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By-elections to the 22nd Canadian Parliament

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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 24th Canadian Parliament.

Seventeen vacant seats were filled through by-elections.

By-election Year Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause Retained
Saint-Jean—Iberville—Napierville 1955 Alcide Côté      Liberal J.-Armand Ménard      Liberal Death Yes
Spadina 1955 David A. Croll      Liberal Charles E. Rea Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservative|     Progressive Conservative Called to the Senate No
Restigouche—Madawaska 1955 Joseph-Gaspard Boucher      Liberal Joseph Charles Van Horne Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservative|     Progressive Conservative Death No
Bellechasse 1955 L.-Philippe Picard      Liberal Ovide Laflamme      Liberal Resignation Yes
Quebec South 1955 Charles G. Power      Liberal Frank G. Power      Liberal Called to the Senate Yes
Témiscouata 1955 Jean-François Pouliot      Liberal Jean-Paul St-Laurent      Liberal Called to the Senate Yes
Battle River—Camrose 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 1954 Robert James Wood      Liberal Scottie Bryce Template:Canadian politics/party colours/CCF|     C. C. F. Death No
Stormont 1954 Lionel Chevrier      Liberal Albert Peter Lavigne      Liberal Appointed President of the St. Lawrence Seaway Authority Yes
Trinity 1954 Lionel Conacher      Liberal Donald D. Carrick      Liberal Death Yes
York West 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 1954 Douglas Charles Abbott      Liberal George C. Marler      Liberal Appointed a Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada Yes
St. Lawrence—St. George 1954 Brooke Claxton      Liberal Claude Richardson      Liberal Resignation Yes
Elgin 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 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 1954 Joseph-Célestin Nadon      Liberal Rodolphe Leduc      Liberal Death Yes
Verdun 1954 Paul-Émile Côté      Liberal Yves Leduc      Liberal Appointed a Superior Court Judge of Quebec Yes

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