| 34th Canadian Parliament | |||
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| Majority parliament | |||
| Dec. 12, 1988 – Sep. 8, 1993 | |||
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| Parliament leaders | |||
| Prime minister | Rt. Hon. Brian Mulroney Sep. 17, 1984 – Jun. 25, 1993 | ||
| Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell Jun. 25, 1993 – Nov. 4, 1993 | |||
| Cabinets | 24th Canadian Ministry 25th Canadian Ministry | ||
| Leader of the Opposition | Rt. Hon. John Turner September 17, 1984– February 7, 1990 | ||
| Hon. Herb Gray February 8, 1990– December 20, 1990 | |||
| Hon. Jean Chrétien December 21, 1990– October 24, 1993 | |||
| Party caucuses | |||
| Government | Progressive Conservative Party | ||
| Opposition | Liberal Party | ||
| Recognized | New Democratic Party | ||
| House of Commons | |||
| Seating arrangements of the House of Commons | |||
| Speaker of the Commons | Hon. John Allen Fraser September 30, 1986– January 16, 1994 | ||
| Government House leader | Hon. Don Mazankowski June 30, 1986– December 30, 1988 | ||
| Hon. Doug Lewis April 3, 1989– February 22, 1990 | |||
| Hon. Harvie Andre February 23, 1990– June 24, 1993 | |||
| Hon. Doug Lewis June 25, 1993– November 3, 1993 | |||
| Opposition House leader | Hon. Herb Gray September 18, 1984– February 7, 1990 | ||
| Hon. Jean-Robert Gauthier February 7, 1990– January 29, 1991 | |||
| Hon. David Charles Dingwall January 30, 1991– May 8, 1993 | |||
| Members | 295 MP seats List of members | ||
| Senate | |||
| Seating arrangements of the Senate | |||
| Speaker of the Senate | Hon. Guy Charbonneau November 2, 1984– December 6, 1993 | ||
| Government Senate leader | Hon. Lowell Murray June 30, 1986– November 3, 1993 | ||
| Opposition Senate leader | Hon. Allan MacEachen September 16, 1984– November 30, 1991 | ||
| Hon. Royce Herbert Frith November 30, 1991– October 25, 1993 | |||
| Senators | 104 senator seats List of senators | ||
| Sovereign | |||
| Monarch | Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022 | ||
| Governor general | Jeanne Sauvé 14 May 1984 – 28 January 1990 | ||
| Ray Hnatyshyn 29 January 1990 – 8 February 1995 | |||
| Sessions | |||
| 1st session December 12, 1988 – February 28, 1989 | |||
| 2nd session April 3, 1989 – May 12, 1991 | |||
| 3rd session May 13, 1991 – September 8, 1993 | |||
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The 34th Canadian Parliament was in session from December 12, 1988, until September 8, 1993. The membership was set by the 1988 federal election on November 21, 1988, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1993 election.
It was controlled by a Progressive Conservative Party majority, led first by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and the 24th Canadian Ministry, and then Prime Minister Kim Campbell and the 25th Canadian Ministry. The official opposition was the Liberal Party, led first by John Turner, and after 1990, by Jean Chrétien.
The speaker of the House of Commons was John Allen Fraser. See also list of Canadian electoral districts 1987-1997 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.
There were three sessions of the 34th Parliament:
| Session | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | December 12, 1988 | February 28, 1989 |
| 2nd | April 3, 1989 | May 12, 1991 |
| 3rd | May 13, 1991 | September 8, 1993 |
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The party standings as of the election and as of dissolution were as follows:
| Affiliation | House members | Senate members | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 election results | At dissolution | On election day 1988 [a] | At dissolution | ||
| Progressive Conservative | 169 | 156 | 36 | 58 | |
| Liberal | 83 | 81 | 57 | 41 | |
| New Democratic | 43 | 44 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bloc Québécois | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reform | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0** | |
| Independent | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | |
| Total members | 295 | 295 | 98 | 104 | |
| Vacant | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total seats | 295 | 104*** | |||
* After dissolution but before turning over power to Kim Campbell, Brian Mulroney filled all Senate vacancies with Progressive Conservative members, for a total caucus of 58.
