By-elections to the 26th Canadian Parliament

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By-elections to the 26th Canadian Parliament were held to fill vacancies in the House of Commons of Canada between the 1963 federal election and the 1965 federal election. The Liberal Party of Canada led a minority government for the entirety of the 26th Canadian Parliament, with no change from by-elections.

Six vacant seats were filled through by-elections.

By-electionDateIncumbentPartyWinnerPartyCauseRetained
Westmorland November 9, 1964 Sherwood Rideout      Liberal Margaret Rideout      Liberal DeathYes
Waterloo South November 9, 1964 Gordon Chaplin      Progressive Conservative Max Saltsman      New Democratic DeathNo
Nipissing June 22, 1964 Jack Garland      Liberal Carl Legault      Liberal DeathYes
Saskatoon June 22, 1964 Henry Frank Jones      Progressive Conservative Eloise Jones      Progressive Conservative DeathYes
Laurier February 10, 1964 Lionel Chevrier      Liberal Fernand-E. Leblanc      Liberal ResignationYes
Saint-Denis February 10, 1964 Azellus Denis      Liberal Marcel Prud'Homme      Liberal ResignationYes

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