7th Canadian Parliament
| 7th Parliament of Canada | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Majority parliament | |||
| 25 April 1891 – 24 April 1896 | |||
| Parliament leaders | |||
| Prime Minister (cabinet) |
Rt. Hon. Sir John A. Macdonald (4th Canadian Ministry) 17 October 1878 – 6 June 1891 | ||
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The Hon. Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott (5th Canadian Ministry) 16 June 1891 – 24 November 1892 | |||
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Rt. Hon. John Sparrow David Thompson (6th Canadian Ministry) 5 December 1892 – 12 December 1894 | |||
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The Hon. Sir Mackenzie Bowell (7th Canadian Ministry) 21 December 1894 – 27 April 1896 | |||
| Leader of the Opposition |
Sir Wilfrid Laurier 23 June 1887 – 10 June 1896 | ||
| Party caucuses | |||
| Government | Conservative Party | ||
| Opposition | Liberal Party | ||
| Third parties | Liberal-Conservative | ||
| Independent Conservative | |||
| Independent | |||
| Nationalist | |||
| House of Commons | |||
 Seating arrangements of the House of Commons | |||
| Speaker of the Commons |
Joseph-Aldric Ouimet 13 July 1887 – 28 July 1891 | ||
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Peter White 29 July 1891 – 18 August 1896 | |||
| Members |
215 MP seats List of members | ||
| Senate | |||
| Speaker of the Senate |
The Hon. Sir Alexandre Lacoste 27 April 1891 – 13 September 1891 | ||
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The Hon. John Jones Ross 14 September 1891 – 12 July 1896 | |||
| Government Senate Leader |
John Joseph Caldwell Abbott 16 June 1891 – 30 October 1893 | ||
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Sir Mackenzie Bowell 31 October 1893 – 12 December 1894 | |||
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Sir Mackenzie Bowell 21 December 1894 – 27 April 1896 | |||
| Opposition Senate Leader |
Sir Richard William Scott 8 October 1878 – 27 April 1896 | ||
| Senators |
81 senator seats List of senators | ||
| Sessions | |||
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1st Session 29 April 1891 – 30 September 1891 | |||
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2nd Session 25 February 1892 – 9 July 1892 | |||
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3rd Session 26 January 1893 – 1 April 1893 | |||
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4th Session 15 March 1894 – 23 July 1894 | |||
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5th Session 18 April 1895 – 22 July 1895 | |||
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6th Session 2 January 1896 – 23 April 1896 | |||
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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.
It was controlled by a Conservative/Liberal-Conservative majority first under Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald and the 3rd Canadian Ministry, and then by Sir John Abbott and the 4th Canadian Ministry, Sir John Thompson and the 5th Canadian Ministry, Sir Mackenzie Bowell and the 6th Canadian Ministry, and finally Sir Charles Tupper and the 7th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Liberal Party, led by Wilfrid Laurier.
The Speaker was Peter White. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1887-1892 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.
It was the second longest parliament in Canadian history.
Having five different people serve as prime minister during one parliament is easily a record for Canada; no other parliament has had more than two.
There were six sessions of the 7th Parliament:
| Session | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | April 29, 1891 | September 30, 1891 |
| 2nd | February 25, 1892 | July 9, 1892 |
| 3rd | January 26, 1893 | April 1, 1893 |
| 4th | March 15, 1894 | July 23, 1894 |
| 5th | April 18, 1895 | July 22, 1895 |
| 6th | January 2, 1896 | April 23, 1896 |
List of members
Following is a full list of members of the seventh Parliament listed first by province, then by electoral district.
Electoral districts denoted by an asterisk (*) indicates that district was represented by two members.
British Columbia
| Electoral district | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cariboo | Frank Stillman Barnard | Conservative | |
| New Westminster | Gordon Edward Corbould | Conservative | |
| Vancouver | David William Gordon | Liberal-Conservative | |
| Andrew Haslam (by-election of 1893-05-02) | Conservative | ||
| Victoria* | Thomas Earle | Conservative | |
| Edward Gawler Prior (until 17 December 1895 appointment as Controller of Inland Revenue) | Conservative | ||
| Edward Gawler Prior (by-election of 1896-01-06) | Conservative | ||
| Yale | John Andrew Mara | Conservative | |
Manitoba
| Electoral district | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisgar | Arthur Wellington Ross | Liberal-Conservative | |
| Marquette | Robert Watson (until resignation) | Liberal | |
| Nathaniel Boyd (by-election of 1892-07-15) | Conservative | ||
| Provencher | Alphonse Alfred Clément Larivière | Conservative | |
| Selkirk | Thomas Mayne Daly (until ministerial appointment) | Liberal-Conservative | |
| Thomas Mayne Daly (by-election of 1892-11-02) | Liberal-Conservative | ||
| Winnipeg | Hugh John Macdonald (until resignation) | Liberal-Conservative | |
| Joseph Martin (by-election of 1893-11-22) | Liberal | ||
New Brunswick
Northwest Territories
| Electoral district | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta (Provisional District) | Donald Watson Davis | Conservative | |
| Assiniboia East | Edgar Dewdney (until 26 October 1892 resignation) | Conservative | |
| William Walter McDonald (by-election of 1892-11-21) | Conservative | ||
| Assiniboia West | Nicholas Flood Davin | Conservative | |
| Saskatchewan (Provisional District) | Day Hort MacDowall | Conservative | |
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
| Electoral district | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| King's County* | Augustine Colin Macdonald | Conservative | |
| John McLean | Conservative | ||
| Prince County* | Stanislaus Francis Perry | Liberal | |
| James Yeo | Liberal | ||
| Queen's County* | Louis Henry Davies | Liberal | |
| William Welsh | Independent Liberal | ||
Quebec
By-elections
Main article: By-elections to the 7th Canadian Parliament
References
- Government of Canada. "3rd Ministry". Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office. Retrieved 2006-11-09.
- Government of Canada. "4th Ministry". Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office. Retrieved 2006-11-09.
- Government of Canada. "5th Ministry". Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office. Retrieved 2006-11-09.
- Government of Canada. "6th Ministry". Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office. Retrieved 2006-11-09.
- Government of Canada. "7th Ministry". Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office. Retrieved 2006-11-09.
- Government of Canada. "7th Parliament". Members of the House of Commons: 1867 to Date: By Parliament. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2006-11-30.
- Government of Canada. "Duration of Sessions". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2006-05-12.
- Government of Canada. "General Elections". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2006-05-12.
- Government of Canada. "Key Dates for each Parliament". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2006-05-12.
- Government of Canada. "Leaders of the Opposition in the House of Commons". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2006-05-12.
- Government of Canada. "Prime Ministers of Canada". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 27 April 2006. Retrieved 2006-05-12.
- Government of Canada. "Speakers". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2006-05-12.
Succession
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