29th Canadian Parliament

29th Canadian Parliament
Minority parliament
Jan. 4, 1973 – May. 9, 1974
Parliament leaders
Prime
minister		Pierre Trudeau
Apr. 20, 1968 – Jun. 4, 1979
Cabinet20th Canadian Ministry
Leader of the
Opposition		Robert Stanfield
November 6, 1967 (1967-11-06) – November 21, 1976 (1976-11-21)
Party caucuses
GovernmentLiberal Party
OppositionProgressive Conservative Party
RecognizedNew Democratic Party
Social Credit Party
House of Commons

Seating arrangements of the House of Commons
Speaker of the
Commons		Lucien Lamoureux
January 18, 1966 (1966-01-18) – September 29, 1974 (1974-09-29)
Government
House leader		Allan MacEachen
September 24, 1970 (1970-09-24) – May 9, 1974 (1974-05-09)
Opposition
House leader		Ged Baldwin
July 27, 1968 (1968-07-27) – September 20, 1973 (1973-09-20)
Thomas Bell
September 21, 1973 (1973-09-21) – May 9, 1974 (1974-05-09)
Members264 MP seats
List of members
Senate
Speaker of the
Senate		Muriel Fergusson
December 14, 1972 (1972-12-14) – September 11, 1974 (1974-09-11)
Government
Senate leader		Paul Martin Sr.
April 1, 1969 (1969-04-01) – August 7, 1974 (1974-08-07)
Opposition
Senate leader		Jacques Flynn
October 31, 1967 (1967-10-31) – May 22, 1979 (1979-05-22)
Senators102 senator seats
List of senators
Sovereign
MonarchElizabeth II
6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022
Governor
general		Roland Michener
17 April 1967 – 14 January 1974
Jules Léger
14 January 1974 – 22 January 1979
Sessions
1st session
January 4, 1973 (1973-01-04) – February 26, 1974 (1974-02-26)
2nd session
February 27, 1974 (1974-02-27) – May 9, 1974 (1974-05-09)
← 28th → 30th

The 29th Canadian Parliament was in session from January 4, 1973, until May 9, 1974. The membership was set by the 1972 federal election on October 30, 1972, and it was dissolved prior to the 1974 election.

There were two sessions of the 29th Parliament:

Session Start End
1st January 4, 1973 February 26, 1974
2nd February 27, 1974 May 9, 1974

Overview

The 29th Canadian Parliament was controlled by a Liberal Party minority led by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and the 20th Canadian Ministry, with the support of David Lewis's New Democratic Party. The Official Opposition was the Progressive Conservative Party, led by Robert Stanfield. The Speaker was Lucien Lamoureux.

The government lost the confidence of the house in 1974 when finance minister John Turner's budget was defeated by a vote of 137 to 123,[1] prompting the prime minister to seek dissolution of parliament for the next election.

Party standings

Number of members

per party

Party leader General Election
Oct 30, 1972
Liberal Pierre Trudeau 109
Progressive Conservative Robert Stanfield 107
New Democratic Party David Lewis 31
Social Credit Réal Caouette 15
No affiliation 1
Independent 1
Total Seats 264

Major events

Housing programs

The government introduced changed to the National Housing Act resulting in three distinct programs. Providing assistance in purchasing housing to new home buyers, providing loans to create co-operative housing, and providing loans for municipal and non-profit housing development.[2]

Expansion of RRSP

Changes to the Income Tax Act during the 29th Parliament resulted in population wide access to Registered Retirement Savings Plans. The program had previously been available only to self-employed Canadians.[3]

Legislation and motions

Act's which received royal assent under 29th Parliament

1st Session

Source:[4]

