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The list of by-elections in the Province of Canada includes every by-election held in the Province of Canada from its creation in 1841 until Confederation in 1867. By-elections occurred whenever there was a vacancy in the Legislative Assembly . The Legislative Council was made an elective body in 1856 and by-elections occurred there as well. Due to the fluid nature of party allegiances during this time no attempt has been made to show them in this list.
Causes [ ]
A by-election occurs whenever there was a vacancy in the legislature. Vacancies occurred for the following reasons:
Death of a member.
Resignation of a member.
Voided results
Expulsion from the legislature.
Ineligibility to sit.
Appointment to the Legislative Council , the appointed upper house, which was made elective in 1856.
Ministerial by-elections occurred when incumbent members recontested their seats upon being appointed to the Executive Council . In 1853 this requirement was amended to exempt Executive Councillors who resigned their offices and within a month accepted a new office. Solicitors General were not exempted if they switched to the Attorney Generalship.[1] In 1855 this exception was dropped.[2] In 1857 this requirement was extended to include Legislative Councillors.[3]
8th Parliament of the Province of Canada 1863-1867 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Winner
Cause
Oxford North
July 14, 1866
Hope Fleming Mackenzie
Thomas Oliver
Death
Wentworth North
November 1, 1865
William Notman
James McMonies
Death
Hamilton
February 21, 1865
Isaac Buchanan
Charles Magill
Resignation
Ontario South
January 18, 1865
Oliver Mowat
Thomas Nicholson Gibbs
Appointed a judge
Trois-Rivières
January 16, 1865
Joseph-Édouard Turcotte
Louis-Charles Boucher de Niverville
Death
Chicoutimi and Saguenay
January 3, 1865
David Edward Price
Pierre-Alexis Tremblay
Resignation to run for the Legislative Council
York West
December 14, 1864
William Pearce Howland
William Pearce Howland
Sought re-election upon appointment as Postmaster General
Lanark North
November 4, 1864
Robert Bell
William McDougall
Resignation to provide a seat for McDougall
Peterborough
September 14, 1864
Wilson Seymour Conger
Frederick W. Haultain
Death
Niagara
September 7, 1864
John Simpson
Angus Morrison
Appointed Assistant Auditor of Public Accounts
Jacques-Cartier
August 26, 1864
François-Zéphirin Tassé
Guillaume Gamelin Gaucher
Appointed Inspector of Prisons
Ontario North
July 30, 1864
William McDougall
Matthew Crooks Cameron
Sought re-election upon appointment as Provincial Secretary and Registrar
Ontario South
July 18, 1864
Oliver Mowat
Oliver Mowat
Sought re-election upon appointment as Postmaster General
Oxford South
July 11, 1864
George Brown
George Brown
Sought re-election upon appointment as President of the Executive Council
Hamilton
April 29, 1864
Isaac Buchanan
Isaac Buchanan
Sought re-election upon appointment as President of the Executive Council
Waterloo North
April 26, 1864
Michael Hamilton Foley
Isaac Erb Bowman
Sought re-election upon appointment as Postmaster General
Northumberland West
April 23, 1864
James Cockburn
James Cockburn
Sought re-election upon appointment as Solicitor General for Upper Canada
Kamouraska
April 14, 1864
Jean-Charles Chapais
Jean-Charles Chapais
Sought re-election upon appointment as Commissioner of Public Works
Sherbrooke
April 11, 1864
Alexander Tilloch Galt
Alexander Tilloch Galt
Sought re-election upon appointment as Minister of Finance
Niagara
April 11, 1864
John Simpson
John Simpson
Sought re-election upon appointment as Provincial Secretary and Registrar
Montreal West
April 11, 1864
Thomas D'Arcy McGee