** There was one Reform senator in the middle of the 34th Parliament.
*** In the middle of the 34th Parliament, Brian Mulroney used a little-known clause in the constitution to fill the Senate above its normal seat limit by eight, to 112.
Members of the House of Commons in the 34th parliament arranged by province.
Key:
| Riding | Member | Political party | First elected / previously elected | No. of terms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonavista—Trinity—Conception | Fred Mifflin | Liberal | 1988 | 1st term | |
| Burin—St. George's | Roger Simmons | Liberal | 1979, 1988 | 3rd term* | |
| Gander—Grand-Falls | George Baker | Liberal | 1974 | 5th term | |
| Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte | Brian Tobin | Liberal | 1980 | 3rd term | |
| Labrador | Bill Rompkey | Liberal | 1972 | 6th term | |
| St. John's East | Ross Reid ‡ | Progressive Conservative | 1988 | 1st term | |
| St. John's West | John Crosbie | Progressive Conservative | 1976 | 5th term |
| Riding | Member | Political party | First elected / previously elected | No. of terms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardigan | Lawrence MacAulay | Liberal | 1988 | 1st term | |
| Egmont | Joe McGuire | Liberal | 1988 | 1st term | |
| Hillsborough | George Proud | Liberal | 1988 | 1st term | |
| Malpeque | Catherine Callbeck | Liberal | 1988 | 1st term |
| Riding | Member | Political party | First elected / previously elected | No. of terms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annapolis Valley—Hants | Pat Nowlan | Progressive Conservative | 1965 | 8th term | |
| Independent Conservative ¥ | |||||
| Cape Breton Highlands—Canso | Francis LeBlanc | Liberal | 1988 | 1st term | |
| Cape Breton—East Richmond | David Dingwall | Liberal | 1980 | 3rd term | |
| Cape Breton—The Sydneys | Russell MacLellan | Liberal | 1979 | 4th term | |
| Central Nova | Elmer MacKay | Progressive Conservative | 1971, 1984 | 7th term* | |
| Cumberland—Colchester | Bill Casey | Progressive Conservative | 1988 | 1st term | |
| Dartmouth | Ron MacDonald | Liberal | 1988 | 1st term | |
| Halifax | Mary Clancy | Liberal | 1988 | 1st term | |
| Halifax West | Howard Crosby ‡ | Progressive Conservative | 1978 | 5th term | |
| South Shore | Peter McCreath ‡ | Progressive Conservative | 1988 | 1st term | |
| South West Nova | Coline Campbell | Liberal | 1974, 1980, 1988 | 3rd term* |
| Riding | Member | Political party | First elected / previously elected | No. of terms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beauséjour | Fernand Robichaud (until September 1990) | Liberal * | 1984 | 2nd term | |
| Jean Chrétien (from December 1990) | Liberal * | 1963, [b] 1990 | 9th term* | ||
| Carleton—Charlotte | Greg Thompson | Progressive Conservative | 1988 | 1st term | |
| Fredericton | Bud Bird | Progressive Conservative | 1988 | 1st term | |
| Fundy—Royal | Robert Corbett | Progressive Conservative | 1978 | 5th term | |
| Gloucester | Doug Young | Liberal | 1988 | 1st term | |
| Madawaska—Victoria | Bernard Valcourt | Progressive Conservative | 1984 | 2nd term | |
| Miramichi | Maurice Dionne | Liberal | 1974, 1988 | 4th term* | |
| Moncton | George Rideout | Liberal | 1988 | 1st term | |
| Restigouche—Chaleur | Guy Arseneault | Liberal | 1988 | 1st term | |
| Saint John | Gerald Merrithew | Progressive Conservative | 1984 | 1st term |
