Independent Nicola Zoghbi30.01–
Independent Alex Banks20.00–
Independent Stacy Lynn Billingsley20.00–
Independent Marten Borch20.00–
Independent Jakeb Brown20.00–
Independent Annelies Cooper20.00–
Independent Hannah DeWolfe20.00–
Independent Elizabeth Dupuis20.00–
Independent Kenneth Durham20.00–
Independent Michael Dyck20.00–
Independent Katherine Dyson20.00–
Independent Michael Louis Fitzgerald20.00–
Independent Daniel Gagnon20.00–
Independent Kerri Hildebrandt20.00–
Independent Elsie Kipp20.00–
Independent Chris Kowalchuk20.00–
Independent Johnson Hon Wa Lee20.00–
Independent Maria Light20.00–
Independent Derek Adam MacKay20.00–
Independent Jeffrey McLean20.00–
Independent Riley Moss20.00–
Independent Kimberley Nugent20.00–
Independent Alexander Panchuk20.00–
Independent Yagya Parihar20.00–
Independent Samuel Pignedoli20.00–
Independent Lorant Polya20.00–
Independent Jayson Roy20.00–
Independent Adam Smith20.00–
Independent Patrick Strzalkowski20.00–
Independent Callan Wassenaar20.00–
Independent Jeremy Wedel20.00–
Independent Hazel Westwood20.00–
Independent Nicholas Ashmore10.00–
Independent Michael Bednarski10.00–
Independent Lilia Boisvert10.00–
Independent Alain Bourgault10.00–
Independent Eva Bowering10.00–
Independent Joshua Brauner10.00–
Independent Alexandre Brochu10.00–
Independent Chun Chen10.00–
Independent Shawn Clendining10.00–
Independent Lindsay Elaine Shyla Colosimo10.00–
Independent Dylan Colquhoun10.00–
Independent Jayson Cowan10.00–
Independent Michael Davis10.00–
Independent Geneviève Dorval10.00–
Independent Jordan Drew10.00–
Independent Murray Dunham10.00–
Independent Eric Duong10.00–
Independent Mark Eccleston10.00–
Independent Jeremy Edwards10.00–
Independent Allison Fanjoy10.00–
Independent Gabriel Finn10.00–
Independent Hubert Fischer10.00–
Independent Matthew Gillies10.00–
Independent Peter Gorman10.00–
Independent Jacqueline Grabowski10.00–
Independent Andrew Guenther10.00–
Independent Blake Hamilton10.00–
Independent Jason Hodgson10.00–
Independent Dakota Hourie10.00–
Independent Uneeb Islam10.00–
Independent Michael Jones10.00–
Independent Richard Kenkel10.00–
Independent Madison Kennedy10.00–
Independent Abraham Lau10.00–
Independent Charles Lemieux10.00–
Independent Robert Marsden10.00–
Independent Agnieszka Marszalek10.00–
Independent Geoffrey Meens10.00–
Independent Sophia Nguyen10.00–
Independent Pascal Noël10.00–
Independent Steve Oates10.00–
Independent Lény Painchaud10.00–
Independent Lanna Palsson10.00–
Independent Céline Paquin10.00–
Independent Meagan Roberge10.00–
Independent Melanie Roberge10.00–
Independent Mark Russell10.00–
Independent Kayll Schaefer10.00–
Independent Hakim Sheriff10.00–
Independent Eric Shorten10.00–
Independent Bradley Stewart10.00–
Independent Mário Stocco10.00–
Independent Faith Tabladillo10.00–
Independent Alex Vallée10.00–
Independent Dennis Vanmeer10.00–
Independent Bryan Wang10.00–
Independent Joshua Wong10.00–
Independent Yao ZhangLi10.00–
Independent David Zhu10.00–
Independent Barry Zukewich10.00–
Independent Marthalee Aykroyd00.00–
Independent Line Bélanger00.00–
Independent Michel Bélanger00.00–
Independent Jeani Boudreault00.00–
Independent Jeffery Brazeau00.00–
Independent Bo Cai00.00–
Independent Cameron Campos00.00–
Independent Nicolas Champagne00.00–
Independent Jaël Champagne Gareau00.00–
Independent Claude Cordon Pichilla00.00–
Independent Tristan Dell00.00–
Independent Gerrit Dogger00.00–
Independent Abel Erazo-Ibarra00.00–
Independent Tracy Farber00.00–
Independent Brian Farrenkopf00.00–
Independent Thomas Fitzgerald00.00–
Independent Connor Fullerton00.00–
Independent Jordan Gerrard00.00–
Independent Eric Gilmour00.00–
Independent Laurie Goble00.00–
Independent David Patrick Greene00.00–
Independent Nicolette Gross00.00–
Independent Kathleen Gudmundsson00.00–
Independent Richard Haley00.00–
Independent Kazimir Haykowsky00.00–
Independent Iriella Hicks00.00–
Independent Loren Hicks00.00–
Independent Seyed Hosseini Lavasani00.00–
Independent Glendyn Howse00.00–
Independent Ryan Huard00.00–
Independent Jack Jean-Louis00.00–
Independent Derek Jouppi00.00–
Independent Erich Jurgens00.00–
Independent Elza Kephart00.00–
Independent Dannielle Konkle00.00–
Independent Solomon Krygier-Paine00.00–
Independent Andrew Kulas00.00–
Independent Samuel Lafontaine00.00–
Independent Alain Lamontagne00.00–
Independent Eric Laverdure00.00–
Independent Jocelyn LeBlanc-Courchaine00.00–
Independent Alexander Lein00.00–
Independent Renée Lemieux00.00–
Independent Jeffrey Leroux00.00–
Independent Litma Kai Ching Leung00.00–
Independent Cedric Ludlow00.00–
Independent Jennifer Margaret Mackenzie-Miller00.00–
Independent Nicolas Maltais00.00–
Independent Kevin Manzano00.00–
Independent Eric March00.00–
Independent Devin McManus00.00–
Independent Robert Melting Tallow00.00–
Independent Joanne L Metters00.00–
Independent Nicholas Mew00.00–
Independent Mark Moutter00.00–
Independent Rob Mumford00.00–
Independent Molly Munn00.00–
Independent Sam Nabi00.00–
Independent John Francis O'Flynn00.00–
Independent Clifford Pine00.00–
Independent Brian Ramchandar00.00–
Independent Spencer Rocchi00.00–
Independent Wallace Richard Rowat00.00–
Independent Barry Rueger00.00–
Independent Chris Scrimes00.00–
Independent Charles Douglas Sleep00.00–
Independent Julie St-Amand00.00–
Independent Pascal St-Amand00.00–
Independent Andi Sweet00.00–
Independent Corinne Unrau00.00–
Independent Tyson Warner00.00–
Independent Simon John Edwin Wedel00.00–
Independent Michaiah Williams00.00–
Independent Brian Wishart00.00–
Independent Michael Wisniewski00.00–
Independent Belinda Christine Young00.00–
Total valid votes51,08599.59–
Total rejected ballots2110.41-0.19
Turnout51,29659.83-16.66
Eligible voters85,736–
Conservative hold Swing -5.90
Source: Elections Canada [12]

