By-elections to the 44th Canadian Parliament

By-elections to the 44th Canadian Parliament

By-elections to the 44th Canadian Parliament were held to fill vacancies in the House of Commons of Canada between the 2021 federal election and the 2025 federal election. The 44th Canadian Parliament began in 2021 with the membership of its House of Commons having been determined by the results of the 44th Canadian federal election held on September 20, 2021. The Liberal Party of Canada had a minority government during this Parliament, supported by the New Democratic Party in a (2022 to 2024) confidence-and-supply agreement. The Conservative Party of Canada forms the Official Opposition.

Eleven by-elections were held during the 44th Parliament. They took place in the following electoral districts:

A by-election was called in the following electoral district, but was cancelled due to the 2025 Canadian federal election being called:

  • Halifax, following the resignation of Liberal MP Andy Fillmore on August 31, 2024. The writ of election was dropped on March 2nd and Election Day would have been April 14, 2025, but a federal election was called before then.

Under the Parliament of Canada Act, no byelection is held if the vacancy occurs within 9 months of the fixed date for the next general election. The following seats became vacant in the nine-month period prior to the fixed election date of October 20, 2025 and remained vacant until Parliament was dissolved on March 23, 2025:

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