34th Parliament of Canada | |||
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Majority parliament | |||
12 December 1988 – 8 September 1993 | |||
Parliament leaders | |||
Prime Minister | Rt. Hon. Brian Mulroney 17 Sep 1984 – 25 Jun 1993 | ||
Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell 25 Jun 1993 – 4 Nov 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 | ||
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 |
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1st | December 12, 1988 | February 28, 1989 |
2nd | April 3, 1989 | May 12, 1991 |
3rd | May 13, 1991 | September 8, 1993 |
The party standings as of the election and as of dissolution were as follows:
Affiliation | House members | Senate members | |||
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1988 election results | At dissolution | On election day 1988 [1] | At dissolution | ||
Progressive Conservative | 169 | 156 | 36 | 58 | |
Liberal Party of Canada | 83 | 81 | 57 | 41 | |
New Democratic Party | 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.
Riding | Member | Political party | |
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Cardigan | Lawrence MacAulay | Liberal | |
Egmont | Joe McGuire | Liberal | |
Hillsborough | George Proud | Liberal | |
Malpeque | Catherine Callbeck | Liberal |
Riding | Member | Political party | |
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Western Arctic | Ethel Blondin-Andrew | Liberal | |
Nunatsiaq | Jack Anawak | Liberal | |
Yukon | Audrey McLaughlin | New Democrat |
By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
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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 |
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