Thomas D'Arcy McGee
Sought re-election upon appointment as Minister of Agriculture
Montreal East
April 11, 1864
George-Étienne Cartier
George-Étienne Cartier
Sought re-election upon appointment as Attorney General for Lower Canada
Kingston
April 11, 1864
John A. Macdonald
John A. Macdonald
Sought re-election upon appointment as Attorney General for Upper Canada
Dorchester
April 11, 1864
Hector-Louis Langevin
Hector-Louis Langevin
Sought re-election upon appointment as Solicitor General for Lower Canada
Leeds South
January 30, 1864
Albert Norton Richards
David Ford Jones
Sought re-election upon appointment as Solicitor General for Upper Canada
St. Hyacinthe
October 1, 1863
Louis-Victor Sicotte
Rémi Raymond
Appointed a judge
Bagot
August 15, 1863
Maurice Laframboise
Maurice Laframboise
Sought re-election upon appointment as Commissioner of Public Works
7th Parliament of the Province of Canada 1861-1863 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Winner
Cause
Essex
April 7, 1863
Arthur Rankin
John O'Connor
Void Election
Laprairie
April 1, 1863
Thomas-Jean-Jacques Loranger
Alfred Pinsonneault
Appointed a judge
Oxford South
March 19, 1863
George Skeffington Connor
George Brown
Appointed a judge
Napierville
November 17, 1862
Jacques-Olivier Bureau
Pierre Benoît
Resignation to run for the Legislative Council
Perth
July 3, 1862
Michael Hamilton Foley
Thomas Mayne Daly
Elected in two seats and re-elected at ministerial by-election in Waterloo North
Hochelaga
June 20, 1862
Antoine-Aimé Dorion
Resignation to provide a seat for Dorion
Oxford North
June 14, 1862
William McDougall
William McDougall
Sought re-election upon appointment as Commissioner of Crown Lands
Cornwall
June 14, 1862
John Sandfield Macdonald
John Sandfield Macdonald
Sought re-election upon appointment as Attorney General for Upper Canada
York North
June 13, 1862
Adam Wilson
Adam Wilson
Sought re-election upon appointment as Solicitor General for Upper Canada
York West
June 12, 1862
William Pearce Howland
William Pearce Howland
Sought re-election upon appointment as Minister of Finance
St. Hyacinthe
June 12, 1862
Louis-Victor Sicotte
Louis-Victor Sicotte
Sought re-election upon appointment as Attorney General for Lower Canada
Argenteuil
June 12, 1862
John Abbott
John Abbott
Sought re-election upon appointment as Solicitor General for Lower Canada
Waterloo North
June 9, 1862
Michael Hamilton Foley
Michael Hamilton Foley
Sought re-election upon appointment as Postmaster General
Quebec County
June 9, 1862
François Évanturel
François Évanturel
Sought re-election upon appointment as Minister of Agriculture
Montreal West
June 5, 1862
Thomas D'Arcy McGee
Thomas D'Arcy McGee
Sought re-election upon appointment as President of the Executive Council
Toronto West
April 22, 1862
John Beverley Robinson
John Beverley Robinson
Sought re-election upon appointment as President of the Executive Council
London
April 7, 1862
John Carling
John Carling
Sought re-election upon appointment as Receiver General
Brome
March 17, 1862
Christopher Dunkin
Appointed Postmaster of Warden
Montcalm
February 20, 1862
Jean-Louis Martin
Joseph Dufresne
Death
Laval
September 27, 1861
Pierre Labelle
Louis-Siméon Morin
Appointed Inspector of Public Works
6th Parliament of the Province of Canada 1858-1861 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Winner
Cause
Grey
March 4, 1861
John Sheridan Hogan
Death
Vaudreuil
November 26, 1860
Robert Unwin Harwood
Jean-Baptiste Mongenais
Resignation to run for the Legislative Council
Shefford
November 20, 1860
Asa Belknap Foster
Vacant, no return made due to tie between Lucius Seth Huntington and Michel-Adrien Bessette . Assembly dissolved before the results could be decided.
