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61 MPs chose to not seek reelection at the 2015 Canadian federal election, meaning they were Members of Parliament (MPs) in the 41st Parliament of Canada, but chose not to stand for election to the 42nd Parliament of Canada (in some cases after being deselected by their parties).

Retired from office

Province Electoral district Outgoing incumbent
(at 2011 and at dissolution) 		Succeeded by
Alberta Calgary—Nose Hill Diane Ablonczy Michelle Rempel
Calgary West Rob Anders Ron Liepert
Edmonton Centre Laurie Hawn Randy Boissonnault
Edmonton East Peter Goldring Kerry Diotte
Edmonton—Leduc James Rajotte Matt Jeneroux
Medicine Hat LaVar Payne Jim Hillyer
Vegreville—Wainwright Leon Benoit Shannon Stubbs
Westlock—St. Paul Brian Storseth
British Columbia British Columbia Southern Interior Alex Atamanenko Richard Cannings
Cariboo—Prince George Dick Harris Todd Doherty
Nanaimo—Alberni James Lunney Gord Johns
Nanaimo—Cowichan Jean Crowder Alistair MacGregor
Okanagan—Shuswap Colin Mayes Mel Arnold
Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission Randy Kamp Dan Ruimy
Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam James Moore Ron McKinnon
South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale Russ Hiebert Dianne Watts
Vancouver East Libby Davies Jenny Kwan
Manitoba Kildonan—St. Paul Joy Smith MaryAnn Mihychuk
Saint Boniface Shelly Glover Dan Vandal
Winnipeg South Rod Bruinooge Terry Duguid
New Brunswick Acadie—Bathurst Yvon Godin Serge Cormier
Tobique—Mactaquac Mike Allen T. J. Harvey
Newfoundland and Labrador Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte Gerry Byrne Gudie Hutchings
Nova Scotia Central Nova Peter MacKay Sean Fraser
South Shore—St. Margaret's Gerald Keddy Bernadette Jordan
West Nova Greg Kerr Colin Fraser
Ontario Carleton—Mississippi Mills Gordon O'Connor Karen McCrimmon
Elgin—Middlesex—London Joe Preston Karen Vecchio
Guelph Frank Valeriote Lloyd Longfield
Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock Barry Devolin Jamie Schmale
Hamilton Mountain Chris Charlton Scott Duvall
Kingston and the Islands Ted Hsu Mark Gerretsen
Northumberland—Quinte West Rick Norlock Kim Rudd
Perth Wellington Gary Schellenberger John Nater
Sarnia—Lambton Patricia Davidson Marilyn Gladu
Windsor—Tecumseh Joe Comartin Cheryl Hardcastle
Quebec Brome—Missisquoi Pierre Jacob Denis Paradis
Jonquière—Alma Claude Patry Karine Trudel
Louis-Saint-Laurent Alexandrine Latendresse Gérard Deltell
Mégantic—L'Érable Christian Paradis Luc Berthold
Mount Royal Irwin Cotler Anthony Housefather
Richmond—Arthabaska André Bellavance Alain Rayes
Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot Marie-Claude Morin Brigitte Sansoucy
Saint-Jean Tarik Brahmi Jean Rioux
Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel Massimo Pacetti Nicola Di Iorio
Saint-Maurice—Champlain Lise St-Denis François-Philippe Champagne
Shefford Réjean Genest Pierre Breton
Verchères—Les Patriotes Sana Hassainia Xavier Barsalou-Duval
Saskatchewan Palliser Ray Boughen Tom Lukiwski
Saskatoon—Wanuskewin Maurice Vellacott Kelly Block
Souris—Moose Mountain Ed Komarnicki Robert Kitchen
Yorkton—Melville Garry Breitkreuz Cathay Wagantall

Lost Nomination

Province Electoral district Outgoing incumbent
(at 2011 and at dissolution) 		Succeeded by
Ontario Mississauga—Brampton South Eve Adams Navdeep Bains
Quebec Jeanne-Le Ber Tyrone Benskin Marc Miller
Joliette Francine Raynault Gabriel Ste-Marie
Laurentides—Labelle Marc-André Morin David de Burgh Graham
Saskatchewan Blackstrap Lynne Yelich Kevin Waugh

Seats vacant at dissolution

Province Electoral district Outgoing incumbent
(at 2011 and at time of resignation) 		Succeeded by
Ontario Barrie Patrick Brown John Brassard
Ottawa West—Nepean John Baird Anita Vandenbeld
Peterborough Dean Del Mastro Maryam Monsef
Sudbury Glenn Thibeault Paul Lefebvre

Notes

  1. now called Calgary Signal Hill
  2. now called Edmonton Griesbach
  3. now called Edmonton Riverbend
  4. now called Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner
  5. merged to form Lakeland
  6. now called South Okanagan—West Kootenay
  7. now called Courtenay—Alberni
  8. now called Cowichan—Malahat—Langford
  9. now called North Okanagan—Shuswap
  10. now called Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge
  11. now called Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam
  12. now called South Surrey—White Rock
  13. now called Saint Boniface—Saint Vital
  14. now called Long Range Mountains
  15. now called Kanata—Carleton
  16. now called Northumberland—Peterborough South
  17. now called Jonquière
  18. now called Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères
  19. now called Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan
  20. now called Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek
  21. now called Mississauga—Malton
  22. now called Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs
  23. now called Saskatoon—Grasswood
  24. now called Barrie—Innisfil
  25. now called Peterborough—Kawartha

References

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  2. "Which MPs could be in or out next year?". Toronto Star. December 26, 2014. Archived from the original on December 27, 2014. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  3. "So long, Laurie Hawn: Edmonton MP says he won't run in 2015 election". CBC News. March 10, 2014. Archived from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved March 10, 2014.
  4. "Longtime Edmonton MP Peter Goldring won't seek re-election in 2015". Edmonton Journal. September 8, 2014. Archived from the original on September 13, 2014. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
  5. "Edmonton-area MP announces plans to leave federal politics". CTV News Edmonton. June 14, 2015. Archived from the original on June 16, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
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  24. "Peter MacKay, justice minister, to leave federal politics". cbc.ca. May 29, 2015. Archived from the original on May 29, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
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  32. "Ted Hsu, Liberal Kingston MP, won't seek re-election". CBC News. August 7, 2014. Archived from the original on September 26, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
  33. "Rick Norlock will not be Candidate for 2015 election". Conservative Party of Canada Northumberland-Peterborough South Electoral District. August 16, 2014. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  34. "Perth-Wellington MP Schellenberger to retire, not seek re-election". CTV News Kitchener. September 25, 2014. Archived from the original on December 2, 2014. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
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  36. "NDP's Joe Comartin will not seek re-election". CBC News. June 26, 2014. Archived from the original on June 27, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  37. "Le député Pierre Jacob ne se représentera pas". Le Devoir. March 20, 2015. Archived from the original on March 24, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  38. "Bloc Quebecois to lose another MP". Sun News Network. August 19, 2014. Archived from the original on August 28, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
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  44. "Suspended MP Massimo Pacetti won't seek re-election". CTV News. March 18, 2015. Archived from the original on March 18, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  45. "Genest se retire de la vie politique". La Voixde l'Est. June 18, 2015. Archived from the original on June 19, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
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  49. "Souris-Moose Mountain MP Komarnicki will not seek re-election in 2015". Estevan Mercury. March 6, 2013. Archived from the original on March 9, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
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