38th Canadian Parliament

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38th Parliament of Canada
minority parliament
4 October 2004  29 November 2005
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Parliament leaders
Prime
Minister
Rt. Hon. Paul Martin
December 12, 2003 (2003-12-12) – February 6, 2006 (2006-02-06)
Cabinet 27th Canadian Ministry
Leader of the
Opposition
Hon. Stephen Harper
March 20, 2004 (2004-03-20) – February 6, 2006 (2006-02-06)
Party caucuses
Government Liberal Party
Opposition Conservative Party
Recognized Bloc Québécois
New Democratic Party
Unrecognized Progressive Conservative*
* Only in the Senate.
House of Commons
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Seating arrangements of the House of Commons
Speaker of the
Commons
Hon. Peter Milliken
January 29, 2001 (2001-01-29) – June 2, 2011 (2011-06-02)
Government
House Leader
Hon. Tony Valeri
October 4, 2004 (2004-10-04) – November 29, 2005 (2005-11-29)
Opposition
House Leader
Hon. John Douglas Reynolds
October 4, 2004 (2004-10-04) – January 27, 2005 (2005-01-27)
Jay D. Hill
January 30, 2005 (2005-01-30) – November 29, 2005 (2005-11-29)
Members308 seats MP seats
List of members
Senate
Senate of Canada - Seating Plan (38th Parliament).svg
Seating arrangements of the Senate
Speaker of the
Senate
Hon. Dan Hays
October 4, 2004 (2004-10-04) – February 6, 2006 (2006-02-06)
Government
Senate Leader
Hon. Jacob Austin
October 4, 2004 (2004-10-04) – February 6, 2006 (2006-02-06)
Opposition
Senate Leader
Hon. Noël Kinsella
October 4, 2004 (2004-10-04) – February 6, 2006 (2006-02-06)
Senators105 seats senator seats
List of senators
Sovereign
Monarch HM Elizabeth II
6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022
Governor
General
HE Rt. Hon. Adrienne Clarkson
October 7, 1999 (1999-10-07) – September 27, 2005 (2005-09-27)
HE Rt. Hon. Michaëlle Jean
September 27, 2005 (2005-09-27) – October 1, 2010 (2010-10-01)
Sessions
1st session
October 4, 2004 (2004-10-04) – November 29, 2005 (2005-11-29)
  37th   39th

The 38th Canadian Parliament was in session from October 4, 2004, until November 29, 2005. The membership was set by the 2004 federal election on June 28, 2004, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections, but due to the seat distribution, those few changes significantly affected the distribution of power. It was dissolved prior to the 2006 election.

Contents

It was controlled by a Liberal Party minority under Prime Minister Paul Martin and the 27th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Conservative Party, led by Stephen Harper.

The Speaker was Peter Milliken. See also List of Canadian federal electoral districts for a list of the ridings in this parliament.

There was one session of the 38th Parliament:

SessionStartEnd
1stOctober 4, 2004November 29, 2005

The parliament was dissolved following a vote of non-confidence passed on 28 November by the opposition Conservatives, supported by the New Democratic Party and Bloc Québécois. Consequently, a federal election was held on 23 January 2006 to choose the next parliament.

Party standings

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

Affiliation House members Senate members
2004 election
results
At dissolutionOn election
day 2004 [1]
At dissolution
Liberal 1351336467
Conservative 99982523
Bloc Québécois 545300
New Democratic 191801
Independent 1445
Senate Progressive Conservative Caucus0035
Total members30830696101
Vacant0294
Total seats308105

Bills of the 38th Parliament

Important bills of the 38th parliament included:

Complete list of bills

Members

MPs who changed political parties

In early 2005 Ontario Member of Parliament (MP) Belinda Stronach crossed the floor to the Liberal Party after running for Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, and coming in second to Stephen Harper. She ended her public relationship with Conservative MP Peter MacKay.

Officeholders

Speakers

Other chair occupants

House of Commons


Senate

Leaders

Floor leaders

The following were the parties' floor leaders during the 39th Parliament: [8]

House of Commons


Senate

Whips

The party whips in this party were as follows: [9] [10]

House of Commons


Senate

By-elections

By-electionDateIncumbentPartyWinnerPartyCauseRetained
Labrador May 24, 2005 Lawrence D. O'Brien      Liberal Todd Russell      Liberal Death (cancer)Yes

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