Resignation to run for the Legislative Council
Lambton
November 19, 1860
Malcolm Cameron
Hope Fleming Mackenzie
Resignation to run for the Legislative Council
Lincoln
November 7, 1860
William Hamilton Merritt
John Charles Rykert
Resignation to run for the Legislative Council
Lanark North
October 26, 1860
Robert Bell
Robert Bell
Resignation to run for the Legislative Council
Middlesex East
May 31, 1860
Marcus Talbot
Robert Craik
Death
Quebec East*
May 18, 1860
Hippolyte Dubord
Pierre-Gabriel Huot
Void Election
Quebec West*
May 7, 1860
Charles Joseph Alleyn
Charles Joseph Alleyn
Void Election
Quebec Centre*
May 7, 1860
Georges-Honoré Simard
Georges-Honoré Simard
Void Election
Terrebonne
February 21, 1860
Louis-Siméon Morin
Louis-Siméon Morin
Sought re-election upon appointment as Solicitor General for Lower Canada
York North
January 14, 1860
Joseph Hartman
Adam Wilson
Death
Russell
December 21, 1859
G. B. Lyon-Fellowes
John Loux
Resignation due to election fraud
Wellington North
February 23, 1859
James Ross
Death
Maskinongé
December 14, 1858
Louis-Honoré Gauvreau
George Caron
Death
Brant East
December 1, 1858
David Christie
Hugh Finlayson
Resignation to run for the Legislative Council
Haldimand
October 7, 1858
William Lyon Mackenzie
Resignation
Lotbinière
October 2, 1858
John O'Farrell
Lewis Thomas Drummond
Void Election
Shefford
September 14, 1858
Lewis Thomas Drummond
Asa Belknap Foster
Sought re-election upon appointment as Attorney General for Lower Canada**
Portneuf
September 11, 1858
Joseph-Élie Thibaudeau
Joseph-Élie Thibaudeau
Sought re-election upon appointment as President of the Executive Council and Minister of Agriculture**
Montreal
September 9, 1858
Antoine-Aimé Dorion
Antoine-Aimé Dorion
Sought re-election upon appointment as Commissioner of Crown Lands**
Oxford South
September 7, 1858
George Skeffington Connor
George Skeffington Connor
Sought re-election upon appointment as Solicitor General for Upper Canada**
Iberville
September 6, 1858
Charles Laberge
Charles Laberge
Sought re-election upon appointment as Solicitor General for Lower Canada**
Ontario South
September 4, 1858
Oliver Mowat
Oliver Mowat
Sought re-election upon appointment as Provincial Secretary and Registrar**
Brockville
September 2, 1858
George Sherwood
George Sherwood
Sought re-election upon appointment as Receiver General
Toronto
September 1, 1858
George Brown
George Brown
Sought re-election upon appointment as Inspector General**
Cornwall
September 1, 1858
John Sandfield Macdonald
John Sandfield Macdonald
Sought re-election upon appointment as Attorney General for Upper Canada**
Lévis
August 28, 1858
François-Xavier Lemieux
François-Xavier Lemieux
Sought re-election upon appointment as Receiver General**
Waterloo North
August 23, 1858
Michael Hamilton Foley
Michael Hamilton Foley
Sought re-election upon appointment as Postmaster General**
Sherbrooke
August 23, 1858
Alexander Tilloch Galt
Alexander Tilloch Galt
Sought re-election upon appointment as Inspector General
Wellington North
August 21, 1858
Void Election
Middlesex West
August 5, 1858
John Scatcherd
Angus Peter McDonald
Death
Leeds North and Grenville North
May 21, 1858
Basil R. Church
Ogle Robert Gowan
Death
Oxford North
May 14, 1858
George Brown
William McDougall
Chose to sit for Toronto
Renfrew
March 3, 1858
John Lorn McDougall
William Cayley
Appointed Associate Coroner for the United Counties of Lanark and Renfrew
Northumberland West
February 22, 1858
Sidney Smith
Sidney Smith
Sought re-election upon appointment as Postmaster General
* Incumbents sat for Quebec City which was a three-member seat until 1860 when it was split into Centre, East and West districts. As a result, the by-elections were held for the new single-member seats
** Members of the Brown-Dorion Ministry of August 2–4, 1858
5th Parliament of the Province of Canada 1854-1857 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Winner
Cause
Terrebonne
June 23, 1857
Gédéon-Mélasippe Prévost
Louis-Siméon Morin
Resignation to provide a seat for Morin
Quebec City
April 14, 1857
Jean Blanchet
George Okill Stuart
Resignation (ill health)
Rimouski
February 17, 1857
Joseph-Charles Taché
Michel Guillaume Baby
Resignation
Quebec City
October 27, 1856
Jean Chabot
Georges-Honoré Simard
Appointed a judge
Hastings North
October 27, 1856
Edmund Murney
George Benjamin
