List of MPs who stood down at the 2015 Canadian federal election

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61 MPs chose to not seek reelection at the 2015 Canadian federal election, meaning they were Members of Parliament (MPs) in the 41st Parliament of Canada, but chose not to stand for election to the 42nd Parliament of Canada (in some cases after being deselected by their parties).

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Retired from office

ProvinceElectoral districtOutgoing incumbent
(at 2011 and at dissolution)		Succeeded by
Alberta Calgary—Nose Hill Diane Ablonczy [1] Michelle Rempel
Calgary West [lower-alpha 1] Rob Anders [2] Ron Liepert
Edmonton Centre Laurie Hawn [3] Randy Boissonnault
Edmonton East [lower-alpha 2] Peter Goldring [4] Kerry Diotte
Edmonton—Leduc [lower-alpha 3] James Rajotte [5] Matt Jeneroux
Medicine Hat [lower-alpha 4] LaVar Payne [6] Jim Hillyer
Vegreville—Wainwright [lower-alpha 5] Leon Benoit [7] Shannon Stubbs
Westlock—St. Paul Brian Storseth [8]
British Columbia British Columbia Southern Interior [lower-alpha 6] Alex Atamanenko [9] Richard Cannings
Cariboo—Prince George Dick Harris [10] Todd Doherty
Nanaimo—Alberni [lower-alpha 7] James Lunney [11] Gord Johns
Nanaimo—Cowichan [lower-alpha 8] Jean Crowder [12] Alistair MacGregor
Okanagan—Shuswap [lower-alpha 9] Colin Mayes [13] Mel Arnold
Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission [lower-alpha 10] Randy Kamp [14] Dan Ruimy
Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam [lower-alpha 11] James Moore [15] Ron McKinnon
South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale [lower-alpha 12] Russ Hiebert [16] Dianne Watts
Vancouver East Libby Davies [17] Jenny Kwan
Manitoba Kildonan—St. Paul Joy Smith [18] MaryAnn Mihychuk
Saint Boniface [lower-alpha 13] Shelly Glover [19] Dan Vandal
Winnipeg South Rod Bruinooge [20] Terry Duguid
New Brunswick Acadie—Bathurst Yvon Godin [21] Serge Cormier
Tobique—Mactaquac Mike Allen [22] T. J. Harvey
Newfoundland and Labrador Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte [lower-alpha 14] Gerry Byrne [23] Gudie Hutchings
Nova Scotia Central Nova Peter MacKay [24] Sean Fraser
South Shore—St. Margaret's Gerald Keddy [25] Bernadette Jordan
West Nova Greg Kerr [26] Colin Fraser
Ontario Carleton—Mississippi Mills [lower-alpha 15] Gordon O'Connor [27] Karen McCrimmon
Elgin—Middlesex—London Joe Preston [28] Karen Vecchio
Guelph Frank Valeriote [29] Lloyd Longfield
Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock Barry Devolin [30] Jamie Schmale
Hamilton Mountain Chris Charlton [31] Scott Duvall
Kingston and the Islands Ted Hsu [32] Mark Gerretsen
Northumberland—Quinte West [lower-alpha 16] Rick Norlock [33] Kim Rudd
Perth Wellington Gary Schellenberger [34] John Nater
Sarnia—Lambton Patricia Davidson [35] Marilyn Gladu
Windsor—Tecumseh Joe Comartin [36] Cheryl Hardcastle
Quebec Brome—Missisquoi Pierre Jacob [37] Denis Paradis
Jonquière—Alma [lower-alpha 17] Claude Patry [38] Karine Trudel
Louis-Saint-Laurent Alexandrine Latendresse [39] Gérard Deltell
Mégantic—L'Érable Christian Paradis [19] Luc Berthold
Mount Royal Irwin Cotler [40] Anthony Housefather
Richmond—Arthabaska André Bellavance [41] Alain Rayes
Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot Marie-Claude Morin [42] Brigitte Sansoucy
Saint-Jean Tarik Brahmi [43] Jean Rioux
Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel Massimo Pacetti [44] Nicola Di Iorio
Saint-Maurice—Champlain Lise St-Denis [22] François-Philippe Champagne
Shefford Réjean Genest [45] Pierre Breton
Verchères—Les Patriotes [lower-alpha 18] Sana Hassainia [46] Xavier Barsalou-Duval
Saskatchewan Palliser [lower-alpha 19] Ray Boughen [47] Tom Lukiwski
Saskatoon—Wanuskewin [lower-alpha 20] Maurice Vellacott [48] Kelly Block
Souris—Moose Mountain Ed Komarnicki [49] Robert Kitchen
Yorkton—Melville Garry Breitkreuz [50] Cathay Wagantall

Lost Nomination

ProvinceElectoral districtOutgoing incumbent
(at 2011 and at dissolution)		Succeeded by
Ontario Mississauga—Brampton South [lower-alpha 21] Eve Adams [51] Navdeep Bains
Quebec Jeanne-Le Ber [lower-alpha 22] Tyrone Benskin [52] Marc Miller
Joliette Francine Raynault [53] Gabriel Ste-Marie
Laurentides—Labelle Marc-André Morin [54] David Graham
Saskatchewan Blackstrap [lower-alpha 23] Lynne Yelich [55] Kevin Waugh

Seats vacant at dissolution

ProvinceElectoral districtOutgoing incumbent
(at 2011 and at time of resignation)		Succeeded by
Ontario Barrie [lower-alpha 24] Patrick Brown John Brassard
Ottawa West—Nepean John Baird Anita Vandenbeld
Peterborough [lower-alpha 25] Dean Del Mastro Maryam Monsef
Sudbury Glenn Thibeault Paul Lefebvre

Notes

  1. ↑ now called Calgary Signal Hill
  2. ↑ now called Edmonton Griesbach
  3. ↑ now called Edmonton Riverbend
  4. ↑ now called Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner
  5. ↑ merged to form Lakeland
  6. ↑ now called South Okanagan—West Kootenay
  7. ↑ now called Courtenay—Alberni
  8. ↑ now called Cowichan—Malahat—Langford
  9. ↑ now called North Okanagan—Shuswap
  10. ↑ now called Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge
  11. ↑ now called Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam
  12. ↑ now called South Surrey—White Rock
  13. ↑ now called Saint Boniface—Saint Vital
  14. ↑ now called Long Range Mountains
  15. ↑ now called Kanata—Carleton
  16. ↑ now called Northumberland—Peterborough South
  17. ↑ now called Jonquière
  18. ↑ now called Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères
  19. ↑ now called Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan
  20. ↑ now called Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek
  21. ↑ now called Mississauga—Malton
  22. ↑ now called Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs
  23. ↑ now called Saskatoon—Grasswood
  24. ↑ now called Barrie—Innisfil
  25. ↑ now called Peterborough—Kawartha

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