4th Canadian Parliament
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The 4th Canadian Parliament was in session from February 13, 1879 until May 18, 1882. The membership was set by the 1878 federal election on September 17, 1878, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1882 election.
It was controlled by a Conservative/Liberal-Conservative majority under Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald and the 3rd Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Liberal Party, first led by Alexander Mackenzie, and then by Edward Blake.
The Speaker was Joseph Godéric Blanchet. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1873-1882 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.
There were 4 sessions of the 4th Parliament:
| Session | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | February 13, 1879 | May 15, 1879 |
| 2nd | February 12, 1880 | May 7, 1880 |
| 3rd | December 9, 1880 | March 21, 1881 |
| 4th | February 9, 1882 | May 17, 1882 |
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[edit] List of members
Following is a full list of members of the fourth 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cariboo | Joshua Spencer Thompson (acclaimed) died in office 20 December 1880 |
Liberal-Conservative | |
| James Reid from 31 March 1881 | Liberal-Conservative | ||
| New Westminster | Thomas Robert McInnes, until appointed to Senate 24 December 1881 | Independent | |
| Joshua Homer (acclaimed) from 9 March 1882 | Liberal-Conservative | ||
| Vancouver | Arthur Bunster | Liberal | |
| Victoria* | Sir John Alexander Macdonald | Liberal-Conservative | |
| Amor De Cosmos | Liberal | ||
| Yale | Edgar Dewdney (acclaimed), resigned 30 May 1879 to become Indian Commissioner of Manitoba and the North West Territories | Conservative | |
| Francis Jones Barnard from 29 September 1879 | Conservative | ||
[edit] Manitoba
| Electoral district | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisgar | John Christian Schultz (acclaimed) | Conservative | |
| Marquette | Sir John A. Macdonald (acclaimed) | Liberal-Conservative | |
| Joseph O'Connell Ryan (acclaimed) from 30 November 1878 | Liberal | ||
| Provencher | Joseph Dubuc (acclaimed) | Conservative | |
| Joseph Royal from 30 December 1879 | Conservative | ||
| Selkirk | Donald A. Smith | Conservative | |
| Thomas Scott from 10 September 1880 | Conservative | ||
[edit] New Brunswick
| Electoral district | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albert | Alexander Rogers | Liberal | |
| Carleton | George Heber Connell | Independent | |
| David Irvine from 16 February 1881 | Liberal | ||
| Charlotte | Arthur Hill Gillmor | Liberal | |
| City and County of St. John* | Isaac Burpee | Liberal | |
| Charles Wesley Weldon | Liberal | ||
| City of St. John | Samuel Leonard Tilley (acclaimed), re-elected 4 November 1878 | Liberal-Conservative | |
| Gloucester | Timothy Warren Anglin (acclaimed) | Liberal | |
| Kent | Gilbert Anselme Girouard | Liberal-Conservative | |
| King's | James Domville | Conservative | |
| Northumberland | Jabez Bunting Snowball | Liberal | |
| Queen's | George Gerald King | Liberal | |
| Restigouche | George Haddow (acclaimed) | Independent | |
| Sunbury | Charles Burpee | Liberal | |
| Victoria | John Costigan | Liberal-Conservative | |
| Westmorland | Albert James Smith | Liberal | |
| York | John Pickard | Independent Liberal | |
[edit] Nova Scotia
[edit] Ontario
[edit] Prince Edward Island
| Electoral district | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| King's County* | Augustine Colin Macdonald | Liberal-Conservative | |
| Ephraim Bell Muttart | Conservative | ||
| Prince County* | James Yeo | Liberal | |
| Edward Hackett | Liberal-Conservative | ||
| Queen's County* | James Colledge Pope, acclaimed in by-election 9 November 1878 | Conservative | |
| Frederick de Sainte-Croix Brecken | Conservative | ||
[edit] Quebec
[edit] References
- Government of Canada. 3rd Ministry. Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office. Retrieved on 2006-11-09.
- Government of Canada. 4th 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
| Preceded by 3rd Canadian Parliament |
Canadian Parliaments 1878–1882 |
Succeeded by 5th Canadian Parliament |
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