Resignation to run for the Legislative Council
Rouville
October 4, 1856
Joseph-Napoléon Poulin
William Henry Chaffers
Resignation to run for the Legislative Council
Niagara
June 20, 1856
Joseph Curran Morrison
Joseph Curran Morrison
Sought re-election upon appointment as Receiver General
Stanstead
June 10, 1856
Timothy Lee Terrill
Timothy Lee Terrill
Sought re-election upon appointment as Provincial Secretary and Registrar
Argenteuil
May 12, 1856
Sydney Robert Bellingham
Sydney Robert Bellingham
Void Election
Renfrew
March 31, 1856
Francis Hincks
John Supple
Resignation
Peterborough
January 26, 1856
John Langton
Wilson Seymour Conger
Appointed Auditor of Public Accounts
Quebec County
August 7, 1855
Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau
François Évanturel
Appointed Superintendent of the Board of Education
Chicoutimi and Tadoussac
April 26, 1855
Augustin-Norbert Morin
David Edward Price
Appointed a judge
Verchères
February 28, 1855
George-Étienne Cartier
George-Étienne Cartier
Sought re-election upon appointment as Provincial Secretary and Registrar
Montmorency
February 12, 1855
Joseph Édouard Cauchon
Joseph Édouard Cauchon
Sought re-election upon appointment as Commissioner of Crown Lands
Lévis
February 10, 1855
François-Xavier Lemieux
François-Xavier Lemieux
Sought re-election upon appointment as Chief Commissioner of Public Works
Kamouraska
January 30, 1855
Jean-Charles Chapais
Jean-Charles Chapais
Void Election
Saguenay
January 8, 1855
Pierre-Gabriel Huot
Pierre-Gabriel Huot
Void Election
Argenteuil
January 5, 1855
Sydney Robert Bellingham
Sydney Robert Bellingham
Void Election
Bagot
October 20, 1854
Timothée Brodeur
Timothée Brodeur
Void Election
Bellechasse
October 17, 1854
Jean Chabot
Octave-Cyrille Fortier
Chose to sit for Quebec City
Wentworth North
October 13, 1854
Robert Spence
Robert Spence
Sought re-election upon appointment as Postmaster General
Oxford South
October 9, 1854
Francis Hincks
Ephraim Cook
Chose to sit for Renfrew
Huron-Bruce
October 4, 1854
William Cayley
William Cayley
Sought re-election upon appointment as Inspector General
Hamilton
October 2, 1854
Allan MacNab
Allan MacNab
Sought re-election upon appointment as President of the Executive Council and Minister of Agriculture
Kingston
September 28, 1854
John A. Macdonald
John A. Macdonald
Sought re-election upon appointment as Attorney General of Upper Canada
Frontenac
September 28, 1854
Henry Smith
Henry Smith
Sought re-election upon appointment as Solicitor General of Upper Canada
4th Parliament of the Province of Canada 1851-1854 [ ]
3rd Parliament of the Province of Canada 1848-1851 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Winner
Cause
Haldimand
April 21, 1851
David Thompson
William Lyon Mackenzie
Death
Kamouraska
February 1, 1851
Pierre Canac
Luc Letellier de St-Just
Death
Lincoln
May 4, 1850
William Hamilton Merritt
William Hamilton Merritt
Sought re-election upon appointment as Chief Commissioner of Public Works
Mégantic
May 1, 1850
Dominick Daly
Dunbar Ross
Appointed to a Commission Inquiring into the Condition and Claims of the New and Waltham forests
Halton
March 18, 1850
John Wetenhall
Calen Hopkins
Sought re-election upon appointment as Assistant Commissioner of Public Works
Sherbrooke County
March 9, 1850
Alexander Tilloch Galt
John Sewell Sanborn
Resignation
Quebec City
January 29, 1850
Jean Chabot
Jean Chabot
Sought re-election upon appointment as Chief Commissioner of Public Works
London
January 21, 1850
John Wilson
John Wilson
Sought re-election in opposition to the Montreal Annexation Manifesto
Glengarry
January 11, 1850
John Sandfield Macdonald
John Sandfield Macdonald
Sought re-election upon appointment as Solicitor General for Upper Canada
York East
December 4, 1849
William Hume Blake
Peter Perry
Appointed a judge
Chambly
September 25, 1849
Pierre Beaubien
Louis Lacoste
Appointed Medical Superintendent at the Montreal prison
Sherbrooke County
April 17, 1849
Samuel Brooks
Alexander Tilloch Galt
Death
Lincoln
October 6, 1848
William Hamilton Merritt
William Hamilton Merritt
Sought re-election upon appointment as President of the Executive Council
Saguenay
September 5, 1848
Marc-Pascal de Sales Laterrière
Marc-Pascal de Sales Laterrière
Vacated seat on appointment as Deputy Adjutant-General of the Militia. Re-elected after resigning office.
