8th Canadian Parliament

8th Canadian Parliament
Majority parliament
Aug. 19, 1896 – Jul. 18, 1900
Parliament leaders
Prime
minister		Rt. Hon. Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Jul. 11, 1896 – Oct. 6, 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 (4 years and 51 days). 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

Following is a full list of members of the eighth Parliament listed first by province, then by electoral district.

Key:

  • 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

Electoral district Name Party First elected/previously elected No. of terms
Burrard George Ritchie Maxwell Liberal 1896 1st term
New Westminster Aulay MacAulay Morrison Liberal 1896 1st term
Vancouver William Wallace Burns McInnes Liberal 1896 1st term
Victoria* Edward Gawler Prior Conservative 1888 3rd term
Thomas Earle Conservative 1889 3rd term
Yale—Cariboo Hewitt Bostock Liberal 1896 1st term

Manitoba

Electoral district Name Party First elected/previously elected No. of terms
Brandon Dalton McCarthy (left seat to keep Simcoe North, Ontario, riding) Independent 1876 6th term
Clifford Sifton (by-election of 1896-11-27) Liberal 1896 1st term
Lisgar Robert Lorne Richardson Liberal 1896 1st term
Macdonald Nathaniel Boyd Conservative 1892 2nd term
John Gunion Rutherford (by-election of 1897-04-27) Liberal 1897 1st term
Marquette William James Roche Conservative 1896 1st term
Provencher Alphonse Alfred Clément Larivière Conservative 1889 3rd term
Selkirk John Alexander MacDonell Liberal 1896 1st term
Winnipeg Hugh John Macdonald (until election voided 29 March 1897) Conservative 1891 2nd term
Richard Willis Jameson (by-election of 1897-04-27) Liberal 1897 1st term
Arthur Puttee (by-election of 1900-01-25) Labour 1900 1st term

New Brunswick

Electoral district Name Party First elected/previously elected No. of terms
Albert William James Lewis Independent 1896 1st term
Carleton Frederick Harding Hale Liberal-Conservative 1887, 1896 2nd term*
Charlotte Gilbert White Ganong Liberal-Conservative 1896 1st term
City and County of St. John Joseph John Tucker Liberal 1896 1st term
City of St. John John Valentine Ellis Liberal 1887, 1896 2nd term*
Gloucester Théotime Blanchard Conservative 1894 2nd term*
Kent George Valentine McInerney Conservative 1892 2nd term
King's James Domville Liberal 1872,[a] 1896 4th term*
Northumberland James Robinson Conservative 1896 2nd term
Restigouche John McAlister Liberal-Conservative 1891 2nd term
Sunbury—Queen's George Gerald King (until 18 December 1896 Senate appointment) Liberal 1878, 1891 5th term*
Andrew George Blair (by-election of 1896-08-25) Liberal 1896 1st term
Victoria John Costigan Liberal-Conservative 1867 8th term
Westmorland Henry Absalom Powell Liberal-Conservative 1895 2nd term
York George Eulas Foster Conservative 1882 4th term

Northwest Territories

Electoral district Name Party First elected/previously elected No. of terms
Alberta (Provisional District) Frank Oliver Liberal 1896 1st term
Assiniboia East James Moffat Douglas Liberal 1896 1st term
Assiniboia West Nicholas Flood Davin Liberal-Conservative 1887 3rd term
Saskatchewan (Provisional District) Wilfrid Laurier (until 11 July 1896 appointment as Prime Minister) Liberal 1874 6th term
Thomas Osborne Davis (by-election of 1896-12-19) Liberal 1896 1st term

