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Three by-elections were held on November 29, 2010 in order to fill vacancies in the House of Commons of Canada for two seats in Manitoba and one seat in Ontario. A further three by-elections remain to be called and will be held in 2011 unless the next federal general election is called first.^[1]

Background

The three seats were vacant due to the resignations of Inky Mark, Judy Wasylycia-Leis, Maurizio Bevilacqua, Jean-Yves Roy, Jay Hill and Jim Prentice from the House of Commons. The incumbents had resigned their seats to run for the mayoralty of their hometowns in municipal elections. Bevilacqua was subsequently elected mayor of Vaughan, Ontario while Wasylycia-Leis and Mark were defeated in their attempts. A further three seats were also vacant but by-elections were not called in 2010 to fill these positions.

Timing

Under Canadian election law, a by-election must be formally announced no earlier than 11 days and no later than 180 days after a vacancy officially takes effect. Due to the timing of the respective resignations, this means that the date of the Winnipeg North by-election had to be announced by October 27, while the scheduling period for all of the other four by-elections extended into 2011.^[2] Consequently, the Winnipeg North by-election had to be called at least a week before the window opened in which Prince George—Peace River and Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia by-elections could be called.

When multiple vacancies exist, it is customary, though not mandatory, for by-elections to be held on the same date.

Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette

A by-election was held in the Manitoba federal riding of Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette as incumbent MP Inky Mark resigned effective September 15, 2010 as the Conservative Party of Canada Member of Parliament in order to run unsuccessfully for Mayor of Dauphin, Manitoba.^[3]

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By-election on November 29, 2010 resignation of Inky Mark on September 15, 2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative hold

Vaughan

A by-election was held in the Ontario federal riding of Vaughan as Liberal Maurizio Bevilacqua resigned to run successfully for mayor of Vaughan, Ontario.^[4]

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By-election on November 29, 2010 resignation of Maurizio Bevilacqua on September 2, 2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Conservative gain from Liberal

Winnipeg North

A by-election was held in the Manitoba federal riding of Winnipeg North - which has been vacant since April 30, when New Democratic Party MP Judy Wasylycia-Leis resigned to run unsuccessfully for Mayor of Winnipeg. With the addition of the Pirate Party candidate Jeff Coleman, the by-election in Winnipeg North marks the first election or by-election to run a member of the Pirate Party outside of Europe.

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By-election on November 29, 2010 resignation of Judy Wasylycia-Leis on April 30, 2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Liberal gain from New Democrat

References

^ "Harper calls 3 by-elections, including Grit stronghold Vaughan", Globe and Mail, October 24, 2010
^ "The Emerging Shape of the By-Election Calendar". Pundits' Guide, October 2010.
^ "Inky hopes to make a Mark as mayor again", Winnipeg Free Press, August 17, 2010
^ "Bevilacqua confirms Vaughan mayoral run", CBC News, September 3, 2010

[call-1] "Harper calls 3 by-elections, including Grit stronghold Vaughan", Globe and Mail, October 24, 2010

[pundits-2] "The Emerging Shape of the By-Election Calendar". Pundits' Guide, October 2010.

[3] "Inky hopes to make a Mark as mayor again", Winnipeg Free Press, August 17, 2010