Shefford
July 11, 1848
Lewis Thomas Drummond
Lewis Thomas Drummond
Sought re-election upon appointment as Solicitor General for Lower Canada
York East
July 5, 1848
William Hume Blake
William Hume Blake
Sought re-election upon appointment as Solicitor General for Upper Canada
Quebec City
June 9, 1848
Thomas Cushing Aylwin
François-Xavier Méthot
Appointed a judge
Oxford
April 28, 1848
Francis Hincks
Francis Hincks
Sought re-election upon appointment as Inspector General
Trois-Rivières
April 26, 1848
Vacant
Antoine Polette
No return made at general election
Terrebonne
April 14, 1848
Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine
Louis-Michel Viger
Elected in two seats and re-elected in ministerial by-election for Montreal City
Kent
April 10, 1848
Malcolm Cameron
Malcolm Cameron
Sought re-election upon appointment as Assistant Commissioner of Public Works
Verchères
April 7, 1848
James Leslie
George-Étienne Cartier
Vacated seat on appointment as President of the Executive Council and was later appointed to the Legislative Council
York North
April 1, 1848
Robert Baldwin
Robert Baldwin
Sought re-election upon appointment as Attorney General for Upper Canada
York South
March 31, 1848
James Hervey Price
James Hervey Price
Sought re-election upon appointment as Commissioner of Crown Lands
Quebec City
March 28, 1848
Thomas Cushing Aylwin
Thomas Cushing Aylwin
Sought re-election upon appointment as Solicitor General for Lower Canada
Montreal City
March 28, 1848
Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine
Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine
Sought re-election upon appointment as Attorney General for Lower Canada
2nd Parliament of the Province of Canada 1844-1847 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Winner
Cause
Dorchester
July 12, 1847
Joseph-André Taschereau
François-Xavier Lemieux
Appointed a judge
London
July 3, 1847
William Henry Draper
John Wilson
Appointed a judge
Toronto
June 10, 1847
Henry Sherwood
Henry Sherwood
Sought re-election upon appointment as Attorney General for Upper Canada
Missisquoi
June 10, 1847
James Smith
William Badgley
Appointed a judge
Kingston
June 1, 1847
John A. Macdonald
John A. Macdonald
Sought re-election upon appointment as Receiver General
L'Islet
May 6, 1847
Étienne-Paschal Taché
Charles-François Fournier
Appointed Deputy Adjutant-General of the Militia
Cornwall
August 17, 1846
Rolland Macdonald
John Hillyard Cameron
Resignation to provide a seat for Cameron
Simcoe
July 27, 1846
William Benjamin Robinson
William Benjamin Robinson
Sought re-election upon appointment as Chief Commissioner of Public Works
Prince Edward
July 1, 1846
John Philip Roblin
Appointed Collector of Customs
Carleton
June 23, 1846
James Johnston
George Lyon
Sought re-election in opposition to the Ministry
Huron
February 28, 1846
William Dunlop
William Cayley
Appointed Superintendent of the Lachine Canal
Dorchester
September 15, 1845
Pierre-Elzéar Taschereau
Joseph-André Taschereau
Death
Trois-Rivières
July 14, 1845
Edward Greive
Denis-Benjamin Viger
Death
Lanark
February 28, 1845
Malcolm Cameron
Malcolm Cameron
Void Election
London
February 13, 1845
Lawrence Lawrason
William Henry Draper
Resignation to provide a seat for Draper
Kent
February 7, 1845
Samuel Harrison
Joseph Woods
Appointed a judge
Saguenay
January 14, 1845
Augustin-Norbert Morin
Marc-Pascal de Sales Laterrière
Chose to sit for Bellechasse
Simcoe
January 13, 1845
William Benjamin Robinson
William Benjamin Robinson
Sought re-election upon appointment as Inspector General
1st Parliament of the Province of Canada 1841-1844 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Winner
