36th Canadian Parliament

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36th Parliament of Canada
Majority parliament
22 September 1997  22 October 2000
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Parliament leaders
Prime
Minister
Rt. Hon. Jean Chrétien
November 4, 1993 (1993-11-04) December 12, 2003 (2003-12-12)
Cabinet 26th Canadian Ministry
Leader of the
Opposition
Hon. Preston Manning
1997 (1997) March 26, 2000 (2000-03-26)
Hon. Deborah Grey
March 27, 2000 (2000-03-27) September 10, 2000 (2000-09-10)
Hon. Stockwell Day
September 11, 2000 (2000-09-11) December 11, 2001 (2001-12-11)
Party caucuses
Government Liberal Party
Opposition Reform Party*
Senate Opp. Progressive Conservative Party
Recognized Bloc Québécois
New Democratic Party
* Changed its name to Canadian Alliance partway through the Parliament.
House of Commons
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Seating arrangements of the House of Commons
Speaker of the
Commons
Hon. Gilbert Parent
January 17, 1994 (1994-01-17) January 28, 2001
Government
House Leader
Hon. Don Boudria
June 11, 1997 (1997-06-11) January 14, 2002 (2002-01-14)
Opposition
House Leader
Hon. Randy White
June 20, 1997 (1997-06-20) January 30, 2000 (2000-01-30)
Hon. Chuck Strahl
February 1, 2000 (2000-02-01) April 24, 2001 (2001-04-24)
Members301 MP seats
List of members
Senate
Senate of Canada - Seating Plan (36th Parliament).svg
Seating arrangements of the Senate
Speaker of the
Senate
Hon. Gildas Molgat
November 22, 1994 (1994-11-22) January 25, 2001 (2001-01-25)
Government
Senate Leader
Hon. Alasdair Graham
June 11, 1997 (1997-06-11) October 3, 1999 (1999-10-03)
Hon. Bernie Boudreau
October 4, 1999 (1999-10-04) October 26, 2000 (2000-10-26)
Opposition
Senate Leader
Hon. John Lynch-Staunton
December 15, 1993 (1993-12-15) September 30, 2004 (2004-09-30)
Senators104 senator seats
List of senators
Sovereign
Monarch Elizabeth II
6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022
Governor
General
Roméo LeBlanc
8 February 1995 – 7 October 1999
Adrienne Clarkson
7 October 1999 – 27 September 2005
Sessions
1st session
September 22, 1997 (1997-09-22) – September 18, 1999 (1999-09-18)
2nd session
October 12, 1999 (1999-10-12) – October 22, 2000 (2000-10-22)
  35th   37th
Jean Chretien was Prime Minister during the 36th Canadian Parliament. Jean Chretien 2010.jpg
Jean Chrétien was Prime Minister during the 36th Canadian Parliament.

The 36th Canadian Parliament was in session from September 22, 1997, until October 22, 2000. The membership was set by the 1997 federal election on June 2, 1997, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 2000 election.

Contents

It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and the 26th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was first the Reform Party, led by Preston Manning, and then its successor party, the Canadian Alliance led by interim leader Deborah Grey.

The Speaker was Gilbert Parent. See also list of Canadian electoral districts 1996-2003 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.

For the first time in Canadian history, five different parties held official party status. Although five major parties ran for the 35th Parliament, the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada and the New Democratic Party both failed to win official party status in that parliament.

There were two sessions of the 36th Parliament:

SessionStartEnd
1stSeptember 22, 1997September 18, 1999
2ndOctober 12, 1999October 22, 2000

Party standings

The party standings as of the election and as of dissolution were as follows:

Affiliation House members Senate members
1997 election
results
At dissolutionOn election
day 1997 [1]
At dissolution
  Liberal Party of Canada 1551615156
Reform 600
  Bloc Québécois 444400
  New Democratic Party 211900
  Progressive Conservative Party of Canada 20155035
  Independent 1435
Alliance 581
Total members30130110497
Vacant0008
Total seats301104105

Members of the House of Commons

By-elections

By-electionDateIncumbentPartyWinnerPartyCauseRetained
Okanagan—Coquihalla September 11, 2000 Jim Hart      Canadian Alliance Stockwell Day      Canadian Alliance Resignation to provide a seat for DayYes
Kings—Hants September 11, 2000 Scott Brison      Progressive Conservative Joe Clark      Progressive Conservative Resignation to provide a seat for ClarkYes
St. John's West May 15, 2000 Charlie Power      Progressive Conservative Loyola Hearn      Progressive Conservative ResignationYes
York West November 15, 1999 Sergio Marchi      Liberal Judy Sgro      Liberal ResignationYes
Hull—Aylmer November 15, 1999 Marcel Massé      Liberal Marcel Proulx      Liberal ResignationYes
Mount Royal November 15, 1999 Sheila Finestone      Liberal Irwin Cotler      Liberal ResignationYes
Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar November 15, 1999 Chris Axworthy      New Democratic Dennis Gruending      New Democratic ResignationYes
Windsor—St. Clair April 12, 1999 Shaughnessy Cohen      Liberal Rick Limoges      Liberal Death (cerebral hemorrhage)Yes
Sherbrooke September 14, 1998 Jean Charest      Progressive Conservative Serge Cardin      Bloc Québécois Resignation to accept leadership of the Liberal Party of Quebec and enter provincial politicsNo
Port Moody—Coquitlam March 30, 1998 Sharon Hayes      Reform Lou Sekora      Liberal ResignationNo

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References

  1. Members of the Canadian Senate are appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister and remain as senators until the age of 75, even if the House of Commons has been dissolved or an election has been called.

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