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by Maurice Y. Michaud (he/him)

Province of Canada :: Recorded events and races
Jurisdiction Elections Referendums
Juri. Year Assem. General By-Elections
Elec Races Elec Races
Min Max Min Max N Accl. n Acc? N Accl. n Acc? Minis. Q Races
16 PC 1841 1866 1 8 8 857 12 845 92 118 127 5 122 36 4 0 0
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“Acc?” stands for missing data (namely races entered as having been won by acclamation when in fact the results are unknown), while “Minis.” shows the number of ministerial by-elections.

Up until the middle of the 20th century, unseating a member was commonplace and the mechanism to challenge someone’s election seems to have been very lax when viewed through presentist lens, as many by-elections were held merely because the challenger — often the government or the defeated incumbent — did not like the result. What’s more, newly appointed ministers had to resign and run in a ministerial by-election. Therefore, by-elections were far more frequent than they are today.
Capital city Ottawa Largest city Montréal
Confederation n/a Population (1861 est.) 2,507,657
Territorial integrity n/a Area 400,000 km2 (155,000 mi2)
General elections (8)
1841, 1844, 1848, 1851, 1854, 1857, 1861, 1863 
  1 May 1841 (First)
 3 Aug 1863 (Last)
      Never (Next)		 Electoral systems 1841–1861: FPTP, PAL
1861–1867: FPTP
Partisan assembly Yes
Last by-election  1 Jul 1866 Current government
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Pub.: 20 Aug 2024 05:00 ET
Rev.: 15 Apr 2026 11:05 ET (but data presented dynamically)

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