8th Canadian Parliament

8th Parliament of Canada
Majority parliament
19 August 1896 – 18 July 1900
Parliament leaders
Prime
Minister		Rt. Hon. Sir Wilfrid Laurier
11 Jul 1896 – 6 Oct 1911
Cabinet8th Canadian Ministry
Leader of the
Opposition		Charles Tupper
11 July 1896 – 5 February 1901
Party caucuses
GovernmentLiberal Party
OppositionConservative Party
& Liberal-Conservative
CrossbenchPatrons of Industry
House of Commons

Seating arrangements of the House of Commons
Speaker of the
Commons		James David Edgar
August 19, 1896 – July 31, 1899
Thomas Bain
August 1, 1899 – February 5, 1901
Senate
Speaker of the
Senate		Charles Alphonse Pantaléon Pelletier
July 13, 1896 – January 28, 1901
Government
Senate Leader		Oliver Mowat
August 19, 1896 – November 17, 1897
David Mills
November 17, 1897 – February 7, 1902
Opposition
Senate Leader		Mackenzie Bowell
April 27, 1896 – March 1, 1906
Sovereign
MonarchVictoria
1 July 1867 – 22 Jan. 1901
Governor
General		The Earl of Aberdeen
18 Sep. 1893 – 12 Nov. 1898
The Earl of Minto
12 Nov. 1898 – 10 Dec. 1904
Sessions
1st session
August 19, 1896 – October 5, 1896
2nd session
March 25, 1897 – June 29, 1897
3rd session
February 3, 1898 – June 13, 1898
4th session
March 16, 1899 – August 11, 1899
5th session
February 1, 1900 – July 18, 1900
← 7th → 9th
Sir Wilfrid Laurier was Prime Minister during the 8th Canadian Parliament.

The 8th Canadian Parliament was in session from August 19, 1896, until October 9, 1900. The membership was set by the 1896 federal election on June 23, 1896. It was dissolved prior to the 1900 election.

It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the 8th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Conservative/Liberal-Conservative, led by Charles Tupper.

The Speaker was first James David Edgar, and later Thomas Bain. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1892-1903 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.

There were five sessions of the 8th Parliament:

Session Start End
1st August 19, 1896 October 5, 1896
2nd March 25, 1897 June 29, 1897
3rd February 3, 1898 June 13, 1898
4th March 16, 1899 August 11, 1899
5th February 1, 1900 July 18, 1900

List of members

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Following is a full list of members of the eighth Parliament listed first by province, then by electoral district. Party leaders are italicized. Cabinet ministers are in boldface. The Prime Minister is both. The Speaker is indicated by "(†)".

Electoral districts denoted by an asterisk (*) indicates that district was represented by two members.

British Columbia

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Electoral district Name Party First elected/previously elected
Burrard George Ritchie Maxwell Liberal 1896
New Westminster Aulay MacAulay Morrison Liberal 1896
Vancouver William Wallace Burns McInnes Liberal 1896
Victoria* Edward Gawler Prior Conservative 1872, 1888
Thomas Earle Conservative 1889
Yale—Cariboo Hewitt Bostock Liberal 1896

Manitoba

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Electoral district Name Party First elected/previously elected
Brandon Dalton McCarthy (left seat to keep Simcoe North, Ontario, riding[clarification needed]) Independent 1876
Clifford Sifton (by-election of 1896-11-27) Liberal 1896
Lisgar Robert Lorne Richardson Liberal 1896
Macdonald Nathaniel Boyd Conservative 1892
John Gunion Rutherford (by-election of 1897-04-27) Liberal 1897
Marquette William James Roche Conservative 1896
Provencher Alphonse Alfred Clément Larivière Conservative 1889
Selkirk John Alexander MacDonell Liberal 1896
Winnipeg Hugh John Macdonald (until election voided 29 March 1897) Conservative 1891
Richard Willis Jameson (by-election of 1897-04-27) Liberal 1897
Arthur Puttee (by-election of 1900-01-25) Labour 1900

