8th Canadian Parliament
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The 8th Canadian Parliament was in session from August 19, 1896 until October 9, 1900. The membership was set by the 1896 federal election on June 23, 1896, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1900 election.
It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the 8th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Conservative/Liberal-Conservative, led by Charles Tupper.
The Speaker was first James David Edgar, and later Thomas Bain. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1892-1903 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.
There were 5 sessions of the 8th Parliament:
| Session | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | August 19, 1896 | October 5, 1896 |
| 2nd | March 25, 1897 | June 29, 1897 |
| 3rd | February 3, 1898 | June 13, 1898 |
| 4th | March 16, 1899 | August 11, 1899 |
| 5th | February 1, 1900 | July 18, 1900 |
Contents |
[edit] List of members
Following is a full list of members of the eighth Parliament listed first by province, then by electoral district.
Electoral districts denoted by an asterisk (*) indicates that district was represented by two members.
[edit] British Columbia
| Electoral district | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burrard | George Ritchie Maxwell | Liberal | |
| New Westminster | Aulay MacAulay Morrison | Liberal | |
| Vancouver | William Wallace Burns McInnes | Liberal | |
| Victoria* | Edward Gawler Prior | Conservative | |
| Thomas Earle | Conservative | ||
| Yale—Cariboo | Hewitt Bostock | Liberal | |
[edit] Manitoba
| Electoral district | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon | Dalton McCarthy (left seat to keep Simcoe North, Ontario riding) | Independent | |
| Clifford Sifton (by-election of 1896-11-27) | Liberal | ||
| Lisgar | Robert Lorne Richardson | Liberal | |
| Macdonald | Nathaniel Boyd | Conservative | |
| John Gunion Rutherford (by-election of 1897-04-27) | Liberal | ||
| Marquette | William James Roche | Conservative | |
| Provencher | Alphonse Alfred Clément LariviÈre | Conservative | |
| Selkirk | John Alexander Macdonell | Liberal | |
| Winnipeg | Hugh John Macdonald (until election voided 29 March 1897) | Conservative | |
| Richard Willis Jameson (by-election of 1897-04-27) | Liberal | ||
| Arthur W. Puttee (by-election of 1900-01-25) | Labour | ||
[edit] New Brunswick
| Electoral district | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albert | William James Lewis | Independent | |
| Carleton | Frederick Harding Hale | Liberal-Conservative | |
| Charlotte | Gilbert White Ganong | Liberal-Conservative | |
| City and County of St. John | Joseph John Tucker | Liberal | |
| City of St. John | John Valentine Ellis | Liberal | |
| Gloucester | Théotime Blanchard | Conservative | |
| Kent | George Valentine McInerney | Conservative | |
| King's | James Domville | Liberal | |
| Northumberland | James Robinson | Conservative | |
| Restigouche | John McAlister | Liberal-Conservative | |
| Sunbury—Queen's | George Gerald King (until 18 December 1896 Senate appointment) | Liberal | |
| Andrew George Blair (by-election of 1896-08-25) | Liberal | ||
| Victoria | John Costigan | Liberal-Conservative | |
| Westmorland | Henry Absalom Powell | Liberal-Conservative | |
| York | George Eulas Foster | Conservative | |
[edit] Northwest Territories
| Electoral district | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta (Provisional District) | Frank Oliver | Liberal | |
| Assiniboia East | James Moffat Douglas | Liberal | |
| Assiniboia West | Nicholas Flood Davin | Liberal-Conservative | |
| Saskatchewan (Provisional District) | Wilfrid Laurier (until 11 July 1896 appointment as Prime Minister) | Liberal | |