Nova Scotia

Electoral district Name Party First elected/previously elected No. of terms
Annapolis John Burpee Mills Conservative 1887 3rd term
Antigonish Colin Francis McIsaac Liberal 1895 2nd term
Cape Breton* Hector Francis McDougall Liberal-Conservative 1884 3rd term
Charles Tupper Conservative 1867, 1887, 1896 8th term*
Colchester Wilbert David Dimock (until election voided) Conservative 1896 1st term
Firman McClure (by-election of 1897-04-20) Liberal 1897 1st term
Cumberland Hance James Logan Liberal 1896 1st term
Digby Albert James Smith Copp Liberal 1896 1st term
Guysborough Duncan Cameron Fraser Liberal 1891 2nd term
Halifax* Robert Laird Borden Conservative 1896 1st term
Benjamin Russell Liberal 1896 1st term
Hants Allen Haley Liberal 1896 1st term
Inverness Angus MacLennan Liberal 1896 1st term
Kings Frederick William Borden (until 11 July 1896 ministerial appointment) Liberal 1874, 1887 5th term*
Frederick William Borden (by-election of 1896-07-30) Liberal
Lunenburg Charles Edwin Kaulbach Conservative 1882, 1883, 1891 4th term*
Pictou* Adam Carr Bell Conservative 1896 1st term
Charles Hibbert Tupper Conservative 1882 4th term
Richmond Joseph Alexander Gillies Conservative 1891 2nd term
Shelburne and Queen's Francis Gordon Forbes (until 18 July 1896 customs appointment) Liberal 1891 2nd term
William Stevens Fielding (by-election of 1896-08-05) Liberal 1896 1st term
Victoria John Lemuel Bethune Conservative 1896 1st term
Yarmouth Thomas Barnard Flint Liberal 1891 2nd term

