12th Canadian Parliament
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The 12th Canadian Parliament was in session from 15 November 1911 until October 6, 1917. The membership was set by the 1911 federal election on September 21, 1911, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1917 election. At 5 years, 10 months and 22 days, it was the longest parliament in Canadian history. The parliament was extended beyond the normal limit of five years by the British North America Act, 1916 as a result of World War I.
It was controlled by a Conservative/Liberal-Conservative majority under Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden and the 9th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Liberal Party, led by Wilfrid Laurier. The last year of the wartime parliament was dominated by the Conscription Crisis of 1917. At the end of the parliament a new ministry, the Union Government formed by Borden as a wartime coalition government including Liberals. Laurier refused to join and those Liberals who supported Borden took the name Liberal Unionists. the Union Government went on to win the 1917 federal election.
The Speaker was first Thomas Simpson Sproule, and later Albert Sévigny. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1907-1914 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.
There were 7 sessions of the 12th Parliament:
| Session | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | November 15, 1911 | April 1, 1912 |
| 2nd | November 21, 1912 | June 6, 1913 |
| 3rd | January 15, 1914 | June 12, 1914 |
| 4th | August 18, 1914 | August 22, 1914 |
| 5th | February 4, 1915 | April 15, 1915 |
| 6th | January 12, 1916 | May 18, 1916 |
| 7th | January 18, 1917 | September 20, 1917 |
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[edit] List of members
Following is a full list of members of the twelfth Parliament listed first by province, then by electoral district.
Electoral districts denoted by an asterisk (*) indicates that district was represented by two members.
[edit] Alberta
| Electoral district | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | Richard Bedford Bennett | Conservative | |
| Edmonton | Frank Oliver | Liberal | |
| Macleod | David Warnock | Liberal | |
| Medicine Hat | William Ashbury Buchanan | Liberal | |
| Red Deer | Michael Clark | Liberal | |
| Strathcona | James McCrie Douglas | Liberal | |
| Victoria | William Henry White | Liberal | |
[edit] British Columbia
| Electoral district | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comox—Atlin | Herbert Sylvester Clements | Conservative | |
| Kootenay | Arthur Samuel Goodeve (until 4 May 1912 railway appointment) | Conservative | |
| Robert Francis Green (by-election of 1912-05-30) | Conservative | ||
| Nanaimo | Francis Henry Shepherd | Conservative | |
| New Westminster | James Davis Taylor | Conservative | |
| Vancouver City | Henry Herbert Stevens | Conservative | |
| Victoria City | George Henry Barnard | Conservative | |
| Yale—Cariboo | Martin Burrell (until 10 October 1911 ministerial appointment) | Conservative | |
| Martin Burrell (by-election of 1911-11-04) | Conservative | ||
[edit] Manitoba
| Electoral district | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon | James Albert Manning Aikins | Conservative | |
| Dauphin | Robert Cruise | Liberal | |
| Lisgar | William Henry Sharpe | Conservative | |
| Macdonald | William D. Staples (until 10 April 1912 commissioner appointment) | Conservative | |
| Alexander Morrison (by-election of 1912-10-12, until election voided 10 November 1913) | Conservative | ||
| Alexander Morrison (by-election of 1913-12-13) | Conservative | ||
| Marquette | William James Roche (until 10 October 1911 Secretary of State appointment) | Conservative | |
| William James Roche (by-election of 1911-10-27) | Conservative | ||
| Portage la Prairie | Arthur Meighen (until 26 June 1913 Solicitor General appointment) | Conservative | |