Public acts
Date of Assent Index Title Bill Number
January 31, 1973 1 Pilotage Act, An Act to amend the C-127
February 8, 1973 2 Unemployment Insurance Act, 1971 (No. 1), An Act to amend the C-124
February 23, 1973 3 Appropriation Act No. 1, 1973 C-141
March 29, 1973 4 Appropriation Act No. 2, 1973 C-166
5 Appropriation Act No. 3, 1973 C-167
6 Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act, An Act respecting the (Lachine–Lakeshore) C-31
7 Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act, An Act respecting the (Waterloo–Cambridge) C-156
April 5, 1973 8 Old Age Security Act, An Act to amend the C-147
9 War Veterans Allowance Act, An Act to amend the C-148
April 18, 1973 10 Customs Tariff, An Act to amend the C-172
11 Emergency Gold Mining Assistance Act, An Act to amend the C-130
12 Excise Tax Act, An Act to amend the C-171
13 Export Development Act, An Act to amend the C-3
14 Income Tax, An Act to amend the statute law relating to C-170
15 Public Service Staff Relations Act, An Act to amend the C-178
June 28, 1973 16 Appropriation Act No. 4, 1973 C-204
17 Judges Act, An Act to amend the C-177
18 National Housing Act, An Act to amend the C-133
19 Pension Act, An Act to amend the C-202
July 27, 1973 20 Aeronautics Act, An Act to amend the C-128
21 Canada Wildlife Act C-131
22 Customs Tariff (No. 2), An Act to amend the C-195
23 Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Suspension Act C-208
24 Excise Tax Act and the Excise Act (No. 2), An Act to amend the C-194
25 Fisheries Development Act, An Act to amend the C-4
26 Harbour Commissions Act (Nanaimo Harbour Commission), An Act to amend the C-21
27 Immigration Appeal Board Act, An Act to amend the C-197
28 Immigration laws and procedures, An Act respecting certain C-212
29 Income Tax Act (No. 2), An Act to amend the C-192
30 Income Tax (No. 3), An Act to amend the statute law relating to C-193
31 Olympic (1976) Act C-196
September 1, 1973 32 Maintenance of Railway Operations Act, 1973 C-217
September 14, 1973 33 Crop Insurance Act, An Act to amend the C-129
34 Family Allowances Act and the Youth Allowances Act, An Act to amend the C-223
35 Old Age Security Act, An Act to amend the C-219
36 Statute Law (Supplementary Retirement Benefits) Amendment Act, 1973 C-220
December 5, 1973 37 Cooperative Credit Associations Act, An Act to amend the C-183
38 Criminal Law Amendment (Capital Punishment) Act C-2
39 Customs Act, An Act to amend the C-189
40 Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act, An Act respecting the (Mississauga) C-222
December 12, 1973 41 Canada Pension Plan (No. 2), An Act to amend the C-224
42 Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act, An Act respecting the (LaSalle–Émard–Côte Saint-Paul) C-228
43 Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act, An Act respecting the (Ottawa–Vanier) C-232
44 Family Allowances Act, 1973 C-211
45 Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, 1972 et al., An Act to amend the C-233
46 Foreign Investment Review Act C-132
December 21, 1973 47 Appropriation Act No. 5, 1973 C-239
48 Parole Act, An Act to amend the C-191
49 Residential Mortgage Financing Act C-135
January 14, 1974 50 Protection of Privacy Act C-176
51 Election Expenses Act C-203
52 Energy Supplies Emergency Act C-236
53 Oil Export Tax Act C-245
Local and private acts
Date of Assent Index Title Bill Number
July 27, 1973 54 Centre Amusement Co. Limited, An Act respecting S-6
December 21, 1973 55 National Dental Examining Board of Canada, An Act respecting The S-7

2nd Session

Source:[5]

Public acts
Date of Assent Index Title Bill Number
March 28, 1974 1 Appropriation Act No. 1, 19 C-15
2 Appropriation Act No. 2, 19 C-16
April 3, 1974 3 Veterans' Land Act, An Act to amend th C-17
April 10, 1974 4 Fisheries Development Act, An Act to amend the C-2
5 Yukon Act, the Northwest Territories Act and the Canada Elections Act, An Act to amend the C-9
April 25, 1974 6 Canadian National Railways Financing and Guarantee Act, 1973 C-5
May 7, 1974 7 Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act, An Act respecting the (Huron-Middlesex) C-277
8 Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act, An Act respecting the (Middlesex-London-Lambton) C-281
9 Export and Import Permits Act, An Act to amend the C-4
10 Farm Improvement Loans Act, the Small Businesses Loans Act and the Fisheries Improvement Loans Act, An Act to amend the C-14
11 National Parks Act, An Act to amend the C-6
12 Railway Relocation and Crossing Act C-27
Local and private acts
Date of Assent Index Title Bill Number
April 3, 1974 13 Eastern Canada Synod of the Lutheran Church in America, An Act respecting the C-264

Parliamentarians

House of Commons

Members of the House of Commons in the 29th parliament arranged by province.

