8th Canadian Parliament

Session of the Canadian Parliament (1896–1900)

8th Canadian Parliament

Majority parliament
August 19, 1896 - July 18, 1900
Parliament leaders
Prime
Minister| Rt. Hon. Sir Wilfrid Laurier
July 11, 1896 - October 6, 1911
Cabinet| 8th Canadian Ministry
Leader of the
Opposition| Charles Tupper
11 July 1896 – 5 February 1901
Party caucuses
Government| Liberal Party
Opposition| Conservative Party
& Liberal-Conservative
Crossbench| Patrons of Industry
House of Commons

Seating arrangements of the House of Commons
Speaker of the
Commons| James David Edgar
August 19, 1896 – July 31, 1899
| Thomas Bain
August 1, 1899 – February 5, 1901
Senate
Speaker of the
Senate| Charles Alphonse Pantaléon Pelletier
July 13, 1896 – January 28, 1901
Government
Senate Leader| Oliver Mowat
August 19, 1896 – November 17, 1897
| David Mills
November 17, 1897 – February 7, 1902
Opposition
Senate Leader| Mackenzie Bowell
April 27, 1896 – March 1, 1906
Sovereign
Monarch| Victoria
1 July 1867 – 22 Jan. 1901
Governor
General| The Earl of Aberdeen
18 Sep. 1893 – 12 Nov. 1898
| The Earl of Minto
12 Nov. 1898 – 10 Dec. 1904
Sessions
1st session
August 19, 1896 – October 5, 1896
2nd session
March 25, 1897 – June 29, 1897
3rd session
February 3, 1898 – June 13, 1898
4th session
March 16, 1899 – August 11, 1899
5th session
February 1, 1900 – July 18, 1900
| ← 7th | → 9th

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Sir Wilfrid Laurier was Prime Minister during the 8th Canadian Parliament.

The 8th Canadian Parliament was in session from August 19, 1896, until October 9, 1900 (4 years and 51 days). The membership was set by the 1896 federal election on June 23, 1896. It was dissolved prior to the 1900 election.

It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the 8th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Conservative/Liberal-Conservative, led by Charles Tupper.

The Speaker was first James David Edgar, and later Thomas Bain. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1892-1903 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.

There were five sessions of the 8th Parliament:

Session  | Start  | End

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1st  | August 19, 1896  | October 5, 1896
2nd  | March 25, 1897  | June 29, 1897
3rd  | February 3, 1898  | June 13, 1898
4th  | March 16, 1899  | August 11, 1899
5th  | February 1, 1900  | July 18, 1900

## List of members

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Following is a full list of members of the eighth Parliament listed first by province, then by electoral district. Party leaders are italicized. Cabinet ministers are in boldface. The Prime Minister is both. The Speaker is indicated by "(†)".

Electoral districts denoted by an asterisk (*) indicates that district was represented by two members.

### British Columbia

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Electoral district  | Name  | Party  | First elected/previously elected

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Burrard |  | George Ritchie Maxwell | Liberal | 1896
New Westminster |  | Aulay MacAulay Morrison | Liberal | 1896
Vancouver |  | William Wallace Burns McInnes | Liberal | 1896
Victoria*  |  | Edward Gawler Prior | Conservative | 1872, 1888
| Thomas Earle | Conservative | 1889
Yale—Cariboo |  | Hewitt Bostock | Liberal | 1896

### Manitoba

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Electoral district  | Name  | Party  | First elected/previously elected

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Brandon |  | Dalton McCarthy (left seat to keep Simcoe North, Ontario, riding[clarification needed])  | Independent  | 1876
| Clifford Sifton (by-election of 1896-11-27)  | Liberal | 1896
Lisgar |  | Robert Lorne Richardson | Liberal | 1896
Macdonald |  | Nathaniel Boyd | Conservative | 1892
| John Gunion Rutherford (by-election of 1897-04-27)  | Liberal | 1897
Marquette |  | William James Roche | Conservative | 1896
Provencher |  | Alphonse Alfred Clément Larivière | Conservative | 1889
Selkirk |  | John Alexander MacDonell | Liberal | 1896
Winnipeg |  | Hugh John Macdonald (until election voided 29 March 1897)  | Conservative | 1891
| Richard Willis Jameson (by-election of 1897-04-27)  | Liberal | 1897
| Arthur Puttee (by-election of 1900-01-25)  | Labour | 1900

