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Fourth
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Term (yyyy.mm.dd): 1879.02.13 - 1882.05.18
Duration: 1190 days (3 years, 3 months, 5 days)
Government Type:Majority Government
Government Party: Conservative (1867-1942)
Number of Sessions:4
Date of General Election: 1878.09.17
Prime Minister:
Leader of the Official Opposition:
Sessions
SessionTerm (yyyy.mm.dd)DurationSenate SittingsHouse of Commons Sittings
4th 1882.02.09 - 1882.05.17 97 days6268
3rd 1880.12.09 - 1881.03.21 102 days5565
2nd 1880.02.12 - 1880.05.07 85 days5657
1st 1879.02.13 - 1879.05.15 91 days5864

^ Duration of Sittings, Recess and Adjournments of the House of Commons
4th Session

Sitting, recess and adjournmentTerm (yyyy.mm.dd)Duration (days)
Dissolution 1882.05.18 - 1882.05.18
Prorogation 1882.05.17 - 1882.05.17
Intersession 1882.05.17 - 1882.05.18 1
Sitting 1882.04.11 - 1882.05.17
Easter Recess 1882.04.06 - 1882.04.10 5
Start of Session 1882.02.09 - 1882.04.05

3rd Session

Sitting, recess and adjournmentTerm (yyyy.mm.dd)Duration (days)
Intersession 1881.03.22 - 1882.02.08 324
Prorogation 1881.03.21 - 1881.03.21
Sitting 1881.01.05 - 1881.03.21
Christmas Recess 1880.12.24 - 1881.01.04 12
Start of Session 1880.12.09 - 1880.12.23

2nd Session

Sitting, recess and adjournmentTerm (yyyy.mm.dd)Duration (days)
Intersession 1880.05.08 - 1880.12.08 215
Prorogation 1880.05.07 - 1880.05.07
Sitting 1880.03.30 - 1880.05.07
Easter Recess 1880.03.25 - 1880.03.29 5
Start of Session 1880.02.12 - 1880.03.24

1st Session

Sitting, recess and adjournmentTerm (yyyy.mm.dd)Duration (days)
Intersession 1879.05.16 - 1880.02.11 272
Prorogation 1879.05.15 - 1879.05.15
Sitting 1879.04.15 - 1879.05.15
Easter Recess 1879.04.11 - 1879.04.14 4
Start of Session 1879.02.13 - 1879.04.10
Days between Parliaments 1878.08.17 - 1879.02.12 180
Speeches From The Throne
^ 4th Session (1882.02.09 - 1882.05.17)
Seconder of Address: Guillet, George

House of Commons Debates: 1882.02.10, p. 3, 6
House of Commons Journals: 1882.02.10, vol. 16, p. 13

 
^ 3rd Session (1880.12.09 - 1881.03.21)
Mover of Address: Beaty, James
Seconder of Address: Vanasse, Fabien

House of Commons Debates: 1880.12.10, p. 3, 6
House of Commons Journals: 1880.12.10, vol. 15, p. 11

 
^ 2nd Session (1880.02.12 - 1880.05.07)
Mover of Address: Richey, Matthew Henry
Seconder of Address: Houde, Frédéric

House of Commons Debates: 1880.02.13, p. 4, 9
House of Commons Journals: 1880.02.13, vol. 14, p. 17

 
^ 1st Session (1879.02.13 - 1879.05.15)
Mover of Address: Brecken, Frederick de St Croix
Seconder of Address: Tassé, Joseph

House of Commons Debates: 1879.02.17, p. 6, 12
House of Commons Journals: 1879.02.17, vol. 13, p. 10

 
Budgets
Date of First Budget: March 14, 1879
Number of Days Between General Election and First Budget: 178 Days
Number of Days Between Opening of Parliament and First Budget: 29 Days

House of Commons Debates:
pp. 78-88
Date: 1882.02.24

Type of Budget: Budget
Minister of Finance: Tilley, Samuel Leonard

Shoes:
Did not wear new shoes;

House of Commons Debates:
pp. 1018-29
Date: 1881.02.18

Type of Budget: Budget
Minister of Finance: Tilley, Samuel Leonard

Shoes:
Did not wear new shoes;

House of Commons Debates:
pp. 509-24
Date: 1880.03.09

Type of Budget: Budget
Minister of Finance: Tilley, Samuel Leonard

Shoes:
Did not wear new shoes;

House of Commons Debates:
pp. 409-30
Date: 1879.03.14

Type of Budget: Budget
Minister of Finance: Tilley, Samuel Leonard

Shoes:
Did not wear new shoes;

(budget) (addendum) 1879.03.26 (6 months, 9 days)
Appointments to the Senate
Liberal-Conservative (7)

NameProvince / TerritoryDate of Appointment
Almon, William Johnston Nova Scotia 1879.04.15
Boyd, John New Brunswick 1880.02.11
Gibbs, Thomas Nicholson Ontario 1880.04.03
MacInnes, Donald Ontario 1881.12.24
McKay, Thomas Nova Scotia 1881.12.24
Nelson, Hugh British Columbia 1879.12.12
Northwood, Joseph Ontario 1880.05.19

Conservative (1867-1942) (5)

NameProvince / TerritoryDate of Appointment
Boucher de Boucherville, Charles Eugène Quebec 1879.02.12
Bull, Harcourt Burland Ontario 1879.02.24
Carvell, Jedediah Slason Prince Edward Island 1879.12.18
Ogilvie, Alexander Walker Quebec 1881.12.24
Skead, James Ontario 1881.12.24

Independent (1)

NameProvince / TerritoryDate of Appointment
McInnes, Thomas Robert British Columbia 1881.12.24

Liberal Party of Canada (1)

NameProvince / TerritoryDate of Appointment
Howlan, George William Prince Edward Island 1881.01.05
Elections
^ By-Elections
1882.03.09