Key:

  • Party leaders are italicized.
  • Parliamentary secretaries is indicated by "‡".
  • Cabinet ministers are in boldface.
  • The Prime Minister is both.
  • The Speaker is indicated by "(†)".

Newfoundland

Riding Member Political party First elected / previously elected No. of terms
  Bonavista—Trinity—Conception Dave Rooney Liberal 1972 1st term
  Burin—Burgeo Donald Jamieson Liberal 1966 3rd term
  Gander—Twillingate John Lundrigan Progressive Conservative 1968 2nd term
  Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador Bill Rompkey ‡ Liberal 1972 1st term
  Humber—St. George's—St. Barbe Jack Marshall Progressive Conservative 1968 2nd term
  St. John's East James McGrath Progressive Conservative 1957, 1968 5th term*
  St. John's West Walter Carter Progressive Conservative 1968 2nd term

Prince Edward Island

Riding Member Political party First elected / previously elected No. of terms
  Cardigan Daniel J. MacDonald Liberal 1972 1st term
  Egmont David MacDonald Progressive Conservative 1965 3rd term
  Hillsborough Heath MacQuarrie Progressive Conservative 1957 7th term
  Malpeque Angus MacLean Progressive Conservative 1951 9th term

Nova Scotia

Riding Member Political party First elected / previously elected No. of terms
  Annapolis Valley Pat Nowlan Progressive Conservative 1965 3rd term
  Cape Breton Highlands—Canso Allan MacEachen Liberal 1953, 1962 7th term*
  Cape Breton—East Richmond Donald MacInnis Progressive Conservative 1957, 1963 6th term*
  Cape Breton—The Sydneys Robert Muir Progressive Conservative 1957 7th term
  Central Nova Elmer MacKay Progressive Conservative 1971 2nd term
  Cumberland—Colchester North Robert Coates Progressive Conservative 1957 7th term
  Dartmouth—Halifax East Michael Forrestall Progressive Conservative 1965 3rd term
  Halifax Robert Stanfield Progressive Conservative 1967 3rd term
  Halifax—East Hants Robert McCleave Progressive Conservative 1957, 1965 6th term*
  South Shore Lloyd Crouse Progressive Conservative 1957 7th term
  South Western Nova Charles Haliburton Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term

New Brunswick

Riding Member Political party First elected / previously elected No. of terms
  Carleton—Charlotte Fred McCain Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  Fundy—Royal Robert Fairweather Progressive Conservative 1962 5th term
  Gloucester Herb Breau ‡ Liberal 1968 2nd term
  Madawaska—Victoria Eymard Corbin Liberal 1968 2nd term
  Moncton Charlie Thomas Progressive Conservative 1968 2nd term
  Northumberland—Miramichi Percy Smith Liberal 1968 2nd term
  Restigouche Jean-Eudes Dubé Liberal 1962 5th term
  Saint John—Lancaster Thomas Bell Progressive Conservative 1953 8th term
  Westmorland—Kent Roméo LeBlanc Liberal 1972 1st term
  York—Sunbury J. Robert Howie Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term