New Brunswick

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Electoral district Name Party First elected/previously elected
Albert William James Lewis Independent 1896
Carleton Frederick Harding Hale Liberal-Conservative 1887, 1896
Charlotte Gilbert White Ganong Liberal-Conservative 1896
City and County of St. John Joseph John Tucker Liberal 1896
City of St. John John Valentine Ellis Liberal 1887, 1896
Gloucester Théotime Blanchard Conservative 1894
Kent George Valentine McInerney Conservative 1892
King's James Domville Liberal 1872, 1896
Northumberland James Robinson Conservative 1896
Restigouche John McAlister Liberal-Conservative 1891
Sunbury—Queen's George Gerald King (until 18 December 1896 Senate appointment) Liberal 1878, 1891
Andrew George Blair (by-election of 1896-08-25) Liberal 1896
Victoria John Costigan Liberal-Conservative 1867
Westmorland Henry Absalom Powell Liberal-Conservative 1895
York George Eulas Foster Conservative 1882

Northwest Territories

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Electoral district Name Party First elected/previously elected
Alberta (Provisional District) Frank Oliver Liberal 1896
Assiniboia East James Moffat Douglas Liberal 1896
Assiniboia West Nicholas Flood Davin Liberal-Conservative 1887
Saskatchewan (Provisional District) Wilfrid Laurier (until 11 July 1896 appointment as Prime Minister) Liberal 1874
Thomas Osborne Davis (by-election of 1896-12-19) Liberal 1896

Nova Scotia

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Electoral district Name Party First elected/previously elected
Annapolis John Burpee Mills Conservative 1887
Antigonish Colin Francis McIsaac Liberal 1895
Cape Breton* Hector Francis McDougall Liberal-Conservative 1884
Charles Tupper Conservative 1867, 1896
Colchester Wilbert David Dimock (until election voided) Conservative 1896
Firman McClure (by-election of 1897-04-20) Liberal 1897
Cumberland Hance James Logan Liberal 1896
Digby Albert James Smith Copp Liberal 1896
Guysborough Duncan Cameron Fraser Liberal 1891
Halifax* Robert Laird Borden Conservative 1896
Benjamin Russell Liberal 1896
Hants Allen Haley Liberal 1896
Inverness Angus MacLennan Liberal 1896
Kings Frederick William Borden (until 11 July 1896 ministerial appointment) Liberal 1874, 1887
Frederick William Borden (by-election of 1896-07-30) Liberal
Lunenburg Charles Edwin Kaulbach Conservative 1882, 1883, 1891
Pictou* Adam Carr Bell Conservative 1896
Charles Hibbert Tupper Conservative 1882
Richmond Joseph Alexander Gillies Conservative 1891
Shelburne and Queen's Francis Gordon Forbes (until 18 July 1896 customs appointment) Liberal 1891
William Stevens Fielding (by-election of 1896-08-05) Liberal 1896
Victoria John Lemuel Bethune Conservative 1896
Yarmouth Thomas Barnard Flint Liberal 1891