NameConstituencyPolitical Affiliation
Homer, Joshua Attwood Reynolds New Westminster (British Columbia) Liberal-Conservative

1882.02.16

NameConstituencyPolitical Affiliation
Tyrwhitt, Richard Simcoe South (Ontario) Conservative (1867-1942)

1881.12.19

NameConstituencyPolitical Affiliation
Guillet, George Northumberland West (Ontario) Conservative (1867-1942)

1881.08.17

NameConstituencyPolitical Affiliation
Abbott, John Joseph Caldwell Argenteuil (Quebec) Liberal-Conservative

1881.06.18

NameConstituencyPolitical Affiliation
McDougald, John Pictou (Nova Scotia) Liberal-Conservative
McLelan, Archibald Woodbury Colchester (Nova Scotia) Conservative (1867-1942)

1881.03.31

NameConstituencyPolitical Affiliation
Reid, James Cariboo (British Columbia) Liberal-Conservative

1881.03.25

NameConstituencyPolitical Affiliation
Crouter, Darius Northumberland East (Ontario) Independent Liberal

1881.03.19

NameConstituencyPolitical Affiliation
Amyot, Guillaume Bellechasse (Quebec) Conservative (1867-1942)
Cimon, Simon Xavier Charlevoix (Quebec) Conservative (1867-1942)

1881.02.16

NameConstituencyPolitical Affiliation
Irvine, David Carleton (New Brunswick) Liberal Party of Canada

1880.12.09

NameConstituencyPolitical Affiliation
McConville, Lewis Arthur Joliette (Quebec) Conservative (1867-1942)
Sutherland, James Oxford North (Ontario) Liberal Party of Canada
Valin, Pierre Vincent Montmorency (Quebec) Conservative (1867-1942)

1880.11.20

NameConstituencyPolitical Affiliation
Caron, Adolphe-Philippe Quebec County (Quebec) Conservative (1867-1942)
Mousseau, Joseph Alfred Bagot (Quebec) Conservative (1867-1942)

1880.10.18

NameConstituencyPolitical Affiliation
Manson, David Ames Brome (Quebec) Liberal-Conservative

1880.09.10

NameConstituencyPolitical Affiliation
Scott, Thomas Selkirk (Manitoba) Conservative (1867-1942)

1880.08.28

NameConstituencyPolitical Affiliation
Beaty, James West Toronto (Ontario) Conservative (1867-1942)
Wheler, George Ontario North (Ontario) Liberal Party of Canada

1880.04.17

NameConstituencyPolitical Affiliation
Holton, Edward Châteauguay (Quebec) Liberal Party of Canada

1880.02.14

NameConstituencyPolitical Affiliation
Angers, Auguste Réal Montmorency (Quebec) Conservative (1867-1942)

1880.02.12

NameConstituencyPolitical Affiliation
Abbott, John Joseph Caldwell Argenteuil (Quebec) Liberal-Conservative

1880.01.27

NameConstituencyPolitical Affiliation
Bergin, Darby Cornwall (Ontario) Liberal-Conservative

1880.01.22

NameConstituencyPolitical Affiliation
Macdonell, Donald Greenfield Lanark North (Ontario) Liberal Party of Canada

1879.12.30

NameConstituencyPolitical Affiliation
Royal, Joseph Provencher (Manitoba) Conservative (1867-1942)

1879.11.17

NameConstituencyPolitical Affiliation
Blake, Edward Durham West (Ontario) Liberal Party of Canada

1879.10.23

NameConstituencyPolitical Affiliation
McLeod, William Mackenzie Cape Breton (Nova Scotia) Liberal-Conservative

1879.09.29

NameConstituencyPolitical Affiliation
Barnard, Francis Jones Yale (British Columbia) Conservative (1867-1942)

1879.08.26

NameConstituencyPolitical Affiliation
Beauchesne, Pierre-Clovis Bonaventure (Quebec) Conservative (1867-1942)

1879.07.07

NameConstituencyPolitical Affiliation
Vanasse, Fabien Yamaska (Quebec) Conservative (1867-1942)

1879.03.20

NameConstituencyPolitical Affiliation
Plumb, Josiah Burr Niagara (Ontario) Conservative (1867-1942)

1879.02.25

NameConstituencyPolitical Affiliation
White, John Hastings East (Ontario) Conservative (1867-1942)

1879.02.13

NameConstituencyPolitical Affiliation
Perrault, Joseph Stanislas Charlevoix (Quebec) Conservative (1867-1942)

1879.01.09

NameConstituencyPolitical Affiliation
Bergeron, Joseph Gédéon Horace Beauharnois (Quebec) Conservative (1867-1942)

1878.11.30

NameConstituencyPolitical Affiliation
Ryan, Joseph O'Connell Marquette (Manitoba) Liberal Party of Canada

1878.11.21

NameConstituencyPolitical Affiliation
Langevin, Hector-Louis Three Rivers (Quebec) Conservative (1867-1942)

1878.11.14

NameConstituencyPolitical Affiliation
Baby, Louis François Georges Joliette (Quebec) Conservative (1867-1942)

1878.11.09

NameConstituencyPolitical Affiliation
Pope, James Colledge Queen's County (Prince Edward Island) Conservative (1867-1942)

1878.11.06

NameConstituencyPolitical Affiliation
Bowell, Mackenzie Hastings North (Ontario) Conservative (1867-1942)
Masson, Louis-François-Rodrigue Terrebonne (Quebec) Conservative (1867-1942)

1878.11.04

NameConstituencyPolitical Affiliation
McDonald, James Pictou (Nova Scotia) Conservative (1867-1942)
O'Connor, John Russell (Ontario) Conservative (1867-1942)
Pope, John Henry Compton (Quebec) Liberal-Conservative
Tilley, Samuel Leonard City of St. John (New Brunswick) Liberal-Conservative
Tupper, Charles Cumberland (Nova Scotia) Conservative (1867-1942)

