By-elections to the 42nd Canadian Parliament

By-elections to the 42nd Canadian Parliament will be held to fill vacancies in the House of Commons of Canada between the 2015 federal election and the 43rd Canadian federal election. The 42nd Canadian Parliament has existed since 2015 with the membership of its House of Commons having been determined by the results of the Canadian federal election held on October 19, 2015. The Liberal Party of Canada had a majority government during this Parliament.

One by-election is pending following the death of Jim Hillyer (Conservative, Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner) on March 23, 2016.

By-elections must be called within 180 days of the Chief Electoral Officer being officially notified of a vacancy. Under the Canada Elections Act, the minimum length of a campaign is 36 days between dropping the writ and election day.^[1]

Overview

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner	2016	Jim Hillyer		Conservative				Death (Heart Attack)

Pending by-election

Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner

The riding of Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner has been vacant since March 23, 2016, when Conservative Party of Canada MP Jim Hillyer died in his office following a heart attack.^[2] The riding has been held by centre-right parties since Bert Hargrave defeated Liberal incumbent Bud Olson in 1972. A by-election has not yet been called.

By-election on TBD death of Jim Hillyer
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative
	Liberal
	New Democratic
	Green
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots			–
Turnout

See also

• List of federal by-elections in Canada

References

1. "Journalists vying for seat in Commons shows politics changing: Spector". The Hill Times. August 12, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
2. Levitz, Stephanie (Mar 23 2016). "Alberta Conservative MP Jim Hillyer dead at age 41". The Star. Retrieved 27 March 2016. Check date values in: |date= (help)