| 30th Canadian Parliament | |||
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| Majority parliament | |||
| Sep. 30, 1974 – Mar. 26, 1979 | |||
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| Parliament leaders | |||
| Prime minister | Rt. Hon. Pierre Trudeau Apr. 20, 1968 – Jun. 4, 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 | |||
| Seating arrangements of the House of Commons | |||
| 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 | |||
| Seating arrangements of the Senate | |||
| 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 | ||
| Governor general | Jules Léger 14 January 1974 – 22 January 1979 | ||
| Edward Schreyer 22 January 1979 – 14 May 1984 | |||
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 election results | At dissolution | On election day 1974 [1] | At dissolution | ||
| Liberal | 141 | 133 | 76 | 73 | |
| Progressive Conservative | 95 | 98 | 18 | 18 | |
| New Democratic | 16 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Social Credit | 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.
Key:
| Riding | Member | Political party | First elected / previously elected | No. of terms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonavista—Trinity—Conception | Dave Rooney | Liberal | 1972 | 2nd term | |
| Burin—Burgeo | Donald Jamieson | Liberal | 1966 | 4th term | |
| Gander—Twillingate | George Baker ‡ | Liberal | 1974 | 1st term | |
| Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador | Bill Rompkey ‡ | Liberal | 1972 | 2nd term | |
| Humber—St. George's—St. Barbe | Jack Marshall | Progressive Conservative | 1968 | 3rd term | |
| Fonse Faour (by-election in 1978) | NDP | 1978 | 1st term | ||
| St. John's East | James McGrath | Progressive Conservative | 1957, 1968 | 6th term* | |
| St. John's West | Walter Carter | Progressive Conservative | 1968 | 3rd term | |
| John Crosbie (by-election in 1976) | Progressive Conservative | 1976 | 1st term |
| Riding | Member | Political party | First elected / previously elected | No. of terms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardigan | Daniel J. MacDonald | Liberal | 1972 | 2nd term | |
| Egmont | David MacDonald | Progressive Conservative | 1965 | 4th term | |
| Hillsborough | Heath MacQuarrie | Progressive Conservative | 1957 | 8th term | |
| Malpeque | Angus MacLean | Progressive Conservative | 1951 | 10th term | |
| Donald Wood (by-election in 1977) | Liberal | 1977 | 1st term |
| Riding | Member | Political party | First elected / previously elected | No. of terms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annapolis Valley | Pat Nowlan | Progressive Conservative | 1965 | 4th term | |
| Cape Breton Highlands—Canso | Allan MacEachen | Liberal | 1953, 1962 | 8th term* | |
| Cape Breton—East Richmond | Andrew Hogan | New Democrat | 1974 | 1st term | |
| Cape Breton—The Sydneys | Robert Muir | Progressive Conservative | 1957 | 8th term | |
| Central Nova | Elmer MacKay | Progressive Conservative | 1971 | 3rd term | |
| Cumberland—Colchester North | Robert Coates | Progressive Conservative | 1957 | 8th term | |
| Dartmouth—Halifax East | Michael Forrestall | Progressive Conservative | 1965 | 4th term | |
| Halifax | Robert Stanfield | Progressive Conservative | 1967 | 4th term | |
| Halifax—East Hants | Robert McCleave | Progressive Conservative | 1957, 1965 | 7th term* | |
| Howard Crosby (1978)* | Progressive Conservative | 1978 | 1st term | ||
| South Shore | Lloyd Crouse | Progressive Conservative | 1957 | 8th term | |
| South Western Nova | Coline Campbell ‡ | Liberal | 1974 | 1st term |