Ontario

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Electoral district Name Party First elected/previously elected
Addington John William Bell Conservative 1882, 1896
Algoma Albert Dyment Liberal 1896
Bothwell James Clancy Conservative 1896
Brant South Robert Henry Conservative 1896
Charles Bernhard Heyd (by-election of 1897-02-04) Liberal 1897
Brockville John Fisher Wood Liberal-Conservative 1882
William Henry Comstock (by-election of 1899-04-20) Liberal 1899
Bruce East Henry Cargill Conservative 1892
Bruce North Alexander McNeill Liberal-Conservative 1882
Bruce West John Tolmie Liberal 1896
Cardwell William Stubbs Independent Conservative 1895
Carleton William Thomas Hodgins Conservative 1891
Cornwall and Stormont Darby Bergin Liberal-Conservative 1872, 1878
John Goodall Snetsinger (by-election of 1896-12-19) Liberal 1896
Dundas Andrew Broder Conservative 1896
Durham East Thomas Dixon Craig Independent Conservative 1891
Durham West Robert Beith Liberal 1891
Elgin East Andrew B. Ingram Liberal-Conservative 1891
Elgin West George Elliott Casey Liberal 1878
Essex North William McGregor Liberal 1891
Essex South Mahlon K. Cowan Liberal 1896
Frontenac David Dickson Rogers Patrons of Industry 1896
Glengarry Roderick R. McLennan Conservative 1891
Grenville South John Dowsley Reid Conservative 1891
Grey East Thomas Simpson Sproule Conservative 1878
Grey North John Clark Liberal 1896
William Paterson (by-election of 1896-08-25) Liberal 1896
Grey South George Landerkin Liberal 1872, 1882
Haldimand and Monck Walter Humphries Montague Conservative 1887, 1890
Halton David Henderson Conservative 1887, 1888
Hamilton* Andrew Trew Wood Liberal 1874, 1896
Thomas Henry Macpherson Liberal 1896
Hastings East Jeremiah M. Hurley Liberal 1896
Hastings North Alexander Augustus Williamson Carscallen Conservative 1892
Hastings West Henry Corby Conservative 1888
Huron East Peter Macdonald Liberal 1887
Huron South John McMillan Liberal 1882, 1887
Huron West Malcolm Colin Cameron (until 30 May 1898 appointment as North West Territories Lieutenant-Governor) Liberal 1882, 1896
Robert Holmes (by-election of 1899-02-21) Liberal 1899
Kent Archibald Campbell Liberal 1887
Kingston Byron Moffatt Britton Liberal 1896
Lambton East John Fraser Liberal 1896
Lambton West James Frederick Lister (until 21 June 1898 judicial appointment) Liberal 1882
Thomas George Johnston (by-election of 1898-12-14) Liberal 1898
Lanark North Bennett Rosamond Conservative 1891
Lanark South John Graham Haggart Conservative 1872
Leeds North and Grenville North Francis Theodore Frost Liberal 1896
Leeds South George Taylor Conservative 1882
Lennox Uriah Wilson Conservative 1892
Lincoln and Niagara William Gibson Liberal 1891
London Thomas Beattie Conservative 1896
Middlesex East James Gilmour Conservative 1896
Middlesex North Valentine Ratz Liberal 1896
Middlesex South Malcolm McGugan Liberal 1896
Middlesex West William Samuel Calvert Liberal 1896
Muskoka and Parry Sound George McCormick Liberal-Conservative 1896
Nipissing James Bell Klock Conservative 1896
Norfolk North John Charlton Liberal 1872
Norfolk South David Tisdale Conservative 1887
Northumberland East Edward Cochrane Conservative 1887
Northumberland West George Guillet Conservative 1891
Ontario North John Alexander McGillivray Liberal-Conservative 1895
Duncan Graham (by-election of 1897-02-04) Independent Liberal 1897
Ontario South Leonard Burnett Liberal 1896
Ontario West James David Edgar (died 31 July 1899) (†) Liberal 1884
Isaac James Gould (by-election of 1900-01-18) Liberal 1900
Ottawa (City of)* Napoléon Antoine Belcourt Liberal 1896
William H. Hutchison Liberal 1896
Oxford North James Sutherland Liberal 1880
Oxford South Richard John Cartwright (until ministerial appointment) Liberal 1867
Richard John Cartwright (by-election of 1896-07-30) Liberal
Peel Joseph Featherston Liberal 1891
Perth North Alexander Ferguson Maclaren Conservative 1896
Perth South Dilman Kinsey Erb Liberal 1896
Peterborough East John Lang Independent Liberal 1896
Peterborough West James Kendry Conservative 1887
Prescott Isidore Proulx Liberal 1891
Prince Edward William Varney Pettet Patrons of Industry 1896
Renfrew North Thomas Mackie Liberal 1896
Renfrew South John Ferguson Independent Conservative 1887
Russell William Cameron Edwards Liberal 1887
Simcoe East William Humphrey Bennett Conservative 1892
William Humphrey Bennett (by-election of 1897-02-04) Conservative
Simcoe North Dalton McCarthy (died 11 May 1898) Independent 1887
Leighton Goldie McCarthy (by-election of 1898-12-14) Independent 1898
Simcoe South Richard Tyrwhitt Conservative 1882
Toronto Centre William Lount Liberal 1896
George Hope Bertram (by-election of 1897-11-30) Liberal 1897
Toronto East John Ross Robertson Independent Conservative 1896
Victoria North Sam Hughes Liberal-Conservative 1892
Victoria South George McHugh Liberal 1896
Waterloo North Joseph Emm Seagram Conservative 1896
Waterloo South James Livingston Liberal 1882
Welland William McCleary Conservative 1896
Wellington Centre Andrew Semple Liberal 1887
Wellington North James McMullen Liberal 1882
Wellington South Christian Kloepfer Conservative 1896
Wentworth North and Brant James Somerville Liberal 1882
Wentworth South Thomas Bain (†) Liberal 1872
West Toronto* Edmund Boyd Osler Conservative 1896
Edward Frederick Clarke Conservative 1896
York East William Findlay Maclean Conservative 1892
York North William Mulock (until Postmaster General appointment) Liberal 1882
William Mulock (by-election of 1896-07-30) Liberal
York West Nathaniel Clarke Wallace Conservative 1878