| Arthur Meighen (by-election of 1913-07-19) | Conservative | ||
| Provencher | John Patrick Molloy | Liberal | |
| Selkirk | George Henry Bradbury | Conservative | |
| Souris | Frederick Laurence Schaffner | Conservative | |
| Winnipeg | Alexander Haggart (resigned 11 October 1911) | Conservative | |
| Robert Rogers (by-election of 1911-10-27) | Conservative | ||
[edit] New Brunswick
| Electoral district | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carleton | Frank Broadstreet Carvell | Liberal | |
| Charlotte | Thomas Aaron Hartt | Conservative | |
| City and County of St. John | John Waterhouse Daniel (resigned 17 October 1911) | Conservative | |
| John Douglas Hazen (by-election of 1911-10-27) | Conservative | ||
| City of St. John | William Pugsley | Liberal | |
| Gloucester | Onésiphore Turgeon | Liberal | |
| Kent | Ferdinand Joseph Robidoux | Conservative | |
| King's and Albert | George William Fowler | Conservative | |
| Northumberland | William Stewart Loggie | Liberal | |
| Restigouche | James Reid | Liberal | |
| Sunbury—Queen's | Hugh Havelock McLean | Liberal | |
| Victoria | Pius Michaud | Liberal | |
| Westmorland | Henry Emmerson (died 9 July 1914) | Liberal | |
| Arthur Bliss Copp (by-election of 1915-02-01) | Liberal | ||
| York | Oswald Smith Crocket (until 11 December 1913 judicial appointment) | Conservative | |
| Harry Fulton McLeod (by-election of 1913-12-31) | Conservative | ||
[edit] Nova Scotia
| Electoral district | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annapolis | Avard Longley Davidson | Conservative | |
| Antigonish | William Chisholm | Liberal | |
| Cape Breton South | William F. Carroll | Liberal | |
| Colchester | John Stanfield | Conservative | |
| Cumberland | Edgar Nelson Rhodes | Conservative | |
| Digby | Clarence Jameson | Conservative | |
| Guysborough | John Howard Sinclair | Liberal | |
| Halifax* | Robert Laird Borden (until 10 October 1911 Prime Minister appointment) | Conservative | |
| Alexander Kenneth Maclean | Liberal | ||
| Robert Laird Borden (by-election of 1911-10-27) | Conservative | ||
| Hants | Hadley Brown Tremain | Conservative | |
| Inverness | Alexander William Chisholm | Liberal | |
| Kings | Arthur de Witt Foster | Conservative | |
| Lunenburg | Dugald Stewart | Conservative | |
| North Cape Breton and Victoria | Daniel McKenzie | Liberal | |
| Pictou | Edward Mortimer Macdonald | Liberal | |
| Richmond | George William Kyte | Liberal | |
| Shelburne and Queen's | Fleming Blanchard McCurdy | Conservative | |
| Yarmouth | Bowman Brown Law | Liberal | |
[edit] Ontario
[edit] Prince Edward Island
| Electoral district | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| King's | James Joseph Hughes | Liberal | |
| Prince | James William Richards | Liberal | |
| Queen's* | Angus Alexander McLean | Conservative | |
| Donald Nicholson | Conservative | ||
[edit] Quebec
[edit] Saskatchewan
| Electoral district | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assiniboia | John Gillanders Turriff | Liberal | |
| Battleford | Albert Champagne | Liberal | |
| Humboldt | David Bradley Neely | Liberal | |
| Mackenzie | Edward L. Cash | Liberal | |
| Moose Jaw | William Erskine Knowles | Liberal | |
| Prince Albert | James McKay (until 16 December 1914 judicial appointment) | Conservative | |
| Samuel James Donaldson (by-election of 1915-02-01) | Conservative | ||
| Qu'Appelle | Levi Thomson | Liberal | |
| Regina | William Melville Martin | Liberal | |
| Saltcoats | Thomas MacNutt | Liberal | |
| Saskatoon | George Ewan McCraney | Liberal | |
[edit] Yukon
| Electoral district | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yukon | Alfred Thompson | Conservative | |
[edit] References
- Government of Canada. 9th Ministry. Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office. Retrieved on 2006-11-09.
- Government of Canada. 12th 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.
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