### New Brunswick

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Electoral district  | Name  | Party  | First elected/previously elected

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Albert |  | William James Lewis | Independent  | 1896
Carleton |  | Frederick Harding Hale | Liberal-Conservative | 1887, 1896
Charlotte |  | Gilbert White Ganong | Liberal-Conservative | 1896
City and County of St. John |  | Joseph John Tucker | Liberal | 1896
City of St. John |  | John Valentine Ellis | Liberal | 1887, 1896
Gloucester |  | Théotime Blanchard | Conservative | 1894
Kent |  | George Valentine McInerney | Conservative | 1892
King's |  | James Domville | Liberal | 1872, 1896
Northumberland |  | James Robinson | Conservative | 1896
Restigouche |  | John McAlister | Liberal-Conservative | 1891
Sunbury—Queen's |  | George Gerald King (until 18 December 1896 Senate appointment)  | Liberal | 1878, 1891
| Andrew George Blair (by-election of 1896-08-25)  | Liberal | 1896
Victoria |  | John Costigan | Liberal-Conservative | 1867
Westmorland |  | Henry Absalom Powell | Liberal-Conservative | 1895
York |  | George Eulas Foster | Conservative | 1882

### Northwest Territories

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Electoral district  | Name  | Party  | First elected/previously elected

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Alberta (Provisional District) |  | Frank Oliver | Liberal | 1896
Assiniboia East |  | James Moffat Douglas | Liberal | 1896
Assiniboia West |  | Nicholas Flood Davin | Liberal-Conservative | 1887
Saskatchewan (Provisional District) |  | Wilfrid Laurier (until 11 July 1896 appointment as Prime Minister)  | Liberal | 1874
| Thomas Osborne Davis (by-election of 1896-12-19)  | Liberal | 1896

### Nova Scotia

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Electoral district  | Name  | Party  | First elected/previously elected

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Annapolis |  | John Burpee Mills | Conservative | 1887
Antigonish |  | Colin Francis McIsaac | Liberal | 1895
Cape Breton*  |  | Hector Francis McDougall | Liberal-Conservative | 1884
| Charles Tupper | Conservative | 1867, 1896
Colchester |  | Wilbert David Dimock (until election voided)  | Conservative | 1896
| Firman McClure (by-election of 1897-04-20)  | Liberal | 1897
Cumberland |  | Hance James Logan | Liberal | 1896
Digby |  | Albert James Smith Copp | Liberal | 1896
Guysborough |  | Duncan Cameron Fraser | Liberal | 1891
Halifax*  |  | Robert Laird Borden | Conservative | 1896
| Benjamin Russell | Liberal | 1896
Hants |  | Allen Haley | Liberal | 1896
Inverness |  | Angus MacLennan | Liberal | 1896
Kings |  | Frederick William Borden (until 11 July 1896 ministerial appointment)  | Liberal | 1874, 1887
| Frederick William Borden (by-election of 1896-07-30)  | Liberal
Lunenburg |  | Charles Edwin Kaulbach | Conservative | 1882, 1883, 1891
Pictou*  |  | Adam Carr Bell | Conservative | 1896
| Charles Hibbert Tupper | Conservative | 1882
Richmond |  | Joseph Alexander Gillies | Conservative | 1891
Shelburne and Queen's |  | Francis Gordon Forbes (until 18 July 1896 customs appointment)  | Liberal | 1891
| William Stevens Fielding (by-election of 1896-08-05)  | Liberal | 1896
Victoria |  | John Lemuel Bethune | Conservative | 1896
Yarmouth |  | Thomas Barnard Flint | Liberal | 1891

### Ontario

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Electoral district  | Name  | Party  | First elected/previously elected

