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By-elections to the 17th Canadian Parliament were held to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada between the 1930 federal election and the 1935 federal election . The Conservative Party of Canada led a majority government for the 17th 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.[ 1]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Frontenac—Addington
September 24, 1934
William Spankie
Conservative
Colin Campbell
Liberal
Death
No
Toronto East
September 24, 1934
Edmond Baird Ryckman
Conservative
Thomas Langton Church
Conservative
Death
Yes
Kenora—Rainy River
September 24, 1934
Peter Heenan
Liberal
Hugh McKinnon
Liberal
Resignation
Yes
Elgin West
September 24, 1934
Mitchell Hepburn
Liberal
Wilson Mills
Liberal
Resignation
Yes
York North
September 24, 1934
Thomas Herbert Lennox
Conservative
William Pate Mulock
Liberal
Death
No
Oxford South
April 16, 1934
Thomas Merritt Cayley
Liberal
Almon Rennie
Liberal
Death
Yes
Yamaska
October 23, 1933
Aimé Boucher
Liberal
Aimé Boucher
Liberal
Election declared void
Yes
Mackenzie
October 23, 1933
Milton Neil Campbell
Progressive
John Angus MacMillan
Liberal
Appointed vice-president of the Tariff Board
No
Restigouche—Madawaska
October 23, 1933
Maxime Cormier
Conservative
Joseph Michaud
Liberal
Death
No
Huron South
October 3, 1932
Thomas McMillan
Liberal
William Henry Golding
Liberal
Death
Yes
Maisonneuve
June 27, 1932
Clément Robitaille
Liberal
Joseph Jean
Liberal
Death
Yes
Royal
June 27, 1932
George Burpee Jones
Conservative
George Burpee Jones
Conservative
Resignation
Yes
Athabaska
March 21, 1932
John Francis Buckley
Liberal
Percy Griffith Davies
Conservative
Death
No
Three Rivers—St. Maurice
August 10, 1931
Arthur Bettez
Liberal
Charles Bourgeois
Conservative
Death
No
Hamilton East
August 10, 1931
George Septimus Rennie
Conservative
Humphrey Mitchell
Labour
Death
No
Richmond—West Cape Breton
September 2, 1930
John Alexander Macdonald
Conservative
Edgar Nelson Rhodes
Conservative
Resignation to provide a seat for Rhodes
Yes
Melfort
August 25, 1930
Robert Weir
Conservative
Robert Weir
Conservative
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Agriculture.
Yes
Oxford North
August 25, 1930
Donald Matheson Sutherland
Conservative
Donald Matheson Sutherland
Conservative
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of National Defence.
Yes
Leeds
August 25, 1930
Hugh Alexander Stewart
Conservative
Hugh Alexander Stewart
Conservative
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Public Works.
Yes
Kootenay East
August 25, 1930
Michael Dalton McLean
Conservative
Henry Herbert Stevens
Conservative
Resignation to provide a seat for Stevens
Yes
Laval—Two Mountains
August 25, 1930
Arthur Sauvé
Conservative
Arthur Sauvé
Conservative
Recontested upon appointment as Postmaster General.
Yes
Toronto East
August 25, 1930
Edmond Baird Ryckman
Conservative
Edmond Baird Ryckman
Conservative
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of National Revenue.
Yes
Neepawa
August 25, 1930
Thomas Gerow Murphy
Conservative
Thomas Gerow Murphy
Conservative
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of the Interior.
Yes
Fort William
August 25, 1930
Robert James Manion
Conservative
Robert James Manion
Conservative
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Railways and Canals.
Yes
St. John—Albert
August 25, 1930
Murray MacLaren
Conservative
Murray MacLaren
Conservative
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Pensions and National Health.
Yes
Wellington South
August 25, 1930
Hugh Guthrie
Conservative
Hugh Guthrie
Conservative
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Justice.
Yes
Timiskaming South
August 25, 1930
Wesley Gordon
Conservative
Wesley Gordon
Conservative
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Immigration and Colonization and Minister of Mines.
Yes
Chambly—Verchères
August 25, 1930
Alfred Duranleau
Conservative
Alfred Duranleau
Conservative
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Marine.
Yes
Quebec West
August 25, 1930
Maurice Dupré
Conservative
Maurice Dupré
Conservative
Recontested upon appointment as Solicitor General.
Yes
St. Lawrence—St. George
August 25, 1930
Charles Cahan
Conservative
Charles Cahan
Conservative
Recontested upon appointment as Secretary of State of Canada.
Yes
Calgary West
August 25, 1930
R. B. Bennett
Conservative
R. B. Bennett
Conservative
Recontested upon appointment as Prime Minister and Minister of Finance.
Yes
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