| 35th Canadian Parliament | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Majority parliament | |||
| Jan. 17, 1994 – Apr. 27, 1997 | |||
| Parliament leaders | |||
| Prime minister | Rt. Hon. Jean Chrétien Nov. 4, 1993 – Dec. 12, 2003 | ||
| Cabinet | 26th Canadian Ministry | ||
| Leader of the Opposition | Hon. Lucien Bouchard October 25, 1993 – January 14, 1996 | ||
| Hon. Gilles Duceppe (1st time) January 15, 1996 – February 16, 1996 | |||
| Hon. Michel Gauthier February 17, 1996 – March 14, 1997 | |||
| Hon. Gilles Duceppe (2nd time) March 15, 1997 – June 23, 1997 | |||
| Party caucuses | |||
| Government | Liberal Party | ||
| Opposition | Bloc Québécois | ||
| Senate Opp. | Progressive Conservative Party* | ||
| Recognized | Reform Party | ||
| Unrecognized | New Democratic Party | ||
| * Party only held official party status in the Senate. | |||
| House of Commons | |||
Seating arrangements of the House of Commons | |||
| Speaker of the Commons | Hon. Gilbert Parent January 17, 1994 – January 28, 2001 | ||
| Government House leader | Hon. Herb Gray November 4, 1993 – April 27, 1997 | ||
| Opposition House leader | Hon. Michel Gauthier November 10, 1993 – February 17, 1996 | ||
| Hon. Gilles Duceppe February 18, 1996 – March 16, 1997 | |||
| Hon. Suzanne Tremblay March 17, 1997 – April 25, 1997 | |||
| Members | 295 MP seats List of members | ||
| Senate | |||
Seating arrangements of the Senate | |||
| Speaker of the Senate | Hon. Roméo LeBlanc December 7, 1993 – November 21, 1994 | ||
| Hon. Gildas Molgat November 22, 1994 – January 25, 2001 | |||
| Government Senate leader | Hon. Joyce Fairbairn November 4, 1993 – June 10, 1997 | ||
| Opposition Senate leader | Hon. John Lynch-Staunton December 15, 1993 – September 30, 2004 | ||
| Senators | 104 senator seats List of senators | ||
| Sovereign | |||
| Monarch | Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022 | ||
| Governor general | Ray Hnatyshyn 29 January 1990 – 8 February 1995 | ||
| Roméo LeBlanc 8 February 1995 – 7 October 1999 | |||
| Sessions | |||
| 1st session January 14, 1994 – February 2, 1996 | |||
| 2nd session February 27, 1996 – April 27, 1997 | |||
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The 35th Canadian Parliament was in session from January 17, 1994, until April 27, 1997. The membership was set by the 1993 federal election on October 25, 1993, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1997 election.
It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and the 26th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Bloc Québécois, led first by Lucien Bouchard, then by Michel Gauthier, and finally by Gilles Duceppe.
The Speaker was Gilbert Parent. See also list of Canadian electoral districts 1987–96 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.
There were two sessions of the 35th Parliament:
| Session | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | January 17, 1994 | February 2, 1996 |
| 2nd | February 27, 1996 | April 27, 1997 |
Party standings
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The party standings as of the election and as of dissolution were as follows:
| Affiliation | House members | Senate members[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 election results |
At dissolution | On election day 1993[2] |
At dissolution | ||
| Liberal | 177 | 174 | 41 | 51 | |
| Bloc Québécois | 54 | 50 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reform | 52 | 50 | 0 | 0 | |
| New Democratic | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Progressive Conservative | 2 | 3 | 58 | 50 | |
| Independent | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |
| Total members | 295 | 291 | 104 | 104 | |
| Vacant | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total seats | 295 | 104 | |||
Members of the House of Commons
Members of the House of Commons in the 35th parliament arranged by province.
Key:
- Party leaders are italicized.
- Parliamentary secretaries is indicated by "‡".
- Cabinet ministers are in boldface.
- The Prime Minister is both.
- The Speaker is indicated by "(†)".