1878.11.02

NameConstituencyPolitical Affiliation
Cartwright, Richard John Huron Centre (Ontario) Liberal Party of Canada

^ General Election
1878.09.17

NameConstituencyPolitical Affiliation
Allison, William Henry Hants (Nova Scotia) Conservative (1867-1942)
Anglin, Timothy Warren Gloucester (New Brunswick) Liberal Party of Canada
Arkell, Thomas Elgin East (Ontario) Liberal-Conservative
Baby, Louis François Georges Joliette (Quebec) Conservative (1867-1942)
Bain, Thomas Wentworth North (Ontario) Liberal Party of Canada
Baker, George Barnard Missisquoi (Quebec) Liberal-Conservative
Bannerman, William Renfrew South (Ontario) Conservative (1867-1942)
Béchard, François Iberville (Quebec) Liberal Party of Canada
Benoit, Pierre Basile Chambly (Quebec) Conservative (1867-1942)
Bergin, Darby Cornwall (Ontario) Liberal-Conservative
Bill, Silas Tertius Rand Queens (Nova Scotia) Liberal-Conservative
Blanchet, Joseph-Godric Lévis (Quebec) Liberal-Conservative
Bolduc, Joseph Beauce (Quebec) Conservative (1867-1942)
Borden, Frederick William Kings (Nova Scotia) Liberal Party of Canada
Boultbee, Alfred York East (Ontario) Conservative (1867-1942)
Bourassa, François St. John's (Quebec) Liberal Party of Canada
Bourbeau, Désiré Olivier Drummond--Arthabaska (Quebec) Conservative (1867-1942)
Bowell, Mackenzie Hastings North (Ontario) Conservative (1867-1942)
Brecken, Frederick de St Croix Queen's County (Prince Edward Island) Conservative (1867-1942)
Brooks, Edward Towle Sherbrooke (Town of) (Quebec) Conservative (1867-1942)
Brown, James Hastings West (Ontario) Conservative (1867-1942)
Bunster, Arthur Vancouver (British Columbia) Liberal Party of Canada
Bunting, Christopher William Welland (Ontario) Liberal-Conservative
Burk, Harvey William Durham West (Ontario) Liberal Party of Canada
Burnham, John Peterborough East (Ontario) Conservative (1867-1942)
Burpee, Charles Sunbury (New Brunswick) Liberal Party of Canada
Burpee, Isaac City and County of St. John (New Brunswick) Liberal Party of Canada
Cameron, Hector Victoria North (Ontario) Conservative (1867-1942)
Cameron, Malcolm Colin Huron South (Ontario) Liberal Party of Canada
Carling, John London (Ontario) Liberal-Conservative
Caron, Adolphe-Philippe Quebec County (Quebec) Conservative (1867-1942)
Casey, George Elliott Elgin West (Ontario) Liberal Party of Canada
Casgrain, Philippe Baby L'Islet (Quebec) Liberal Party of Canada
Cayley, Michael Beauharnois (Quebec) Conservative (1867-1942)
Chandler, Edmund Leavens Brome (Quebec) Liberal Party of Canada
Charlton, John Norfolk North (Ontario) Liberal Party of Canada
Christie, Thomas Argenteuil (Quebec) Liberal Party of Canada
Cimon, Marie Honorius Ernest Chicoutimi--Saguenay (Quebec) Conservative (1867-1942)
Cockburn, Alexander Peter Muskoka (Ontario) Liberal Party of Canada
Cockburn, James Northumberland West (Ontario) Conservative (1867-1942)
Colby, Charles Carroll Stanstead (Quebec) Liberal-Conservative
Connell, George Heber Carleton (New Brunswick) Independent
Costigan, John Victoria (New Brunswick) Liberal-Conservative
Coughlin, Timothy Middlesex North (Ontario) Liberal-Conservative
Coupal dit La Reine, Sixte Napierville (Quebec) Liberal Party of Canada
Coursol, Michel Charles Joseph Montreal East (Quebec) Conservative (1867-1942)
Currier, Joseph Merrill Ottawa (City of) (Ontario) Liberal-Conservative
Cuthbert, Edward Octavian Berthier (Quebec) Conservative (1867-1942)
Daly, Malachy Bowes Halifax (Nova Scotia) Liberal-Conservative
Daoust, Jean-Baptiste Two Mountains (Quebec) Conservative (1867-1942)
Dawson, Simon James Algoma (Ontario) Conservative (1867-1942)
De Cosmos, Amor Victoria (British Columbia) Liberal Party of Canada
Desaulniers, Louis-Léon Lesieur Saint Maurice (Quebec) Conservative (1867-1942)
Desjardins, Alphonse Hochelaga (Quebec) Conservative (1867-1942)
Dewdney, Edgar Yale (British Columbia) Conservative (1867-1942)
Domville, James King's (New Brunswick) Conservative (1867-1942)
Doull, Robert Pictou (Nova Scotia) Liberal-Conservative
Drew, George Alexander Wellington North (Ontario) Liberal-Conservative
Dubuc, Joseph Provencher (Manitoba) Conservative (1867-1942)
Dugas, Firmin Montcalm (Quebec) Conservative (1867-1942)
Dumont, Joseph Kamouraska (Quebec) Liberal Party of Canada
Elliott, William Peel (Ontario) Conservative (1867-1942)
Farrow, Thomas Huron North (Ontario) Liberal-Conservative
Ferguson, Charles Frederick Leeds North and Grenville North (Ontario) Liberal-Conservative
Fiset, Jean-Baptiste Romuald Rimouski (Quebec) Liberal Party of Canada
Fitzsimmons, William Brockville (Ontario) Conservative (1867-1942)
Fleming, Gavin Brant North (Ontario) Liberal Party of Canada
Flynn, Edmund Power Richmond (Nova Scotia) Liberal Party of Canada
Fortin, Pierre Gaspé (Quebec) Conservative (1867-1942)
Fulton, Oscar Stormont (Ontario) Liberal-Conservative
Galbraith, Daniel Lanark North (Ontario) Liberal Party of Canada
Gault, Matthew Hamilton Montreal West (Quebec) Conservative (1867-1942)
Geoffrion, Félix Verchères (Quebec) Liberal Party of Canada
Gigault, Georges Auguste Rouville (Quebec) Conservative (1867-1942)
Gill, Charles-Ignace Yamaska (Quebec) Conservative (1867-1942)
Gillies, John Bruce North (Ontario) Liberal Party of Canada
Gillmor, Arthur Hill Charlotte (New Brunswick) Liberal Party of Canada
Girouard, Désiré Jacques Cartier (Quebec) Conservative (1867-1942)
Girouard, Gilbert Anselme Kent (New Brunswick) Liberal-Conservative
Glen, Francis Wayland Ontario South (Ontario) Liberal Party of Canada
Grandbois, Paul Étienne Témiscouata (Quebec) Conservative (1867-1942)
Gunn, Alexander Kingston (Ontario) Liberal Party of Canada
Guthrie, Donald Wellington South (Ontario) Liberal Party of Canada
Hackett, Edward Prince County (Prince Edward Island) Liberal-Conservative
Haddow, George Restigouche (New Brunswick) Independent
Haggart, John Graham Lanark South (Ontario) Conservative (1867-1942)
Hay, Robert Toronto Centre (Ontario) Liberal-Conservative
Hesson, Samuel Rollin Perth North (Ontario) Conservative (1867-1942)
Hilliard, George Peterborough West (Ontario) Liberal-Conservative
Holton, Luther Hamilton Châteauguay (Quebec) Liberal Party of Canada
Hooper, Edmund John Glyn Lennox (Ontario) Liberal-Conservative
Horton, Horace Huron Centre (Ontario) Liberal Party of Canada
Houde, Frédéric Maskinongé (Quebec) Nationalist
Hughes, Patrick Niagara (Ontario) Liberal Party of Canada
Huntington, Lucius Seth Shefford (Quebec) Liberal Party of Canada
Hurteau, Hilaire L'Assomption (Quebec) Liberal-Conservative
Ives, William Bullock Richmond--Wolfe (Quebec) Conservative (1867-1942)
Jackson, George Grey South (Ontario) Liberal-Conservative
Jones, David Ford Leeds South (Ontario) Conservative (1867-1942)
Kaulbach, Charles Edwin Lunenburg (Nova Scotia) Conservative (1867-1942)
Keeler, Joseph Northumberland East (Ontario) Liberal-Conservative
Killam, Frank Yarmouth (Nova Scotia) Liberal Party of Canada
Kilvert, Francis Edwin Hamilton (Ontario) Conservative (1867-1942)