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Addington |  | John William Bell | Conservative | 1882, 1896
Algoma |  | Albert Dyment | Liberal | 1896
Bothwell |  | James Clancy | Conservative | 1896
Brant South |  | Robert Henry | Conservative | 1896
| Charles Bernhard Heyd (by-election of 1897-02-04)  | Liberal | 1897
Brockville |  | John Fisher Wood | Liberal-Conservative | 1882
| William Henry Comstock (by-election of 1899-04-20)  | Liberal | 1899
Bruce East |  | Henry Cargill | Conservative | 1892
Bruce North |  | Alexander McNeill | Liberal-Conservative | 1882
Bruce West |  | John Tolmie | Liberal | 1896
Cardwell |  | William Stubbs | Independent Conservative | 1895
Carleton |  | William Thomas Hodgins | Conservative | 1891
Cornwall and Stormont |  | Darby Bergin | Liberal-Conservative | 1872, 1878
| John Goodall Snetsinger (by-election of 1896-12-19)  | Liberal | 1896
Dundas |  | Andrew Broder | Conservative | 1896
Durham East |  | Thomas Dixon Craig | Independent Conservative | 1891
Durham West |  | Robert Beith | Liberal | 1891
Elgin East |  | Andrew B. Ingram | Liberal-Conservative | 1891
Elgin West |  | George Elliott Casey | Liberal | 1878
Essex North |  | William McGregor | Liberal | 1891
Essex South |  | Mahlon K. Cowan | Liberal | 1896
Frontenac |  | David Dickson Rogers | Patrons of Industry | 1896
Glengarry |  | Roderick R. McLennan | Conservative | 1891
Grenville South |  | John Dowsley Reid | Conservative | 1891
Grey East |  | Thomas Simpson Sproule | Conservative | 1878
Grey North |  | John Clark | Liberal | 1896
| William Paterson (by-election of 1896-08-25)  | Liberal | 1896
Grey South |  | George Landerkin | Liberal | 1872, 1882
Haldimand and Monck |  | Walter Humphries Montague | Conservative | 1887, 1890
Halton |  | David Henderson | Conservative | 1887, 1888
Hamilton*  |  | Andrew Trew Wood | Liberal | 1874, 1896
| Thomas Henry Macpherson | Liberal | 1896
Hastings East |  | Jeremiah M. Hurley | Liberal | 1896
Hastings North |  | Alexander Augustus Williamson Carscallen | Conservative | 1892
Hastings West |  | Henry Corby | Conservative | 1888
Huron East |  | Peter Macdonald | Liberal | 1887
Huron South |  | John McMillan | Liberal | 1882, 1887
Huron West |  | Malcolm Colin Cameron (until 30 May 1898 appointment as North West Territories Lieutenant-Governor)  | Liberal | 1882, 1896
| Robert Holmes (by-election of 1899-02-21)  | Liberal | 1899
Kent |  | Archibald Campbell | Liberal | 1887
Kingston |  | Byron Moffatt Britton | Liberal | 1896
Lambton East |  | John Fraser | Liberal | 1896
Lambton West |  | James Frederick Lister (until 21 June 1898 judicial appointment)  | Liberal | 1882
| Thomas George Johnston (by-election of 1898-12-14)  | Liberal | 1898
Lanark North |  | Bennett Rosamond | Conservative | 1891
Lanark South |  | John Graham Haggart | Conservative | 1872
Leeds North and Grenville North |  | Francis Theodore Frost | Liberal | 1896
Leeds South |  | George Taylor | Conservative | 1882
Lennox |  | Uriah Wilson | Conservative | 1892
Lincoln and Niagara |  | William Gibson | Liberal | 1891
London |  | Thomas Beattie | Conservative | 1896
Middlesex East |  | James Gilmour | Conservative | 1896