Newfoundland
| Riding | Member | Political party | First elected / previously elected | No. of terms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonavista—Trinity—Conception | Fred Mifflin ‡ | Liberal | 1988 | 2nd term | |
| Burin—St. George's | Roger Simmons | Liberal | 1979, 1988 | 4th term* | |
| Gander—Grand-Falls | George Baker | Liberal | 1974 | 6th term | |
| Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte | Brian Tobin | Liberal | 1980 | 4th term | |
| Gerry Byrne (1996)* | Liberal | 1996 | 1st term | ||
| Labrador | Bill Rompkey | Liberal | 1972 | 7th term | |
| Lawrence D. O'Brien (1996)** | Liberal | 1996 | 1st term | ||
| St. John's East | Bonnie Hickey | Liberal | 1993 | 1st term | |
| St. John's West | Jean Payne | Liberal | 1993 | 1st term |
- * Brian Tobin left parliament in 1996 to become premier of Newfoundland; Gerry Byrne was elected to replace him in a by-election.
- ** Bill Rompkey was appointed to the Senate in September 1995; Lawrence D. O'Brien was elected to replace him in a by-election in 1996.
Prince Edward Island
| Riding | Member | Political party | First elected / previously elected | No. of terms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardigan | Lawrence MacAulay | Liberal | 1988 | 2nd term | |
| Egmont | Joe McGuire | Liberal | 1988 | 2nd term | |
| Hillsborough | George Proud ‡ | Liberal | 1988 | 2nd term | |
| Malpeque | Wayne Easter | Liberal | 1993 | 1st term |
Nova Scotia
| Riding | Member | Political party | First elected / previously elected | No. of terms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annapolis Valley—Hants | John Murphy | Liberal | 1993 | 1st term | |
| Cape Breton Highlands—Canso | Francis LeBlanc ‡ | Liberal | 1988 | 2nd term | |
| Cape Breton—East Richmond | David Dingwall | Liberal | 1980 | 4th term | |
| Cape Breton—The Sydneys | Russell MacLellan ‡ | Liberal | 1979 | 5th term | |
| Central Nova | Roseanne Skoke | Liberal | 1993 | 1st term | |
| Cumberland—Colchester | Dianne Brushett | Liberal | 1993 | 1st term | |
| Dartmouth | Ron MacDonald ‡ | Liberal | 1988 | 2nd term | |
| Halifax | Mary Clancy ‡ | Liberal | 1988 | 2nd term | |
| Halifax West | Geoff Regan | Liberal | 1993 | 1st term | |
| South Shore | Derek Wells | Liberal | 1993 | 1st term | |
| South West Nova | Harry Verran | Liberal | 1993 | 1st term |
New Brunswick
| Riding | Member | Political party | First elected / previously elected | No. of terms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acadie—Bathurst | Doug Young | Liberal | 1988 | 2nd term | |
| Beauséjour | Fernand Robichaud | Liberal | 1984, 1993 | 3rd term* | |
| Carleton—Charlotte | Harold Culbert | Liberal | 1993 | 1st term | |
| Fredericton—York—Sunbury | Andy Scott | Liberal | 1993 | 1st term | |
| Fundy—Royal | Paul Zed ‡ | Liberal | 1993 | 1st term | |
| Madawaska—Victoria | Pierrette Ringuette | Liberal | 1993 | 1st term | |
| Miramichi | Charles Hubbard | Liberal | 1993 | 1st term | |
| Moncton | George Rideout ‡ | Liberal | 1988 | 2nd term | |
| Restigouche—Chaleur | Guy Arseneault ‡ | Liberal | 1988 | 2nd term | |
| Saint John | Elsie Wayne | Progressive Conservative | 1993 | 1st term |
Quebec
- * Gaston Péloquin died in a car accident in 1994, and was replaced by Denis Paradis in a by-election on February 13, 1995.
- ** André Caron died in office on January 10, 1997 and the seat remains vacant for the reminder of parliament
- *** Lucien Bouchard left parliament in 1995 to become premier of Quebec; Stéphan Tremblay is elected to replace him in a by-election.
- **** Nic Leblanc left the Bloc Québécois and sat as an "Independent Sovereigntist" on March 17, 1997.
- ***** Bernard St-Laurent left the Bloc Québécois and sat as an Independent on March 5, 1997.
- ****** André Ouellet was appointed head of Canada Post, and was replaced by Pierre Pettigrew in a by-election on March 25, 1996.
- ******* David Berger was appointed Canadian Ambassador to Israel and high commissioner to Cyprus in 1994, and was replaced by Lucienne Robillard in a by-election on February 13, 1995.