| Riding | Member | Political party | First elected / previously elected | No. of terms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon—Souris | Lee Clark ‡ | Progressive Conservative | 1983 | 3rd term | |
| Churchill | Rodney Murphy | New Democrat | 1979 | 4th term | |
| Dauphin—Swan River | Brian White | Progressive Conservative | 1984 | 2nd term | |
| Lisgar—Marquette | Charles Mayer | Progressive Conservative | 1979 | 4th term | |
| Portage—Interlake | Felix Holtmann | Progressive Conservative | 1984 | 2nd term | |
| Provencher | Jake Epp | Progressive Conservative | 1972 | 6th term | |
| Selkirk—Red River | David Bjornson | Progressive Conservative | 1988 | 1st term | |
| Saint Boniface | Ron Duhamel | Liberal | 1988 | 1st term | |
| Winnipeg North Centre | David Walker | Liberal | 1988 | 1st term | |
| Winnipeg North | Rey Pagtakhan | Liberal | 1988 | 1st term | |
| Winnipeg South | Dorothy Dobbie ‡ | Progressive Conservative | 1988 | 1st term | |
| Winnipeg St. James | John Harvard | Liberal | 1988 | 1st term | |
| Winnipeg South Centre | Lloyd Axworthy | Liberal | 1979 | 4th term | |
| Winnipeg—Transcona | Bill Blaikie | New Democrat | 1979 | 4th term |
| Riding | Member | Political party | First elected / previously elected | No. of terms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kindersley—Lloydminster | Bill McKnight | Progressive Conservative | 1979 | 4th term | |
| Mackenzie | Vic Althouse | New Democrat | 1980 | 3rd term | |
| Moose Jaw—Lake Centre | Rod Laporte | New Democrat | 1988 | 1st term | |
| Prince Albert—Churchill River | Ray Funk | New Democrat | 1988 | 1st term | |
| Regina—Lumsden | Les Benjamin | New Democrat | 1968 | 7th term | |
| Regina—Qu'Appelle | Simon De Jong | New Democrat | 1979 | 4th term | |
| Regina—Wascana | Larry Schneider | Progressive Conservative | 1988 | 1st term | |
| Saskatoon—Clark's Crossing | Chris Axworthy | New Democrat | 1988 | 1st term | |
| Saskatoon—Dundurn | Ron Fisher | New Democrat | 1988 | 1st term | |
| Saskatoon—Humboldt | Stan Hovdebo | New Democrat | 1979 | 4th term | |
| Souris—Moose Mountain | Lenard Gustafson ‡ | Progressive Conservative | 1979 | 4th term | |
| Swift Current—Maple Creek—Assiniboia | Geoff Wilson | Progressive Conservative | 1984 | 2nd term | |
| The Battlefords—Meadow Lake | Len Taylor | New Democrat | 1988 | 1st term | |
| Yorkton—Melville | Lorne Nystrom | New Democrat | 1968 | 7th term |
| Riding | Member | Political party | First elected / previously elected | No. of terms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Arctic | Ethel Blondin-Andrew | Liberal | 1988 | 1st term | |
| Nunatsiaq | Jack Anawak | Liberal | 1988 | 1st term | |
| Yukon | Audrey McLaughlin | New Democrat | 1987 | 2nd term |
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beauséjour | December 10, 1990 | Fernand Robichaud | Liberal | Jean Chrétien | Liberal | Resignation to provide a seat for Chrétien | Yes | ||
| York North | December 10, 1990 | Maurizio Bevilacqua | Liberal | Maurizio Bevilacqua | Liberal | Election declared void | Yes | ||
| Oshawa | August 13, 1990 | Ed Broadbent | New Democratic | Mike Breaugh | New Democratic | Resignation | Yes | ||
| Laurier—Sainte-Marie | August 13, 1990 | Jean-Claude Malépart | Liberal | Gilles Duceppe | Independent | Death | No | ||
| Chambly | February 12, 1990 | Richard Grisé | Progressive Conservative | Phil Edmonston | New Democratic | Resignation | No | ||
| Beaver River | March 13, 1989 | John Dahmer | Progressive Conservative | Deborah Grey | Reform | Death (cancer) | No | ||