| Riding | Member | Political party | First elected / previously elected | No. of terms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carleton—Charlotte | Fred McCain | Progressive Conservative | 1972 | 2nd term | |
| Fundy—Royal | Robert Fairweather | Progressive Conservative | 1962 | 6th term | |
| Robert Corbett (1978)* | Progressive Conservative | 1978 | 1st term | ||
| Gloucester | Herb Breau ‡ | Liberal | 1968 | 3rd term | |
| Madawaska—Victoria | Eymard Corbin | Liberal | 1968 | 3rd term | |
| Moncton | Leonard C. Jones | Independent | 1974 | 1st term | |
| Northumberland—Miramichi | Maurice Dionne ‡ | Liberal | 1974 | 1st term | |
| Restigouche | Jean-Eudes Dubé | Liberal | 1962 | 6th term | |
| Maurice Harquail (1975)** ‡ | Liberal | 1975 | 1st term | ||
| Saint John—Lancaster | Mike Landers ‡ | Liberal | 1974 | 1st term | |
| Westmorland—Kent | Roméo LeBlanc | Liberal | 1972 | 2nd term | |
| York—Sunbury | J. Robert Howie | Progressive Conservative | 1972 | 2nd term |
| Riding | Member | Political party | First elected / previously elected | No. of terms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon—Souris | Walter Dinsdale | Progressive Conservative | 1951 | 10th term | |
| Churchill | Cecil Smith | Progressive Conservative | 1974 | 1st term | |
| Dauphin | Gordon Ritchie | Progressive Conservative | 1968 | 3rd term | |
| Lisgar | Jack Murta | Progressive Conservative | 1970 | 3rd term | |
| Marquette | Craig Stewart | Progressive Conservative | 1968 | 3rd term | |
| Portage | Peter Masniuk | Progressive Conservative | 1972 | 2nd term | |
| Provencher | Jake Epp | Progressive Conservative | 1972 | 2nd term | |
| Selkirk | Dean Whiteway | Progressive Conservative | 1974 | 1st term | |
| St. Boniface | Joseph-Philippe Guay ‡ * | Liberal | 1968 | 3rd term | |
| Jack Hare (1978) | Progressive Conservative | 1978 | 1st term | ||
| Winnipeg North | David Orlikow | New Democrat | 1962 | 6th term | |
| Winnipeg North Centre | Stanley Knowles | New Democrat | 1942, 1962 | 11th term* | |
| Winnipeg South | James Richardson | Liberal | 1968 | 3rd term | |
| Independent | |||||
| Winnipeg South Centre | Dan McKenzie | Progressive Conservative | 1972 | 2nd term |
| Riding | Member | Political party | First elected / previously elected | No. of terms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assiniboia | Ralph Goodale ‡ | Liberal | 1974 | 1st term | |
| Battleford—Kindersley | Cliff McIsaac ‡ | Liberal | 1974 | 1st term | |
| Mackenzie | Stanley Korchinski | Progressive Conservative | 1958 | 7th term | |
| Meadow Lake | Bert Cadieu | Progressive Conservative | 1958, 1974 | 6th term* | |
| Moose Jaw | Douglas Neil | Progressive Conservative | 1972 | 2nd term | |
| Prince Albert | John Diefenbaker | Progressive Conservative | 1940 | 12th term | |
| Qu'Appelle—Moose Mountain | Alvin Hamilton | Progressive Conservative | 1957, [j] 1972 | 7th term* | |
| Regina East | James Balfour | Progressive Conservative | 1972 | 2nd term | |
| Regina—Lake Centre | Les Benjamin | New Democrat | 1968 | 3rd term | |
| Saskatoon—Biggar | Ray Hnatyshyn | Progressive Conservative | 1974 | 1st term | |
| Saskatoon—Humboldt | Otto Lang | Liberal | 1968 | 3rd term | |
| Swift Current—Maple Creek | Frank Hamilton | Progressive Conservative | 1972 | 2nd term | |
| Yorkton—Melville | Lorne Nystrom | New Democrat | 1968 | 3rd term |
| Riding | Member | Political party | First elected / previously elected | No. of terms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Territories | Wally Firth | New Democrat | 1972 | 2nd term | |
| Yukon | Erik Nielsen | Progressive Conservative | 1957 | 8th term |