- ******** Shirley Maheu was appointed to the Senate, and was replaced by Stéphane Dion also in a by-election on March 26, 1996.
Ontario
- * Dennis Mills quit the Liberal caucus to sit as an Independent Liberal in May 1996, but returned to the party in August of the same year.
- ** Roy MacLaren was appointed High Commissioner of Canada to the United Kingdom, and his seat was filled by Roy Cullen in a by-election in 1996.
- *** Jag Bhaduria was expelled from the Liberal Party for falsifying his credentials.
- **** Jean-Robert Gauthier was appointed to the Senate in 1994, and replaced by Mauril Bélanger in a by-election in 1995.
- ***** John Nunziata was expelled from the Liberal Party for voting against the 1996 budget on April 16 of that year, and sat for the rest of the session as an Independent.
Manitoba
| Riding | Member | Political party | First elected / previously elected | No. of terms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon—Souris | Glen McKinnon | Liberal | 1993 | 1st term | |
| Churchill | Elijah Harper | Liberal | 1993 | 1st term | |
| Dauphin—Swan River | Marlene Cowling ‡ | Liberal | 1993 | 1st term | |
| Lisgar—Marquette | Jake Hoeppner | Reform | 1993 | 1st term | |
| Portage—Interlake | Jon Gerrard | Liberal | 1993 | 1st term | |
| Provencher | David Iftody | Liberal | 1993 | 1st term | |
| Selkirk—Red River | Ron Fewchuk | Liberal | 1993 | 1st term | |
| Saint Boniface | Ron Duhamel ‡ | Liberal | 1988 | 2nd term | |
| Winnipeg North Centre | David Walker ‡ | Liberal | 1988 | 2nd term | |
| Winnipeg North | Rey Pagtakhan ‡ | Liberal | 1988 | 2nd term | |
| Winnipeg South | Reg Alcock | Liberal | 1993 | 1st term | |
| Winnipeg St. James | John Harvard ‡ | Liberal | 1988 | 2nd term | |
| Winnipeg South Centre | Lloyd Axworthy | Liberal | 1979 | 5th term | |
| Winnipeg—Transcona | Bill Blaikie | New Democrat | 1979 | 5th term |
Saskatchewan
| Riding | Member | Political party | First elected / previously elected | No. of terms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kindersley—Lloydminster | Elwin Hermanson | Reform | 1993 | 1st term | |
| Mackenzie | Vic Althouse | New Democrat | 1980 | 4th term | |
| Moose Jaw—Lake Centre | Allan Kerpan | Reform | 1993 | 1st term | |
| Prince Albert—Churchill River | Gordon Kirkby ‡ | Liberal | 1993 | 1st term | |
| Regina—Lumsden | John Solomon | New Democrat | 1993 | 1st term | |
| Regina—Qu'Appelle | Simon De Jong | New Democrat | 1979 | 5th term | |
| Regina—Wascana | Ralph Goodale | Liberal | 1974,[c] 1993 | 2nd term* | |
| Saskatoon—Clark's Crossing | Chris Axworthy | New Democrat | 1988 | 2nd term | |
| Saskatoon—Dundurn | Morris Bodnar ‡ | Liberal | 1993 | 1st term | |
| Saskatoon—Humboldt | Georgette Sheridan | Liberal | 1993 | 1st term | |
| Souris—Moose Mountain | Bernie Collins | Liberal | 1993 | 1st term | |
| Swift Current—Maple Creek—Assiniboia | Lee Morrison | Reform | 1993 | 1st term | |
| The Battlefords—Meadow Lake | Len Taylor | New Democrat | 1988 | 2nd term | |
| Yorkton—Melville | Garry Breitkreuz | Reform | 1993 | 1st term |
Alberta
- * Jan Brown was suspended from the Reform Party, and then quit the party to sit as an Independent Reform member.
British Columbia
Territories
| Riding | Member | Political party | First elected / previously elected | No. of terms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Arctic | Ethel Blondin-Andrew | Liberal | 1988 | 2nd term | |
| Nunatsiaq | Jack Anawak ‡ | Liberal | 1988 | 2nd term | |
| Yukon | Audrey McLaughlin | New Democrat | 1987 | 3rd term |
By-elections
Notes
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- ↑ 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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