36th Canadian Parliament

36th Monarch		Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022
Governor General	Roméo LeBlanc 8 February 1995 – 7 October 1999
	Adrienne Clarkson 7 October 1999 – 27 September 2005
Sessions
1st session September 22, 1997 (1997-09-22) – September 18, 1999 (1999-09-18)
2nd session October 12, 1999 (1999-10-12) – October 22, 2000 (2000-10-22)
← 35th → 37th

The 36th Canadian Parliament was in session from September 22, 1997, until October 22, 2000. The membership was set by the

.

It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and the 26th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was first the Reform Party, led by Preston Manning, and then its successor party, the Canadian Alliance led by interim leader Deborah Grey.

The

for a list of the ridings in this parliament.

For the first time in Canadian history, five different parties held

both failed to win official party status in that parliament.

There were two

of the 36th Parliament:

Session	Start	End
1st	September 22, 1997	September 18, 1999
2nd	October 12, 1999	October 22, 2000

Party standings

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The party standings as of the election and as of dissolution were as follows:

Affiliation		House members		Senate members
		1997 election results	At dissolution	On election day 1997[1]	At dissolution
	Liberal Party of Canada	155	161	51	56
	Reform	60	—	0	—
	Bloc Québécois	44	44	0	0
	New Democratic Party	21	19	0	0
	Progressive Conservative Party of Canada	20	15	50	35
	Independent	1	4	3	5
	Alliance	—	58	—	1
Total members		301	301	104	97
	Vacant	0	0	0	8
Total seats		301		104	105

Members of the House of Commons

By-elections

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Okanagan—Coquihalla	September 11, 2000	Jim Hart		Canadian Alliance	Stockwell Day		Canadian Alliance	Resignation to provide a seat for Day	Yes
Kings—Hants	September 11, 2000	Scott Brison		Progressive Conservative	Joe Clark		Progressive Conservative	Resignation to provide a seat for Clark	Yes
St. John's West	May 15, 2000	Charlie Power		Progressive Conservative	Loyola Hearn		Progressive Conservative	Resignation	Yes
York West	November 15, 1999	Sergio Marchi		Liberal	Judy Sgro		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Hull—Aylmer	November 15, 1999	Marcel Massé		Liberal	Marcel Proulx		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Mount Royal	November 15, 1999	Sheila Finestone		Liberal	Irwin Cotler		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar	November 15, 1999	Chris Axworthy		New Democratic	Dennis Gruending		New Democratic	Resignation	Yes
Windsor—St. Clair	April 12, 1999	Shaughnessy Cohen		Liberal	Rick Limoges		Liberal	Death (cerebral hemorrhage)	Yes
Sherbrooke	September 14, 1998	Jean Charest		Progressive Conservative	Serge Cardin		Bloc Québécois	Resignation to accept leadership of the Liberal Party of Quebec and enter provincial politics	No
Port Moody—Coquitlam	March 30, 1998	Sharon Hayes		Reform	Lou Sekora		Liberal	Resignation	No

References

• Government of Canada. "26th Ministry". Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office. Retrieved 2006-11-09.
• Government of Canada. "36th Parliament". Members of the House of Commons: 1867 to Date: By Parliament. Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2006-12-20. Retrieved 2006-11-30.
• Government of Canada. "Duration of Sessions". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2007-11-14. Retrieved 2006-05-12.
• Government of Canada. "General Elections". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2006-05-04. Retrieved 2006-05-12.
• Government of Canada. "Key Dates for each Parliament". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2005-09-14. Retrieved 2006-05-12.
• Government of Canada. "Leaders of the Opposition in the House of Commons". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2007-03-11. Retrieved 2006-05-12.
• Government of Canada. "Party Standings (1974 to date): At the Senate". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2007-04-24.
• Government of Canada. "Prime Ministers of Canada". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 27 April 2006. Retrieved 2006-05-12.
• Government of Canada. "Speakers". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2006-09-17. Retrieved 2006-05-12.

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