Diagram[nb 1] |
Parliament Election[1][2] Sessions[3] |
Duration (from return of the writs to dissolution)[4] |
Government |
Opposition |
Governing Party[2][5] • Prime Minister[2][6]—Ministry[2][5][7] |
Seat counts as of election[2][8][9] |
Official Opposition Party[10] • Leader of the Opposition[10] |
Third Parties with official party status |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Chambre_des_Communes_1867.png/75px-Chambre_des_Communes_1867.png) |
1st Canadian Parliament Elected 1867 5 sessions |
Sep 24, 1867 – Jul 8, 1872 |
Conservative Party |
100 of 180 House seats[nb 2] |
none |
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Chambre_des_Communes_1872.png/75px-Chambre_des_Communes_1872.png) |
2nd Canadian Parliament Elected 1872 2 sessions |
Sep 3, 1872 – Jan 2, 1874 |
Conservative Party (1872–1873) |
99 of 200 House seats[nb 3]
|
Liberal Party |
none |
Liberal Party (1873–1874)[nb 4] |
95 of 200 House seats (minority) |
Conservative Party |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Chambre_des_Communes_1874.png/75px-Chambre_des_Communes_1874.png) |
3rd Canadian Parliament Elected 1874 5 sessions |
Feb 21, 1874 – Aug 16, 1878 |
Liberal Party |
129 of 206 House seats |
Conservative Party |
none |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Chambre_des_Communes_1878.png/75px-Chambre_des_Communes_1878.png) |
4th Canadian Parliament Elected 1878 4 sessions |
Nov 21, 1878 – May 18, 1882 |
Conservative Party |
134 of 206 House seats |
Liberal Party |
none |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Chambre_des_Communes_1882.png/75px-Chambre_des_Communes_1882.png) |
5th Canadian Parliament Elected 1882 4 sessions |
Aug 7, 1882 – Jan 15, 1887 |
Conservative Party |
133 of 211 House seats |
Liberal Party |
none |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Chambre_des_Communes_1887.png/75px-Chambre_des_Communes_1887.png) |
6th Canadian Parliament Elected 1887 4 sessions |
Apr 13, 1887 – Feb 3, 1891 |
Conservative Party |
122 of 215 House seats |
Liberal Party |
none |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Chambre_des_Communes_1891.png/75px-Chambre_des_Communes_1891.png) |
7th Canadian Parliament Elected 1891 6 sessions |
Apr 7, 1891 – Apr 24, 1896 |
Conservative Party[nb 5] |
117 of 215 House seats |
Liberal Party |
none |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Chambre_des_Communes_1896.png/75px-Chambre_des_Communes_1896.png) |
8th Canadian Parliament Elected 1896 5 sessions |
Jul 13, 1896 – Oct 9, 1900 |
Liberal Party |
117 of 213 House seats |
Conservative Party |
none |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Chambre_des_Communes_1900.png/75px-Chambre_des_Communes_1900.png) |
9th Canadian Parliament Elected 1900 4 sessions |
Dec 5, 1900 – Sep 29, 1904 |
Liberal Party |
128 of 213 House seats |
Conservative Party |
none |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Chambre_des_Communes_1904.png/75px-Chambre_des_Communes_1904.png) |
10th Canadian Parliament Elected 1904 4 sessions |
Dec 15, 1904 – Sep 17, 1908 |
Liberal Party |
137 of 214 House seats |
Conservative Party |
none |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Cdn1908.PNG/75px-Cdn1908.PNG) |
11th Canadian Parliament Elected 1908 3 sessions |
Dec 3, 1908 – Jul 29, 1911 |
Liberal Party |
133 of 221 House seats |
Conservative Party |
none |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Cdn1911.PNG/75px-Cdn1911.PNG) |
12th Canadian Parliament Elected 1911 7 sessions |
Oct 7, 1911 – Oct 6, 1917 |
Conservative Party |
132 of 221 House seats |
Liberal Party |
none |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Chambre_des_Communes_1917.png/75px-Chambre_des_Communes_1917.png) |
13th Canadian Parliament Elected 1917 5 sessions |
Mar 16, 1918 – Oct 4, 1921 |
Unionist coalition (1918–1920) |
153 of 235 House seats (coalition)[nb 6] |
Laurier Liberals |
none |
National Liberal and Conservative Party (1920–1921) |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Chambre_des_Communes_1921.png/75px-Chambre_des_Communes_1921.png) |
14th Canadian Parliament Elected 1921 4 sessions |
Jan 15, 1922 – Sep 5, 1925 |
Liberal Party |
118 of 235 House seats[nb 7] |
Conservative Party[nb 8] |
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Chambre_des_Communes_1925.png/75px-Chambre_des_Communes_1925.png) |
