4th Parliament of Canada | |||
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Majority parliament | |||
13 February 1879 – 18 May 1882 | |||
Parliament leaders | |||
Prime Minister | Rt. Hon. Sir John A. Macdonald 17 Oct 1878 – 6 Jun 1891 | ||
Cabinet | 3rd Canadian Ministry | ||
Leader of the Opposition | Alexander Mackenzie 17 October 1878 – 27 April 1880 | ||
Edward Blake 4 May 1880 – 2 June 1887 | |||
Party caucuses | |||
Government | Conservative Party & Liberal-Conservative | ||
Opposition | Liberal Party | ||
House of Commons | |||
Seating arrangements of the House of Commons | |||
Speaker of the Commons | Joseph Godéric Blanchet 13 February 1879 – 7 February 1883 | ||
Members | 206 seats MP seats List of members | ||
Senate | |||
Speaker of the Senate | The Hon. Robert Duncan Wilmot 7 November 1878 – 10 February 1880 | ||
The Hon. Sir David Lewis Macpherson 11 February 1880 – 15 February 1880 | |||
Amos Edwin Botsford 16 February 1880 – 18 April 1880 | |||
The Hon. Sir David Lewis Macpherson 19 April 1880 – 16 October 1883 | |||
Government Senate Leader | Alexander Campbell 18 October 1878 – 26 January 1887 | ||
Opposition Senate Leader | Sir Richard William Scott 8 October 1878 – 27 April 1896 | ||
Senators | 79 seats senator seats List of senators | ||
Sovereign | |||
Monarch | Victoria 1 July 1867 – 22 Jan. 1901 | ||
Governor General | The Earl of Dufferin 25 June 1872 – 25 Nov. 1878 | ||
The Duke of Argyll 25 Nov. 1878 – 23 Oct. 1883 | |||
Sessions | |||
1st session 13 February 1879 – 15 May 1879 | |||
2nd session 12 February 1880 – 7 May 1880 | |||
3rd session 9 December 1880 – 21 March 1881 | |||
4th session 9 February 1882 – 17 May 1882 | |||
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The 4th Canadian Parliament was in session from 13 February 1879 until 18 May 1882. The membership was set by the 1878 federal election on 17 September 1878. It was dissolved prior to the 1882 election.
It was controlled by a Conservative/Liberal-Conservative majority under Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald and the 3rd Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Liberal Party, first led by Alexander Mackenzie, and then by Edward Blake.
The Speaker was Joseph Godéric Blanchet. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1873-1882 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.
There were four sessions of the 4th Parliament:
Session | Start | End |
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1st | 13 February 1879 | 15 May 1879 |
2nd | 12 February 1880 | 7 May 1880 |
3rd | 9 December 1880 | 21 March 1881 |
4th | 9 February 1882 | 17 May 1882 |
Following is a full list of members of the fourth parliament listed first by province, then by electoral district. Party leaders are italicized. Cabinet ministers are in boldface. The Prime Minister is both. The Speaker is indicated by "(†)".
Electoral districts denoted by an asterisk (*) indicates that district was represented by two members.
Electoral district | Name | Party | First elected/previously elected | |
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Cariboo | Joshua Spencer Thompson (acclaimed) died in office 20 December 1880 | Liberal-Conservative | 1871 | |
James Reid from 31 March 1881 | Liberal-Conservative | 1881 | ||
New Westminster | Thomas Robert McInnes, until appointed to Senate 24 December 1881 | Independent | 1878 | |
Joshua Homer (acclaimed) from 9 March 1882 | Liberal-Conservative | 1882 | ||
Vancouver | Arthur Bunster | Liberal | 1874 | |
Victoria* | Sir John A. Macdonald | Liberal-Conservative | 1867, 1878 | |
Amor De Cosmos | Liberal | 1871 | ||
Yale | Edgar Dewdney (acclaimed), resigned 30 May 1879 to become Indian Commissioner of Manitoba and the North West Territories | Conservative | 1872 | |
Francis Jones Barnard from 29 September 1879 | Conservative | 1879 |
Electoral district | Name | Party | First elected/previously elected | |
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Lisgar | John Christian Schultz (acclaimed) | Conservative | 1871 | |
Marquette | Sir John A. Macdonald (acclaimed) | Liberal-Conservative | 1867, 1878 | |
Joseph O'Connell Ryan (acclaimed) from 30 November 1878 | Liberal | 1874 | ||
Provencher | Joseph Dubuc (acclaimed) | Conservative | 1878 | |
Joseph Royal from 30 December 1879 | Conservative | 1879 | ||
Selkirk | Donald A. Smith | Conservative | 1871 | |
Thomas Scott from 10 September 1880 | Conservative | 1880 |
Electoral district | Name | Party | First elected/previously elected | |
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Albert | Alexander Rogers | Liberal | 1878 | |
Carleton | George Heber Connell | Independent | 1878 | |
David Irvine from 16 February 1881 | Liberal | 1881 | ||
Charlotte | Arthur Hill Gillmor | Liberal | 1874 | |
City and County of St. John* | Isaac Burpee | Liberal | 1872 | |
Charles Wesley Weldon | Liberal | 1878 | ||
City of St. John | Samuel Leonard Tilley (acclaimed), re-elected 4 November 1878 | Liberal-Conservative | 1873, 1878 | |
Gloucester | Timothy Warren Anglin (acclaimed) | Liberal | 1867 | |
Kent | Gilbert Anselme Girouard | Liberal-Conservative | 1878 | |
King's | James Domville | Conservative | 1872 | |
Northumberland | Jabez Bunting Snowball | Liberal | 1878 | |