Quebec

Riding Member Political party First elected / previously elected No. of terms
  Abitibi Gérard Laprise Social Credit 1962 5th term
  Ahuntsic Jeanne Sauvé Liberal 1972 1st term
  Argenteuil Francis Fox Liberal 1972 1st term
  Beauce Yves Caron Liberal 1972 1st term
  Beauharnois—Salaberry Gérald Laniel Liberal 1962 5th term
  Bellechasse Joseph Lambert Social Credit 1968 2nd term
  Berthier Antonio Yanakis Liberal 1965 3rd term
  Brome—Missisquoi Heward Grafftey Progressive Conservative 1958, 1972 5th term*
  Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine Albert Béchard Liberal 1962 5th term
  Montreal—Bourassa Jacques Trudel Liberal 1968 2nd term
  Chambly Yvon L'Heureux Liberal 1957, 1971 3rd term*
  Champlain René Matte Social Credit 1968 2nd term
  Charlevoix Gilles Caouette Social Credit 1972 1st term
  Chicoutimi Paul Langlois Liberal 1965 3rd term
  Compton Henry Latulippe Social Credit 1962 5th term
  Dollard Jean-Pierre Goyer Liberal 1965 3rd term
  Drummond Jean-Marie Boisvert Social Credit 1972 1st term
  Duvernay Yves Demers Liberal 1972 1st term
  Frontenac Léopold Corriveau ‡ Liberal 1970 2nd term
  Gamelin Arthur Portelance Liberal 1968 2nd term
  Gaspé Alexandre Cyr Liberal 1963, 1968 3rd term*
  Gatineau Gaston Clermont Liberal 1960,[a] 1965 5th term*
  Hochelaga Gérard Pelletier Liberal 1965 3rd term
  Hull Gaston Isabelle Liberal 1965 3rd term
  Joliette Roch La Salle* Independent 1968[b] 2nd term
  Progressive Conservative
  Kamouraska Charles-Eugène Dionne Social Credit 1962 5th term
  Labelle Maurice Dupras Liberal 1970 2nd term
  Lac-Saint-Jean Marcel Lessard Liberal 1962,[c] 1968 4th term*
  Lachine Roderick Blaker Liberal 1972 1st term
  Lafontaine Georges-C. Lachance Liberal 1962 5th term
  Langelier Jean Marchand Liberal 1965 3rd term
  Lapointe Gilles Marceau ‡ Liberal 1968 2nd term
  La Prairie Ian Watson Liberal 1963 4th term
  Lasalle John Campbell Liberal 1972 1st term
  Laurier Fernand Leblanc Liberal 1964 4th term
  Laval Marcel-Claude Roy Liberal 1968 2nd term
  Lévis Raynald Guay ‡ Liberal 1963 4th term
  Longueuil Jacques Olivier Liberal 1972 1st term
  Lotbiniere André-Gilles Fortin Social Credit 1968 2nd term
  Louis-Hébert Albanie Morin Liberal 1972 1st term
  Maissonneuve—Rosemont J. Antonio Thomas Liberal 1965 3rd term
  Manicouagan Gustave Blouin Liberal 1963 4th term
  Matane Pierre de Bané ‡ Liberal 1968 2nd term
  Mercier Prosper Boulanger Liberal 1962 5th term
  Montmorency Ovide Laflamme Liberal 1955,[d] 1965 5th term*
  Mount Royal Pierre Trudeau Liberal 1965 3rd term
  Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Warren Allmand Liberal 1965 3rd term
  Outremont Marc Lalonde Liberal 1972 1st term
  Papineau André Ouellet Liberal 1967 3rd term
  Pontiac Thomas Lefebvre Liberal 1965 3rd term
  Portneuf Roland Godin Social Credit 1965 3rd term
  Quebec East Gérard Duquet Liberal 1965 3rd term
  Richelieu Florian Côté Liberal 1966 3rd term
  Richmond Léonel Beaudoin Social Credit 1968 2nd term
  Rimouski Eudore Allard Social Credit 1972 1st term
  Roberval Charles-Arthur Gauthier Social Credit 1962 5th term
  Saint-Denis Marcel Prud'homme ‡ Liberal 1964 4th term
  Saint-Henri Gérard Loiselle Liberal 1957 7th term
  Saint-Hyacinthe Claude Wagner Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  Saint-Jacques Jacques Guilbault Liberal 1968 2nd term
  Saint-Jean Walter Smith Liberal 1968 2nd term
  Saint-Maurice Jean Chrétien Liberal 1963 4th term
  Saint-Michel Monique Bégin Liberal 1972 1st term
  Sainte-Marie Raymond Dupont Liberal 1972 1st term
  Shefford Gilbert Rondeau Social Credit 1962, 1968 4th term*
  Sherbrooke Irénée Pelletier Liberal 1972 1st term
  Témiscamingue Réal Caouette Social Credit 1946,[e] 1962 6th term*
  Témiscouata Rosaire Gendron Liberal 1963 4th term
  Terrebonne Joseph-Roland Comtois ‡ Liberal 1965 3rd term
  Trois-Rivières Claude Lajoie Liberal 1971 2nd term
  Vaudreuil Hal Herbert Liberal 1972 1st term
  Verdun Bryce Mackasey Liberal 1962 5th term
  Villeneuve Oza Tétrault Social Credit 1968 2nd term
  Westmount Charles (Bud) Drury Liberal 1962 5th term
* Roch La Salle rejoined the Progressive Conservative on February 26, 1974