15th Canadian Parliament Elected 1925 1 session |
Dec 7, 1925 – Jul 2, 1926 |
Liberal Party (1925–1926) |
100 of 245 House seats (minority)[nb 9] |
Conservative Party (1925–1926) |
|
Conservative Party (1926) |
115 of 245 House seats (minority)[nb 10] |
Liberal Party (1926) |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Chambre_des_Communes_1926.png/75px-Chambre_des_Communes_1926.png) |
16th Canadian Parliament Elected 1926 4 sessions |
Nov 2, 1926 – May 30, 1930 |
Liberal Party |
116 of 245 House seats (minority)[nb 11] |
Conservative Party |
none |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Chambre_des_Communes_1930.png/75px-Chambre_des_Communes_1930.png) |
17th Canadian Parliament Elected 1930 6 sessions |
Aug 18, 1930 – Aug 14, 1935 |
Conservative Party |
134 of 245 House seats |
Liberal Party |
none |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Chambre_des_Communes_1935.png/75px-Chambre_des_Communes_1935.png) |
18th Canadian Parliament Elected 1935 6 sessions |
Nov 9, 1935 – Jan 25, 1940 |
Liberal Party |
173 of 245 House seats |
Conservative Party |
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Chambre_des_Communes_1940.png/75px-Chambre_des_Communes_1940.png) |
19th Canadian Parliament Elected 1940 6 sessions |
Apr 17, 1940 – Apr 16, 1945 |
Liberal Party |
179 of 245 House seats |
Conservative Party[nb 12] |
none |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Chambre_des_Communes_1945.png/75px-Chambre_des_Communes_1945.png) |
20th Canadian Parliament Elected 1945 5 sessions |
Aug 9, 1945 – Apr 30, 1949 |
Liberal Party |
118 of 245 House seats |
Progressive Conservative Party |
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Chambre_des_Communes_1949.png/75px-Chambre_des_Communes_1949.png) |
21st Canadian Parliament Elected 1949 7 sessions |
Aug 29, 1949 – Jun 13, 1953 |
Liberal Party |
191 of 262 House seats |
Progressive Conservative Party |
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Chambre_des_Communes_1953.png/75px-Chambre_des_Communes_1953.png) |
22nd Canadian Parliament Elected 1953 5 sessions |
Oct 8, 1953 – Apr 12, 1957 |
Liberal Party |
169 of 265 House seats |
Progressive Conservative Party |
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Chambre_des_Communes_1957.png/75px-Chambre_des_Communes_1957.png) |
23rd Canadian Parliament Elected 1957 1 session |
Aug 8, 1957 – Feb 1, 1958 |
Progressive Conservative Party |
111 of 265 House seats (minority) |
Liberal Party |
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Chambre_des_Communes_1958.png/75px-Chambre_des_Communes_1958.png) |
24th Canadian Parliament Elected 1958 5 sessions |
Apr 30, 1958 – Apr 19, 1962 |
Progressive Conservative Party |
208 of 265 House seats |
Liberal Party |
none |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Chambre_des_Communes_1962.png/75px-Chambre_des_Communes_1962.png) |
25th Canadian Parliament Elected 1962 1 session |
Jul 18, 1962 – Feb 6, 1963 |
Progressive Conservative Party |
116 of 265 House seats (minority) |
Liberal Party |
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Chambre_des_Communes_1963.png/75px-Chambre_des_Communes_1963.png) |
26th Canadian Parliament Elected 1963 3 sessions |
May 8, 1963 – Sep 8, 1965 |
Liberal Party |
128 of 265 House seats (minority)[nb 13] |
Progressive Conservative Party |
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Chambre_des_Communes_1965.png/75px-Chambre_des_Communes_1965.png) |
27th Canadian Parliament Elected 1965 2 sessions |
Dec 9, 1965 – Apr 23, 1968 |
Liberal Party |
131 of 265 House seats (minority)[nb 14] |
Progressive Conservative Party |
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Chambre_des_Communes_1968.png/75px-Chambre_des_Communes_1968.png) |
28th Canadian Parliament Elected 1968 4 sessions |
Jul 25, 1968 – Sep 1, 1972 |
Liberal Party |
154 of 264 House seats |
Progressive Conservative Party |
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Chambre_des_Communes_1972.png/75px-Chambre_des_Communes_1972.png) |
29th Canadian Parliament Elected 1972 2 sessions |
Nov 20, 1972 – May 9, 1974 |
Liberal Party |
109 of 264 House seats (minority) |
Progressive Conservative Party |
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Chambre_des_Communes_1974.png/75px-Chambre_des_Communes_1974.png) |