King, George Gerald Queen's (New Brunswick) Liberal Party of Canada
Kirkpatrick, George Airey Frontenac (Ontario) Conservative (1867-1942)
Kranz, Hugo Waterloo North (Ontario) Conservative (1867-1942)
Landry, Auguste-Charles-Philippe-Robert Montmagny (Quebec) Conservative (1867-1942)
Lane, Samuel Johnathan Grey North (Ontario) Liberal-Conservative
Lantier, Jacques Philippe Soulanges (Quebec) Conservative (1867-1942)
LaRue, Achille Bellechasse (Quebec) Liberal Party of Canada
Laurier, Wilfrid Quebec East (Quebec) Liberal Party of Canada
Little, William Carruthers Simcoe South (Ontario) Liberal-Conservative
Longley, Avard Annapolis (Nova Scotia) Conservative (1867-1942)
Macdonald, Augustine Colin King's County (Prince Edward Island) Liberal-Conservative
Macdonald, John Alexander Marquette (Manitoba) Liberal-Conservative
Macdonald, John Alexander Victoria (British Columbia) Liberal-Conservative
Mackenzie, Alexander Lambton (Ontario) Liberal Party of Canada
Macmillan, Duncan Middlesex East (Ontario) Liberal-Conservative
Malouin, Jacques Quebec-Centre (Quebec) Independent
Masson, Louis-François-Rodrigue Terrebonne (Quebec) Conservative (1867-1942)
Massue, Louis Huet Richelieu (Quebec) Liberal-Conservative
McCallum, Lachlin Monck (Ontario) Liberal-Conservative
McCarthy, Dalton Simcoe North (Ontario) Conservative (1867-1942)
McCuaig, James Simeon Prince Edward (Ontario) Conservative (1867-1942)
McDonald, Duncan Victoria (Nova Scotia) Liberal Party of Canada
McDonald, James Pictou (Nova Scotia) Conservative (1867-1942)
McDonald, William Cape Breton (Nova Scotia) Conservative (1867-1942)
McDonnell, Samuel Inverness (Nova Scotia) Liberal Party of Canada
McDougall, William Halton (Ontario) Liberal-Conservative
McDougall, William Three Rivers (Quebec) Conservative (1867-1942)
McGreevy, Thomas Quebec West (Quebec) Liberal-Conservative
McInnes, Thomas Robert New Westminster (British Columbia) Independent
McIsaac, Angus Antigonish (Nova Scotia) Liberal Party of Canada
McKay, Thomas Colchester (Nova Scotia) Liberal-Conservative
McLennan, John Glengarry (Ontario) Liberal-Conservative
McLeod, Hugh Cape Breton (Nova Scotia) Liberal-Conservative
McQuade, Arthur Victoria South (Ontario) Conservative (1867-1942)
McRory, John Addington (Ontario) Conservative (1867-1942)
Merner, Samuel Waterloo South (Ontario) Conservative (1867-1942)
Méthot, François Xavier Ovide Nicolet (Quebec) Independent Conservative
Mills, David Bothwell (Ontario) Liberal Party of Canada
Mongenais, Jean Baptiste Vaudreuil (Quebec) Conservative (1867-1942)
Montplaisir, Hippolyte Champlain (Quebec) Liberal-Conservative
Mousseau, Joseph Alfred Bagot (Quebec) Conservative (1867-1942)
Muttart, Ephraim Bell King's County (Prince Edward Island) Conservative (1867-1942)
O'Connor, John Russell (Ontario) Conservative (1867-1942)
Ogden, Alfred Guysborough (Nova Scotia) Conservative (1867-1942)
Oliver, Thomas Oxford North (Ontario) Liberal Party of Canada
Olivier, Louis Ephrem Mégantic (Quebec) Liberal Party of Canada
Orton, George Turner Wellington Centre (Ontario) Liberal-Conservative
Ouimet, Joseph-Aldéric Laval (Quebec) Liberal-Conservative
Paterson, William Brant South (Ontario) Liberal Party of Canada
Patterson, James Colebrooke Essex (Ontario) Conservative (1867-1942)
Pickard, John York (New Brunswick) Independent Liberal
Pinsonneault, Alfred Laprairie (Quebec) Conservative (1867-1942)
Platt, Samuel Toronto East (Ontario) Independent
Pope, James Colledge Queen's County (Prince Edward Island) Conservative (1867-1942)
Pope, John Henry Compton (Quebec) Liberal-Conservative
Poupore, John Pontiac (Quebec) Conservative (1867-1942)
Richey, Matthew Henry Halifax (Nova Scotia) Liberal-Conservative
Rinfret, Côme Isaïe Lotbinière (Quebec) Liberal Party of Canada
Robertson, Thomas Hamilton (Ontario) Liberal Party of Canada
Robertson, Thomas Shelburne (Nova Scotia) Liberal Party of Canada
Robinson, John Beverley West Toronto (Ontario) Conservative (1867-1942)
Robitaille, Théodore Bonaventure (Quebec) Conservative (1867-1942)
Rochester, John Carleton (Ontario) Conservative (1867-1942)
Rogers, Alexander Albert (New Brunswick) Liberal Party of Canada
Ross, George William Middlesex West (Ontario) Liberal Party of Canada
Ross, John Sylvester Dundas (Ontario) Liberal-Conservative
Rouleau, François Fortunat Dorchester (Quebec) Liberal-Conservative
Routhier, Félix Prescott (Ontario) Conservative (1867-1942)
Ryan, Michael Patrick Montreal Centre (Quebec) Liberal-Conservative
Rykert, John Charles Lincoln (Ontario) Conservative (1867-1942)
Rymal, Joseph Wentworth South (Ontario) Liberal Party of Canada
Schultz, John Christian Lisgar (Manitoba) Conservative (1867-1942)
Scriver, Julius Huntingdon (Quebec) Liberal Party of Canada
Shaw, Alexander Bruce South (Ontario) Liberal-Conservative
Skinner, James Atchison Oxford South (Ontario) Liberal Party of Canada
Smith, Albert James Westmorland (New Brunswick) Liberal Party of Canada
Smith, Donald Alexander Selkirk (Manitoba) Independent Conservative
Snowball, Jabez Bunting Northumberland (New Brunswick) Liberal Party of Canada
Sproule, Thomas Simpson Grey East (Ontario) Conservative (1867-1942)
Stephenson, Rufus Kent (Ontario) Conservative (1867-1942)
Strange, Frederick William York North (Ontario) Liberal-Conservative
Tassé, Joseph Ottawa (City of) (Ontario) Conservative (1867-1942)
Tellier, Louis St. Hyacinthe (Quebec) Conservative (1867-1942)
Thompson, David Haldimand (Ontario) Liberal Party of Canada
Thompson, Joshua Spencer Cariboo (British Columbia) Liberal-Conservative
Tilley, Samuel Leonard City of St. John (New Brunswick) Liberal-Conservative
Tremblay, Pierre Alexis Charlevoix (Quebec) Liberal Party of Canada
Trow, James Perth South (Ontario) Liberal Party of Canada
Tupper, Charles Cumberland (Nova Scotia) Conservative (1867-1942)
Valin, Pierre Vincent Montmorency (Quebec) Conservative (1867-1942)
Vallée, Roch Pamphile Portneuf (Quebec) Conservative (1867-1942)
Wade, John Chipman Digby (Nova Scotia) Conservative (1867-1942)
Wallace, Nathaniel Clarke York West (Ontario) Conservative (1867-1942)
Wallace, William Norfolk South (Ontario) Conservative (1867-1942)
Weldon, Charles Wesley City and County of St. John (New Brunswick) Liberal Party of Canada
Wheler, George Ontario North (Ontario) Liberal Party of Canada
White, John Hastings East (Ontario) Conservative (1867-1942)
White, Peter Renfrew North (Ontario) Conservative (1867-1942)
White, Thomas Cardwell (Ontario) Conservative (1867-1942)
Williams, Arthur Trefusis Heneage Durham East (Ontario) Conservative (1867-1942)
Wiser, John Philip Grenville South (Ontario) Liberal Party of Canada
Wright, Alonzo Ottawa (County of) (Quebec) Liberal-Conservative
Yeo, James Prince County (Prince Edward Island) Liberal Party of Canada
Party Standings In The Senate No record of Party Standings have been found for this parliament Party Standings In The House of Commons No record of Party Standings have been found for this parliament
Senators
^ At Dissolution