2026 by-election

University—Rosedale

A by-election will be held in the federal riding of University—Rosedale in Ontario, Canada, following the pending January 9, 2026 resignation of incumbent Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland due to her accepting a position as economic advisor to the Office of the President of Ukraine. [13] [14]

Canadian federal by-election, 2026 : University—Rosedale
Resignation of Chrystia Freeland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Liberal TBD
Conservative TBD
New Democratic TBD
Green TBD
Total valid votes/expense limit
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Source:

Notes

References

  1. ↑ Levitz, Stephanie; Haws, Emily (May 2, 2025). "Pierre Poilievre to run for Alberta seat after losing riding". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Roles - Damien C. Kurek - Current and Past - Members of Parliament - House of Commons of Canada". www.ourcommons.ca. Archived from the original on May 20, 2025. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
  3. ↑ Tunney, Catherine (January 5, 2026). "Freeland to step down in 'coming weeks' after accepting role advising Ukraine's Zelenskyy". CBC News. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  4. ↑ Tumilty, Raisa Patel, Ryan (November 7, 2025). "Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux announces resignation as budget votes loom". Toronto Star. Retrieved November 7, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ↑ "Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux resigns, second to leave caucus this week". The Globe and Mail. November 6, 2025. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux resigns from House of Commons ahead of budget vote | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Journalists vying for seat in Commons shows politics changing: Spector". The Hill Times. August 12, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  8. ↑ "A Federal Seat is Vacant in Battle River–Crowfoot". Elections Canada. June 18, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Conservative MP resigns seat so Poilievre can run in Alberta byelection". CTV News . The Canadian Press. June 17, 2025. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  10. ↑ "UPDATE: MP Damien Kurek to resign, allowing Poilievre to run in Battle River-Crowfoot by-election". Nelson Star. May 2, 2025. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  11. ↑ Levesque, Catherine (June 29, 2025). "Carney set to call mid-August Alberta byelection, clearing Poilievre's path to a new seat". National Post. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
  12. ↑ "August 18, 2025 By-election Election Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
  13. ↑ Levitz, Stephanie (January 5, 2026). "Freeland says she will resign as MP in coming weeks after being appointed Zelensky's adviser". The Globe and Mail . Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Chrystia Freeland to step down as MP on Friday". CBC News. January 7, 2026. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
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