Parliaments


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Parliaments in Canada

Since 1867, the number, names and boundaries of federal electoral districts have changed repeatedly. In successive elections, voters in each electoral district have chosen a candidate to represent them in the House of Commons.

Parliament Date the writs
were issued		 Election date Dissolution date Duration
(years, months)		 Political party
in power		 Seats (won/total)
1st August 6, 1867 Aug. 7–Sept. 20, 1867 July 8, 1872 4 y, 9 m Liberal-Conservative 101/181
2nd July 15, 1872 Jul. 20–Oct. 12, 1872 January 2, 1874 1 y, 5 m Liberal-Conservative 103/200
3rd January 2, 1874 January 22, 1874 August 17, 1878 4 y, 6 m Liberal 133/206
4th August 17, 1878 September 17, 1878 May 18, 1882 3 y, 7 m Liberal-Conservative 137/206
5th May 18, 1882 June 20, 1882 January 15, 1887 4 y, 6 m Liberal-Conservative 139/210
6th January 17, 1887 February 22, 1887 February 3, 1891 4 y, 0 m Liberal-Conservative 123/215
7th February 4, 1891 March 5, 1891 April 24, 1896 5 y, 1 m Liberal-Conservative 123/215
8th April 24, 1896 June 23, 1896 October 9, 1900 4 y, 3 m Liberal 118/213
9th October 9, 1900 November 7, 1900 September 29, 1904 3 y, 9 m Liberal 132/213
10th September 29, 1904 November 3, 1904 September 17, 1908 3 y, 9 m Liberal 139/214
11th September 18, 1908 October 26, 1908 July 29, 1911 2 y, 8 m Liberal 133/221
12th August 3, 1911 September 21, 1911 October 6, 1917 6 y, 0 m Conservative 133/221
13th October 31, 1917 December 17, 1917 October 4, 1921 3 y, 8 m Unionist 153/235
14th October 8, 1921 December 6, 1921 September 5, 1925 3 y, 6 m Liberal 118/235*
15th September 5, 1925 October 29, 1925 July 2, 1926 0 y, 6 m Liberal 115/245*
16th July 20, 1926 September 14, 1926 May 30, 1930 3 y, 7 m Liberal 125/245
17th May 30, 1930 July 28, 1930 August 14, 1935 5 y, 1 m Conservative 137/245
18th August 15, 1935 October 14, 1935 January 25, 1940 4 y, 3 m Liberal 173/245
19th January 27, 1940 March 26, 1940 April 16, 1945 5 y, 1 m Liberal 181/245
20th April 16, 1945 June 11, 1945 April 30, 1949 3 y, 9 m Liberal 125/245
21st April 30, 1949 June 27, 1949 June 13, 1953 4 y, 0 m Liberal 190/262
22nd June 13, 1953 August 10, 1953 April 12, 1957 3 y, 7 m Liberal 171/265
23rd April 12, 1957 June 10, 1957 February 1, 1958 0 y, 5 m Progressive Conservative 111/265*
24th February 1, 1958 March 31, 1958 April 19, 1962 4 y, 1 m Progressive Conservative 208/265
25th April 19, 1962 June 18, 1962 February 6, 1963 0 y, 6 m Progressive Conservative 116/265*
26th February 6, 1963 April 8, 1963 September 8, 1965 2 y, 3 m Liberal 128/265*
27th September 8, 1965 November 8, 1965 April 23, 1968 2 y, 4 m Liberal 131/265*
28th April 25, 1968 June 25, 1968 September 1, 1972 4 y, 2 m Liberal 155/264
29th September 1, 1972 October 30, 1972 May 9, 1974 1 y, 5 m Liberal 109/265*
30th May 9, 1974 July 8, 1974 March 26, 1979 4 y, 7 m Liberal 141/264
31st March 26, 1979 May 22, 1979 December 14, 1979 0 y, 5 m Progressive Conservative 136/282*
32nd December 14, 1979 February 18, 1980 July 9, 1984 4 y, 4 m Liberal 147/282
33rd July 9, 1984 September 4, 1984 October 1, 1988 4 y, 1 m Progressive Conservative 211/282
34th October 1, 1988 November 21, 1988 September 8, 1993 4 y, 8 m Progressive Conservative 169/295
35th September 8, 1993 October 25, 1993 April 27, 1997 3 y, 5 m Liberal 177/295
36th April 27, 1997 June 2, 1997 October 22, 2000 3 y, 4 m Liberal 155/301
37th October 22, 2000 November 27, 2000 May 23, 2004 3 y, 5 m Liberal 172/301
38th May 23, 2004 June 28, 2004 November 29, 2005 1 y, 4 m Liberal 135/308*
39th November 29, 2005 January 23, 2006 September 7, 2008 2 y, 6 m Conservative 124/308*
40th September 7, 2008 October 14, 2008 March 26, 2011 2 y, 4 m Conservative 143/308*
41st March 26, 2011 May 2, 2011 August 2, 2015 4 y, 3 m Conservative 166/308
Average 3 y, 4 m

Seats

For the number of seats in the House, broken down by province and party, in 2017, see below:

Liberal Conservative NDP Bloc Quebecois* Green Party* Ind. Vacant Total
Alberta 4 28 1 1 34
British Columbia 17 10 14 1 42
Manitoba 7 5 2 14
New Brunswick 10 10
Newfoundland and Labrador 7 7
Northwest Territories 1 1
Nova Scotia 11 11
Nunavut 1 1
Ontario 80 33 8 121
Prince Edward Island 4 4
Quebec 40 12 16 10 78
Saskatchewan 1 10 3 14
Yukon 1 1
Total 183 98 44 10 1 1 1 338
Last Modified: 2017.07.06
*A political party must have at least 12 Members in the House of Commons to be a “recognized party” for the purposes of parliamentary proceedings.
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