4th Canadian Parliament
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.
| 4th Parliament of Canada | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Majority parliament | |||
| 13 February 1879 – 18 May 1882 | |||
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| Parliament leaders | |||
| Prime Minister (cabinet) | Rt. Hon. Sir John A. Macdonald (3rd Canadian Ministry) 17 October 1878 – 6 June 1891 | ||
| Leader of the Opposition | Alexander Mackenzie 17 October 1878 – 27 April 1880 | ||
| Edward Blake 4 May 1880 – 2 June 1880 | |||
| Sir Wilfrid Laurier 23 June 1887 – 10 July 1896 | |||
| Party caucuses | |||
| Government | Conservative Party | ||
| Opposition | Liberal-Conservative | ||
| Recognized | Liberal Party | ||
| Independent | |||
| Independent Conservative | |||
| 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 | ||
| 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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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
List of members
Following is a full list of members of the fourth 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 | Joshua Spencer Thompson (acclaimed) died in office 20 December 1880 |
Liberal-Conservative | |
| James Reid from 31 March 1881 | Liberal-Conservative | ||
| New Westminster | Thomas Robert McInnes, until appointed to Senate 24 December 1881 | Independent | |
| Joshua Homer (acclaimed) from 9 March 1882 | Liberal-Conservative | ||
| Vancouver | Arthur Bunster | Liberal | |
| Victoria* | Sir John Alexander Macdonald | Liberal-Conservative | |
| Amor De Cosmos | Liberal | ||
| Yale | Edgar Dewdney (acclaimed), resigned 30 May 1879 to become Indian Commissioner of Manitoba and the North West Territories | Conservative | |
| Francis Jones Barnard from 29 September 1879 | Conservative | ||
Manitoba
| Electoral district | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisgar | John Christian Schultz (acclaimed) | Conservative | |
| Marquette | Sir John A. Macdonald (acclaimed) | Liberal-Conservative | |
| Joseph O'Connell Ryan (acclaimed) from 30 November 1878 | Liberal | ||
| Provencher | Joseph Dubuc (acclaimed) | Conservative | |
| Joseph Royal from 30 December 1879 | Conservative | ||
| Selkirk | Donald A. Smith | Conservative | |
| Thomas Scott from 10 September 1880 | Conservative | ||
New Brunswick
| Electoral district | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albert | Alexander Rogers | Liberal | |
| Carleton | George Heber Connell | Independent | |
| David Irvine from 16 February 1881 | Liberal | ||
| Charlotte | Arthur Hill Gillmor | Liberal | |
| City and County of St. John* | Isaac Burpee | Liberal | |
| Charles Wesley Weldon | Liberal | ||
| City of St. John | Samuel Leonard Tilley (acclaimed), re-elected 4 November 1878 | Liberal-Conservative | |
| Gloucester | Timothy Warren Anglin (acclaimed) | Liberal | |
| Kent | Gilbert Anselme Girouard | Liberal-Conservative | |
| King's | James Domville | Conservative | |
| Northumberland | Jabez Bunting Snowball | Liberal | |
| Queen's | George Gerald King | Liberal | |
| Restigouche | George Haddow (acclaimed) | Independent | |
| Sunbury | Charles Burpee | Liberal | |
| Victoria | John Costigan | Liberal-Conservative | |
| Westmorland | Albert James Smith | Liberal | |
| York | John Pickard | Independent Liberal | |
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
| Electoral district | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| King's County* | Augustine Colin Macdonald | Liberal-Conservative | |
| Ephraim Bell Muttart | Conservative | ||
| Prince County* | James Yeo | Liberal | |
| Edward Hackett | Liberal-Conservative | ||
| Queen's County* | James Colledge Pope, acclaimed in by-election 9 November 1878 | Conservative | |
| Frederick de Sainte-Croix Brecken | Conservative | ||
Quebec
By-elections
References
- Government of Canada. "3rd Ministry". Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office. Retrieved 9 November 2006.
- Government of Canada. "4th Parliament". Members of the House of Commons: 1867 to Date: By Parliament. Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 20 December 2006. Retrieved 30 November 2006.
- Government of Canada. "Duration of Sessions". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 12 May 2006.
- Government of Canada. "General Elections". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 12 May 2006.
- Government of Canada. "Key Dates for each Parliament". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 14 September 2005. Retrieved 12 May 2006.
- Government of Canada. "Leaders of the Opposition in the House of Commons". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 12 May 2006.
- Government of Canada. "Prime Ministers of Canada". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 27 April 2006. Retrieved 12 May 2006.
- Government of Canada. "Speakers". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 17 September 2006. Retrieved 12 May 2006.
Succession
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