Middlesex North |  | Valentine Ratz | Liberal | 1896
Middlesex South |  | Malcolm McGugan | Liberal | 1896
Middlesex West |  | William Samuel Calvert | Liberal | 1896
Muskoka and Parry Sound |  | George McCormick | Liberal-Conservative | 1896
Nipissing |  | James Bell Klock | Conservative | 1896
Norfolk North |  | John Charlton | Liberal | 1872
Norfolk South |  | David Tisdale | Conservative | 1887
Northumberland East |  | Edward Cochrane | Conservative | 1887
Northumberland West |  | George Guillet | Conservative | 1891
Ontario North |  | John Alexander McGillivray | Liberal-Conservative | 1895
| Duncan Graham (by-election of 1897-02-04)  | Independent Liberal | 1897
Ontario South |  | Leonard Burnett | Liberal | 1896
Ontario West |  | James David Edgar (died 31 July 1899) (†) | Liberal | 1884
| Isaac James Gould (by-election of 1900-01-18)  | Liberal | 1900
Ottawa (City of)*  |  | Napoléon Antoine Belcourt | Liberal | 1896
| William H. Hutchison | Liberal | 1896
Oxford North |  | James Sutherland | Liberal | 1880
Oxford South |  | Richard John Cartwright (until ministerial appointment)  | Liberal | 1867
| Richard John Cartwright (by-election of 1896-07-30)  | Liberal
Peel |  | Joseph Featherston | Liberal | 1891
Perth North |  | Alexander Ferguson Maclaren | Conservative | 1896
Perth South |  | Dilman Kinsey Erb | Liberal | 1896
Peterborough East |  | John Lang | Independent Liberal | 1896
Peterborough West |  | James Kendry | Conservative | 1887
Prescott |  | Isidore Proulx | Liberal | 1891
Prince Edward |  | William Varney Pettet | Patrons of Industry | 1896
Renfrew North |  | Thomas Mackie | Liberal | 1896
Renfrew South |  | John Ferguson | Independent Conservative | 1887
Russell |  | William Cameron Edwards | Liberal | 1887
Simcoe East |  | William Humphrey Bennett | Conservative | 1892
| William Humphrey Bennett (by-election of 1897-02-04)  | Conservative
Simcoe North |  | Dalton McCarthy (died 11 May 1898)  | Independent  | 1887
| Leighton Goldie McCarthy (by-election of 1898-12-14)  | Independent  | 1898
Simcoe South |  | Richard Tyrwhitt | Conservative | 1882
Toronto Centre |  | William Lount | Liberal | 1896
| George Hope Bertram (by-election of 1897-11-30)  | Liberal | 1897
Toronto East |  | John Ross Robertson | Independent Conservative | 1896
Victoria North |  | Sam Hughes | Liberal-Conservative | 1892
Victoria South |  | George McHugh | Liberal | 1896
Waterloo North |  | Joseph Emm Seagram | Conservative | 1896
Waterloo South |  | James Livingston | Liberal | 1882
Welland |  | William McCleary | Conservative | 1896
Wellington Centre |  | Andrew Semple | Liberal | 1887
Wellington North |  | James McMullen | Liberal | 1882
Wellington South |  | Christian Kloepfer | Conservative | 1896
Wentworth North and Brant |  | James Somerville | Liberal | 1882
Wentworth South |  | Thomas Bain (†) | Liberal | 1872
West Toronto*  |  | Edmund Boyd Osler | Conservative | 1896
| Edward Frederick Clarke | Conservative | 1896
York East |  | William Findlay Maclean | Conservative | 1892
York North |  | William Mulock (until Postmaster General appointment)  | Liberal | 1882
| William Mulock (by-election of 1896-07-30)  | Liberal
York West |  | Nathaniel Clarke Wallace | Conservative | 1878