Ontario

Electoral district Name Party First elected/previously elected No. of terms
Addington John William Bell Conservative 1882, 1896 3rd term*
Algoma Albert Dyment Liberal 1896 1st term
Bothwell James Clancy Conservative 1896 1st term
Brant South Robert Henry Conservative 1896 1st term
Charles Bernhard Heyd (by-election of 1897-02-04) Liberal 1897 1st term
Brockville John Fisher Wood Liberal-Conservative 1882 4th term
William Henry Comstock (by-election of 1899-04-20) Liberal 1899 1st term
Bruce East Henry Cargill Conservative 1892 2nd term
Bruce North Alexander McNeill Liberal-Conservative 1882 4th term
Bruce West John Tolmie Liberal 1896 1st term
Cardwell William Stubbs Independent Conservative 1895 2nd term
Carleton William Thomas Hodgins Conservative 1891 2nd term
Cornwall and Stormont Darby Bergin Liberal-Conservative 1872, 1878 6th term*
John Goodall Snetsinger (by-election of 1896-12-19) Liberal 1896 1st term
Dundas Andrew Broder Conservative 1896 1st term
Durham East Thomas Dixon Craig Independent Conservative 1891 2nd term
Durham West Robert Beith Liberal 1891 2nd term
Elgin East Andrew B. Ingram Liberal-Conservative 1891 2nd term
Elgin West George Elliott Casey Liberal 1878 5th term
Essex North William McGregor Liberal 1891 2nd term
Essex South Mahlon K. Cowan Liberal 1896 1st term
Frontenac David Dickson Rogers Patrons of Industry 1896 1st term
Glengarry Roderick R. McLennan Conservative 1891 2nd term
Grenville South John Dowsley Reid Conservative 1891 2nd term
Grey East Thomas Simpson Sproule Conservative 1878 5th term
Grey North John Clark Liberal 1896 1st term
William Paterson (by-election of 1896-08-25) Liberal 1896 1st term
Grey South George Landerkin Liberal 1872, 1882 6th term*
Haldimand and Monck Walter Humphries Montague Conservative 1887, 1890 4th term*
Halton David Henderson Conservative 1887, 1888 4th term*
Hamilton* Andrew Trew Wood Liberal 1874, 1896 2nd term*
Thomas Henry Macpherson Liberal 1896 1st term
Hastings East Jeremiah M. Hurley Liberal 1896 1st term
Hastings North Alexander Augustus Williamson Carscallen Conservative 1892 2nd term
Hastings West Henry Corby Conservative 1888 3rd term
Huron East Peter Macdonald Liberal 1887 3rd term
Huron South John McMillan Liberal 1882, 1887 4th term*
Huron West Malcolm Colin Cameron (until 30 May 1898 appointment as North West Territories Lieutenant-Governor) Liberal 1867, 1891, 1896 8th term*
Robert Holmes (by-election of 1899-02-21) Liberal 1899 1st term
Kent Archibald Campbell Liberal 1887 3rd term
Kingston Byron Moffatt Britton Liberal 1896 1st term
Lambton East John Fraser Liberal 1896 1st term
Lambton West James Frederick Lister (until 21 June 1898 judicial appointment) Liberal 1882 4th term
Thomas George Johnston (by-election of 1898-12-14) Liberal 1898 1st term
Lanark North Bennett Rosamond Conservative 1891 2nd term
Lanark South John Graham Haggart Conservative 1872 7th term
Leeds North and Grenville North Francis Theodore Frost Liberal 1896 1st term
Leeds South George Taylor Conservative 1882 4th term
Lennox Uriah Wilson Conservative 1892 2nd term
Lincoln and Niagara William Gibson Liberal 1891 2nd term
London Thomas Beattie Conservative 1896 1st term
Middlesex East James Gilmour Conservative 1896 1st term
Middlesex North Valentine Ratz Liberal 1896 1st term
Middlesex South Malcolm McGugan Liberal 1896 1st term
Middlesex West William Samuel Calvert Liberal 1896 1st term
Muskoka and Parry Sound George McCormick Liberal-Conservative 1896 1st term
Nipissing James Bell Klock Conservative 1896 1st term
Norfolk North John Charlton Liberal 1872 7th term
Norfolk South David Tisdale Conservative 1887 3rd term
Northumberland East Edward Cochrane Conservative 1887 3rd term
Northumberland West George Guillet Conservative 1891 2nd term
Ontario North John Alexander McGillivray Liberal-Conservative 1895 2nd term
Duncan Graham (by-election of 1897-02-04) Independent Liberal 1897 1st term
Ontario South Leonard Burnett Liberal 1896 1st term
Ontario West James David Edgar (died 31 July 1899) (†) Liberal 1884 4th term
Isaac James Gould (by-election of 1900-01-18) Liberal 1900 1st term
Ottawa (City of)* Napoléon Antoine Belcourt Liberal 1896 1st term
William H. Hutchison Liberal 1896 1st term
Oxford North James Sutherland Liberal 1880 4th term
Oxford South Richard John Cartwright (until ministerial appointment) Liberal 1867 8th term
Richard John Cartwright (by-election of 1896-07-30) Liberal
Peel Joseph Featherston Liberal 1891 2nd term
Perth North Alexander Ferguson Maclaren Conservative 1896 1st term
Perth South Dilman Kinsey Erb Liberal 1896 1st term
Peterborough East John Lang Independent Liberal 1896 1st term
Peterborough West James Kendry Conservative 1887 3rd term
Prescott Isidore Proulx Liberal 1891 2nd term
Prince Edward William Varney Pettet Patrons of Industry 1896 1st term
Renfrew North Thomas Mackie Liberal 1896 1st term
Renfrew South John Ferguson Independent Conservative 1887 3rd term
Russell William Cameron Edwards Liberal 1887 3rd term
Simcoe East William Humphrey Bennett Conservative 1892 2nd term
William Humphrey Bennett (by-election of 1897-02-04) Conservative
Simcoe North Dalton McCarthy (died 11 May 1898) Independent 1887 3rd term
Leighton Goldie McCarthy (by-election of 1898-12-14) Independent 1898 1st term
Simcoe South Richard Tyrwhitt Conservative 1882 4th term
Toronto Centre William Lount Liberal 1896 1st term
George Hope Bertram (by-election of 1897-11-30) Liberal 1897 1st term
Toronto East John Ross Robertson Independent Conservative 1896 1st term
Victoria North Sam Hughes Liberal-Conservative 1892 2nd term
Victoria South George McHugh Liberal 1896 1st term
Waterloo North Joseph Emm Seagram Conservative 1896 1st term
Waterloo South James Livingston Liberal 1882 4th term
Welland William McCleary Conservative 1896 1st term
Wellington Centre Andrew Semple Liberal 1887 3rd term
Wellington North James McMullen Liberal 1882 4th term
Wellington South Christian Kloepfer Conservative 1896 1st term
Wentworth North and Brant James Somerville Liberal 1882 4th term
Wentworth South Thomas Bain (†) Liberal 1872 7th term
West Toronto* Edmund Boyd Osler Conservative 1896 1st term
Edward Frederick Clarke Conservative 1896 1st term
York East William Findlay Maclean Conservative 1892 2nd term
York North William Mulock (until Postmaster General appointment) Liberal 1882 4th term
William Mulock (by-election of 1896-07-30) Liberal
York West Nathaniel Clarke Wallace Conservative 1878 5th term

