By-elections to the 17th Canadian Parliament

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.

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

See also

• List of federal by-elections in Canada

Sources

• Parliament of Canada–Elected in By-Elections Archived 2012-11-19 at the Wayback Machine