List of MPs who stood down at the 2015 Canadian federal election
Appearance
61 MPs chose to not seek reelection at the 2015 Canadian federal election, meaning they were Members of Parliament (MPs) in the 41st Parliament of Canada, but chose not to stand for election to the 42nd Parliament of Canada (in some cases after being deselected by their parties).
Retired from office
Lost Nomination
Province | Electoral district | Outgoing incumbent (at 2011 and at dissolution) |
Succeeded by | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ontario | Mississauga—Brampton South[u] | Eve Adams[51] | Navdeep Bains | |||
Quebec | Jeanne-Le Ber[v] | Tyrone Benskin[52] | Marc Miller | |||
Joliette | Francine Raynault[53] | Gabriel Ste-Marie | ||||
Laurentides—Labelle | Marc-André Morin[54] | David Graham | ||||
Saskatchewan | Blackstrap[w] | Lynne Yelich[55] | Kevin Waugh |
Seats vacant at dissolution
Province | Electoral district | Outgoing incumbent (at 2011 and at time of resignation) |
Succeeded by | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ontario | Barrie[x] | Patrick Brown | John Brassard | |||
Ottawa West—Nepean | John Baird | Anita Vandenbeld | ||||
Peterborough[y] | Dean Del Mastro | Maryam Monsef | ||||
Sudbury | Glenn Thibeault | Paul Lefebvre |
Notes
- ^ now called Calgary Signal Hill
- ^ now called Edmonton Griesbach
- ^ now called Edmonton Riverbend
- ^ now called Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner
- ^ merged to form Lakeland
- ^ now called South Okanagan—West Kootenay
- ^ now called Courtenay—Alberni
- ^ now called Cowichan—Malahat—Langford
- ^ now called North Okanagan—Shuswap
- ^ now called Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge
- ^ now called Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam
- ^ now called South Surrey—White Rock
- ^ now called Saint Boniface—Saint Vital
- ^ now called Long Range Mountains
- ^ now called Kanata—Carleton
- ^ now called Northumberland—Peterborough South
- ^ now called Jonquière
- ^ now called Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères
- ^ now called Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan
- ^ now called Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek
- ^ now called Mississauga—Malton
- ^ now called Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs
- ^ now called Saskatoon—Grasswood
- ^ now called Barrie—Innisfil
- ^ now called Peterborough—Kawartha
References
- ^ "Calgary MP confirms retirement from federal politics". Calgary Herald. May 29, 2013.
- ^ "Which MPs could be in or out next year?". Toronto Star. December 26, 2014. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
- ^ "So long, Laurie Hawn: Edmonton MP says he won't run in 2015 election". CBC News. March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
- ^ "Longtime Edmonton MP Peter Goldring won't seek re-election in 2015". Edmonton Journal. September 8, 2014. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
- ^ "Edmonton-area MP announces plans to leave federal politics". CTV News Edmonton. June 14, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
- ^ Gallant, Collin (July 4, 2014). "Payne will not run again". Medicine Hat News. Archived from the original on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ^ "Benoit not entering election race". Sherwood Park News. June 15, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
- ^ Cullen, Catherine (August 22, 2014). "Brian Storseth, critical of temporary foreign worker changes, won't run in 2015". CBC News. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
- ^ "MP Alex Atamanenko will not run for another term". The Castlegar Source. October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ^ "Harris not seeking re-election, endorses Doherty". The Prince George Citizen. October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
- ^ "James Lunney Quits: Conservative MP Won't Seek Re-Election". The Huffington Post Canada. October 11, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
- ^ "Jean Crowder, Veteran B.C. NDP MP, Says She Won't Run Again". The Huffington Post Canada. January 23, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
- ^ "Okanagan-Shuswap MP won't seek re-election". Vernon Morning Star. April 12, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
- ^ "B.C. Conservative MP Randy Kamp won't seek re-election". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
- ^ "James Moore, Conservative cabinet minister, leaving federal politics". CBC News. June 19, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
- ^ "Surrey Tory MP Russ Hiebert won't seek re-election". Surrey Now. February 20, 2014. Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- ^ "Libby Davies, NDP deputy leader, won't run in 2015". CBC News. December 12, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
- ^ "Joy Smith leaving federal politics". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
- ^ a b "Christian Paradis, Shelly Glover, federal ministers, won't seek re-election". April 3, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- ^ Rabson, Mia (January 7, 2015). "Bruinooge says he won't run in next election". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
