By-elections to the 22nd Canadian Parliament

By-elections to the 22nd Canadian Parliament were held to fill vacancies in the Canadian House of Commons between the 1953 federal election and the 1957 federal election. The Liberal Party of Canada led a majority government for the 22nd Canadian Parliament.

Seventeen vacant seats were filled through by-elections.

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Saint-Jean—Iberville—Napierville	December 19, 1955	Alcide Côté		Liberal	J.-Armand Ménard		Liberal	Death	Yes
Spadina	October 24, 1955	David A. Croll		Liberal	Charles E. Rea	Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservative|	Progressive Conservative	Called to the Senate	No
Restigouche—Madawaska	September 26, 1955	Joseph-Gaspard Boucher		Liberal	Joseph Charles Van Horne	Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservative|	Progressive Conservative	Death	No
Bellechasse	September 26, 1955	L.-Philippe Picard		Liberal	Ovide Laflamme		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Quebec South	September 26, 1955	Charles G. Power		Liberal	Frank G. Power		Liberal	Called to the Senate	Yes
Témiscouata	September 26, 1955	Jean-François Pouliot		Liberal	Jean-Paul St-Laurent		Liberal	Called to the Senate	Yes
Battle River—Camrose	June 20, 1955	Robert Fair	Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Social Credit|	Social Credit	James A. Smith	Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Social Credit|	Social Credit	Death	Yes
Selkirk	November 8, 1954	Robert James Wood		Liberal	Scottie Bryce	Template:Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|	C. C. F.	Death	No
Stormont	November 8, 1954	Lionel Chevrier		Liberal	Albert Peter Lavigne		Liberal	Appointed President of the St. Lawrence Seaway Authority	Yes
Trinity	November 8, 1954	Lionel Conacher		Liberal	Donald D. Carrick		Liberal	Death	Yes
York West	November 8, 1954	Rodney Adamson	Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservative|	Progressive Conservative	John B. Hamilton	Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservative|	Progressive Conservative	Death	Yes
Saint-Antoine—Westmount	November 8, 1954	Douglas Charles Abbott		Liberal	George C. Marler		Liberal	Appointed a Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada	Yes
St. Lawrence—St. George	November 8, 1954	Brooke Claxton		Liberal	Claude Richardson		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Elgin	March 22, 1954	Charles Delmer Coyle	Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservative|	Progressive Conservative	James A. McBain	Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservative|	Progressive Conservative	Death	Yes
Peel	March 22, 1954	Gordon Graydon	Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservative|	Progressive Conservative	John Pallett	Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservative|	Progressive Conservative	Death	Yes
Gatineau	March 22, 1954	Joseph-Célestin Nadon		Liberal	Rodolphe Leduc		Liberal	Death	Yes
Verdun	March 22, 1954	Paul-Émile Côté		Liberal	Yves Leduc		Liberal	Appointed a Superior Court Judge of Quebec	Yes

See also

• List of federal by-elections in Canada

Source

• Parliament of Canada–Elected in By-Elections