Ontario

Riding Member Political party First elected / previously elected No. of terms
  Algoma Maurice Foster ‡ Liberal 1968 2nd term
  Brant Derek Blackburn New Democrat 1971 2nd term
  Broadview John Gilbert New Democrat 1965 3rd term
  Bruce Ross Whicher Liberal 1968 2nd term
  Cochrane Ralph Stewart Liberal 1968 2nd term
  Davenport Charles Caccia Liberal 1968 2nd term
  Don Valley James Gillies Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  Eglinton Mitchell Sharp Liberal 1963 4th term
  Elgin John Wise Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  Essex—Windsor Eugene Whelan Liberal 1962 5th term
  Etobicoke Alastair Gillespie Liberal 1968 2nd term
  Fort William Paul McRae Liberal 1972 1st term
  Frontenac—Lennox and Addington Douglas Alkenbrack Progressive Conservative 1962 5th term
  Glengarry—Prescott—Russell Denis Éthier Liberal 1972 1st term
  Greenwood Andrew Brewin New Democrat 1962 5th term
  Grenville—Carleton Walter Baker Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  Grey—Simcoe Gus Mitges Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  Halton Terry O'Connor Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  Halton—Wentworth Bill Kempling Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  Hamilton East John Munro Liberal 1962 5th term
  Hamilton Mountain Duncan M. Beattie Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  Hamilton—Wentworth Sean O'Sullivan Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  Hamilton West Lincoln Alexander Progressive Conservative 1968 2nd term
  Hastings Jack Ellis Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  High Park—Humber Valley Otto Jelinek Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  Huron Robert McKinley Progressive Conservative 1965 3rd term
  Kenora—Rainy River John Mercer Reid ‡ Liberal 1965 3rd term
  Kent—Essex Harold Danforth Progressive Conservative 1958, 1963 5th term*
  Kingston and the Islands Flora MacDonald Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  Kitchener Kieth Hymmen Liberal 1965 3rd term
  Lakeshore Terry Grier New Democrat 1972 1st term
  Lambton—Kent John Holmes Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  Lanark—Renfrew—Carleton Paul Dick Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  Leeds Thomas Cossitt Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  Lincoln Ken Higson Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  London East Charles Turner ‡ Liberal 1968 2nd term
  London West Judd Buchanan Liberal 1968 2nd term
  Middlesex William Frank Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  Niagara Falls Joe Hueglin Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  Nickel Belt John Rodriguez New Democrat 1972 1st term
  Nipissing Jean-Jacques Blais Liberal 1972 1st term
  Norfolk—Haldimand William David Knowles Progressive Conservative 1968 2nd term
  Northumberland—Durham Allan Lawrence Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  Ontario Norman Cafik ‡ Liberal 1968 2nd term
  Oshawa—Whitby Ed Broadbent New Democrat 1968 2nd term
  Ottawa—Carleton John Turner Liberal 1962 5th term
  Ottawa Centre Hugh Poulin Liberal 1972 1st term
  Ottawa East Jean-Robert Gauthier Liberal 1972 1st term
  Ottawa West Peter Reilly Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  Oxford Wally Nesbitt* Progressive Conservative 1953 8th term
  Parkdale Stanley Haidasz Liberal 1957,[f] 1962 6th term*
  Parry Sound-Muskoka Stan Darling Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  Peel—Dufferin—Simcoe Ellwood Madill Progressive Conservative 1963, 1972 3rd term*
  Peel South Don Blenkarn Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  Perth—Wilmot William Jarvis Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  Peterborough Hugh Faulkner Liberal 1965 3rd term
  Port Arthur Bob Andras Liberal 1965 3rd term
  Prince Edward—Hastings George Hees Progressive Conservative 1950,[g] 1965 8th term*
  Renfrew North—Nipissing East Len Hopkins ‡ Liberal 1965 3rd term
  Rosedale Donald Stovel Macdonald Liberal 1962 5th term
  Sarnia—Lambton Bud Cullen Liberal 1968 2nd term
  Sault Ste. Marie Cyril Symes New Democrat 1972 1st term
  Scarborough East Reginald Stackhouse Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  Scarborough West John Paul Harney New Democrat 1972 1st term
  Simcoe North Philip Rynard Progressive Conservative 1957 7th term
  Spadina Peter Stollery Liberal 1972 1st term
  St. Catharines J. Trevor Morgan Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  St. Paul's Ron Atkey Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  Stormont—Dundas Lucien Lamoureux (†) Independent 1962[h] 5th term
  Sudbury James Jerome Liberal 1968 2nd term
  Thunder Bay Keith Penner Liberal 1968 2nd term
  Timiskaming Arnold Peters New Democrat 1957 7th term
  Timmins Jean Roy Liberal 1968 2nd term
  Trinity Paul Hellyer Progressive Conservative 1949,[i] 1958[j] 8th term*
  Victoria—Haliburton William C. Scott Progressive Conservative 1965 3rd term
  Waterloo Max Saltsman New Democrat 1964 4th term
  Welland Victor Railton Liberal 1972 1st term
  Wellington Alfred Hales Progressive Conservative 1957 7th term
  Wellington—Grey—Dufferin—Waterloo Perrin Beatty Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  Windsor West Herb Gray Liberal 1962 5th term
  Windsor—Walkerville Mark MacGuigan ‡ Liberal 1968 2nd term
  York Centre James E. Walker Liberal 1962 5th term
  York East Ian Arrol Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  York North Barney Danson Liberal 1968 2nd term
  York—Scarborough Robert Stanbury Liberal 1965 3rd term
  York—Simcoe Sinclair Stevens Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  York South David Lewis New Democrat 1962, 1965 4th term*
  York West James Fleming Liberal 1972 1st term
* Wally Nesbitt died in office on December 21, 1973 and the seat remains vacant

