<page_title> By-elections to the 42nd Canadian Parliament </page_title> <section_title> Overview </section_title> <table> <cell> Lac-Saint-Jean <col_header> By-election </col_header> </cell> <cell> October 23, 2017 <col_header> Date </col_header> </cell> <cell> Denis Lebel <col_header> Incumbent </col_header> </cell> <cell> Conservative <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> Resigned to accept a position in the private sector <col_header> Cause </col_header> </cell> </table>
Conservative cabinet minister of Lac-Saint-Jean, Denis Lebel resigned in 2017.