### Prince Edward Island

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Electoral district  | Name  | Party  | First elected/previously elected

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East Prince |  | John Yeo (until 19 November 1898 Senate appointment)  | Liberal | 1891
| John Howatt Bell (by-election of 1898-12-14)  | Liberal | 1898
East Queen's |  | Alexander Martin | Conservative | 1896
King's |  | Augustine Colin Macdonald | Conservative | 1873, 1878, 1883, 1891
West Prince |  | Edward Hackett (until election voided 24 March 1897)  | Liberal-Conservative | 1878, 1896
| Stanislaus Francis Perry (by-election of 1897-04-27, died 24 February 1898)  | Liberal | 1897
| Bernard Donald McLellan (by-election of 1898-04-13)  | Liberal | 1896
West Queen's |  | Louis Henry Davies (until 11 July 1896 ministerial appointment)  | Liberal | 1882
| Louis Henry Davies (by-election of 1896-07-30)  | Liberal

### Quebec

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Electoral district  | Name  | Party  | First elected/previously elected

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Argenteuil |  | Thomas Christie | Liberal | 1875, 1891
Bagot |  | Flavien Dupont (died in office)  | Conservative | 1882
| Joseph Edmond Marcile (by-election of 1898-12-14)  | Liberal | 1898
Beauce |  | Joseph Godbout | Liberal | 1887
Beauharnois |  | Joseph Gédéon Horace Bergeron | Conservative | 1882
Bellechasse |  | Onésiphore Ernest Talbot | Liberal | 1896
Berthier |  | Cléophas Beausoleil (until 1 December 1899 postmaster appointment)  | Liberal | 1882
| Joseph Éloi Archambault (by-election of 1900-01-18)  | Liberal | 1900
Bonaventure |  | William LeBoutillier Fauvel (died 8 February 1897)  | Liberal | 1891
| Jean-François Guité (by-election of 1897-03-17)  | Liberal | 1897
Brome |  | Sydney Arthur Fisher (until 11 July 1896 ministerial appointment)  | Liberal | 1896
| Sydney Arthur Fisher (by-election of 1896-07-30)  | Liberal
Chambly—Verchères |  | Christophe Alphonse Geoffrion (died 18 July 1899)  | Liberal | 1895
| Victor Geoffrion (by-election of 1900-01-18)  | Liberal | 1900
Champlain |  | François Arthur Marcotte (until election voided 12 January 1897)  | Conservative | 1896
| François Arthur Marcotte (by-election of 1897-04-07)  | Conservative
Charlevoix |  | Louis Charles Alphonse Angers | Liberal | 1896
Châteauguay |  | James Pollock Brown | Liberal | 1891
Chicoutimi—Saguenay |  | Paul Vilmond Savard | Liberal | 1891
Compton |  | Rufus Henry Pope | Conservative | 1889
Dorchester |  | Jean-Baptiste Morin | Conservative | 1896
Drummond—Arthabaska |  | Joseph Lavergne (until 4 August 1897 judicial appointment)  | Liberal | 1882
| Louis Lavergne (by-election of 1897-11-13)  | Liberal | 1897
Gaspé |  | Rodolphe Lemieux | Liberal | 1896
Hochelaga |  | Joseph Alexandre Camille Madore | Liberal | 1896
Huntingdon |  | Julius Scriver | Liberal | 1869
Jacques Cartier |  | Frederick Debartzch Monk | Conservative | 1896
Joliette |  | Charles Bazinet | Liberal | 1896
Kamouraska |  | Henry George Carroll | Liberal | 1891
Labelle |  | Joseph Henri Napoléon Bourassa (resigned 26 October 1899)  | Liberal | 1896
| Joseph Henri Napoléon Bourassa (by-election of 1900-01-18)  | Independent
Laprairie—Napierville |  | Dominique Monet | Liberal | 1891
L'Assomption |  | Joseph Gauthier | Liberal | 1892
Laval |  | Thomas Fortin | Liberal | 1896
Lévis |  | Pierre Malcom Guay (died 19 February 1899)  | Liberal | 1885
| Louis Julien Demers (by-election of 1899-03-22)  | Liberal | 1899
L'Islet |  | Alphonse Arthur Miville Déchêne | Liberal | 1896