- ^ Hazlewood, Julianne (January 9, 2015). "NDP MP Yvon Godin won't run in the next election". CBC News. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
- ^ a b Funke, Alice (April 22, 2014). "UPDATED: Fifteen MP Retirements and Their Impact in 2015". Pundits Guide. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
- ^ "Gerry Byrne ready to pull the trigger on provincial politics". CBC. September 22, 2014. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
- ^ "Peter MacKay, justice minister, to leave federal politics". cbc.ca. May 29, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
- ^ "MP Gerald Keddy announces he will not seek 2015 re-election". CBC News. May 26, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
- ^ "Greg Kerr won't re-offer in next federal election". Nova News Now. April 26, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
- ^ Rana, Abbas (May 19, 2014). "Conservative MP O'Connor won't seek re-election, Sen. White might run". The Hill Times. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
- ^ "Veteran MP Joe Preston won't run in 2015 federal election". CTV News London. June 29, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
- ^ "Liberal MP Frank Valeriote won't run in next federal election". CTV News. November 14, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
- ^ "Tory MP Barry Devolin won't seek re-election". Mississauga.com. November 14, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
- ^ "Chris Charlton won't run for Hamilton Mountain MP again". CBC. December 5, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
- ^ "Ted Hsu, Liberal Kingston MP, won't seek re-election". CBC News. August 7, 2014. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
- ^ "Rick Norlock will not be Candidate for 2015 election". Conservative Party of Canada Northumberland-Peterborough South Electoral District. August 16, 2014. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
- ^ "Perth-Wellington MP Schellenberger to retire, not seek re-election". CTV News Kitchener. September 25, 2014. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
- ^ Morden, Paul (November 14, 2014). "MP planning to step aside after what will be 35 years in politics". Sarnia Observer. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
- ^ "NDP's Joe Comartin will not seek re-election". CBC News. June 26, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
- ^ "Le député Pierre Jacob ne se représentera pas". Le Devoir. March 20, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
- ^ "Bloc Quebecois to lose another MP". Sun News Network. August 19, 2014. Archived from the original on August 28, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
- ^ La Haye, Dominique (February 6, 2015). "Élections fédérales de 2015: Alexandrine Latendresse ne sera pas candidate". Le Journal de Montreal. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
- ^ "Irwin Cotler To Retire: Liberal MP Won't Run In Next Election". The Huffington Post Canada. February 5, 2014. Retrieved February 5, 2014.
- ^ "MP André Bellavance leaves Bloc Québécois Will spend the rest of his term as an independent". Montreal Gazette. August 25, 2014. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ "Pas de nouveau mandat pour Marie-Claude Morin". La Voix de l'Est. July 2, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
- ^ "Number of MPs not seeking re-election continues to grow". Ottawa Citizen. September 10, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
- ^ "Suspended MP Massimo Pacetti won't seek re-election". CTV News. March 18, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
- ^ "Genest se retire de la vie politique". La Voixde l'Est. June 18, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
- ^ Quebec NDP MP Sana Hassainia defects over Mideast position by Susana Mas, CBC News, August 20, 2014.
- ^ "MP Ray Boughen will not seek re-election". Global News. April 27, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
- ^ "Vellacott won't run again". The StarPhoenix. July 25, 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
- ^ "Souris-Moose Mountain MP Komarnicki will not seek re-election in 2015". Estevan Mercury. March 6, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ^ "GARRY BREITKREUZ NOT SEEKING 8TH TERM". April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
- ^ "Marco Mendicino beats Eve Adams for Liberal nomination in Eglinton-Lawrence". Globe and Mail. July 26, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- ^ "Jeanne LeBer MP Tyrone Benskin loses nomination in Ville Marie-Le Sud Ouest-Ile-des-Soeurs". March 30, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
- ^ "Danielle Landreville, nouvelle candidate pour le NPD dans Joliette". laction.com. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
- ^ "Le député Morin battu à l'investiture du NPD". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
- ^ "Tory minister Lynne Yelich loses bid to run in new Sask riding". CTVNews. July 14, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015.