30th Parliament of Canada | |||
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Majority parliament | |||
30 September 1974 – 26 March 1979 | |||
Parliament leaders | |||
Prime Minister | Rt. Hon. Pierre Trudeau April 20, 1968 – June 4, 1979 | ||
Cabinet | 20th Canadian Ministry | ||
Leader of the Opposition | Hon. Robert Stanfield November 6, 1967 – November 21, 1976 | ||
Hon. Joe Clark November 20, 1976 – June 3, 1979 | |||
Party caucuses | |||
Government | Liberal Party | ||
Opposition | Progressive Conservative Party | ||
Recognized | New Democratic Party | ||
Unrecognized | Social Credit Party | ||
House of Commons | |||
Seating arrangements of the House of Commons | |||
Speaker of the Commons | Hon. James Jerome September 30, 1974 – February 17, 1980 | ||
Government House Leader | Hon. Mitchell Sharp August 8, 1974 – September 13, 1976 | ||
Hon. Allan MacEachen September 14, 1976 – March 26, 1979 | |||
Opposition House Leader | Hon. Ged Baldwin August 14, 1974 – February 24, 1976 | ||
Hon. Walter Baker February 25, 1976 – March 26, 1979 | |||
Members | 264 MP seats List of members | ||
Senate | |||
Seating arrangements of the Senate | |||
Speaker of the Senate | Hon. Renaude Lapointe September 12, 1974 – October 4, 1979 | ||
Government Senate Leader | Hon. Ray Perrault August 8, 1974 – June 3, 1979 | ||
Opposition Senate Leader | Hon. Jacques Flynn October 31, 1967 – May 22, 1979 | ||
Senators | 102 (until 1975) 104 (from 1975) senator seats List of senators | ||
Sovereign | |||
Monarch | Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022 | ||
Governor General | Jules Léger 14 January 1974 – 22 January 1979 | ||
Edward Schreyer 22 January 1979 – 14 May 1984 | |||
Sessions | |||
1st session September 30, 1974 – October 12, 1976 | |||
2nd session October 12, 1976 – October 17, 1977 | |||
3rd session October 18, 1977 – October 10, 1978 | |||
4th session October 11, 1978 – March 26, 1979 | |||
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The 30th Canadian Parliament was in session from September 30, 1974, until March 26, 1979. The membership was set by the 1974 election on July 8, 1974, and was only changed somewhat due to resignations and by-elections before it was dissolved prior to the 1979 election.
It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority led by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and the 20th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Progressive Conservative Party, led first by Robert Stanfield, and then by Joe Clark.
The sessions were prorogued (reason unknown currently).
The Speaker was James Jerome. See also the List of Canadian electoral districts 1966-1976 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.
There were four sessions of the 30th Parliament:
Session | Start | End |
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1st | September 30, 1974 | October 12, 1976 |
2nd | October 12, 1976 | October 17, 1977 |
3rd | October 18, 1977 | October 10, 1978 |
4th | October 11, 1978 | March 26, 1979 |
Party standings
The party standings as of the election and as of dissolution were as follows:
Affiliation | House members | Senate members | |||
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1974 election results |
At dissolution | On election day 1974[1] |
At dissolution | ||
Liberal Party of Canada | 141 | 133 | 76 | 73 | |
Progressive Conservative | 95 | 98 | 18 | 18 | |
New Democratic Party | 16 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
Social Credit Party of Canada | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | |
Independent | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
Independent Liberal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total members | 264 | 263 | 98 | 92 | |
Vacant | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
Total seats | 264 | 102 | 104 |
Members of the House of Commons
Members of the House of Commons in the 30th parliament arranged by province. 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 | |
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Bonavista—Trinity—Conception | Dave Rooney | Liberal | 1972 | |
Burin—Burgeo | Donald Jamieson | Liberal | 1966 | |
Gander—Twillingate | George Baker ‡ | Liberal | 1974 | |
Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador | Bill Rompkey ‡ | Liberal | 1972 | |
Humber—St. George's—St. Barbe | Jack Marshall | Progressive Conservative | 1968 | |
Fonse Faour (by-election in 1978) | NDP | 1978 | ||
St. John's East | James McGrath | Progressive Conservative | 1957, 1968 | |
St. John's West | Walter Carter | Progressive Conservative | 1968 | |
John Crosbie (by-election in 1976) | Progressive Conservative | 1976 |
Prince Edward Island
Riding | Member | Political party | First elected / previously elected | |
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Cardigan | Daniel J. MacDonald | Liberal | 1972 | |
Egmont | David MacDonald | Progressive Conservative | 1965 | |
Hillsborough | Heath MacQuarrie | Progressive Conservative | 1957 | |
Malpeque | Angus MacLean | Progressive Conservative | 1951 | |
Donald Wood (by-election in 1977) | Liberal | 1977 |
Nova Scotia
Riding | Member | Political party | First elected / previously elected | |
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Annapolis Valley | Pat Nowlan | Progressive Conservative | 1965 | |
Cape Breton Highlands—Canso | Allan MacEachen | Liberal | 1953, 1962 | |
Cape Breton—East Richmond | Andrew Hogan | New Democrat | 1974 | |
Cape Breton—The Sydneys | Robert Muir | Progressive Conservative | 1957 | |
Central Nova | Elmer MacKay | Progressive Conservative | 1971 | |
Cumberland—Colchester North | Robert Coates | Progressive Conservative | 1957 | |
Dartmouth—Halifax East | Michael Forrestall | Progressive Conservative | 1965 | |
Halifax | Robert Stanfield | Progressive Conservative | 1967 | |
Halifax—East Hants | Robert McCleave | Progressive Conservative | 1957,[lower-alpha 1] 1965 | |
Howard Crosby | Progressive Conservative | 1978 | ||
South Shore | Lloyd Crouse | Progressive Conservative | 1957 | |
South Western Nova | Coline Campbell ‡ | Liberal | 1974 |
- * Robert McCleave resigned to become a judge and was replaced by Howard Crosby in a 1978 by-election
New Brunswick
Riding | Member | Political party | First elected / previously elected | |
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Carleton—Charlotte | Fred McCain | Progressive Conservative | 1972 | |
Fundy—Royal | Robert Fairweather | Progressive Conservative | 1962 | |
Robert Corbett | Progressive Conservative | 1978 | ||
Gloucester | Herb Breau ‡ | Liberal | 1968 | |
Madawaska—Victoria | Eymard Corbin | Liberal | 1968 | |
Moncton | Leonard C. Jones | Independent | 1974 | |
Northumberland—Miramichi | Maurice Dionne ‡ | Liberal | 1974 | |
Restigouche | Jean-Eudes Dubé | Liberal | 1962 | |
Maurice Harquail** ‡ | Liberal | 1975 | ||
Saint John—Lancaster | Mike Landers ‡ | Liberal | 1974 | |
Westmorland—Kent | Roméo LeBlanc | Liberal | 1972 | |
York—Sunbury | J. Robert Howie | Progressive Conservative | 1972 |
- * Robert Fairweather resigned to become Canada's first Human Rights Commissioner and was replaced by Robert Corbett in a 1978 by-election
- ** Jean-Eudes Dubé resigned and was replaced by Maurice Harquail in a 1975 by-election
Quebec
- * Gérard Pelletier left parliament to become ambassador to France he was replaced by Jacques Lavoie on October 14, 1975, after a by-election. On June 14, 1977 Lavoie quite the PC party and crossed the floor to join the Liberals.
- ** Jean Marchand left parliament and was replaced by J. Gilles Lamontagne in a May 25, 1977, by-election
- *** André-Gilles Fortin was killed in a car accident and was replaced by Richard Janelle in an October 16, 1978, by-election.
- † Albanie Morin died in office and was replaced by Dennis Dawson in a May 25, 1977, by-election.
- †† Claude Wagner left parliament to accept a seat in the Senate and was replaced by Marcel Ostiguy in an October 16, 1978, by-election
- ††† Réal Caouette died in office and was replaced by his son Gilles Caouette in a May 24, 1977, by-election
- ‡ Bryce Mackasey resigned from parliament and was replaced by Pierre Savard in a May 24, 1977, by-election
- ‡‡ Bud Drury resigned and was replaced by Donald Johnston in an October 16, 1977, by-election.
Ontario
- * John Gilbert resigned from parliament in April 1978 to become a judge and was replaced by Bob Rae in an October 16, 1978, by-election.
- ** Mitchell Sharp retired from politics and was replaced by Rob Parker in an October 16, 1978, by-election.