Cause
Montreal City
April 17, 1844
Benjamin Holmes
Lewis Thomas Drummond
Resignation
London
January 1844
Hamilton Hartley Killaly
Lawrence Lawrason
Resignation due to his office becoming ineligible with membership of the Legislature
Montreal City
November 22, 1843
George Moffatt
Pierre Beaubien
Resignation in protest of moving the capital from Kingston to Montreal
Hastings
November 4, 1843
Vacant
Edmund Murney
No by-election held in 1842 due to riots
Montreal County
October 26, 1843
Alexandre-Maurice Delisle
André Jobin
Appointed Clerk of the Crown
Chambly
October 23, 1843
John Yule
Louis Lacoste
Resignation
Rouville
September 25, 1843
William Walker
Timothée Franchère
Resignation
Champlain
September 22, 1843
René-Joseph Kimber
Henry Judah
Appointed to the Legislative Council
Quebec City
September 18, 1843
David Burnet
Jean Chabot
Resignation (became bankrupt)
Russell
September 14, 1843
William Henry Draper
William Stewart
Appointed to the Legislative Council
Toronto
March 6, 1843
Isaac Buchanan
Henry Sherwood
Resignation
Rimouski
January 30, 1843
Michel Borne
Robert Baldwin
Resignation to provide a seat for Baldwin
Saguenay
November 28, 1842
Étienne Parent
Augustin-Norbert Morin
Appointed Clerk of the Executive Council
2nd Riding of York
November 22, 1842
George Duggan
George Duggan
Void Election
Beauharnois
November 9, 1842
John William Dunscomb
Edward Gibbon Wakefield
Appointed Warden of Trinity House
Portneuf
October 20, 1842
Thomas Cushing Aylwin
Thomas Cushing Aylwin
Sought re-election upon appointment as Solicitor General for Lower Canada
Hastings
October 17, 1842
Robert Baldwin
No Return due to riots
Sought re-election upon appointment as Attorney General for Upper Canada
3rd Riding of York
October 15, 1842
James Edward Small
James Edward Small
Sought re-election upon appointment as Solicitor General for Upper Canada
4th Riding of York
October 8, 1842
Louis Hippolyte LaFontaine
Louis Hippolyte LaFontaine
Sought re-election upon appointment as Attorney General for Lower Canada
London
September 28, 1842
Hamilton Hartley Killaly
Hamilton Hartley Killaly
Sought re-election upon appointment as Chairman of the Board of Works
Ottawa County
August 17, 1842
Charles Dewey Day
Denis-Benjamin Papineau
Appointed a judge
Leinster
August 8, 1842
Jean-Moïse Raymond
Jacob De Witt
Appointed registrar
Saint-Maurice
July 8, 1842
Joseph-Édouard Turcotte
Joseph-Édouard Turcotte
Sought re-election due to holding two government offices
Rouville
July 7, 1842
Melchior-Alphonse d'Irumberry de Salaberry
William Walker
Appointed registrar
Oxford
July 6, 1842
Francis Hincks
Francis Hincks
Sought re-election upon appointment as Inspector General
Bellechasse
June 6, 1842
Augustin-Guillaume Ruel
Abraham Turgeon
Appointed registrar
Deux Montagnes
April 18, 1842
Colin Robertson
Charles John Forbes
Death
Nicolet
February 15, 1842
Augustin-Norbert Morin
Louis-Michel Viger
Resignation to be appointed a judge
Verchères
December 28, 1841
Henri Desrivières
James Leslie
Resignation to provide a seat for Leslie
4th Riding of York
September 21, 1841
Robert Baldwin
Louis Hippolyte LaFontaine
Chose to sit for Hastings
Middlesex
July 10, 1841
Thomas Parke
Thomas Parke
Sought re-election upon appointment as Surveyor General
Kingston
July 1, 1841
Anthony Manahan
Samuel Harrison
Appointed Collector of Customs for Toronto
Legislative Council By-Elections 1856-1867 [ ]
The Legislative Council became an elective body in 1856. By-elections were held to fill vacancies. In 1857 Legislative Councillors appointed to office were now required to seek re-election at Ministerial by-elections.