Conservative (1867-1942) (33)
NameProvinceDate of Appointment
Alexander, George Ontario 1873.05.30
Allan, George William Ontario 1867.10.23
Armand, Joseph François Quebec 1867.10.23
Bellerose, Joseph Hyacinthe Quebec 1873.10.07
Botsford, Amos Edwin New Brunswick 1867.10.23
Boucher de Boucherville, Charles Eugène Quebec 1879.02.12
Campbell, Alexander Ontario 1867.10.23
Carvell, Jedediah Slason Prince Edward Island 1879.12.18
Chapais, Jean-Charles Quebec 1868.01.30
Chinic, Eugène Quebec 1873.04.10
Cochrane, Matthew Henry Quebec 1872.10.17
Dickey, Robert Barry Nova Scotia 1867.10.23
Dickson, Walter Hamilton Ontario 1867.10.23
Dumouchel, Léandre Quebec 1867.10.23
Ferguson, John New Brunswick 1867.10.23
Ferrier, James Quebec 1867.10.23
Girard, Marc-Amable Manitoba 1871.12.13
Guévremont, Jean-Baptiste Quebec 1867.10.23
Hamilton, John Ontario 1867.10.23
Hamilton, John Quebec 1867.10.23
Kaulback, Henry Adolphus Newman Nova Scotia 1872.03.27
Macdonald, William John British Columbia 1871.12.13
Macfarlane, Alexander Nova Scotia 1870.10.10
Macpherson, David Lewis Ontario 1867.10.23
Montgomery, Donald Prince Edward Island 1873.10.18
Odell, William Hunter New Brunswick 1867.10.23
Ogilvie, Alexander Walker Quebec 1881.12.24
Price, David Edward Quebec 1867.10.23
Read, Robert Ontario 1871.02.24
Skead, James Ontario 1881.12.24
Smith, Frank Ontario 1871.02.02
Trudel, François-Xavier-Anselme Quebec 1873.10.31
Vidal, Alexander Ontario 1873.01.15

