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.
The writ for a by-election must be dropped no later than 180 days after the Chief Electoral Officer is 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]
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Overview[edit]
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner | 2016 | Jim Hillyer | Conservative | Death (heart attack) | |||||
Pending by-election[edit]
Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner[edit]
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.[Note 1] A by-election has not yet been called; the first by-election in the 108-year history of the Medicine Hat constituency. The Speaker's warrant regarding the vacancy was received on March 24, 2016. The last day the writ for a by-election can be dropped is September 20, 2016.[3]
Businessman Brian Benoit, former Cardston-Taber-Warner and Calgary-Glenmore MLA Paul Hinman, lawyer Michael W. Jones, retired Medicine Hat Police inspector Glen Motz, and party worker Joe Schow ran for the Conservative nomination, which was held in late June.[4] Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA Drew Barnes, former Medicine Hat MLA Blake Pedersen, and Dan Hein, Hillyer's closest competitor for the nomination in 2015, all declined to run for the Conservative nomination despite speculation to the contrary.[5] Ultimately, Glen Motz won the nomination on June 25.[6]
| Canadian federal by-election, TBA: Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| Conservative | Glen Motz | |||||||
| Liberal | ||||||||
| New Democratic | ||||||||
| Green | ||||||||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 100.0 | – | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | - | |||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| By-election due to the death of Jim Hillyer. | ||||||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Journalists vying for seat in Commons shows politics changing: Spector". The Hill Times. August 12, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
- ^ Levitz, Stephanie (Mar 23, 2016). "Alberta Conservative MP Jim Hillyer dead at age 41". The Star. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ^ http://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=res&dir=cir/dis&document=vacant_2015&lang=e
- ^ Gallant, Collin (May 20, 2016). "Tories will choose Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner byelection candidate in late June". Prairie Post. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
- ^ Kuhl, Nick (April 13, 2016). "Interest strong to become Hat-Cardston-Warner MP". Lethbridge Herald. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
- ^ CPC_HQ (June 25, 2016). "Congratulations to @GlenMotz on winning the Medicine Hat―Cardston―Warner Conservative nomination! #cdnpoli" (Tweet). Retrieved June 25, 2016.
Notes[edit]
- ^ Arguably, because Bud Olson crossed the floor from Social Credit in 1967, the last purely centre-left representative elected federally from Medicine Hat was Frederick William Gershaw in 1940.
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