| Thomas Osborne Davis (by-election of 1896-12-19) | Liberal | ||
[edit] Nova Scotia
[edit] Ontario
[edit] Prince Edward Island
| Electoral district | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Prince | John Yeo (until 19 November 1898 Senate appointment) | Liberal | |
| John Howatt Bell (by-election of 1898-12-14) | Liberal | ||
| East Queen's | Alexander Martin | Conservative | |
| King's | Augustine Colin Macdonald | Conservative | |
| West Prince | Edward Hackett (until election voided 24 March 1897) | Liberal-Conservative | |
| Stanislaus Francis Perry (by-election of 1897-04-27, died 24 February 1898) | Liberal | ||
| Bernard Donald McLellan (by-election of 1898-04-13) | Liberal | ||
| West Queen's | Louis Henry Davies (until 11 July 1896 ministerial appointment) | Liberal | |
| Louis Henry Davies (by-election of 1896-07-30) | Liberal | ||
[edit] Quebec
| Electoral district | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argenteuil | Thomas Christie | Liberal | |
| Bagot | Flavien Dupont (died in office) | Conservative | |
| Joseph Edmond Marcile (by-election of 1898-12-14) | Liberal | ||
| Beauce | Joseph Godbout | Liberal | |
| Beauharnois | Joseph Gédéon Horace Bergeron | Conservative | |
| Bellechasse | Onésiphore Ernest Talbot | Liberal | |
| Berthier | Cléophas Beausoleil (until 1 December 1899 postmaster appointment) | Liberal | |
| Joseph Éloi Archambault (by-election of 1900-01-18) | Liberal | ||
| Bonaventure | William LeBoutillier Fauvel (died 8 February 1897) | Liberal | |
| Jean-François Guité (by-election of 1897-03-17) | Liberal | ||
| Brome | Sydney Arthur Fisher (until 11 July 1896 ministerial appointment) | Liberal | |
| Sydney Arthur Fisher (by-election of 1896-07-30) | Liberal | ||
| Chambly—Verchères | Christophe Alphonse Geoffrion (died 18 July 1899) | Liberal | |
| Victor Geoffrion (by-election of 1900-01-18) | Liberal | ||
| Champlain | François Arthur Marcotte (until election voided 12 January 1897) | Conservative | |
| François Arthur Marcotte (by-election of 1897-04-07) | Conservative | ||
| Charlevoix | Louis Charles Alphonse Angers | Liberal | |
| Châteauguay | James Pollock Brown | Liberal | |
| Chicoutimi—Saguenay | Paul Vilmond Savard | Liberal | |
| Compton | Rufus Henry Pope | Conservative | |
| Dorchester | Jean-Baptiste Morin | Conservative | |
| Drummond—Arthabaska | Joseph Lavergne (until 4 August 1897 judicial appointment) | Liberal | |
| Louis Lavergne (by-election of 1897-11-13) | Liberal | ||
| Gaspé | Rodolphe Lemieux | Liberal | |
| Hochelaga | Joseph Alexandre Camille Madore | Liberal | |
| Huntingdon | Julius Scriver | Liberal | |
| Jacques Cartier | Frederick Debartzch Monk | Conservative | |
| Joliette | Charles Bazinet | Liberal | |
| Kamouraska | Henry George Carroll | Liberal | |
| Labelle | Joseph Henri Napoléon Bourassa (resigned 26 October 1899) | Liberal | |
| Joseph Henri Napoléon Bourassa (by-election of 1900-01-18) | Independent | ||
| Laprairie—Napierville | Dominique Monet | Liberal | |
| L'Assomption | Joseph Gauthier | Liberal | |
| Laval | Thomas Fortin | Liberal | |
| Lévis | Pierre Malcom Guay (died 19 February 1899) | Liberal | |
| Louis Julien Demers (by-election of 1899-03-22) | Liberal | ||
| L'Islet | Alphonse Arthur Miville Déchêne | Liberal | |
| Lotbinière | Côme Isaïe Rinfret (until 25 August 1899 revenue inspector appointment) | Liberal | |
| Edmond Fortier (by-election of 1900-01-25) | Liberal | ||
| Maisonneuve | Joseph Raymond Fournier Préfontaine | Liberal | |
| Maskinongé | Joseph Hormidas Legris | Liberal | |
| Mégantic | Georges Turcot | Liberal | |
| Missisquoi | Daniel Bishop Meigs | Liberal | |
| Montcalm | Joseph Louis Euclide Dugas | Conservative | |
| Montmagny | Philippe Auguste Choquette (until 7 July 1898 judicial appointment) | Liberal | |
