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1994-97 seating of the national legislature of the North American country
35th
Parliament of Canada
Prime Minister Rt. Hon.
Jean Chrétien November 4, 1993 (1993-11-04 ) – December 12, 2003 (2003-12-12 )
Cabinet
26th Canadian Ministry
Leader of the Opposition Hon.
Lucien Bouchard October 25, 1993 (1993-10-25 ) – January 14, 1996 (1996-01-14 ) Hon.
Gilles Duceppe (1st time) January 15, 1996 (1996-01-15 ) – February 16, 1996 (1996-02-16 ) Hon.
Michel Gauthier February 17, 1996 (1996-02-17 ) – March 14, 1997 (1997-03-14 ) Hon.
Gilles Duceppe (2nd time) March 15, 1997 (1997-03-15 ) – June 23, 1997 (1997-06-23 )
Government
Liberal Party
Opposition
Bloc Québécois
Senate Opp.
Progressive Conservative Party *
Recognized
Reform Party
Unrecognized
New Democratic Party * Party only held
official party status in the Senate.
Seating arrangements of the House of Commons
Speaker of the Commons Hon.
Gilbert Parent January 17, 1994 (1994-01-17 ) – January 28, 2001 (2001-01-28 )
Government House Leader Hon.
Herb Gray November 4, 1993 (1993-11-04 ) – April 27, 1997 (1997-04-27 )
Opposition House Leader Hon.
Michel Gauthier November 10, 1993 (1993-11-10 ) – February 17, 1996 (1996-02-17 ) Hon.
Gilles Duceppe February 18, 1996 (1996-02-18 ) – March 16, 1997 (1997-03-16 ) Hon.
Suzanne Tremblay March 17, 1997 (1997-03-17 ) – April 25, 1997 (1997-04-25 ) Members 295 MP seats
List of members
Seating arrangements of the Senate
Speaker of the Senate Hon.
Roméo LeBlanc December 7, 1993 (1993-12-07 ) – November 21, 1994 (1994-11-21 ) Hon.
Gildas Molgat November 22, 1994 (1994-11-22 ) – January 25, 2001 (2001-01-25 )
Government Senate Leader Hon.
Joyce Fairbairn November 4, 1993 (1993-11-04 ) – June 10, 1997 (1997-06-10 )
Opposition Senate Leader Hon.
John Lynch-Staunton December 15, 1993 (1993-12-15 ) – September 30, 2004 (2004-09-30 ) Senators 104 senator seats
List of senators
Monarch
Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022
Governor General
Ray Hnatyshyn 29 January 1990 – 8 February 1995
Roméo LeBlanc 8 February 1995 – 7 October 2000 1st session January 14, 1994 (1994-01-14 ) – February 2, 1996 (1996-02-02 ) 2nd session February 27, 1996 (1996-02-27 ) – April 27, 1997 (1997-04-27 )
Jean Chrétien was Prime Minister during the 35th Canadian Parliament.
The 35th Canadian Parliament was in session from January 17, 1994, until April 27, 1997. The membership was set by the
1993 federal election on October 25, 1993, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and
by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the
1997 election .
It was controlled by a
Liberal Party majority under
Prime Minister
Jean Chrétien and the
26th Canadian Ministry . The
Official Opposition was the
Bloc Québécois , led first by
Lucien Bouchard , then by
Michel Gauthier , and finally by
Gilles Duceppe .
The
Speaker was
Gilbert Parent . See also
list of Canadian electoral districts 1987–96 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.
There were two
sessions of the 35th Parliament:
Session
Start
End
1st
January 17, 1994
February 2, 1996
2nd
February 27, 1996
April 27, 1997
Party standings
The party standings as of the election and as of
dissolution were as follows:
Members of the House of Commons
Members of the
House of Commons in the 35th parliament arranged by province.
Newfoundland
*
Brian Tobin left parliament in 1996 to become premier of Newfoundland;
Gerry Byrne was elected to replace him in a
by-election .
**
Bill Rompkey was appointed to the
Senate in September 1995;
Lawrence D. O'Brien was elected to replace him in a by-election in 1996.
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
*
Gaston Péloquin died in a car accident in 1994, and was replaced by
Denis Paradis in a
by-election on February 13, 1995.
**
Lucien Bouchard left parliament in 1995 to become premier of Quebec;
Stéphan Tremblay is elected to replace him in a by-election.
***
Nic Leblanc left the Bloc Québécois and sat as an "independent sovereigntist" on March 17, 1997.
