Shortly before the dissolution of the 20th Canadian Parliament, Newfoundland joined Confederation as the tenth province. Unlike the case when the provinces such as Manitoba, British Columbia and Prince Edward Island joined, by-elections were not called to fill the new province's seven seats.
Eighteen vacant seats were filled through by-elections.
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March 15, 2024
elections, 20th, canadian, parliament, were, held, fill, vacancies, house, commons, canada, between, 1945, federal, election, 1949, federal, election, liberal, party, canada, working, majority, government, 20th, canadian, parliament, though, technically, minor. By elections to the 20th Canadian Parliament were held to fill vacancies in the House of Commons of Canada between the 1945 federal election and the 1949 federal election The Liberal Party of Canada led a working majority government for the 20th Canadian Parliament though was technically a minority government during World War II Shortly before the dissolution of the 20th Canadian Parliament Newfoundland joined Confederation as the tenth province Unlike the case when the provinces such as Manitoba British Columbia and Prince Edward Island joined by elections were not called to fill the new province s seven seats Eighteen vacant seats were filled through by elections By election Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause RetainedNicolet Yamaska February 7 1949 Lucien Dubois Independent Liberal Renaud Chapdelaine Progressive Conservative Death NoCarleton December 20 1948 George Russell Boucher Progressive Conservative George A Drew Progressive Conservative Resignation to provide a seat for Drew YesLaval Two Mountains December 20 1948 Liguori Lacombe Independent Leopold Demers Liberal Resignation NoMarquette December 20 1948 James Allison Glen Liberal Stuart Sinclair Garson Liberal Resignation YesDigby Annapolis Kings December 13 1948 James Lorimer Ilsley Liberal George Clyde Nowlan Progressive Conservative Resignation NoAlgoma East October 25 1948 Thomas Farquhar Liberal Lester B Pearson Liberal Called to the Senate YesRosthern October 25 1948 Walter Adam Tucker Liberal William Albert Boucher Liberal Resignation YesOntario June 8 1948 W E N Sinclair Liberal Arthur Henry Williams CCF Death NoVancouver Centre June 8 1948 Ian Alistair Mackenzie Liberal Rodney Young CCF Called to the Senate NoYale May 31 1948 Grote Stirling Progressive Conservative Owen Lewis Jones CCF Resignation NoYork Sunbury October 20 1947 H Francis G Bridges Liberal Milton Gregg Liberal Death YesHalifax July 14 1947 William Chisholm Macdonald Liberal John Dickey Liberal Death YesCartier March 31 1947 Fred Rose Labor Progressive Maurice Hartt Liberal Seat declared vacant by resolution of the House of Commons NoRichelieu Vercheres December 23 1946 Arthur Cardin Independent Gerard Cournoyer Liberal Death NoParkdale October 21 1946 Herbert A Bruce Progressive Conservative Harold Timmins Progressive Conservative Resignation YesPortage la Prairie October 21 1946 Harry Leader Liberal Calvert Charlton Miller Progressive Conservative Death NoPontiac September 16 1946 Wallace McDonald Liberal Real Caouette Social Credit Death NoGlengarry August 6 1945 William B MacDiarmid Liberal William Lyon Mackenzie King Liberal Resignation to provide a seat for Mackenzie King YesSee also editList of federal by elections in CanadaSources editParliament of Canada Elected in By Elections Archived 2012 11 19 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title By elections to the 20th Canadian Parliament amp oldid 1202675076, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