Liberal Party of Canada (24)
NameProvinceDate of Appointment
Baillargeon, Pierre Quebec 1874.03.27
Bureau, Jacques-Olivier Quebec 1867.10.23
Chaffers, William Henry Quebec 1867.10.23
Dever, James New Brunswick 1868.03.14
Flint, Billa Ontario 1867.10.23
Glasier, John New Brunswick 1868.03.14
Grant, Robert Patterson Nova Scotia 1877.02.02
Haythorne, Robert Poore Prince Edward Island 1873.10.18
Hope, Adam Ontario 1877.01.03
Howlan, George William Prince Edward Island 1881.01.05
Leonard, Elijah Ontario 1867.10.23
Lewin, James Davies New Brunswick 1876.11.10
McClelan, Abner Reid New Brunswick 1867.10.23
McMaster, William Ontario 1867.10.23
Muirhead, William New Brunswick 1873.01.04
Pâquet, Anselme Homère Quebec 1874.12.09
Pelletier, Charles Alphonse Pantaléon Quebec 1877.02.02
Power, Lawrence Geoffrey Nova Scotia 1877.02.02
Reesor, David Ontario 1867.10.23
Scott, Richard William Ontario 1874.03.13
Simpson, John Ontario 1867.10.23
Stevens, Gardner Green Quebec 1876.02.12
Thibaudeau, Joseph-Rosaire Quebec 1878.01.04
Wark, David New Brunswick 1867.10.23

Liberal-Conservative (13)
NameProvinceDate of Appointment
Aikins, James Cox Ontario 1867.10.23
Almon, William Johnston Nova Scotia 1879.04.15
Archibald, Thomas Dickson Nova Scotia 1867.10.23
Benson, James Rea Ontario 1868.03.14
Bourinot, John Nova Scotia 1867.10.23
Boyd, John New Brunswick 1880.02.11
Gibbs, Thomas Nicholson Ontario 1880.04.03
MacInnes, Donald Ontario 1881.12.24
McKay, Thomas Nova Scotia 1881.12.24
Miller, William Nova Scotia 1867.10.23
Nelson, Hugh British Columbia 1879.12.12
Northwood, Joseph Ontario 1880.05.19
Ryan, Thomas Quebec 1867.10.23

Vacant Seats (3)

Nationalist (2)
NameProvinceDate of Appointment
Fabre, Hector Quebec 1875.02.05
Pozer, Christian Henry Quebec 1876.09.20

Independent (1)
NameProvinceDate of Appointment
McInnes, Thomas Robert British Columbia 1881.12.24

Independent Conservative (1)
NameProvinceDate of Appointment
Sutherland, John Manitoba 1871.12.13

