Parliaments
| Diagram | Parliament | Duration | Government | Opposition | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Writs Returned | Dissolution | Governing Party |
House seat count as of election Senate seat count as of election |
Official Opposition Party |
Third Parties with official party status | ||
| 1st Canadian Parliament Elected 1867 5 sessions |
Sep. 24, 1867 | Jul. 8, 1872 | Conservative Party |
100 of 180 House seats | none | • Liberal Party • Anti-Confederation Party |
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| 2nd Canadian Parliament Elected 1872 2 sessions |
Sep. 3, 1872 | Jan. 2, 1874 | Conservative Party (1872–1873) |
99 of 200 House seats |
Liberal Party |
none | |
| Liberal Party (1873–1874) |
95 of 200 House seats (minority) | Conservative Party |
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| 3rd Canadian Parliament Elected 1874 5 sessions |
Feb. 21, 1874 | Aug. 16, 1878 | Liberal Party |
129 of 206 House seats | Conservative Party |
none | |
| 4th Canadian Parliament Elected 1878 4 sessions |
Nov. 21, 1878 | May 18, 1882 | Conservative Party |
134 of 206 House seats | Liberal Party |
none | |
| 5th Canadian Parliament Elected 1882 4 sessions |
Aug. 7, 1882 | Jan. 15, 1887 | Conservative Party |
133 of 211 House seats | Liberal Party |
none | |
| 6th Canadian Parliament Elected 1887 4 sessions |
Apr. 13, 1887 | Feb. 3, 1891 | Conservative Party |
122 of 215 House seats | Liberal Party |
none | |
| 7th Canadian Parliament Elected 1891 6 sessions |
Apr. 7, 1891 | Apr. 24, 1896 | Conservative Party |
117 of 215 House seats | Liberal Party |
none | |
| 8th Canadian Parliament Elected 1896 5 sessions |
Jul. 13, 1896 | Oct. 9, 1900 | Liberal Party |
117 of 213 House seats | Conservative Party |
none | |
| 9th Canadian Parliament Elected 1900 4 sessions |
Dec. 5, 1900 | Sep. 29, 1904 | Liberal Party |
128 of 213 House seats | Conservative Party |
none | |
| 10th Canadian Parliament Elected 1904 4 sessions |
Dec. 15, 1904 | Sep. 17, 1908 | Liberal Party |
137 of 214 House seats | Conservative Party |
none | |
| 11th Canadian Parliament Elected 1908 3 sessions |
Dec. 3, 1908 | Jul. 29, 1911 | Liberal Party |
133 of 221 House seats | Conservative Party |
none | |
| 12th Canadian Parliament Elected 1911 7 sessions |
Oct. 7, 1911 | Oct. 6, 1917 | Conservative Party |
132 of 221 House seats | Liberal Party |
none | |
| 13th Canadian Parliament Elected 1917 5 sessions |
Mar. 16, 1918 | Oct. 4, 1921 | Unionist coalition (1918–1920) |
153 of 235 House seats (coalition) | Laurier Liberals |
none | |
| National Liberal and Conservative Party (1920–1921) |
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| 14th Canadian Parliament Elected 1921 4 sessions |
Jan. 15, 1922 | Sep. 5, 1925 | Liberal Party |
118 of 235 House seats | Conservative Party |
• Progressive Party | |
| 15th Canadian Parliament Elected 1925 1 session |
Dec. 7, 1925 | Jul. 2, 1926 | Liberal Party (1925–1926) |
100 of 245 House seats (minority) | Conservative Party (1925–1926) |
• Progressive Party | |
| Conservative Party (1926) |
115 of 245 House seats (minority) | Liberal Party (1926) |
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| 16th Canadian Parliament Elected 1926 4 sessions |
Nov. 2, 1926 | May 30, 1930 | Liberal Party |
116 of 245 House seats (minority) | Conservative Party |
none | |
| 17th Canadian Parliament Elected 1930 6 sessions |
Aug. 18, 1930 | Aug. 14, 1935 | Conservative Party |
134 of 245 House seats | Liberal Party |
none | |
| 18th Canadian Parliament Elected 1935 6 sessions |
Nov. 9, 1935 | Jan. 25, 1940 | Liberal Party |
173 of 245 House seats | Conservative Party |
• Social Credit Party | |
| 19th Canadian Parliament Elected 1940 6 sessions |
Apr. 17, 1940 | Apr. 16, 1945 | Liberal Party |
179 of 245 House seats | Conservative Party |
none | |
| 20th Canadian Parliament Elected 1945 5 sessions |
Aug. 9, 1945 | Apr. 30, 1949 | Liberal Party |
118 of 245 House seats | Progressive Conservative Party |
• Co-operative Commonwealth Federation • Social Credit Party |
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| 21st Canadian Parliament Elected 1949 7 sessions |
Aug. 29, 1949 | Jun. 13, 1953 | Liberal Party |
191 of 262 House seats | Progressive Conservative Party |
• Co-operative Commonwealth Federation | |
| 22nd Canadian Parliament Elected 1953 5 sessions |
Oct. 8, 1953 | Apr. 12, 1957 | Liberal Party |
169 of 265 House seats | Progressive Conservative Party |
• Co-operative Commonwealth Federation • Social Credit Party |
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| 23rd Canadian Parliament Elected 1957 1 session |
Aug. 8, 1957 | Feb. 1, 1958 | Progressive Conservative Party |
