Change is in the air: number of MPs not reoffering highest in last 25 years

Roughly 18.3 per cent of incumbent MPs aren’t running for re-election this year, and the reasons why are varied.

With 62 incumbents not returning and five new seats being added, about 19.5 per cent of the next of House of Commons is guaranteed to be newly elected MPs.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, Cynthia Münster, and courtesy of the House of Commons. Artwork by Joey Sabourin

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

March 26, 2025

With 62 MPs now not running for re-election, this year will see the highest number of incumbents standing down in the last 25 years of federal elections.

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