<page_title> By-elections to the 41st Canadian Parliament </page_title> <section_title> Overview </section_title> <table> <cell> Toronto—Danforth <col_header> By-election </col_header> </cell> <cell> March 19, 2012 <col_header> Date </col_header> </cell> <cell> Jack Layton <col_header> Incumbent </col_header> </cell> <cell> New Democratic <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> Death (cancer) <col_header> Cause </col_header> </cell> </table>
A by-election was held on March 19, 2012 in Toronto—Danforth, to fill a vacancy caused by the death of NDP candidate Jack Layton.