Prince Edward Island

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Electoral district Name Party First elected/previously elected
East Prince John Yeo (until 19 November 1898 Senate appointment) Liberal 1891
John Howatt Bell (by-election of 1898-12-14) Liberal 1898
East Queen's Alexander Martin Conservative 1896
King's Augustine Colin Macdonald Conservative 1873, 1878, 1883, 1891
West Prince Edward Hackett (until election voided 24 March 1897) Liberal-Conservative 1878, 1896
Stanislaus Francis Perry (by-election of 1897-04-27, died 24 February 1898) Liberal 1897
Bernard Donald McLellan (by-election of 1898-04-13) Liberal 1896
West Queen's Louis Henry Davies (until 11 July 1896 ministerial appointment) Liberal 1882
Louis Henry Davies (by-election of 1896-07-30) Liberal

Quebec

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Electoral district Name Party First elected/previously elected
Argenteuil Thomas Christie Liberal 1875, 1891
Bagot Flavien Dupont (died in office) Conservative 1882
Joseph Edmond Marcile (by-election of 1898-12-14) Liberal 1898
Beauce Joseph Godbout Liberal 1887
Beauharnois Joseph Gédéon Horace Bergeron Conservative 1882
Bellechasse Onésiphore Ernest Talbot Liberal 1896
Berthier Cléophas Beausoleil (until 1 December 1899 postmaster appointment) Liberal 1882
Joseph Éloi Archambault (by-election of 1900-01-18) Liberal 1900
Bonaventure William LeBoutillier Fauvel (died 8 February 1897) Liberal 1891
Jean-François Guité (by-election of 1897-03-17) Liberal 1897
Brome Sydney Arthur Fisher (until 11 July 1896 ministerial appointment) Liberal 1896
Sydney Arthur Fisher (by-election of 1896-07-30) Liberal
Chambly—Verchères Christophe Alphonse Geoffrion (died 18 July 1899) Liberal 1895
Victor Geoffrion (by-election of 1900-01-18) Liberal 1900
Champlain François Arthur Marcotte (until election voided 12 January 1897) Conservative 1896
François Arthur Marcotte (by-election of 1897-04-07) Conservative
Charlevoix Louis Charles Alphonse Angers Liberal 1896
Châteauguay James Pollock Brown Liberal 1891
Chicoutimi—Saguenay Paul Vilmond Savard Liberal 1891
Compton Rufus Henry Pope Conservative 1889
Dorchester Jean-Baptiste Morin Conservative 1896
Drummond—Arthabaska Joseph Lavergne (until 4 August 1897 judicial appointment) Liberal 1882
Louis Lavergne (by-election of 1897-11-13) Liberal 1897
Gaspé Rodolphe Lemieux Liberal 1896
Hochelaga Joseph Alexandre Camille Madore Liberal 1896
Huntingdon Julius Scriver Liberal 1869
Jacques Cartier Frederick Debartzch Monk Conservative 1896
Joliette Charles Bazinet Liberal 1896
Kamouraska Henry George Carroll Liberal 1891
Labelle Joseph Henri Napoléon Bourassa (resigned 26 October 1899) Liberal 1896
Joseph Henri Napoléon Bourassa (by-election of 1900-01-18) Independent
Laprairie—Napierville Dominique Monet Liberal 1891
L'Assomption Joseph Gauthier Liberal 1892
Laval Thomas Fortin Liberal 1896
Lévis Pierre Malcom Guay (died 19 February 1899) Liberal 1885
Louis Julien Demers (by-election of 1899-03-22) Liberal 1899
L'Islet Alphonse Arthur Miville Déchêne Liberal 1896
Lotbinière Côme Isaïe Rinfret (until 25 August 1899 revenue inspector appointment) Liberal 1878
