By-elections to the 16th Canadian Parliament

By-elections to the 16th Canadian Parliament were held to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons between the 1926 federal election and the 1930 federal election. The Liberal Party of Canada led a minority government for the 16th Canadian Parliament.

The list includes Ministerial by-elections which occurred due to the requirement that Members of Parliament recontest their seats upon being appointed to Cabinet. These by-elections were almost always uncontested. This requirement was abolished in 1931.

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Brandon	February 5, 1930	Robert Forke		Liberal-Progressive	Thomas Alexander Crerar		Liberal	Called to the Senate	No
Bagot	January 27, 1930	Georges Dorèze Morin		Liberal	Cyrille Dumaine		Liberal	Death	Yes
Châteauguay—Huntingdon	January 27, 1930	James Alexander Robb		Liberal	Dennis James O'Connor		Liberal	Death	Yes
Prescott	July 29, 1929	Louis-Mathias Auger		Independent Liberal	Élie-Oscar Bertrand		Liberal	Resignation following criminal charge	No
Lanark	July 29, 1929	Richard Franklin Preston		Conservative	William Samuel Murphy		Independent Conservative	Death	No
Vaudreuil-Soulanges	July 29, 1929	Lawrence Alexander Wilson		Liberal	Lawrence Alexander Wilson		Liberal	Resigned, intending to retire, but persuaded to run again	Yes
Laprairie—Napierville	July 22, 1929	Roch Lanctôt		Liberal	Vincent Dupuis		Liberal	Death	Yes
Frontenac—Addington	July 22, 1929	John Wesley Edwards		Conservative	William Spankie		Conservative	Death	Yes
Lambton West	January 14, 1929	William Goodison		Liberal	Ross Gray		Liberal	Death	Yes
Joliette	December 17, 1928	Jean-Joseph Denis		Liberal	Charles-Édouard Ferland		Liberal	Appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Quebec.	Yes
Victoria	December 6, 1928	Simon Fraser Tolmie		Conservative	D'Arcy Plunkett		Conservative	Resignation to become Premier of British Columbia.	Yes
York West	October 29, 1928	Henry Lumley Drayton		Conservative	Earl Lawson		Conservative	Appointed Chairman of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario.	Yes
Maple Creek	November 25, 1927	George Spence		Liberal	William George Bock		Liberal	Resignation to enter provincial politics in Saskatchewan	Yes
Huron North	September 12, 1927	John Warwick King		Progressive	George Spotton		Liberal	Death	No
Victoria—Carleton	June 16, 1927	James Kidd Flemming		Conservative	Albion Roudolph Foster		Liberal	Death	No
Antigonish—Guysborough	January 18, 1927	John Carey Douglas		Conservative	William Duff		Liberal	Death	No
Kootenay East	November 9, 1926	James Horace King		Liberal	James Horace King		Liberal	Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment	Yes
Bruce North	November 9, 1926	James Malcolm		Liberal	James Malcolm		Liberal	Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Trade and Commerce	Yes
Dorchester	November 2, 1926	Lucien Cannon		Liberal	Lucien Cannon		Liberal	Recontested upon appointment as Solicitor General	Yes
Richelieu	November 2, 1926	Pierre-Joseph-Arthur Cardin		Liberal	Pierre-Joseph-Arthur Cardin		Liberal	Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Marine and Fisheries	Yes
Regina	November 2, 1926	Charles Avery Dunning		Liberal	Charles Avery Dunning		Liberal	Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Railways and Canals.	Yes
Middlesex West	November 2, 1926	John Campbell Elliott		Liberal	John Campbell Elliott		Liberal	Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Public Works.	Yes
Waterloo North	November 2, 1926	William Daum Euler		Liberal	William Daum Euler		Liberal	Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Customs and Excise.	Yes
Brandon	November 2, 1926	Robert Forke		Liberal-Progressive	Robert Forke		Liberal-Progressive	Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Immigration and Colonization	Yes
Kenora—Rainy River	November 2, 1926	Peter Heenan		Liberal	Peter Heenan		Liberal	Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Labour	Yes
Prince Albert	November 2, 1926	William Lyon Mackenzie King		Liberal	William Lyon Mackenzie King		Liberal	Recontested upon appointment as Prime Minister.	Yes
Quebec East	November 2, 1926	Ernest Lapointe		Liberal	Ernest Lapointe		Liberal	Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Justice.	Yes
Melville	November 2, 1926	William Richard Motherwell		Liberal	William Richard Motherwell		Liberal	Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Agriculture.	Yes
Shelburne—Yarmouth	November 2, 1926	Paul Lacombe Hatfield		Liberal	James Ralston		Liberal	Called to the Senate to provide a seat for Ralston	Yes
St. James	November 2, 1926	Fernand Rinfret		Liberal	Fernand Rinfret		Liberal	Recontested upon appointment as Secretary of State of Canada.	Yes
Châteauguay—Huntingdon	November 2, 1926	James Robb		Liberal	James Robb		Liberal	Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Finance.	Yes
Edmonton West	November 2, 1926	Charles Stewart		Liberal	Charles Stewart		Liberal	Recontested upon appointment as Minister of the Interior and Mines.	Yes
Gloucester	November 2, 1926	Peter Veniot		Liberal	Peter Veniot		Liberal	Recontested upon appointment as Postmaster General.	Yes

See also

• List of federal by-elections in Canada

Sources

• Parliament of Canada–Elected in By-Elections