30th Parliament of Canada | |||
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Majority parliament | |||
30 September 1974 – 26 March 1979 | |||
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Parliament leaders | |||
Prime Minister | Rt. Hon. Pierre Trudeau 20 Apr 1968 – 4 Jun 1979 | ||
Cabinet | 20th Canadian Ministry | ||
Leader of the Opposition | Hon. Robert Stanfield November 6, 1967– November 21, 1976 | ||
Hon. Joe Clark November 20, 1976– June 3, 1979 | |||
Party caucuses | |||
Government | Liberal Party | ||
Opposition | Progressive Conservative Party | ||
Recognized | New Democratic Party | ||
Unrecognized | Social Credit Party | ||
House of Commons | |||
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Speaker of the Commons | Hon. James Jerome September 30, 1974– February 17, 1980 | ||
Government House Leader | Hon. Mitchell Sharp August 8, 1974– September 13, 1976 | ||
Hon. Allan MacEachen September 14, 1976– March 26, 1979 | |||
Opposition House Leader | Hon. Ged Baldwin August 14, 1974– February 24, 1976 | ||
Hon. Walter Baker February 25, 1976– March 26, 1979 | |||
Members | 264 MP seats List of members | ||
Senate | |||
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Speaker of the Senate | Hon. Renaude Lapointe September 12, 1974– October 4, 1979 | ||
Government Senate Leader | Hon. Ray Perrault August 8, 1974– June 3, 1979 | ||
Opposition Senate Leader | Hon. Jacques Flynn October 31, 1967– May 22, 1979 | ||
Senators | 102 (until 1975) 104 (from 1975) senator seats List of senators | ||
Sovereign | |||
Monarch | Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022 | ||
Sessions | |||
1st session September 30, 1974 – October 12, 1976 | |||
2nd session October 12, 1976 – October 17, 1977 | |||
3rd session October 18, 1977 – October 10, 1978 | |||
4th session October 11, 1978 – March 26, 1979 | |||
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The 30th Canadian Parliament was in session from September 30, 1974, until March 26, 1979. The membership was set by the 1974 election on July 8, 1974, and was only changed somewhat due to resignations and by-elections before it was dissolved prior to the 1979 election.
It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority led by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and the 20th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Progressive Conservative Party, led first by Robert Stanfield, and then by Joe Clark.
The sessions were prorogued (reason unknown currently).
The Speaker was James Jerome. See also the List of Canadian electoral districts 1966-1976 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.
There were four sessions of the 30th Parliament. Queen Elizabeth II opened the 3rd session during her Silver Jubilee visit to Canada.
Session | Start | End |
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1st | September 30, 1974 | October 12, 1976 |
2nd | October 12, 1976 | October 17, 1977 |
3rd | October 18, 1977 | October 10, 1978 |
4th | October 11, 1978 | March 26, 1979 |
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The party standings as of the election and as of dissolution were as follows:
Affiliation | House members | Senate members | |||
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1974 election results | At dissolution | On election day 1974 [1] | At dissolution | ||
Liberal Party of Canada | 141 | 133 | 76 | 73 | |
Progressive Conservative | 95 | 98 | 18 | 18 | |
New Democratic Party | 16 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
Social Credit Party of Canada | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | |
Independent | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
Independent Liberal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total members | 264 | 263 | 98 | 92 | |
Vacant | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
Total seats | 264 | 102 | 104 |
Members of the House of Commons in the 30th parliament arranged by province.
Riding | Member | Political party | |
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Northwest Territories | Wally Firth | New Democrat | |
Yukon | Erik Nielsen | Progressive Conservative |
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