Prince Edward Island

Electoral district Name Party First elected/previously elected No. of terms
East Prince John Yeo (until 19 November 1898 Senate appointment) Liberal 1891 2nd term
John Howatt Bell (by-election of 1898-12-14) Liberal 1898 1st term
East Queen's Alexander Martin Conservative 1896 1st term
King's Augustine Colin Macdonald Conservative 1873, 1878, 1883, 1891 5th term*
West Prince Edward Hackett (until election voided 24 March 1897) Liberal-Conservative 1878, 1896 3rd term*
Stanislaus Francis Perry (by-election of 1897-04-27, died 24 February 1898) Liberal 1874, 1887, 1897 4th term*
Bernard Donald McLellan (by-election of 1898-04-13) Liberal 1896 1st term
West Queen's Louis Henry Davies (until 11 July 1896 ministerial appointment) Liberal 1882 4th term
Louis Henry Davies (by-election of 1896-07-30) Liberal

Quebec

Electoral district Name Party First elected/previously elected No. of terms
Argenteuil Thomas Christie Liberal 1875, 1891 4th term*
Bagot Flavien Dupont (died in office) Conservative 1882 4th term
Joseph Edmond Marcile (by-election of 1898-12-14) Liberal 1898 1st term
Beauce Joseph Godbout Liberal 1887 3rd term
Beauharnois Joseph Gédéon Horace Bergeron Conservative 1882 4th term
Bellechasse Onésiphore Ernest Talbot Liberal 1896 1st term
Berthier Cléophas Beausoleil (until 1 December 1899 postmaster appointment) Liberal 1882 4th term
Joseph Éloi Archambault (by-election of 1900-01-18) Liberal 1900 1st term
Bonaventure William LeBoutillier Fauvel (died 8 February 1897) Liberal 1891 2nd term
Jean-François Guité (by-election of 1897-03-17) Liberal 1897 1st term
Brome Sydney Arthur Fisher (until 11 July 1896 ministerial appointment) Liberal 1896 1st term
Sydney Arthur Fisher (by-election of 1896-07-30) Liberal
Chambly—Verchères Christophe Alphonse Geoffrion (died 18 July 1899) Liberal 1895 2nd term
Victor Geoffrion (by-election of 1900-01-18) Liberal 1900 1st term
Champlain François Arthur Marcotte (until election voided 12 January 1897) Conservative 1896 1st term
François Arthur Marcotte (by-election of 1897-04-07) Conservative
Charlevoix Louis Charles Alphonse Angers Liberal 1896 2nd term
Châteauguay James Pollock Brown Liberal 1891 2nd term
Chicoutimi—Saguenay Paul Vilmond Savard Liberal 1891 2nd term
Compton Rufus Henry Pope Conservative 1889 3rd term
Dorchester Jean-Baptiste Morin Conservative 1896 1st term
Drummond—Arthabaska Joseph Lavergne (until 4 August 1897 judicial appointment) Liberal 1882 4th term
Louis Lavergne (by-election of 1897-11-13) Liberal 1897 1st term
Gaspé Rodolphe Lemieux Liberal 1896 1st term
Hochelaga Joseph Alexandre Camille Madore Liberal 1896 1st term
Huntingdon Julius Scriver Liberal 1869 8th term
Jacques Cartier Frederick Debartzch Monk Conservative 1896 1st term
Joliette Charles Bazinet Liberal 1896 1st term
Kamouraska Henry George Carroll Liberal 1891 2nd term
Labelle Joseph Henri Napoléon Bourassa (resigned 26 October 1899) Liberal 1896 1st term
Joseph Henri Napoléon Bourassa (by-election of 1900-01-18) Independent
Laprairie—Napierville Dominique Monet Liberal 1891 2nd term
L'Assomption Joseph Gauthier Liberal 1892 2nd term
Laval Thomas Fortin Liberal 1896 1st term
Lévis Pierre Malcom Guay (died 19 February 1899) Liberal 1885 4th term
Louis Julien Demers (by-election of 1899-03-22) Liberal 1899 1st term
L'Islet Alphonse Arthur Miville Déchêne Liberal 1896 1st term
Lotbinière Côme Isaïe Rinfret (until 25 August 1899 revenue inspector appointment) Liberal 1878 5th term
Edmond Fortier (by-election of 1900-01-25) Liberal 1900 1st term
