By-elections of the 1st Canadian Parliament

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This is a list of winners of by-elections following the Canadian federal election, 1867, which were in the first Canadian parliament.

Chronological order

• November 28, 1867
  • Huntingdon, Quebec
    • On Hon. John Rose (Lib.-Cons.) being named Minister of Finance
    • John Rose (Lib.-Cons.) acclaimed

• December 11, 1867
  • Montmorency, Quebec
    • On Hon. Joseph Cauchon (Cons.) being called to the Canadian Senate
    • Jean Langlois (Cons.) elected by 763 votes

• March 13, 1868
  • Restigouche, New Brunswick
    • On Hon. John McMillan (Lib.) being appointed as Inspector of Post Offices in New Brunswick
    • William Murray Cladwell (Lib.) elected by 47 votes

• April 13, 1868
  • Lincoln, Ontario
    • On Hon. James Rea Benson (Lib.-Cons.) being called to the Canadian Senate
    • Thomas Rodman Merritt (Lib.) elected by 600 votes

• April 20, 1868
  • Montreal West, Quebec
    • On Hon. Thomas D'Arcy McGee (Lib.-Cons.) being assassinated
    • Michael Patrick Ryan (Lib.-Cons.) acclaimed

• August 14, 1868
  • York West, Ontario
    • On Hon. William Pierce Howland (Lib.-Cons.) being appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario
    • Amos Wright (Lib.) elected by 405 votes

• October 17, 1868
  • Three Rivers, Quebec
    • On Charles Boucher de Niverville (Cons.) resigning
    • William McGougall (Cons.) acclaimed

• October 28, 1868
  • York, New Brunswick
    • On Hon. Charles Fisher (Lib.) resigning to become Judge of the Supreme Court of New Brunswick
    • John Pickard (Ind. Lib.) acclaimed

• October 30, 1868
  • Saint Maurice, Quebec
    • On Louis-Léon Lesieur Désaulniers (Cons.) resigning
    • Elie Lacerte (Cons.) elected by 260 votes

• December 24, 1868
  • Northumberland, New Brunswick
    • On Hon. John M. Johnson (Lib.) dying
    • Richard Hutchison (Lib.) elected by 239 votes

• January 18, 1869
  • Wellington Centre, Ontario
    • On Thomas Sutherland Parker (Lib.) dying
    • James Ross (Lib.) acclaimed

• February 17, 1869
  • Kamouraska, Quebec
    • Due to riots, no election had been held in this constituency in the Federal election of 1867
    • Charles-Alphonse-Pantaléon Pelletier (Lib.) elected by 44 votes

• April 20, 1869
  • Richmond, Nova Scotia
    • On William Joseph Croke (Anti-Conf.) dying
    • Isaac Le Vesconte (Cons.) elected by 227 votes
  • Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
    • On Hon. Thomas Killam (Anti-Conf.) dying
    • Frank Killam (Lib.) elected by 622 votes

• April 24, 1869
  • Hants, Nova Scotia
    • On Hon. Joseph Howe (Anti-Conf.) being called to the Presidency of the Privy Council
    • Joseph Howe (Lib.-Cons.) elected by 383 votes

• July 12, 1869
  • Renfrew South, Ontario
    • On Daniel McLachlin (Lib.) resigning
    • John Lorn McDougall (Lib.) elected by 218 votes

• July 14, 1869
  • L'Islet, Quebec
    • On Barthélemy Pouliot (Cons.) being unseated on petition
    • Barthélemy Pouliot (Cons.) elected by 237 votes

• September 9, 1869
  • Colchester, Nova Scotia
    • On Archibald Woodbury McLellan (Anti-Conf.) being called to the Senate
    • Adams George Archibald (Lib.-Cons.) elected by 355 votes

• October 30, 1869
  • Huntingdon, Quebec
    • On John Rose (Lib.-Cons.) resigning
    • Julius Scriver (Lib.) acclaimed

• November 13, 1869
  • Renfrew North, Ontario
    • On John Rankin (Cons.) resigning
    • Francis Hincks (Lib.-Cons.) elected by 120 votes

• November 29, 1869
  • Lanark South, Ontario
    • On Alexander Morris (Cons.) being named minister of Inland Revenue
    • Alexander Morris (Cons.) acclaimed
  • Brome, Quebec
    • On Hon. Christopher Dunkin (Cons.) being named minister of Agriculture
    • Christopher Dunkin (Cons.) acclaimed

