By-elections to the 23rd Canadian Parliament

By-elections to the 23rd Canadian Parliament were held to fill vacancies in the Canadian House of Commons between the 1957 federal election and the 1958 federal election. The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada led a minority government for the 23rd Canadian Parliament.

Three vacant seats were filled through by-elections.

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Yukon	December 16, 1957	James Aubrey Simmons		Liberal	Erik Nielsen		Progressive Conservative	Election declared void	No
Hastings—Frontenac	November 4, 1957	George Stanley White		Progressive Conservative	Sidney Earle Smith		Progressive Conservative	Called to the Senate	Yes
Lanark	August 26, 1957	William G. Blair		Progressive Conservative	George Doucett		Progressive Conservative	Death	Yes

See also

List of federal by-elections in Canada

Sources

Parliament of Canada–Elected in By-Elections

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