Manitoba

Riding Member Political party First elected / previously elected No. of terms
  Brandon—Souris Walter Dinsdale Progressive Conservative 1951 9th term
  Churchill Charles Taylor Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  Dauphin Gordon Ritchie Progressive Conservative 1968 2nd term
  Lisgar Jack Murta Progressive Conservative 1970 2nd term
  Marquette Craig Stewart Progressive Conservative 1968 2nd term
  Portage Peter Masniuk Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  Provencher Jake Epp Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  Selkirk Doug Rowland New Democrat 1970 2nd term
  St. Boniface Joseph-Philippe Guay ‡ Liberal 1968 2nd term
  Winnipeg North David Orlikow New Democrat 1962 5th term
  Winnipeg North Centre Stanley Knowles New Democrat 1942, 1962 10th term*
  Winnipeg South James Richardson Liberal 1968 2nd term
  Winnipeg South Centre Dan McKenzie Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term

Saskatchewan

Riding Member Political party First elected / previously elected No. of terms
  Assiniboia Bill Knight New Democrat 1971 2nd term
  Battleford—Kindersley Norval Horner Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  Mackenzie Stanley Korchinski Progressive Conservative 1958 6th term
  Meadow Lake Eli Nesdoly New Democrat 1972 1st term
  Moose Jaw Douglas Neil Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  Prince Albert John Diefenbaker Progressive Conservative 1940 11th term
  Qu'Apelle—Moose Mountain Alvin Hamilton Progressive Conservative 1957,[k] 1972 6th term*
  Regina East James Balfour Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  Regina—Lake Centre Les Benjamin New Democrat 1968 2nd term
  Saskatoon—Biggar Alfred Gleave New Democrat 1968 2nd term
  Saskatoon—Humboldt Otto Lang Liberal 1968 2nd term
  Swift Current—Maple Creek Frank Hamilton Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  Yorkton—Melville Lorne Nystrom New Democrat 1968 2nd term