Lotbinière |  | Côme Isaïe Rinfret (until 25 August 1899 revenue inspector appointment)  | Liberal | 1878
| Edmond Fortier (by-election of 1900-01-25)  | Liberal | 1900
Maisonneuve |  | Joseph Raymond Fournier Préfontaine | Liberal | 1886
Maskinongé |  | Joseph Hormidas Legris | Liberal | 1891
Mégantic |  | Georges Turcot | Liberal | 1887, 1896
Missisquoi |  | Daniel Bishop Meigs | Liberal | 1888, 1896
Montcalm |  | Joseph Louis Euclide Dugas | Conservative | 1891
Montmagny |  | Philippe-Auguste Choquette (until 7 July 1898 judicial appointment)  | Liberal | 1887
| Pierre-Raymond-Léonard Martineau (by-election of 1898-12-14)  | Liberal | 1898
Montmorency |  | Thomas Chase Casgrain | Conservative | 1896
Nicolet |  | Fabien Boisvert (died 12 November 1897)  | Conservative | 1888, 1896
| Joseph Hector Leduc (by-election of 1897-12-21)  | Liberal | 1897
Pontiac |  | William Joseph Poupore | Conservative | 1896
Portneuf |  | Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière (until 11 July 1896 revenue appointment)  | Liberal | 1867, 1896
| Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière (by-election of 1896-07-30)  | Liberal
Quebec-Centre |  | François Charles Stanislas Langelier (until 14 January 1898 judicial appointment)  | Liberal | 1882
| Arthur Cyrille Albert Malouin (by-election of 1898-01-24)  | Liberal | 1898
Quebec County |  | Charles Fitzpatrick (until 11 July 1896 Solicitor General appointment)  | Liberal | 1896
| Charles Fitzpatrick (by-election of 1896-07-30)  | Liberal
Quebec East |  | Wilfrid Laurier (until 11 July 1896 appointment as Prime Minister)  | Liberal | 1874
| Wilfrid Laurier (by-election of 1896-07-30)  | Liberal
Quebec West |  | Richard Reid Dobell | Liberal | 1896
Richelieu |  | Arthur Aimé Bruneau | Liberal | 1892
Richmond—Wolfe |  | Michael Thomas Stenson | Liberal | 1896
Rimouski |  | Jean-Baptiste Romuald Fiset (until 20 October 1897 Senate appointment)  | Liberal | 1872, 1887, 1896
| Jean Auguste Ross (by-election of 1897-11-06)  | Liberal | 1897
Rouville |  | Louis Philippe Brodeur | Liberal | 1878
St. Anne |  | Michael Joseph Francis Quinn | Conservative | 1896
St. Antoine |  | Thomas George Roddick | Conservative | 1896
St. Hyacinthe |  | Michel Esdras Bernier (until 22 June 1900 revenue appointment)  | Liberal | 1882
| Michel Esdras Bernier (by-election of 1900-07-04)  | Liberal
St. James |  | Odilon Desmarais | Liberal | 1896
St. Johns—Iberville |  | François Béchard (until 17 July 1896 Senate appointment)  | Liberal | 1867
| Joseph Israël Tarte (by-election of 1896-08-03)  | Liberal | 1891, 1893, 1896
St. Lawrence |  | Edward Goff Penny | Liberal | 1896
St. Mary |  | Hercule Dupré | Liberal | 1896
Shefford |  | Charles Henry Parmelee | Liberal | 1896
Town of Sherbrooke |  | William Bullock Ives (died 15 July 1899)  | Conservative | 1882
| John McIntosh (by-election of 1900-01-25)  | Conservative | 1900
Soulanges |  | Augustin Bourbonnais | Liberal | 1896
Stanstead |  | Alvin Head Moore | Conservative | 1896
Témiscouata |  | Charles Eugène Pouliot (died 24 June 1897)  | Liberal | 1896
| Charles Arthur Gauvreau (by-election of 1897-11-06)  | Liberal | 1897
Terrebonne |  | Léon Adolphe Chauvin | Conservative | 1896
Three Rivers and St. Maurice |  | Joseph Philippe René Adolphe Caron | Conservative | 1867
Two Mountains |  | Joseph Arthur Calixte Éthier | Liberal | 1896
Vaudreuil |  | Henry Stanislas Harwood | Liberal | 1891
Wright |  | Charles Ramsay Devlin (until 15 March 1897 immigration appointment)  | Liberal | 1891
| Louis Napoléon Champagne (by-election of 1897-03-23)  | Liberal | 1897
Yamaska |  | Roch Moïse Samuel Mignault | Liberal | 1891