• April 27, 1870
  • Frontenac, Ontario
    • On Thomas Kirkpatrick (Cons.) dying
    • George Airey Kirkpatrick (Cons.) is elected by 252 votes

• June 15, 1870
  • Cumberland, Nova Scoita
    • On Hon. Charles Tupper (Cons.) being called to the Presidency of the Privy Council
    • Charles Tupper (Cons.) acclaimed

• June 23, 1870
  • Kings, Nova Scotia
    • On William Henry Chipman (Anti-Conf.) dying
    • Leverett de Veber Chipman (Lib.) acclaimed

• July 5, 1870
  • Missisquoi, Quebec
    • On Brown Chamberlin (Cons.) becoming the Queen's Printer
    • George Barnard Baker (Lib.-Cons.) elected by 52 votes

• July 18, 1870
  • Quebec East, Quebec
    • On Pierre Gabriel Huot (Lib.) being appointed the Postmaster of Quebec
    • Adolphe Guillet Dit Tourangeau (Cons.) elected by 177 votes

• August 15, 1870
  • Bellechasse, Quebec
    • On Napoléon Casault (Cons.) being appointed Puisne Judge of the Superior Court of Quebec
    • Telésphore Fournier (Lib.) acclaimed

• September 1, 1870
  • St. Hyacinthe, Quebec
    • On Hon. A.E. Kierzkowski (Lib.) dying
    • Louis Delorme (Lib.) acclaimed

• November 8, 1870
  • Colchester, Nova Scotia
    • On Adams George Archibald (Lib.-Cons.) being appointed as Lieutennant-Governor of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories
    • Frederick M. Pearson (Lib.) elected by 1404 votes

• November 18, 1870
  • Richelieu, Quebec
    • On Thomas McCarthy (Cons.) dying
    • Georges Isidore Barthe (Ind. Cons.) elected by 345 votes

• November 29, 1870
  • Restigouche, New Brunswick
    • On William Murray Caldwell (Lib.) dying
    • George Moffat (Cons.) elected by 178 votes

• As a result of Manitoba joining confederation
  • March 2, 1871
    • Lisgar
      • John Christian Schultz (Cons.) elected by 250 votes
    • Marquette
      • James S. Lynch (Lib.)
      • Angus McKay (Cons.) both elected, receiving an equal number of votes
    • Selkirk
      • Donald Alexander Smith (Ind. Cons.) elected by 136 votes
  • March 3, 1871
    • Provencher
      • Pierre Delorme (Cons.) elected by 143 votes

• March 20, 1871
  • Hastings East, Ontario
    • On Hon. Robert Read (Cons.) being called to the Senate
    • John White (Cons.) acclaimed

• June 30, 1871
  • Algoma, Ontario
    • On Wemyss Mackenzie Simpson (Cons.) resigning to become Indian Commissioner for the north
    • Frederick William Cumberland (Cons.) acclaimed

• September 15, 1871
  • Montcalm, Quebec
    • On Joseph Dufresne (Cons.) resigning to become sheriff of the County of St. John
    • Firmin Dugas (Cons.) acclaimed

• November 11, 1871
  • Compton, Quebec
    • On John Henry Pope (Lib.-Cons.) being appointed minister of agriculture
    • John Henry Pope (Lib.-Cons.) acclaimed

• November 17, 1871
  • Brome, Quebec
    • On Christopher Dunkin (Cons.) being appointed Puisne Judge of the Superior Court of Quebec
    • Edward Carter (Cons.) acclaimed

• As a result of British Columbia joining confederation
  • November 24, 1871
    • Victoria District
      • Amor De Cosmos (Lib.) acclaimed
      • Henry Nathan Jr. (Lib.) acclaimed
  • December 13, 1871
    • New Westminster District
      • Hugh Nelson (Lib.-Cons.) is elected by 101 votes
  • December 15, 1871
    • Vancouver Island
      • Robert Wallace (Cons.) is elected by 35 votes
  • December 19, 1871
    • Cariboo District
      • Joshua Spencer Thompson (Lib.-Cons.) is acclaimed
    • Yale District
      • Charles Frederick Houghton (Lib.) is acclaimed

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