Canadian federal by-elections, 2008

By-elections to the 39th Canadian Parliament were held to fill vacancies in the Canadian House of Commons between the 2006 federal election and the 2008 federal election. The Conservative Party of Canada led a minority government for the entirety of the 39th Canadian Parliament, though did increase their number from by-elections.

Twelve vacancies occurred during the life of the Parliament. Nine of these were filled by by-elections and the remaining three were filled at the 2008 federal election.

Two federal by-elections were held in Canada on November 27, 2006, to fill vacancies in the Canadian House of Commons. Both seats were held by their incumbent parties.

Long-time MP Joe Fontana resigned from the seat in 2006 in order to run in the London municipal election as a candidate for mayor, requiring a by-election to be held.

The election result presented a major breakthrough for the Green Party. Party leader Elizabeth May tripled the party's local result in the 2006 general election just ten months earlier, placing slightly ahead of former London mayor Dianne Haskett, the candidate of the governing Conservatives.

MP Benoît Sauvageau was killed in a car accident on August 28, 2006.

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