Queen's | George Gerald King | Liberal | 1878 | |
Restigouche | George Haddow (acclaimed) | Independent | 1878 | |
Sunbury | Charles Burpee | Liberal | 1867 | |
Victoria | John Costigan | Liberal-Conservative | 1867 | |
Westmorland | Albert James Smith | Liberal | 1867 | |
York | John Pickard | Independent Liberal | 1868 |
Electoral district | Name | Party | First elected/previously elected | |
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King's County* | Augustine Colin Macdonald | Liberal-Conservative | 1873, 1878 | |
Ephraim Bell Muttart | Conservative | 1878 | ||
Prince County* | James Yeo | Liberal | 1873 | |
Edward Hackett | Liberal-Conservative | 1878 | ||
Queen's County* | James Colledge Pope , acclaimed in by-election 9 November 1878 | Conservative | 1876 | |
Frederick de Sainte-Croix Brecken | Conservative | 1878 |
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The 3rd Canadian Parliament was in session from March 26, 1874, until August 17, 1878. The membership was set by the 1874 federal election on January 22, 1874. It was dissolved prior to the 1878 election.
The 33rd Canadian Parliament was in session from November 5, 1984, until October 1, 1988. The membership was set by the 1984 federal election on September 4, 1984, and it only changed slightly due to resignations and by-elections prior to being dissolved before the 1988 election.
The 7th Canadian Parliament was in session from April 29, 1891, until April 24, 1896. The membership was set by the 1891 federal election on March 5, 1891. It was dissolved prior to the 1896 election.
The 5th Canadian Parliament was in session from 8 February 1883, until 15 January 1887. The membership was set by the 1882 federal election on 20 June 1882. It was dissolved prior to the 1887 election. The 5th Canadian Parliament was controlled by a Conservative/Liberal-Conservative majority under Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald and the 3rd Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Liberal Party, led by Edward Blake.
The 6th Canadian Parliament was in session from April 13, 1887, until February 3, 1891. The membership was set by the 1887 federal election on February 22, 1887. It was dissolved prior to the 1891 election.
The 8th Canadian Parliament was in session from August 19, 1896, until October 9, 1900. The membership was set by the 1896 federal election on June 23, 1896. It was dissolved prior to the 1900 election.
The 9th Canadian Parliament was in session from February 6, 1901, until September 29, 1904. The membership was set by the 1900 federal election on November 7, 1900. It was dissolved prior to the 1904 election.
The 11th Canadian Parliament was in session from January 20, 1909, until July 29, 1911. The membership was set by the 1908 federal election on October 26, 1908, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1911 election.
The 12th Canadian Parliament was in session from 15 November 1911 until 6 October 1917. The membership was set by the 1911 federal election on 21 September 1911, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1917 election. At 5 years, 10 months and 22 days, it was the longest parliament in Canadian history. The parliament was extended beyond the normal limit of five years by the British North America Act, 1916 as a result of World War I.
The 14th Canadian Parliament was in session from 8 March 1922 until 5 September 1925. The membership was set by the 1921 federal election on 6 December 1921, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until, due to momentary confusion among the MPs, it lost a money vote and was dissolved, causing the 1925 election.
The 15th Canadian Parliament was in session from 7 January 1926, until 2 July 1926. The membership was set by the 1925 federal election on 29 October 1925, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1926 election.
The 16th Canadian Parliament was in session from 9 December 1926, until 30 May 1930. The membership was set by the 1926 federal election on 14 September 1926, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1930 election.
The 17th Canadian Parliament was in session from 8 September 1930, until 14 August 1935. The membership was set by the 1930 federal election on 28 July 1930, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1935 election.
The 19th Canadian Parliament was in session from 16 May 1940, until 16 April 1945. The membership was set by the 1940 federal election on 26 March 1940, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1945 election.
The 20th Canadian Parliament was in session from 6 September 1945, until 30 April 1949. The membership was set by the 1945 federal election on 11 June 1945, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1949 election.
The 23rd Canadian Parliament was in session from October 14, 1957, until February 1, 1958. The membership was set by the 1957 federal election on June 10, 1957, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1958 election.
The 24th Canadian Parliament was in session from May 12, 1958, until April 19, 1962. The membership was set by the 1958 federal election on March 31, 1958, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1962 election.
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