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## By-elections

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Main article: By-elections to the 8th Canadian Parliament

By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained

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St. Hyacinthe | July 4, 1900  | Michel-Esdras Bernier |  | Liberal | Michel-Esdras Bernier |  | Liberal | Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Inland Revenue  | Yes
Lotbinière | January 25, 1900  | Côme Isaïe Rinfret |  | Liberal | Edmond Fortier |  | Liberal | Appointment as a revenue inspector  | Yes
Town of Sherbrooke | January 25, 1900  | William Bullock Ives |  | Conservative | John McIntosh |  | Conservative | Death  | Yes
Winnipeg | January 25, 1900  | Richard Willis Jameson |  | Liberal | Arthur Puttee |  | Labour | Death  | Yes
Berthier | January 18, 1900  | Cléophas Beausoleil |  | Liberal | Joseph Éloi Archambault |  | Liberal | Appointed postmaster of Montreal  | Yes
Labelle | January 18, 1900  | Henri Bourassa |  | Liberal | Henri Bourassa |  | Independent | Resignation to recontest in protest at Canada's participation in the Boer War | No
Chambly—Verchères | January 18, 1900  | Christophe-Alphonse Geoffrion |  | Liberal | Victor Geoffrion |  | Liberal | Death  | Yes
Ontario West | January 18, 1900  | James David Edgar |  | Liberal | Isaac James Gould |  | Liberal | Death  | Yes
Brockville | April 20, 1899  | John Fisher Wood |  | Liberal-Conservative | William Henry Comstock |  | Liberal | Death  | No
Lévis | March 22, 1899  | Pierre Malcom Guay |  | Liberal | Louis-Jules Demers |  | Liberal | Death  | Yes
Huron West | February 21, 1899  | Malcolm Colin Cameron |  | Liberal | Robert Holmes |  | Liberal | Appointed Lieutenant-Governor of the North-West Territories | Yes
East Prince | December 14, 1898  | John Yeo |  | Liberal | John Howatt Bell |  | Liberal | Called to the Senate  | Yes
Lambton West | December 14, 1898  | James Frederick Lister |  | Liberal | Thomas George Johnston |  | Liberal | Appointed to the Court of Appeal
Bagot | December 14, 1898  | Flavien Dupont |  | Conservative | Joseph Edmond Marcile |  | Liberal | Death  | No
Montmagny | December 14, 1898  | Philippe-Auguste Choquette |  | Liberal | Pierre-Raymond-Léonard Martineau |  | Liberal | Appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Quebec  | Yes
Simcoe North | December 14, 1898  | Dalton McCarthy |  | McCarthyite | Leighton McCarthy |  | Independent (McCarthyite)  | Death  | Yes
West Prince | April 13, 1898  | Stanislaus Francis Perry |  | Liberal | Bernard Donald McLellan |  | Liberal | Death  | Yes
Quebec-Centre | January 24, 1898  | François Langelier |  | Liberal | Arthur Cyrille Albert Malouin |  | Liberal | Appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Quebec  | Yes
Nicolet | December 21, 1897  | Fabien Boisvert |  | Conservative | Joseph Hector Leduc |  | Liberal | Death  | No
Toronto Centre | November 30, 1897  | William Lount |  | Liberal | George Hope Bertram |  | Liberal | Resignation  | Yes
Drummond—Arthabaska | November 13, 1897  | Joseph Lavergne |  | Liberal | Louis Lavergne |  | Liberal | Appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Quebec  | Yes
Témiscouata | November 6, 1897  | Charles-Eugène Pouliot |  | Liberal | Charles Arthur Gauvreau |  | Liberal | Death  | Yes
Rimouski | November 6, 1897  | Jean-Baptiste Romuald Fiset |  | Liberal | Jean Auguste Ross |  | Liberal | Called to the Senate  | Yes
West Prince | April 27, 1897  | Edward Hackett |  | Liberal-Conservative | Stanislaus Francis Perry |  | Liberal | Election declared void  | No
