By-elections to the 42nd Canadian Parliament

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By-elections to the 42nd Canadian Parliament will be held to fill vacancies in the House of Commons of Canada between the 2015 federal election and the 43rd Canadian federal election. The 42nd Canadian Parliament has existed since 2015 with the membership of its House of Commons having been determined by the results of the Canadian federal election held on October 19, 2015. The Liberal Party of Canada had a majority government during this Parliament.

One by-election is pending following the death of Jim Hillyer (Conservative, Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner) on March 23, 2016.

The writ for a by-election must be dropped no later than 180 days after the Chief Electoral Officer is officially notified of a vacancy. Under the Canada Elections Act, the minimum length of a campaign is 36 days between dropping the writ and election day.[1]

Overview

By-election Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause Retained
Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner 2016 Jim Hillyer      Conservative Death (heart attack)

Pending by-election

Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner

The riding of Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner has been vacant since March 23, 2016, when Conservative Party of Canada MP Jim Hillyer died in his office following a heart attack.[2] The riding has been held by centre-right parties since Bert Hargrave defeated Liberal incumbent Bud Olson in 1972.[Note 1] A by-election has not yet been called; the first by-election in the history of the Medicine Hat constituency. The Speaker's warrant regarding the vacancy was received on March 24, 2016. The last day the writ for a by-election can be dropped is September 20, 2016.[3]

Businessman Brian Benoit, former Cardston-Taber-Warner and Calgary-Glenmore MLA Paul Hinman, lawyer Michael W. Jones, retired police inspector Glen Motz, and party worker Joe Schow are running for the Conservative nomination, which will be in late June.[4] Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Drew Barnes, former Medicine Hat MLA Blake Pedersen, and Dan Hein, Hillyer's closest competitor for the nomination in 2015, all declined to run for the Conservative nomination despite speculation to the contrary.[5]

Canadian federal by-election, TBA: Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Conservative
Liberal
New Democratic
Green
Total valid votes/Expense limit 100.0   –  
Total rejected ballots -
Turnout
Eligible voters
By-election due to the death of Jim Hillyer.


See also

References

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  3. ↑ http://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=res&dir=cir/dis&document=vacant_2015&lang=e
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Notes

  1. ↑ Arguably, because Bud Olson crossed the floor from Social Credit in 1967, the last purely centre-left representative elected federally from Medicine Hat was Frederick William Gershaw in 1940.
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