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Winner
Cause
Brock
January 25, 1866
Adam Johnston Fergusson Blair
Adam Johnston Fergusson Blair
Sought re-election upon appointment as President of the Executive Council
Stadacona
September 19, 1864
François Baby
Jean-Élie Gingras
Death
La Durantaye
June 25, 1864
François-Xavier Lemieux
Joseph-Noël Bossé
Death
Cataraqui
April 30, 1864
Alexander Campbell
Alexander Campbell
Sought re-election upon appointment as Commissioner of Crown Lands
Rougemont
January 8, 1864
Louis-Antoine Dessaulles
William Henry Chaffers
Appointed Clerk of the Crown and Peace
St. Clair
September 19, 1863
John Wilson
Alexander Vidal
Appointed a judge
Newcastle
September 17, 1863
Asa Burnham
Death
Trent
July 21, 1863
Sidney Smith
Billa Flint
Resignation to contest the 1863 general election
Victoria
June 19, 1863
Luther Hamilton Holton
Thomas Ryan
Vacated seat on appointment as Minister of Finance and contested the 1863 general election
Grandville
June 5, 1863
Luc Letellier de St-Just
Luc Letellier de St-Just
Sought re-election upon appointment as Minister of Agriculture
Rigaud
June 3, 1863
Robert Unwin Harwood
Eustache Prud'homme
Death
St. Clair
May 16, 1863
Malcolm Cameron
John Wilson
Appointed Queen's Printer
Wellington
May 8, 1863
Hollis Smith
John Sewell Sanborn
Death
De Lanaudière
April 6, 1863
Alexandre Bareil, dit Lajoie
Louis Auguste Olivier
Death
Brock
March 28, 1863
Adam Johnston Fergusson Blair
Adam Johnston Fergusson Blair
Sought re-election upon appointment as Receiver General
De Lorimier
February 26, 1863
Jacques-Olivier Bureau
Jacques-Olivier Bureau
Sought re-election upon appointment as Provincial Secretary and Registrar
Western
September 18, 1862
Allan MacNab
Walter McCrea
Death
Niagara
September 4, 1862
William Hamilton Merritt
James Currie
Death
Gulf
June 23, 1862
Ulric-Joseph Tessier
Ulric-Joseph Tessier
Sought re-election upon appointment as Commissioner of Public Works
Saugeen
May 9, 1862
John McMurrich
Sought re-election upon appointment as Solicitor General for Upper Canada
Rideau
April 21, 1862
Philip Michael Matthew Scott VanKoughnet
James Skead
Appointed a judge
Trent
September 28, 1861
Edmund Murney
Sidney Smith
Death
Stadacona
June 17, 1861
Pierre-Gabriel Huot
François Baby
Void Election
Montarville
June 17, 1861
Alexandre-Édouard Kierzkowski
Louis Lacoste
Void Election
Western
November 24, 1860
John Prince
Allan MacNab
Appointed a judge
Sorel
June 18, 1860
Jean-Baptiste Guèvremont
Jean-Baptiste Guèvremont
Void Election
References [ ]
^ Statutes of the Province of Canada 15-16 Vic. c.154 s.3
^ Statutes of the Province of Canada 18 Vic. c.86 s.3
^ Statutes of the Province of Canada 20 Vic. c. 22
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