35th Parliament of Canada | |||
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Majority parliament | |||
17 January 1994 – 27 April 1997 | |||
Parliament leaders | |||
Prime Minister | Rt. Hon. Jean Chrétien 4 Nov 1993 – 12 Dec 2003 | ||
Cabinet | 26th Canadian Ministry | ||
Leader of the Opposition | Hon. Lucien Bouchard October 25, 1993– January 14, 1996 | ||
Hon. Gilles Duceppe (1st time) January 15, 1996– February 16, 1996 | |||
Hon. Michel Gauthier February 17, 1996– March 14, 1997 | |||
Hon. Gilles Duceppe (2nd time) March 15, 1997– June 23, 1997 | |||
Party caucuses | |||
Government | Liberal Party | ||
Opposition | Bloc Québécois | ||
Senate Opp. | Progressive Conservative Party* | ||
Recognized | Reform Party | ||
Unrecognized | New Democratic Party | ||
* Party only held official party status in the Senate. | |||
House of Commons | |||
Seating arrangements of the House of Commons | |||
Speaker of the Commons | Hon. Gilbert Parent January 17, 1994– January 28, 2001 | ||
Government House Leader | Hon. Herb Gray November 4, 1993– April 27, 1997 | ||
Opposition House Leader | Hon. Michel Gauthier November 10, 1993– February 17, 1996 | ||
Hon. Gilles Duceppe February 18, 1996– March 16, 1997 | |||
Hon. Suzanne Tremblay March 17, 1997– April 25, 1997 | |||
Members | 295 MP seats List of members | ||
Senate | |||
Seating arrangements of the Senate | |||
Speaker of the Senate | Hon. Roméo LeBlanc December 7, 1993– November 21, 1994 | ||
Hon. Gildas Molgat November 22, 1994– January 25, 2001 | |||
Government Senate Leader | Hon. Joyce Fairbairn November 4, 1993– June 10, 1997 | ||
Opposition Senate Leader | Hon. John Lynch-Staunton December 15, 1993– September 30, 2004 | ||
Senators | 104 senator seats List of senators | ||
Sovereign | |||
Monarch | Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022 | ||
Governor General | Ray Hnatyshyn 29 January 1990 – 8 February 1995 | ||
Roméo LeBlanc 8 February 1995 – 7 October 2000 | |||
Sessions | |||
1st session January 14, 1994 – February 2, 1996 | |||
2nd session February 27, 1996 – April 27, 1997 | |||
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The 35th Canadian Parliament was in session from January 17, 1994, until April 27, 1997. The membership was set by the 1993 federal election on October 25, 1993, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1997 election.
It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and the 26th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Bloc Québécois , led first by Lucien Bouchard, then by Michel Gauthier, and finally by Gilles Duceppe.
The Speaker was Gilbert Parent. See also list of Canadian electoral districts 1987–96 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.
There were two sessions of the 35th Parliament:
Session | Start | End |
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1st | January 17, 1994 | February 2, 1996 |
2nd | February 27, 1996 | April 27, 1997 |
The party standings as of the election and as of dissolution were as follows:
Affiliation | House members | Senate members [1] | |||
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1993 election results | At dissolution | On election day 1993 [2] | At dissolution | ||
Liberal Party of Canada | 177 | 174 | 41 | 51 | |
Bloc Québécois | 54 | 50 | 0 | 0 | |
Reform | 52 | 50 | 0 | 0 | |
New Democratic Party | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada | 2 | 3 | 58 | 50 | |
Independent | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |
Total members | 295 | 291 | 104 | 104 | |
Vacant | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Total seats | 295 | 104 |
Members of the House of Commons in the 35th 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 | Wayne Easter | Liberal |
Riding | Member | Political party | |
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Western Arctic | Ethel Blondin-Andrew | Liberal | |
Nunatsiaq | Jack Anawak | Liberal | |
Yukon | Audrey McLaughlin | New Democrat |
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