Nationalist Liberal (1)
NameProvinceDate of Appointment
Cormier, Charles Quebec 1867.10.23
Members of the House of Commons
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Conservative (1867-1942) (81)
NameConstituencyDate of Election
Allison, William Henry Hants (Nova Scotia) 1878.09.17
Amyot, Guillaume Bellechasse (Quebec) 1881.03.19
Bannerman, William Renfrew South (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Barnard, Francis Jones Yale (British Columbia) 1879.09.29
Beaty, James West Toronto (Ontario) 1880.08.28
Beauchesne, Pierre-Clovis Bonaventure (Quebec) 1879.08.26
Bolduc, Joseph Beauce (Quebec) 1878.09.17
Boultbee, Alfred York East (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Bourbeau, Désiré Olivier Drummond--Arthabaska (Quebec) 1878.09.17
Bowell, Mackenzie Hastings North (Ontario) 1878.11.06
Brecken, Frederick de St Croix Queen's County (Prince Edward Island) 1878.09.17
Brooks, Edward Towle Sherbrooke (Town of) (Quebec) 1878.09.17
Brown, James Hastings West (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Burnham, John Peterborough East (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Cameron, Hector Victoria North (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Caron, Adolphe-Philippe Quebec County (Quebec) 1880.11.20
Cimon, Marie Honorius Ernest Chicoutimi--Saguenay (Quebec) 1878.09.17
Cimon, Simon Xavier Charlevoix (Quebec) 1881.03.19
Coursol, Michel Charles Joseph Montreal East (Quebec) 1878.09.17
Cuthbert, Edward Octavian Berthier (Quebec) 1878.09.17
Desaulniers, Louis-Léon Lesieur Saint Maurice (Quebec) 1878.09.17
Desjardins, Alphonse Hochelaga (Quebec) 1878.09.17
Domville, James King's (New Brunswick) 1878.09.17
Dugas, Firmin Montcalm (Quebec) 1878.09.17
Elliott, William Peel (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Fitzsimmons, William Brockville (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Gault, Matthew Hamilton Montreal West (Quebec) 1878.09.17
Gigault, Georges Auguste Rouville (Quebec) 1878.09.17
Girouard, Désiré Jacques Cartier (Quebec) 1878.09.17
Grandbois, Paul Étienne Témiscouata (Quebec) 1878.09.17
Guillet, George Northumberland West (Ontario) 1881.12.19
Haggart, John Graham Lanark South (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Hesson, Samuel Rollin Perth North (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Ives, William Bullock Richmond--Wolfe (Quebec) 1878.09.17
Jones, David Ford Leeds South (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Kaulbach, Charles Edwin Lunenburg (Nova Scotia) 1878.09.17
Kilvert, Francis Edwin Hamilton (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Kirkpatrick, George Airey Frontenac (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Kranz, Hugo Waterloo North (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Landry, Auguste-Charles-Philippe-Robert Montmagny (Quebec) 1878.09.17
Langevin, Hector-Louis Three Rivers (Quebec) 1878.11.21
Lantier, Jacques Philippe Soulanges (Quebec) 1878.09.17
Longley, Avard Annapolis (Nova Scotia) 1878.09.17
Masson, Louis-François-Rodrigue Terrebonne (Quebec) 1878.11.06
McCarthy, Dalton Simcoe North (Ontario) 1878.09.17
McConville, Lewis Arthur Joliette (Quebec) 1880.12.09
McCuaig, James Simeon Prince Edward (Ontario) 1878.09.17
McDonald, William Cape Breton (Nova Scotia) 1878.09.17
McLelan, Archibald Woodbury Colchester (Nova Scotia) 1881.06.18
McQuade, Arthur Victoria South (Ontario) 1878.09.17
McRory, John Addington (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Merner, Samuel Waterloo South (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Mongenais, Jean Baptiste Vaudreuil (Quebec) 1878.09.17
Mousseau, Joseph Alfred Bagot (Quebec) 1880.11.20
Muttart, Ephraim Bell King's County (Prince Edward Island) 1878.09.17
O'Connor, John Russell (Ontario) 1878.11.04
Ogden, Alfred Guysborough (Nova Scotia) 1878.09.17
Pinsonneault, Alfred Laprairie (Quebec) 1878.09.17
Pope, James Colledge Queen's County (Prince Edward Island) 1878.11.09
Poupore, John Pontiac (Quebec) 1878.09.17
Rochester, John Carleton (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Routhier, Félix Prescott (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Royal, Joseph Provencher (Manitoba) 1879.12.30
Schultz, John Christian Lisgar (Manitoba) 1878.09.17
Scott, Thomas Selkirk (Manitoba) 1880.09.10
Sproule, Thomas Simpson Grey East (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Stephenson, Rufus Kent (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Tassé, Joseph Ottawa (City of) (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Tellier, Louis St. Hyacinthe (Quebec) 1878.09.17
Tupper, Charles Cumberland (Nova Scotia) 1878.11.04
Tyrwhitt, Richard Simcoe South (Ontario) 1882.02.16
Valin, Pierre Vincent Montmorency (Quebec) 1880.12.09
Vallée, Roch Pamphile Portneuf (Quebec) 1878.09.17
Vanasse, Fabien Yamaska (Quebec) 1879.07.07
Wade, John Chipman Digby (Nova Scotia) 1878.09.17
Wallace, Nathaniel Clarke York West (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Wallace, William Norfolk South (Ontario) 1878.09.17
White, John Hastings East (Ontario) 1879.02.25
White, Peter Renfrew North (Ontario) 1878.09.17
White, Thomas Cardwell (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Williams, Arthur Trefusis Heneage Durham East (Ontario) 1878.09.17