- *** Sean O'Sullivan left parliament to become a priest and was replaced by Geoffrey Scott in an October 16, 1978, by-election.
- † John Turner quit parliament in protest of the government's decision to implement wage and price controls he was replaced by Jean Pigott in an October 18, 1976, by-election.
- †† Hugh Poulin left parliament in April 1978 to become a judge and was replaced by Robert de Cotret in an October 16, 1978, by-election.
- ††† Stanley Haidasz left parliament to be appointed to the Senate he was replaced by Yuri Shymko in an October 16, 1978, by-election.
- ‡ Donald Stovel Macdonald left parliament and was replaced by David Crombie in an October 16, 1978, by-election.
- ‡‡ Robert Stanbury left parliament and was replaced by William Paul McCrossan in an October 16, 1978, by-election.
Manitoba
Riding | Member | Political party | First elected / previously elected | |
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Brandon—Souris | Walter Dinsdale | Progressive Conservative | 1951 | |
Churchill | Cecil Smith | Progressive Conservative | 1974 | |
Dauphin | William Gordon Ritchie | Progressive Conservative | 1968 | |
Lisgar | Jack Murta | Progressive Conservative | 1970 | |
Marquette | Craig Stewart | Progressive Conservative | 1968 | |
Portage | Peter Masniuk | Progressive Conservative | 1972 | |
Provencher | Jake Epp | Progressive Conservative | 1972 | |
Selkirk | Dean Whiteway | Progressive Conservative | 1974 | |
St. Boniface | Joseph-Philippe Guay ‡ * | Liberal | 1968 | |
Jack Hare | Progressive Conservative | 1978 | ||
Winnipeg North | David Orlikow | New Democrat | 1962 | |
Winnipeg North Centre | Stanley Knowles | New Democrat | 1942, 1962 | |
Winnipeg South | James Richardson | Liberal | 1968 | |
Independent | ||||
Winnipeg South Centre | Dan McKenzie | Progressive Conservative | 1972 |
- * Joseph-Philippe Guay left parliament and was replaced by Jack Hare in an October 16, 1978, by-election.
Saskatchewan
Riding | Member | Political party | First elected / previously elected | |
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Assiniboia | Ralph Goodale ‡ | Liberal | 1974 | |
Battleford—Kindersley | Joseph McIsaac ‡ | Liberal | 1974 | |
Mackenzie | Stanley Korchinski | Progressive Conservative | 1958 | |
Meadow Lake | Bert Cadieu | Progressive Conservative | 1958, 1974 | |
Moose Jaw | Douglas Neil | Progressive Conservative | 1972 | |
Prince Albert | John Diefenbaker | Progressive Conservative | 1940 | |
Qu'Appelle—Moose Mountain | Alvin Hamilton | Progressive Conservative | 1957,[lower-alpha 12] 1972 | |
Regina East | James Balfour | Progressive Conservative | 1972 | |
Regina—Lake Centre | Les Benjamin | New Democrat | 1968 | |
Saskatoon—Biggar | Ray Hnatyshyn | Progressive Conservative | 1974 | |
Saskatoon—Humboldt | Otto Lang | Liberal | 1968 | |
Swift Current—Maple Creek | Frank Hamilton | Progressive Conservative | 1972 | |
Yorkton—Melville | Lorne Nystrom | New Democrat | 1968 |
Alberta
British Columbia
Territories
Riding | Member | Political party | First elected / previously elected | |
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Northwest Territories | Wally Firth | New Democrat | 1972 | |
Yukon | Erik Nielsen | Progressive Conservative | 1957 |
By-elections
Notes
- ↑ Halifax
- ↑ Labelle
- ↑ elected as a Social Credit
- ↑ Pontiac
- ↑ Charlevoix
- ↑ St. Lawrence—St. George (Quebec)
- ↑ Carleton
- ↑ Trinity
- ↑ Broadview
- ↑ York—Simcoe
- ↑ Don Valley
- ↑ Qu'Appelle
- ↑ Fraser Valley (elected as a Social Credit)
- ↑ Fraser Valley (re-elected as a Social Credit)
- ↑ Weyburn (Saskatchewan)
- ↑ Burnaby—Coquitlam
- ↑ Okanagan—Revelstoke (elected as a Social Credit)
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