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By-elections to the 35th Canadian Parliament were held to fill vacancies in the House of Commons of Canada between the 1993 federal election and the 1997 federal election . The Liberal Party of Canada led a majority government for the entirety of the 35th Canadian Parliament , with little change from by-elections .
Fourteen seats became vacant during the life of the Parliament. Ten of these vacancies were filled through by-elections, and four seats remained vacant when the 1997 federal election was called.
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Hamilton East
June 17, 1996
Sheila Copps
Liberal
Sheila Copps
Liberal
Resignation
Yes
Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte
March 25, 1996
Brian Tobin
Liberal
Gerry Byrne
Liberal
Resignation
Yes
Labrador
March 25, 1996
Bill Rompkey
Liberal
Lawrence D. O'Brien
Liberal
Resignation
Yes
Etobicoke North
March 25, 1996
Roy MacLaren
Liberal
Roy Cullen
Liberal
Resignation
Yes
Lac-Saint-Jean
March 25, 1996
Lucien Bouchard
Bloc Québécois
Stéphan Tremblay
Bloc Québécois
Resignation after being elected leader of the Parti Quebecois and Premier of Quebec following the resignation of Jacques Parizeau
Yes
Papineau—Saint-Michel
March 25, 1996
André Ouellet
Liberal
Pierre Pettigrew
Liberal
Resignation
Yes
Saint-Laurent—Cartierville
March 25, 1996
Shirley Maheu
Liberal
Stéphane Dion
Liberal
Called to the Senate
Yes
Ottawa—Vanier
February 13, 1995
Jean-Robert Gauthier
Liberal
Mauril Bélanger
Liberal
Resignation
Yes
Brome—Missisquoi
February 13, 1995
Gaston Péloquin
Bloc Québécois
Denis Paradis
Liberal
Death (car accident)
No
Saint-Henri—Westmount
February 13, 1995
David Berger
Liberal
Lucienne Robillard
Liberal
Resignation
Yes