30th Canadian Parliament Elected 1974 4 sessions |
Jul 31, 1974 – Mar 26, 1979 |
Liberal Party |
141 of 264 House seats
76 of 102 Senate seats |
Progressive Conservative Party |
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Chambre_des_Communes_1979.png/75px-Chambre_des_Communes_1979.png) |
31st Canadian Parliament Elected 1979 1 session |
Jun 11, 1979 – Dec 14, 1979 |
Progressive Conservative Party |
136 of 282 House seats (minority)
18 of 104 Senate seats |
Liberal Party |
|
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32nd Canadian Parliament Elected 1980 2 sessions |
Mar 10, 1980 – Jul 9, 1984 |
Liberal Party |
147 of 282 House seats
71 of 104 Senate seats |
Progressive Conservative Party |
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Cdn1984.PNG/75px-Cdn1984.PNG) |
33rd Canadian Parliament Elected 1984 2 sessions |
Sep 24, 1984 – Oct 1, 1988 |
Progressive Conservative Party |
211 of 282 House seats
23 of 104 Senate seats |
Liberal Party |
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Canada_1988_Federal_Election_seats.svg/75px-Canada_1988_Federal_Election_seats.svg.png) |
34th Canadian Parliament Elected 1988 3 sessions |
Dec 12, 1988 – Sep 8, 1993 |
Progressive Conservative Party |
169 of 295 House seats
36 of 104 Senate seats[nb 15] |
Liberal Party |
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Canada_1993_Federal_Election_seats.svg/75px-Canada_1993_Federal_Election_seats.svg.png) |
35th Canadian Parliament Elected 1993 2 sessions |
Nov 15, 1993 – Apr 27, 1997 |
Liberal Party |
177 of 295 House seats
41 of 104 Senate seats |
Bloc Québécois |
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Cdn1997.PNG/75px-Cdn1997.PNG) |
36th Canadian Parliament Elected 1997 2 sessions |
Jun 23, 1997 – Oct 22, 2000 |
Liberal Party |
155 of 301 House seats
51 of 104 Senate seats |
Reform Party (1997–2000) |
|
Canadian Alliance (2000) |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Cdn2000.PNG/75px-Cdn2000.PNG) |
37th Canadian Parliament Elected 2000 3 sessions |
Dec 18, 2000 – Aug 23, 2004 |
Liberal Party |
172 of 301 House seats
55 of 105 Senate seats |
Canadian Alliance (2000–2004) |
|
Conservative Party (2004) |
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Elec2004.PNG/75px-Elec2004.PNG) |
38th Canadian Parliament Elected 2004 1 session |
Oct 19, 2004 – Nov 29, 2005 |
Liberal Party |
135 of 308 House seats (minority)[nb 16]
64 of 105 Senate seats |
Conservative Party |
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Canada_2006_Federal_Election_seats.svg/75px-Canada_2006_Federal_Election_seats.svg.png) |
39th Canadian Parliament Elected 2006 2 sessions |
Feb 13, 2006 – Sep 7, 2008 |
Conservative Party |
124 of 308 House seats (minority)
23 of 105 Senate seats |
Liberal Party |
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/40th_Can_House.svg/75px-40th_Can_House.svg.png) |
40th Canadian Parliament Elected 2008 3 sessions |
Nov 4, 2008 – Mar 26, 2011 |
Conservative Party |
143 of 308 House seats (minority)
21 of 105 Senate seats |
Liberal Party |
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/41st_Can_House.svg/75px-41st_Can_House.svg.png) |
41st Canadian Parliament Elected 2011 2 sessions |
May 23, 2011 – Aug 2, 2015 |
Conservative Party |
166 of 308 House seats
52 of 105 Senate seats |
New Democratic Party |
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Parliament_Of_Canada_Seating_Plan_2015_%28With_Speaker_Included%29.svg/75px-Parliament_Of_Canada_Seating_Plan_2015_%28With_Speaker_Included%29.svg.png) |
42nd Canadian Parliament Elected 2015 1 session |
Dec 3, 2015 – Sep 11, 2019 |
Liberal Party |
184 of 338 House seats
0 of 105 Senate seats |
Conservative Party |
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Canadian_House_of_Commons_2019_standard.svg/75px-Canadian_House_of_Commons_2019_standard.svg.png) |
43rd Canadian Parliament Elected 2019 2 sessions |
Dec 5, 2019 – Aug 15, 2021 |
Liberal Party |
157 of 338 House seats (minority)
0 of 105 Senate seats |
Conservative Party |
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/44th_Canadian_Parliament.svg/75px-44th_Canadian_Parliament.svg.png) |
44th Canadian Parliament Elected 2021 |
Nov 22, 2021 – present |
Liberal Party |
160 of 338 House seats (minority)
0 of 105 Senate seats |
Conservative Party |
|