27th Canadian Parliament
27th Monarch | Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022 | ||
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Sessions | |||
1st session January 18, 1966 – May 8, 1967 | |||
2nd session May 8, 1967 – April 23, 1968 | |||
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The 27th Canadian Parliament was in session from December 9, 1965 until April 23, 1968. The membership was set by the
It was controlled by a Liberal Party minority under Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson and the 19th Canadian Ministry. Pierre Trudeau succeeded Pearson as party leader and Prime Minister shortly before this Parliament ended for the 1968 national election.
The Official Opposition was the Progressive Conservative Party, led first by John Diefenbaker, and subsequently by Michael Starr.
The
There were two
Most of the MPs were elected as the single member for their district. Two represented Queen's (PEI) and two represented Halifax.
Distribution of seats at the beginning of the 27th Parliament
Party | Party Leader | Seats | ||||||||
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1963 | Dissolution | Elected | % Change | |||||||
Liberal | Lester Pearson | 128 | 128 | 131 | +2.3% | |||||
Progressive Conservative | John Diefenbaker | 93 | 95 | 97 | +4.3% | |||||
New Democratic | Tommy Douglas | 24 | 17 | 21 | -12.5% | |||||
Ralliement créditiste | Réal Caouette | 9 | ||||||||
Social Credit | R.N. Thompson | 17 | 24 | 5 | -70.6% | |||||
Independent | - | 1 | ||||||||
Total | 265 | 265 | 265 | |||||||
Sources: http://www.elections.ca History of Federal Ridings since 1867 |
Notes:
"% change" refers to change from previous election 1 "Previous" refers to the results of the previous election, not the party standings in the House of Commons prior to dissolution.
List of members
Following is a full list of members of the twenty-seventh Parliament listed first by province or territory, then by electoral district.
Electoral districts denoted by an asterisk (*) indicates that district was represented by two members.
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Electoral district | Name | Party | |
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Charlotte
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Allan M.A. McLean | Liberal | |
Gloucester | Hédard Robichaud | Liberal | |
Kent
|
Guy Crossman | Liberal | |
Northumberland—Miramichi
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George Roy McWilliam | Liberal | |
Restigouche—Madawaska | Jean-Eudes Dubé | Liberal | |
Royal | Gordon Fairweather | Progressive Conservative | |
St. John—Albert
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Thomas Miller Bell | Progressive Conservative | |
Victoria—Carleton | Hugh John Flemming | Progressive Conservative | |
Westmorland | Margaret Rideout | Liberal | |
York—Sunbury | John Chester MacRae | Progressive Conservative |
Newfoundland
Electoral district | Name | Party | |
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Bonavista—Twillingate | Jack Pickersgill (resigned 19 September 1967) | Liberal | |
Charles Granger (by-election of 1967-11-06) | Liberal | ||
Burin—Burgeo | Chesley William Carter (until 8 July 1966 Senate appointment) | Liberal | |
Don Jamieson (by-election of 1966-09-19) | Liberal | ||
Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador | Charles Granger (resigned 1 August 1966)1 | Liberal | |
Andrew Chatwood (by-election of 1966-09-19) | Liberal | ||
Humber—St. George's | Herman Maxwell Batten | Liberal | |
St. John's East
|
Joseph O'Keefe | Liberal | |
St. John's West | Richard Cashin | Liberal | |
Trinity—Conception | James Roy Tucker | Liberal |
1Granger resigned the seat of Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador in August 1966 to contest a seat in the
Northwest Territories
Electoral district | Name | Party | |
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Northwest Territories | Robert Orange
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Liberal |
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Yukon
Electoral district | Name | Party | |
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Yukon | Erik Nielsen | Progressive Conservative |
By-elections
By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
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Jasper—Edson | November 6, 1967 | Hugh Horner | Progressive Conservative | Douglas Caston | Progressive Conservative | Resignation | Yes | ||
Bonavista—Twillingate | November 6, 1967 | Jack Pickersgill | Liberal | Charles Ronald Granger
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Liberal | Resignation | Yes | ||
Colchester—Hants | November 6, 1967 | Cyril Kennedy | Progressive Conservative | Robert L. Stanfield | Progressive Conservative | Resignation to provide a seat for Stanfield | Yes | ||
Sudbury | May 29, 1967 | Rodger Mitchell | Liberal | Bud Germa | New Democratic
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Death | No | ||
Hull
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May 29, 1967 | Alexis Caron | Liberal | Pierre Caron | Liberal | Death | Yes | ||
Outremont—St-Jean
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May 29, 1967 | Maurice Lamontagne | Liberal | Aurélien Noël | Liberal | Resignation | Yes | ||
Papineau | May 29, 1967 | Guy Favreau | Liberal | André Ouellet | Liberal | Resignation | Yes | ||
Richelieu—Verchères | May 29, 1967 | Lucien Cardin | Liberal | Jacques-R. Tremblay
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Liberal | Resignation | Yes | ||
Burin—Burgeo | September 19, 1966 | Chesley W. Carter
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Liberal | Don Jamieson | Liberal | Called to the Senate | Yes | ||
Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador
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September 19, 1966 | Charles Ronald Granger
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Liberal | Andrew Chatwood | Liberal | Resignation | Yes | ||
Nicolet—Yamaska | September 19, 1966 | Clément Vincent | Progressive Conservative | Florian Coté
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Liberal | Resignation | No |
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