****
Bernard St-Laurent left the Bloc Québécois and sat as an Independent on March 5, 1997.
*****
André Ouellet was appointed head of
Canada Post , and was replaced by
Pierre Pettigrew in a by-election on March 25, 1996.
******
David Berger was appointed Canadian Ambassador to
Israel and high commissioner to
Cyprus in 1994, and was replaced by
Lucienne Robillard in a by-election on February 13, 1995.
*******
Shirley Maheu was appointed to the Senate, and was replaced by
Stéphane Dion also in a by-election on March 26, 1996.
Ontario
*
Dennis Mills quit the Liberal caucus to sit as an Independent Liberal in May 1996, but returned to the party in August of the same year.
**
Roy MacLaren was appointed
High Commissioner of Canada to the United Kingdom , and his seat was filled by
Roy Cullen in a by-election in 1996.
***
Jag Bhaduria was expelled from the Liberal Party for falsifying his credentials.
****
Jean-Robert Gauthier was appointed to the Senate in 1994, and replaced by
Mauril Bélanger in a by-election in 1995.
*****
John Nunziata was expelled from the Liberal Party for voting against the 1996 budget on April 16 of that year, and sat for the rest of the session as an Independent.
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
*
Jan Brown was suspended from the Reform Party, and then quit the party to sit as an Independent Reform member.
British Columbia
Territories
By-elections
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Hamilton East
June 17, 1996
Sheila Copps
Liberal
Sheila Copps
Liberal
Resignation
Yes
Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte
March 25, 1996
Brian Tobin
Liberal
Gerry Byrne
Liberal
Resignation
Yes
Labrador
March 25, 1996
Bill Rompkey
Liberal
Lawrence D. O'Brien
Liberal
Resignation
Yes
Etobicoke North
March 25, 1996
Roy MacLaren
Liberal
Roy Cullen
Liberal
Resignation
Yes
Lac-Saint-Jean
March 25, 1996
Lucien Bouchard
Bloc Québécois
Stéphan Tremblay
Bloc Québécois
Resignation after being elected leader of the
Parti Quebecois and Premier of Quebec following the resignation of
Jacques Parizeau
Yes
Papineau—Saint-Michel
March 25, 1996
André Ouellet
Liberal
Pierre Pettigrew
Liberal
Resignation
Yes
Saint-Laurent—Cartierville
March 25, 1996
Shirley Maheu
Liberal
Stéphane Dion
Liberal
Called to the Senate
Yes
Ottawa—Vanier
February 13, 1995
Jean-Robert Gauthier
Liberal
Mauril Bélanger
Liberal
Resignation
Yes
Brome—Missisquoi
February 13, 1995
Gaston Péloquin
Bloc Québécois
Denis Paradis
Liberal
Death (car accident)
No
Saint-Henri—Westmount
February 13, 1995
David Berger
Liberal
Lucienne Robillard
Liberal
Resignation
Yes
References
Succession
Parliaments House members Senate members Women
Abolitionist (
John Turmel ,
candidates )
Bloc Québécois (
Lucien Bouchard )
Canada (
Joseph Thauberger ,
candidates )
Christian Heritage (
Heather Stilwell ,
candidates )
Commonwealth (Gilles Gervais,
candidates )
Green (
Chris Lea ,
candidates )
Independent candidates
Liberal (
Jean Chrétien ,
candidates )
Libertarian (Hilliard Cox,
candidates )
Marxist–Leninist (
Hardial Bains ,
candidates )
National (
Mel Hurtig ,
candidates )
Natural Law (Neil Paterson,
candidates )
New Democrats (
Audrey McLaughlin ,
candidates )
Progressive Conservative (
Kim Campbell ,
candidates )
Reform (
Preston Manning ,
candidates )
Bold indicates parties with members elected to the
House of Commons .
Bloc Québécois (
Gilles Duceppe )
Canadian Action (
Paul Hellyer ,
candidates )
Christian Heritage (Ron Gray,
candidates )
Green (
Joan Russow ,
candidates )
Independent candidates
Liberal (
Jean Chrétien ,
candidates )
Marxist–Leninist (
Hardial Bains ,
candidates )
Natural Law (Neil Paterson,
candidates )
New Democrats (
Alexa McDonough ,
candidates )
Progressive Conservative (
Jean Charest ,
candidates )
Reform (
Preston Manning ,
candidates )
Rhinoceros (de-registered,
candidates )
Bold indicates parties with members elected to the
House of Commons .