Maisonneuve Joseph Raymond Fournier Préfontaine Liberal 1886 4th term
Maskinongé Joseph Hormidas Legris Liberal 1891 2nd term
Mégantic Georges Turcot Liberal 1887, 1896 2nd term*
Missisquoi Daniel Bishop Meigs Liberal 1888, 1896 2nd term*
Montcalm Joseph Louis Euclide Dugas Conservative 1891 2nd term
Montmagny Philippe-Auguste Choquette (until 7 July 1898 judicial appointment) Liberal 1887 3rd term
Pierre-Raymond-Léonard Martineau (by-election of 1898-12-14) Liberal 1898 1st term
Montmorency Thomas Chase Casgrain Conservative 1896 1st term
Nicolet Fabien Boisvert (died 12 November 1897) Conservative 1888, 1896 2nd term*
Joseph Hector Leduc (by-election of 1897-12-21) Liberal 1897 1st term
Pontiac William Joseph Poupore Conservative 1896 1st term
Portneuf Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière (until 11 July 1896 revenue appointment) Liberal 1867, 1896 3rd term*
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 4th term
Arthur Cyrille Albert Malouin (by-election of 1898-01-24) Liberal 1898 1st term
Quebec County Charles Fitzpatrick (until 11 July 1896 Solicitor General appointment) Liberal 1896 1st term
Charles Fitzpatrick (by-election of 1896-07-30) Liberal
Quebec East Wilfrid Laurier (until 11 July 1896 appointment as Prime Minister) Liberal 1874 6th term
Wilfrid Laurier (by-election of 1896-07-30) Liberal
Quebec West Richard Reid Dobell Liberal 1896 1st term
Richelieu Arthur Aimé Bruneau Liberal 1892 2nd term
Richmond—Wolfe Michael Thomas Stenson Liberal 1896 1st term
Rimouski Jean-Baptiste Romuald Fiset (until 20 October 1897 Senate appointment) Liberal 1872, 1887, 1896 5th term*
Jean Auguste Ross (by-election of 1897-11-06) Liberal 1897 1st term
Rouville Louis Philippe Brodeur Liberal 1878 5th term
St. Anne Michael Joseph Francis Quinn Conservative 1896 1st term
St. Antoine Thomas George Roddick Conservative 1896 1st term
St. Hyacinthe Michel Esdras Bernier (until 22 June 1900 revenue appointment) Liberal 1882 4th term
Michel Esdras Bernier (by-election of 1900-07-04) Liberal
St. James Odilon Desmarais Liberal 1896 1st term
St. Johns—Iberville François Béchard (until 17 July 1896 Senate appointment) Liberal 1867 8th term
Joseph Israël Tarte (by-election of 1896-08-03) Liberal 1891, 1893, 1896 3rd term*
St. Lawrence Edward Goff Penny Liberal 1896 1st term
St. Mary Hercule Dupré Liberal 1896 1st term
Shefford Charles Henry Parmelee Liberal 1896 1st term
Town of Sherbrooke William Bullock Ives (died 15 July 1899) Conservative 1882 4th term
John McIntosh (by-election of 1900-01-25) Conservative 1900 1st term
Soulanges Augustin Bourbonnais Liberal 1896 1st term
Stanstead Alvin Head Moore Conservative 1896 1st term
Témiscouata Charles Eugène Pouliot (died 24 June 1897) Liberal 1896 1st term
Charles Arthur Gauvreau (by-election of 1897-11-06) Liberal 1897 1st term
Terrebonne Léon Adolphe Chauvin Conservative 1896 1st term
Three Rivers and St. Maurice Joseph Philippe René Adolphe Caron Conservative 1867 8th term
Two Mountains Joseph Arthur Calixte Éthier Liberal 1896 1st term
Vaudreuil Henry Stanislas Harwood Liberal 1891 2nd term
Wright Charles Ramsay Devlin (until 15 March 1897 immigration appointment) Liberal 1891 2nd term
Louis Napoléon Champagne (by-election of 1897-03-23) Liberal 1897 1st term
Yamaska Roch Moïse Samuel Mignault Liberal 1891 2nd term

By-elections

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

Notes

  1. ^ First elected as Conservative

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