Edmond Fortier (by-election of 1900-01-25) Liberal 1900
Maisonneuve Joseph Raymond Fournier Préfontaine Liberal 1886
Maskinongé Joseph Hormidas Legris Liberal 1891
Mégantic Georges Turcot Liberal 1887, 1896
Missisquoi Daniel Bishop Meigs Liberal 1888, 1896
Montcalm Joseph Louis Euclide Dugas Conservative 1891
Montmagny Philippe-Auguste Choquette (until 7 July 1898 judicial appointment) Liberal 1887
Pierre-Raymond-Léonard Martineau (by-election of 1898-12-14) Liberal 1898
Montmorency Thomas Chase Casgrain Conservative 1896
Nicolet Fabien Boisvert (died 12 November 1897) Conservative 1888, 1896
Joseph Hector Leduc (by-election of 1897-12-21) Liberal 1897
Pontiac William Joseph Poupore Conservative 1896
Portneuf Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière (until 11 July 1896 revenue appointment) Liberal 1867, 1896
Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière (by-election of 1896-07-30) Liberal
Quebec-Centre François Charles Stanislas Langelier (until 14 January 1898 judicial appointment) Liberal 1882
Arthur Cyrille Albert Malouin (by-election of 1898-01-24) Liberal 1898
Quebec County Charles Fitzpatrick (until 11 July 1896 Solicitor General appointment) Liberal 1896
Charles Fitzpatrick (by-election of 1896-07-30) Liberal
Quebec East Wilfrid Laurier (until 11 July 1896 appointment as Prime Minister) Liberal 1874
Wilfrid Laurier (by-election of 1896-07-30) Liberal
Quebec West Richard Reid Dobell Liberal 1896
Richelieu Arthur Aimé Bruneau Liberal 1892
Richmond—Wolfe Michael Thomas Stenson Liberal 1896
Rimouski Jean-Baptiste Romuald Fiset (until 20 October 1897 Senate appointment) Liberal 1872, 1887, 1896
Jean Auguste Ross (by-election of 1897-11-06) Liberal 1897
Rouville Louis Philippe Brodeur Liberal 1878
St. Anne Michael Joseph Francis Quinn Conservative 1896
St. Antoine Thomas George Roddick Conservative 1896
St. Hyacinthe Michel Esdras Bernier (until 22 June 1900 revenue appointment) Liberal 1882
Michel Esdras Bernier (by-election of 1900-07-04) Liberal
St. James Odilon Desmarais Liberal 1896
St. Johns—Iberville François Béchard (until 17 July 1896 Senate appointment) Liberal 1867
Joseph Israël Tarte (by-election of 1896-08-03) Liberal 1891, 1893, 1896
St. Lawrence Edward Goff Penny Liberal 1896
St. Mary Hercule Dupré Liberal 1896
Shefford Charles Henry Parmelee Liberal 1896
Town of Sherbrooke William Bullock Ives (died 15 July 1899) Conservative 1882
John McIntosh (by-election of 1900-01-25) Conservative 1900
Soulanges Augustin Bourbonnais Liberal 1896
Stanstead Alvin Head Moore Conservative 1896
Témiscouata Charles Eugène Pouliot (died 24 June 1897) Liberal 1896
Charles Arthur Gauvreau (by-election of 1897-11-06) Liberal 1897
Terrebonne Léon Adolphe Chauvin Conservative 1896
Three Rivers and St. Maurice Joseph Philippe René Adolphe Caron Conservative 1867
Two Mountains Joseph Arthur Calixte Éthier Liberal 1896
Vaudreuil Henry Stanislas Harwood Liberal 1891
Wright Charles Ramsay Devlin (until 15 March 1897 immigration appointment) Liberal 1891
Louis Napoléon Champagne (by-election of 1897-03-23) Liberal 1897
Yamaska Roch Moïse Samuel Mignault Liberal 1891

