| 24th Canadian Parliament | |||
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| Majority parliament | |||
| May. 12, 1958 – Apr. 19, 1962 | |||
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| Parliament leaders | |||
| Prime minister | John Diefenbaker Jun. 21, 1957 – Apr. 22, 1963 | ||
| Cabinet | 18th Canadian Ministry | ||
| Leader of the Opposition | Lester B. Pearson January 16, 1958 – April 22, 1963 | ||
| Party caucuses | |||
| Government | Progressive Conservative Party | ||
| Opposition | Liberal Party | ||
| Crossbench | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation | ||
| House of Commons | |||
 Seating arrangements of the House of Commons | |||
| Speaker of the Commons | Roland Michener October 14, 1957 – September 26, 1962 | ||
| Government House leader | Howard Charles Green October 14, 1957 – July 18, 1959 | ||
| Gordon Churchill January 14, 1960 − February 5, 1963 | |||
| Opposition House leader | Lionel Chevrier October 14, 1957 – February 5, 1963 | ||
| Members | 265 MP seats List of members | ||
| Senate | |||
| Speaker of the Senate | Mark Robert Drouin October 4, 1957 – September 23, 1962 | ||
| Government Senate leader | Walter Aseltine May 12, 1958 − August 31, 1962 | ||
| Opposition Senate leader | William Ross Macdonald June 21, 1957 – April 22, 1963 | ||
| Senators | 102 senator seats List of senators | ||
| Sovereign | |||
| Monarch | Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022 | ||
| Governor general | Vincent Massey 28 February 1952 – 15 September 1959 | ||
| Georges Vanier 15 September 1959 – 5 March 1967 | |||
| Sessions | |||
| 1st session May 12, 1958 – September 6, 1958 | |||
| 2nd session January 15, 1959 – July 18, 1959 | |||
| 3rd session January 14, 1960 – August 10, 1960 | |||
| 4th session November 17, 1960 – September 29, 1961 | |||
| 5th session January 18, 1962 – April 19, 1962 | |||
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The 24th Canadian Parliament was in session from May 12, 1958, until April 19, 1962. The membership was set by the 1958 federal election on March 31, 1958, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1962 election.
Contents
- List of members
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Manitoba
- New Brunswick
- Newfoundland
- Northwest Territories
- Nova Scotia
- Ontario
- Prince Edward Island
- Quebec
- Saskatchewan
- Yukon
- Major bills of the 24th Parliament
- By-elections
- Notes
- References
- External links
It was controlled by a Progressive Conservative Party majority, which won the largest majority in Canadian history, under Prime Minister John Diefenbaker and the 18th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Liberal Party, led by Lester B. Pearson.
The Speaker was Roland Michener. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1952-1966 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.
There were five sessions of the 24th Parliament.