111 of 265 House seats (minority) | Liberal Party |
• Co-operative Commonwealth Federation • Social Credit Party |
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| 24th Canadian Parliament Elected 1958 5 sessions |
Apr. 30, 1958 | Apr. 19, 1962 | Progressive Conservative Party |
208 of 265 House seats | Liberal Party |
none | |
| 25th Canadian Parliament Elected 1962 1 session |
Jul. 18, 1962 | Feb. 6, 1963 | Progressive Conservative Party |
116 of 265 House seats (minority) | Liberal Party |
• Social Credit Party • New Democratic Party |
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| 26th Canadian Parliament Elected 1963 3 sessions |
May 8, 1963 | Sep. 8, 1965 | Liberal Party |
128 of 265 House seats (minority) | Progressive Conservative Party |
• Social Credit Party • New Democratic Party |
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| 27th Canadian Parliament Elected 1965 2 sessions |
Dec. 9, 1965 | Apr. 23, 1968 | Liberal Party |
131 of 265 House seats (minority) | Progressive Conservative Party |
• New Democratic Party | |
| 28th Canadian Parliament Elected 1968 4 sessions |
Jul. 25, 1968 | Sep. 1, 1972 | Liberal Party |
154 of 264 House seats | Progressive Conservative Party |
• New Democratic Party • Ralliement créditiste |
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| 29th Canadian Parliament Elected 1972 2 sessions |
Nov. 20, 1972 | May 9, 1974 | Liberal Party |
109 of 264 House seats (minority) | Progressive Conservative Party |
• New Democratic Party • Social Credit Party |
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| 30th Canadian Parliament Elected 1974 4 sessions |
Jul. 31, 1974 | Mar. 26, 1979 | Liberal Party |
141 of 264 House seats 76 of 102 Senate seats |
Progressive Conservative Party |
• New Democratic Party | |
| 31st Canadian Parliament Elected 1979 1 session |
Jun. 11, 1979 | Dec. 14, 1979 | Progressive Conservative Party |
136 of 282 House seats (minority) 18 of 104 Senate seats |
Liberal Party |
• New Democratic Party | |
| 32nd Canadian Parliament Elected 1980 2 sessions |
Mar. 10, 1980 | Jul. 9, 1984 | Liberal Party |
147 of 282 House seats 71 of 104 Senate seats |
Progressive Conservative Party |
• New Democratic Party | |
| 33rd Canadian Parliament Elected 1984 2 sessions |
Sep. 24, 1984 | Oct. 1, 1988 | Progressive Conservative Party |
211 of 282 House seats 23 of 104 Senate seats |
Liberal Party |
• New Democratic Party | |
| 34th Canadian Parliament Elected 1988 3 sessions |
Dec. 12, 1988 | Sep. 8, 1993 | Progressive Conservative Party |
169 of 295 House seats 36 of 104 Senate seats |
Liberal Party |
• New Democratic Party | |
| 35th Canadian Parliament Elected 1993 2 sessions |
Nov. 15, 1993 | Apr. 27, 1997 | Liberal Party |
177 of 295 House seats 41 of 104 Senate seats |
Bloc Québécois |
• Reform Party | |
| 36th Canadian Parliament Elected 1997 2 sessions |
Jun. 23, 1997 | Oct. 22, 2000 | Liberal Party |
155 of 301 House seats 51 of 104 Senate seats |
Reform Party (1997–2000) |
• Bloc Québécois • New Democratic Party • Progressive Conservative Party |
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| Canadian Alliance (2000) |
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| 37th Canadian Parliament Elected 2000 3 sessions |
Dec. 18, 2000 | May 23, 2004 | Liberal Party • |
172 of 301 House seats 55 of 105 Senate seats |
Canadian Alliance (2000–2004) |
• Bloc Québécois • New Democratic Party • Progressive Conservative Party |
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| Conservative Party (2004) |
• Bloc Québécois • New Democratic Party |
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| 38th Canadian Parliament Elected 2004 1 session |
Jul. 19, 2004 | Nov. 29, 2005 | Liberal Party |
135 of 308 House seats (minority) 64 of 105 Senate seats |
Conservative Party |
• Bloc Québécois • New Democratic Party |
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| 39th Canadian Parliament Elected 2006 2 sessions |
Feb. 13, 2006 | Sep. 7, 2008 | Conservative Party |
124 of 308 House seats (minority) 23 of 105 Senate seats |
Liberal Party |
• Bloc Québécois • New Democratic Party |
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| 40th Canadian Parliament Elected 2008 3 sessions |
Nov. 4, 2008 | Mar. 26, 2011 | Conservative Party |
143 of 308 House seats (minority) 21 of 105 Senate seats |
Liberal Party |
• Bloc Québécois • New Democratic Party |
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| 41st Canadian Parliament Elected 2011 1 session (as of 2012) |
May 23, 2011 | — | Conservative Party |
166 of 308 House seats 52 of 105 Senate seats |
New Democratic Party |
• Liberal Party | |
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