Macdonald | April 27, 1897  | Nathaniel Boyd |  | Conservative | John Gunion Rutherford |  | Liberal | Election declared void  | No
Winnipeg | April 27, 1897  | Hugh John Macdonald |  | Liberal-Conservative | Richard Willis Jameson |  | Liberal | Election declared void  | No
Colchester | April 20, 1897  | Wilbert David Dimock |  | Conservative | Firman McClure |  | Liberal | Election declared void  | No
Champlain | April 7, 1897  | François-Arthur Marcotte |  | Conservative | François-Arthur Marcotte |  | Conservative | Election declared void  | Yes
Wright | March 23, 1897  | Charles Ramsay Devlin |  | Liberal | Louis Napoléon Champagne |  | Liberal | Appointed Canadian trade commissioner to Ireland  | Yes
Bonaventure | March 17, 1897  | William LeBoutillier Fauvel |  | Liberal | Jean-François Guité |  | Liberal | Death  | Yes
Simcoe East | February 4, 1897  | William Humphrey Bennett |  | Conservative | William Humphrey Bennett |  | Conservative | Election declared void  | Yes
Ontario North | February 4, 1897  | John Alexander McGillivray |  | Conservative | Duncan Graham |  | Independent Liberal | Election declared void  | No
Brant South | February 4, 1897  | Robert Henry |  | Conservative | Charles Bernhard Heyd |  | Liberal | Election declared void  | No
Saskatchewan (Provisional District) | December 19, 1896  | Wilfrid Laurier |  | Liberal | Thomas Osborne Davis |  | Liberal | Laurier was elected to two seats, resigned to run in ministerial by-election in Quebec East  | Yes
Cornwall and Stormont | December 19, 1896  | Darby Bergin |  | Liberal-Conservative | John Goodall Snetsinger |  | Liberal | Death  | No
Brandon | November 27, 1896  | Dalton McCarthy |  | McCarthyite | Clifford Sifton |  | Liberal | Chose to sit for Simcoe North | No
Sunbury—Queen's | August 25, 1896  | George G. King |  | Liberal | Andrew George Blair |  | Liberal | Called to Senate  | Yes
Grey North | August 25, 1896  | John Clark |  | Liberal | William Paterson |  | Liberal | Death  | Yes
Shelburne and Queen's | August 5, 1896  | Francis Gordon Forbes |  | Liberal | William Stevens Fielding |  | Liberal | Appointed Sub-Collector of Customs  | Yes
St. Johns—Iberville | August 3, 1896  | François Béchard |  | Liberal | Joseph Israël Tarte |  | Liberal | Called to the Senate  | Yes
Quebec County | July 30, 1896  | Charles Fitzpatrick |  | Liberal | Charles Fitzpatrick |  | Liberal | Recontested upon appointment as Solicitor General  | Yes
Kings | July 30, 1896  | Frederick William Borden |  | Liberal | Frederick William Borden |  | Liberal | Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Militia and Defence  | Yes
Oxford South | July 30, 1896  | Richard John Cartwright |  | Liberal | Richard John Cartwright |  | Liberal | Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Trade and Commerce  | Yes
West Queen's | July 30, 1896  | Louis Henry Davies |  | Liberal | Louis Henry Davies |  | Liberal | Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Marine and Fisheries  | Yes
Brome | July 30, 1896  | Sydney Arthur Fisher |  | Liberal | Sydney Arthur Fisher |  | Liberal | Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Agriculture  | Yes
Portneuf | July 30, 1896  | Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière |  | Liberal | Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière |  | Liberal | Recontested upon appointment as Controller of Inland Revenue  | Yes
York North | July 30, 1896  | William Mulock |  | Liberal | William Mulock |  | Liberal | Recontested upon appointment as Postmaster-General  | Yes
Quebec East | July 30, 1896  | Wilfrid Laurier |  | Liberal | Wilfrid Laurier |  | Liberal | Recontested upon appointment as Prime Minister  | Yes

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