Liberal Party of Canada (55)
NameConstituencyDate of Election
Anglin, Timothy Warren Gloucester (New Brunswick) 1878.09.17
Bain, Thomas Wentworth North (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Béchard, François Iberville (Quebec) 1878.09.17
Blake, Edward Durham West (Ontario) 1879.11.17
Borden, Frederick William Kings (Nova Scotia) 1878.09.17
Bourassa, François St. John's (Quebec) 1878.09.17
Bunster, Arthur Vancouver (British Columbia) 1878.09.17
Burpee, Charles Sunbury (New Brunswick) 1878.09.17
Burpee, Isaac City and County of St. John (New Brunswick) 1878.09.17
Cameron, Malcolm Colin Huron South (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Casey, George Elliott Elgin West (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Casgrain, Philippe Baby L'Islet (Quebec) 1878.09.17
Charlton, John Norfolk North (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Coupal dit La Reine, Sixte Napierville (Quebec) 1878.09.17
De Cosmos, Amor Victoria (British Columbia) 1878.09.17
Dumont, Joseph Kamouraska (Quebec) 1878.09.17
Fiset, Jean-Baptiste Romuald Rimouski (Quebec) 1878.09.17
Fleming, Gavin Brant North (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Flynn, Edmund Power Richmond (Nova Scotia) 1878.09.17
Geoffrion, Félix Verchères (Quebec) 1878.09.17
Gillies, John Bruce North (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Gillmor, Arthur Hill Charlotte (New Brunswick) 1878.09.17
Glen, Francis Wayland Ontario South (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Gunn, Alexander Kingston (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Guthrie, Donald Wellington South (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Holton, Edward Châteauguay (Quebec) 1880.04.17
Huntington, Lucius Seth Shefford (Quebec) 1878.09.17
Irvine, David Carleton (New Brunswick) 1881.02.16
Killam, Frank Yarmouth (Nova Scotia) 1878.09.17
King, George Gerald Queen's (New Brunswick) 1878.09.17
Laurier, Wilfrid Quebec East (Quebec) 1878.09.17
Macdonell, Donald Greenfield Lanark North (Ontario) 1880.01.22
McDonald, Duncan Victoria (Nova Scotia) 1878.09.17
McDonnell, Samuel Inverness (Nova Scotia) 1878.09.17
McIsaac, Angus Antigonish (Nova Scotia) 1878.09.17
Mills, David Bothwell (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Olivier, Louis Ephrem Mégantic (Quebec) 1878.09.17
Paterson, William Brant South (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Robertson, Thomas Hamilton (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Robertson, Thomas Shelburne (Nova Scotia) 1878.09.17
Rogers, Alexander Albert (New Brunswick) 1878.09.17
Ross, George William Middlesex West (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Ryan, Joseph O'Connell Marquette (Manitoba) 1878.11.30
Rymal, Joseph Wentworth South (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Scriver, Julius Huntingdon (Quebec) 1878.09.17
Skinner, James Atchison Oxford South (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Smith, Albert James Westmorland (New Brunswick) 1878.09.17
Snowball, Jabez Bunting Northumberland (New Brunswick) 1878.09.17
Sutherland, James Oxford North (Ontario) 1880.12.09
Thompson, David Haldimand (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Trow, James Perth South (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Weldon, Charles Wesley City and County of St. John (New Brunswick) 1878.09.17
Wheler, George Ontario North (Ontario) 1880.08.28
Wiser, John Philip Grenville South (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Yeo, James Prince County (Prince Edward Island) 1878.09.17

Liberal-Conservative (47)
NameConstituencyDate of Election
Abbott, John Joseph Caldwell Argenteuil (Quebec) 1881.08.17
Arkell, Thomas Elgin East (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Baker, George Barnard Missisquoi (Quebec) 1878.09.17
Bill, Silas Tertius Rand Queens (Nova Scotia) 1878.09.17
Blanchet, Joseph-Godric Lévis (Quebec) 1878.09.17
Bunting, Christopher William Welland (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Carling, John London (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Colby, Charles Carroll Stanstead (Quebec) 1878.09.17
Costigan, John Victoria (New Brunswick) 1878.09.17
Coughlin, Timothy Middlesex North (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Currier, Joseph Merrill Ottawa (City of) (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Daly, Malachy Bowes Halifax (Nova Scotia) 1878.09.17
Doull, Robert Pictou (Nova Scotia) 1878.09.17
Drew, George Alexander Wellington North (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Ferguson, Charles Frederick Leeds North and Grenville North (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Girouard, Gilbert Anselme Kent (New Brunswick) 1878.09.17
Hackett, Edward Prince County (Prince Edward Island) 1878.09.17
Hay, Robert Toronto Centre (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Hilliard, George Peterborough West (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Homer, Joshua Attwood Reynolds New Westminster (British Columbia) 1882.03.09
Hooper, Edmund John Glyn Lennox (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Hurteau, Hilaire L'Assomption (Quebec) 1878.09.17
Jackson, George Grey South (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Lane, Samuel Johnathan Grey North (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Macdonald, Augustine Colin King's County (Prince Edward Island) 1878.09.17
Macdonald, John Alexander Victoria (British Columbia) 1878.09.17
Macmillan, Duncan Middlesex East (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Manson, David Ames Brome (Quebec) 1880.10.18
Massue, Louis Huet Richelieu (Quebec) 1878.09.17
McCallum, Lachlin Monck (Ontario) 1878.09.17
McDougald, John Pictou (Nova Scotia) 1881.06.18
McDougall, William Halton (Ontario) 1878.09.17
McGreevy, Thomas Quebec West (Quebec) 1878.09.17
McLennan, John Glengarry (Ontario) 1878.09.17
McLeod, William Mackenzie Cape Breton (Nova Scotia) 1879.10.23
Montplaisir, Hippolyte Champlain (Quebec) 1878.09.17
Orton, George Turner Wellington Centre (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Ouimet, Joseph-Aldéric Laval (Quebec) 1878.09.17
Pope, John Henry Compton (Quebec) 1878.11.04
Reid, James Cariboo (British Columbia) 1881.03.31
Richey, Matthew Henry Halifax (Nova Scotia) 1878.09.17
Ross, John Sylvester Dundas (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Rouleau, François Fortunat Dorchester (Quebec) 1878.09.17
Ryan, Michael Patrick Montreal Centre (Quebec) 1878.09.17
Strange, Frederick William York North (Ontario) 1878.09.17
Tilley, Samuel Leonard City of St. John (New Brunswick) 1878.11.04
Wright, Alonzo Ottawa (County of) (Quebec) 1878.09.17

Independent (3)
NameConstituencyDate of Election
Haddow, George Restigouche (New Brunswick) 1878.09.17
Malouin, Jacques Quebec-Centre (Quebec) 1878.09.17
Platt, Samuel Toronto East (Ontario) 1878.09.17

Independent Liberal (2)
NameConstituencyDate of Election
Crouter, Darius Northumberland East (Ontario) 1881.03.25
Pickard, John York (New Brunswick) 1878.09.17

Independent Conservative (1)
NameConstituencyDate of Election
Méthot, François Xavier Ovide Nicolet (Quebec) 1878.09.17

Nationalist (1)
NameConstituencyDate of Election
Houde, Frédéric Maskinongé (Quebec) 1878.09.17
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