By-elections

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Main article: By-elections to the 8th Canadian Parliament
By-election Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause Retained
St. Hyacinthe July 4, 1900 Michel-Esdras Bernier      Liberal Michel-Esdras Bernier      Liberal Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Inland Revenue Yes
Lotbinière January 25, 1900 Côme Isaïe Rinfret      Liberal Edmond Fortier      Liberal Appointment as a revenue inspector Yes
Town of Sherbrooke January 25, 1900 William Bullock Ives      Conservative John McIntosh      Conservative Death Yes
Winnipeg January 25, 1900 Richard Willis Jameson      Liberal Arthur Puttee      Labour Death Yes
Berthier January 18, 1900 Cléophas Beausoleil      Liberal Joseph Éloi Archambault      Liberal Appointed postmaster of Montreal Yes
Labelle January 18, 1900 Henri Bourassa      Liberal Henri Bourassa      Independent Resignation to recontest in protest at Canada's participation in the Boer War No
Chambly—Verchères January 18, 1900 Christophe-Alphonse Geoffrion      Liberal Victor Geoffrion      Liberal Death Yes
Ontario West January 18, 1900 James David Edgar      Liberal Isaac James Gould      Liberal Death Yes
Brockville April 20, 1899 John Fisher Wood      Liberal-Conservative William Henry Comstock      Liberal Death No
Lévis March 22, 1899 Pierre Malcom Guay      Liberal Louis-Jules Demers      Liberal Death Yes
Huron West February 21, 1899 Malcolm Colin Cameron      Liberal Robert Holmes      Liberal Appointed Lieutenant-Governor of the North-West Territories Yes
East Prince December 14, 1898 John Yeo      Liberal John Howatt Bell      Liberal Called to the Senate Yes
Lambton West December 14, 1898 James Frederick Lister      Liberal Thomas George Johnston      Liberal Appointed to the Court of Appeal
Bagot December 14, 1898 Flavien Dupont      Conservative Joseph Edmond Marcile      Liberal Death No
Montmagny December 14, 1898 Philippe-Auguste Choquette      Liberal Pierre-Raymond-Léonard Martineau      Liberal Appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Quebec Yes
Simcoe North December 14, 1898 Dalton McCarthy      McCarthyite Leighton McCarthy      Independent (McCarthyite) Death Yes
West Prince April 13, 1898 Stanislaus Francis Perry      Liberal Bernard Donald McLellan      Liberal Death Yes
Quebec-Centre January 24, 1898 François Langelier      Liberal Arthur Cyrille Albert Malouin      Liberal Appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Quebec Yes
Nicolet December 21, 1897 Fabien Boisvert      Conservative Joseph Hector Leduc      Liberal Death No
Toronto Centre November 30, 1897 William Lount      Liberal George Hope Bertram      Liberal Resignation Yes
Drummond—Arthabaska November 13, 1897 Joseph Lavergne      Liberal Louis Lavergne      Liberal Appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Quebec Yes
Témiscouata November 6, 1897 Charles-Eugène Pouliot      Liberal Charles Arthur Gauvreau      Liberal Death Yes
Rimouski November 6, 1897 Jean-Baptiste Romuald Fiset      Liberal Jean Auguste Ross      Liberal Called to the Senate Yes
West Prince April 27, 1897 Edward Hackett      Liberal-Conservative Stanislaus Francis Perry      Liberal Election declared void No
Macdonald April 27, 1897 Nathaniel Boyd      Conservative John Gunion Rutherford      Liberal Election declared void No