| Pierre-Raymond-Léonard Martineau (by-election of 1898-12-14) | Liberal | ||
| Montmorency | Thomas Chase Casgrain | Conservative | |
| Nicolet | Fabien Boisvert (died 12 November 1897) | Conservative | |
| Joseph Hector Leduc (by-election of 1897-12-21) | Liberal | ||
| Pontiac | William Joseph Poupore | Conservative | |
| Portneuf | Henri Gustave Joly de Lotbinière (until 11 July 1896 revenue appointment) | Liberal | |
| Henri Gustave Joly de Lotbinière (by-election of 1896-07-30) | Liberal | ||
| Quebec-Centre | François Charles Stanislas Langelier (until 14 January 1898 judicial appointment) | Liberal | |
| Arthur Cyrille Albert Malouin (by-election of 1898-01-24) | Liberal | ||
| Quebec County | Charles Fitzpatrick (until 11 July 1896 Solicitor General appointment) | Liberal | |
| Charles Fitzpatrick (by-election of 1896-07-30) | Liberal | ||
| Quebec East | Wilfrid Laurier (until 11 July 1896 appointment as Prime Minister) | Liberal | |
| Wilfrid Laurier (by-election of 1896-07-30) | Liberal | ||
| Quebec West | Richard Reid Dobell | Liberal | |
| Richelieu | Arthur Aimé Bruneau | Liberal | |
| Richmond—Wolfe | Michael Thomas Stenson | Liberal | |
| Rimouski | Jean-Baptiste Romuald Fiset (until 20 October 1897 Senate appointment) | Liberal | |
| Jean Auguste Ross (by-election of 1897-11-06) | Liberal | ||
| Rouville | Louis Philippe Brodeur | Liberal | |
| St. Anne | Michael Joseph Francis Quinn | Conservative | |
| St. Antoine | Thomas George Roddick | Conservative | |
| St. Hyacinthe | Michel Esdras Bernier (until 22 June 1900 revenue appointment) | Liberal | |
| Michel Esdras Bernier (by-election of 1900-07-04) | Liberal | ||
| St. James | Odilon Desmarais | Liberal | |
| St. Johns—Iberville | François Béchard (until 17 July 1896 Senate appointment) | Liberal | |
| Joseph Israël Tarte (by-election of 1896-08-03) | Liberal | ||
| St. Lawrence | Edward Goff Penny | Liberal | |
| St. Mary | Hercule Dupré | Liberal | |
| Shefford | Charles Henry Parmelee | Liberal | |
| Sherbrooke (Town of) | William Bullock Ives (died 15 July 1899) | Conservative | |
| John McIntosh (by-election of 1900-01-25) | Conservative | ||
| Soulanges | Augustin Bourbonnais | Liberal | |
| Stanstead | Alvin Head Moore | Conservative | |
| Témiscouata | Charles Eugène Pouliot (died 24 June 1897) | Liberal | |
| Charles Arthur Gauvreau (by-election of 1897-11-06) | Liberal | ||
| Terrebonne | Léon Adolphe Chauvin | Conservative | |
| Three Rivers and St. Maurice | Joseph Philippe René Adolphe Caron | Conservative | |
| Two Mountains | Joseph Arthur Calixte Éthier | Liberal | |
| Vaudreuil | Henry Stanislas Harwood | Liberal | |
| Wright | Charles Ramsay Devlin (until 15 March 1897 immigration appointment) | Liberal | |
| Louis Napoléon Champagne (by-election of 1897-03-23) | Liberal | ||
| Yamaska | Roch Moïse Samuel Mignault | Liberal | |
[edit] References
- Government of Canada. 8th Ministry. Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office. Retrieved on 2006-11-09.
- Government of Canada. 8th Parliament. Members of the House of Commons: 1867 to Date: By Parliament. Library of Parliament. Retrieved on 2006-11-30.
- Government of Canada. Duration of Sessions. Library of Parliament. Retrieved on 2006-05-12.
- Government of Canada. General Elections. Library of Parliament. Retrieved on 2006-05-12.
- Government of Canada. Key Dates for each Parliament. Library of Parliament. Retrieved on 2006-05-12.
- Government of Canada. Leaders of the Opposition in the House of Commons. Library of Parliament. Retrieved on 2006-05-12.
- Government of Canada. Prime Ministers of Canada. Library of Parliament. Retrieved on 2006-05-12.
- Government of Canada. Speakers. Library of Parliament. Retrieved on 2006-05-12.
[edit] Succession
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