By-elections to the 21st Canadian Parliament

By-elections to the 21st Canadian Parliament were held to fill vacancies in the House of Commons of Canada between the 1949 federal election and the 1953 federal election. The Liberal Party of Canada led a majority government for the 21st Canadian Parliament.

30 vacant seats were filled through by-elections.

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Outremont—St-Jean	October 6, 1952	Édouard-G. Rinfret		Liberal	Romuald Bourque		Liberal	Appointed a Judge of the Court of Queen's Bench of Quebec	Yes
Richelieu—Verchères	October 6, 1952	Gérard Cournoyer		Liberal	Lucien Cardin		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Ontario	May 26, 1952	Walter Cunningham Thomson		Liberal	Michael Starr		Progressive Conservative	Resignation	No
Gloucester	May 26, 1952	Clovis-Thomas Richard		Liberal	Albany M. Robichaud		Progressive Conservative	Resignation	No
Victoria—Carleton	May 26, 1952	Heber Harold Hatfield		Progressive Conservative	Gage W. Montgomery		Progressive Conservative	Death	Yes
Brome—Missisquoi	May 26, 1952	Henri A. Gosselin		Liberal	Joseph-Léon Deslières		Liberal	Death	Yes
Roberval	May 26, 1952	Joseph-Alfred Dion		Liberal	Paul-Henri Spence		Progressive Conservative	Appointed a Superior Court Judge of Quebec	No
Waterloo North	May 26, 1952	Louis Orville Breithaupt		Liberal	Norman C. Schneider		Liberal	Appointed Lieutenant Governor of Ontario	Yes
Calgary West	December 10, 1951	Arthur LeRoy Smith		Progressive Conservative	Carl Olof Nickle		Progressive Conservative	Resignation	Yes
Brandon	June 25, 1951	James Ewen Matthews		Liberal	Walter Dinsdale		Progressive Conservative	Death	No
Queen's	June 25, 1951	J. Lester Douglas		Liberal	J. Angus MacLean		Progressive Conservative	Death	No
Waterloo South	June 25, 1951	Karl Homuth		Progressive Conservative	Howie Meeker		Progressive Conservative	Death	Yes
Winnipeg South Centre	June 25, 1951	Ralph Maybank		Liberal	Gordon Churchill		Progressive Conservative	Resignation	No
Rimouski	October 16, 1950	Gleason Belzile		Liberal	Joseph-Hervé Rousseau		Independent Liberal	Death	No
St. Mary	October 16, 1950	Gaspard Fauteux		Liberal	Hector Dupuis		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Welland	October 16, 1950	Humphrey Mitchell		Liberal	William H. McMillan		Liberal	Death	Yes
Joliette—L'Assomption—Montcalm	October 3, 1950	Georges-Émile Lapalme		Liberal	Maurice Breton		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Annapolis—Kings	June 19, 1950	Angus Alexander Elderkin		Liberal	George Clyde Nowlan		Progressive Conservative	Election declared void	No
Cartier	June 19, 1950	Maurice Hartt		Liberal	Leon David Crestohl		Liberal	Death	Yes
Halifax	June 19, 1950	Gordon B. Isnor		Liberal	Sam Balcom		Liberal	Called to the Senate	Yes
Broadview	May 15, 1950	Thomas Langton Church		Progressive Conservative	George Hees		Progressive Conservative	Death	Yes
Hamilton West	May 15, 1950	Colin W. G. Gibson		Liberal	Ellen Fairclough		Progressive Conservative	Appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of Ontario	No
Gatineau	October 24, 1949	Léon-Joseph Raymond		Liberal	Joseph-Célestin Nadon		Liberal	Appointed Clerk of the House of Commons	Yes
Kamouraska	October 24, 1949	Eugène Marquis		Liberal	Arthur Massé		Independent Liberal	Appointed a Superior Court Judge of Quebec	No
Laurier	October 24, 1949	Ernest Bertrand		Liberal	J.-Eugène Lefrancois		Liberal	Appointed a Judge of the Court of King's Bench of Quebec	Yes
Mercier	October 24, 1949	Joseph Jean		Liberal	Marcel Monette		Liberal	Appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of the District of Montreal	Yes
Greenwood	October 24, 1949	J. Ernest McMillin		Progressive Conservative	James Macdonnell		Progressive Conservative	Death	Yes
New Westminster	October 24, 1949	Tom Reid		Liberal	William Malcolm Mott		Liberal	Called to the Senate	Yes
Restigouche—Madawaska	October 24, 1949	Benoît Michaud		Liberal	Paul-Léon Dubé		Independent Liberal	Death	No
Jacques Cartier	October 4, 1949	Elphège Marier		Liberal	Edgar Leduc		Independent	Appointed a Superior Court Judge of Quebec	No

See also

• List of federal by-elections in Canada

Sources

• Parliament of Canada–Elected in By-Elections