Winnipeg April 27, 1897 Hugh John Macdonald      Liberal-Conservative Richard Willis Jameson      Liberal Election declared void No
Colchester April 20, 1897 Wilbert David Dimock      Conservative Firman McClure      Liberal Election declared void No
Champlain April 7, 1897 François-Arthur Marcotte      Conservative François-Arthur Marcotte      Conservative Election declared void Yes
Wright March 23, 1897 Charles Ramsay Devlin      Liberal Louis Napoléon Champagne      Liberal Appointed Canadian trade commissioner to Ireland Yes
Bonaventure March 17, 1897 William LeBoutillier Fauvel      Liberal Jean-François Guité      Liberal Death Yes
Simcoe East February 4, 1897 William Humphrey Bennett      Conservative William Humphrey Bennett      Conservative Election declared void Yes
Ontario North February 4, 1897 John Alexander McGillivray      Conservative Duncan Graham      Independent Liberal Election declared void No
Brant South February 4, 1897 Robert Henry      Conservative Charles Bernhard Heyd      Liberal Election declared void No
Saskatchewan (Provisional District) December 19, 1896 Wilfrid Laurier      Liberal Thomas Osborne Davis      Liberal Laurier was elected to two seats, resigned to run in ministerial by-election in Quebec East Yes
Cornwall and Stormont December 19, 1896 Darby Bergin      Liberal-Conservative John Goodall Snetsinger      Liberal Death No
Brandon November 27, 1896 Dalton McCarthy      McCarthyite Clifford Sifton      Liberal Chose to sit for Simcoe North No
Sunbury—Queen's August 25, 1896 George G. King      Liberal Andrew George Blair      Liberal Called to Senate Yes
Grey North August 25, 1896 John Clark      Liberal William Paterson      Liberal Death Yes
Shelburne and Queen's August 5, 1896 Francis Gordon Forbes      Liberal William Stevens Fielding      Liberal Appointed Sub-Collector of Customs Yes
St. Johns—Iberville August 3, 1896 François Béchard      Liberal Joseph Israël Tarte      Liberal Called to the Senate Yes
Quebec County July 30, 1896 Charles Fitzpatrick      Liberal Charles Fitzpatrick      Liberal Recontested upon appointment as Solicitor General Yes
Kings July 30, 1896 Frederick William Borden      Liberal Frederick William Borden      Liberal Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Militia and Defence Yes
Oxford South July 30, 1896 Richard John Cartwright      Liberal Richard John Cartwright      Liberal Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Trade and Commerce Yes
West Queen's July 30, 1896 Louis Henry Davies      Liberal Louis Henry Davies      Liberal Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Marine and Fisheries Yes
Brome July 30, 1896 Sydney Arthur Fisher      Liberal Sydney Arthur Fisher      Liberal Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Agriculture Yes
Portneuf July 30, 1896 Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière      Liberal Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière      Liberal Recontested upon appointment as Controller of Inland Revenue Yes
York North July 30, 1896 William Mulock      Liberal William Mulock      Liberal Recontested upon appointment as Postmaster-General Yes
Quebec East July 30, 1896 Wilfrid Laurier      Liberal Wilfrid Laurier      Liberal Recontested upon appointment as Prime Minister Yes


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