[mayo-4] "Bevilacqua confirms Vaughan mayoral run", CBC News, September 3, 2010

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 ==Background==
-Six seats are currently vacant, due to the resignations of [[Inky Mark]], [[Judy Wasylycia-Leis]], [[Maurizio Bevilacqua]], [[Jean-Yves Roy]], [[Jay Hill]] and [[Jim Prentice]] from the House of Commons. Three of the six resigned their seats to run for the [[mayor]]alty of their hometowns in municipal elections. Bevilacqua was subsequently elected mayor of [[Vaughan]], [[Ontario]] while Wasylycia-Leis and Mark were defeated in their attempts.
+The three seats were vacant due to the resignations of [[Inky Mark]], [[Judy Wasylycia-Leis]], [[Maurizio Bevilacqua]], [[Jean-Yves Roy]], [[Jay Hill]] and [[Jim Prentice]] from the House of Commons. The incumbents had resigned their seats to run for the [[mayor]]alty of their hometowns in municipal elections. Bevilacqua was subsequently elected mayor of [[Vaughan]], [[Ontario]] while Wasylycia-Leis and Mark were defeated in their attempts. A further three seats were also vacant but by-elections were not called in 2010 to fill these positions.
 ==Timing==
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 ==Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette==
-A by-election is being held in the Manitoba federal riding of [[Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette]] as incumbent MP [[Inky Mark]] resigned effective September 15, 2010 as the [[Conservative Party of Canada]] Member of Parliament in order to run for Mayor of [[Dauphin, Manitoba]].<ref>[http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/inky-hopes-to-make-a-mark-as-mayor-again-100867179.html "Inky hopes to make a Mark as mayor again"], ''Winnipeg Free Press'', August 17, 2010</ref>
+A by-election was held in the Manitoba federal riding of [[Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette]] as incumbent MP [[Inky Mark]] resigned effective September 15, 2010 as the [[Conservative Party of Canada]] Member of Parliament in order to run unsuccessfully for Mayor of [[Dauphin, Manitoba]].<ref>[http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/inky-hopes-to-make-a-mark-as-mayor-again-100867179.html "Inky hopes to make a Mark as mayor again"], ''Winnipeg Free Press'', August 17, 2010</ref>
 {{CanElec4-by|November 29, 2010|resignation of [[Inky Mark]] on September 15, 2010}}
 {{CanElec4Row|Conservative|[[Robert Sopuck]] | 8,176| 56.7|-4.66%}}
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 ==Vaughan==
-A by-election is being held in the Ontario federal riding of [[Vaughan (electoral district)|Vaughan]] as [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] [[Maurizio Bevilacqua]] has resigned to run for mayor of [[Vaughan]], [[Ontario]].<ref name=mayo>[http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2010/09/03/bevilacqua-vaughan-mayor367.html "Bevilacqua confirms Vaughan mayoral run"], ''CBC News'', September 3, 2010</ref>
+A by-election was held in the Ontario federal riding of [[Vaughan (electoral district)|Vaughan]] as [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] [[Maurizio Bevilacqua]] resigned to run successfully for mayor of [[Vaughan]], [[Ontario]].<ref name=mayo>[http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2010/09/03/bevilacqua-vaughan-mayor367.html "Bevilacqua confirms Vaughan mayoral run"], ''CBC News'', September 3, 2010</ref>
 {{CanElec4-by|November 29, 2010|resignation of [[Maurizio Bevilacqua]] on September 2, 2010}}
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 ==Winnipeg North==
-A by-election is being held in the Manitoba federal riding of [[Winnipeg North]] - which has been vacant since April 30, when [[New Democratic Party of Canada|New Democratic Party]] MP [[Judy Wasylycia-Leis]] resigned to run for [[List of mayors of Winnipeg|Mayor of Winnipeg]]. With the addition of the [[Pirate Party of Canada|Pirate Party]] candidate Jeff Coleman, the by-election in Winnipeg North marks the first election or by-election to run a member of the Pirate Party outside of Europe.
+A by-election was held in the Manitoba federal riding of [[Winnipeg North]] - which has been vacant since April 30, when [[New Democratic Party of Canada|New Democratic Party]] MP [[Judy Wasylycia-Leis]] resigned to run unsuccessfully for [[List of mayors of Winnipeg|Mayor of Winnipeg]]. With the addition of the [[Pirate Party of Canada|Pirate Party]] candidate Jeff Coleman, the by-election in Winnipeg North marks the first election or by-election to run a member of the Pirate Party outside of Europe.
 {{CanElec4-by|November 29, 2010|resignation of [[Judy Wasylycia-Leis]] on April 30, 2010}}

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