Alberta

Riding Member Political party First elected / previously elected No. of terms
  Athabasca Paul Yewchuk Progressive Conservative 1968 2nd term
  Battle River Harry Kuntz* Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  Calgary Centre Harvie Andre Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  Calgary North Eldon Woolliams Progressive Conservative 1958 6th term
  Calgary South Peter Bawden Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  Crowfoot Jack Horner Progressive Conservative 1958 6th term
  Edmonton Centre Steve Paproski Progressive Conservative 1968 2nd term
  Edmonton East William Skoreyko Progressive Conservative 1958 6th term
  Edmonton West Marcel Lambert Progressive Conservative 1957 7th term
  Edmonton—Strathcona Douglas Roche Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  Lethbridge Kenneth Earl Hurlburt Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  Medicine Hat Bert Hargrave Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  Palliser Stanley Schumacher Progressive Conservative 1968 2nd term
  Peace River Ged Baldwin Progressive Conservative 1958 6th term
  Pembina Daniel Hollands Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  Red Deer Gordon Towers Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  Rocky Mountain Joe Clark Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  Vegreville Don Mazankowski Progressive Conservative 1968 2nd term
  Wetaskiwin Kenneth Schellenberger Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
* Harry Kuntz died in office on November 16, 1973 and the seat remains vacant

British Columbia

Riding Member Political party First elected / previously elected No. of terms
  Burnaby—Richmond John Reynolds Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  Burnaby—Seymour Nels Nelson New Democrat 1972 1st term
  Capilano Jack Davis Liberal 1962 5th term
  Coast Chilcotin Harry Olaussen New Democrat 1972 1st term
  Comox—Alberni Tom Barnett New Democrat 1953, 1962, 1969 7th term*
  Esquimalt—Saanich Donald Munro Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  Fraser Valley East Alexander Patterson Progressive Conservative 1953,[c] 1962,[l] 1972 6th term*
  Fraser Valley West Mark Rose New Democrat 1968 2nd term
  Kamloops—Cariboo Leonard Marchand ‡ Liberal 1968 2nd term
  Kootenay West Randolph Harding New Democrat 1968 2nd term
  Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands Tommy Douglas New Democrat 1935,[m] 1962,[n] 1969 7th term*
  New Westminster Stuart Leggatt New Democrat 1972 1st term
  Okanagan Boundary George Whittaker Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  Okanagan—Kootenay William Douglas Stewart Liberal 1968 2nd term
  Prince George—Peace River Frank Oberle Sr. Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  Skeena Frank Howard New Democrat 1957 7th term
  Surrey—White Rock Barry Mather New Democrat 1962 5th term
  Vancouver Centre Ron Basford Liberal 1963 4th term
  Vancouver East Paddy Neale New Democrat 1972 1st term
  Vancouver Kingsway Grace MacInnis New Democrat 1965 3rd term
  Vancouver Quadra Bill Clarke Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  Vancouver South John Allen Fraser Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term
  Victoria Allan McKinnon Progressive Conservative 1972 1st term

Territories

Riding Member Political party First elected / previously elected No. of terms
  Northwest Territories Wally Firth New Democrat 1972 1st term
  Yukon Erik Nielsen Progressive Conservative 1957 7th term

Committees

House

Sources:[6][7]

Standing

  • Standing Committee on Agriculture
  • Standing Committee on Broadcasting, Films and Assistance to the Arts
  • Standing Committee on External Affairs and National Defence
  • Standing Committee on Finance, Trade and Economic Affairs
  • Standing Committee on Fisheries and Forestry
  • Standing Committee on Health, Welfare and Social Affair
  • Standing Committee on Indian Affairs and Northern Development
  • Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs
  • Standing Committee on Labour, Manpower and Immigration
  • Standing Committee on Miscellaneous Estimates
  • Standing Committee on Miscellaneous Private Bills and Standing Orders
  • Standing Committee on National Resources and Public Works
  • Standing Committee on Privileges and Elections
  • Standing Committee on Procedure and Organization
  • Standing Committee on Public Accounts
  • Standing Committee on Regional Development
  • Standing Joint Committee on Regulations and other Statutory Instruments
  • Standing Committee on Transport and Communications
  • Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs

Special

  • Special Committee on Trends in Food Prices

Senate

Sources:[8][9]

Standing

  • Standing Committee on Agriculture
  • Standing Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce
  • Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs
  • Standing Committee on Health, Welfare and Science
  • Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
  • Standing Committee on National Finance
  • Standing Committee on Transport and Communications

Special

  • Special Committee on Science Policy

Joint

  • Standing Joint Committee on Regulations and other Statutory Instruments

Ministry

Main article: 20th Canadian Ministry

The 20th Canadian Ministry began near the end of the 27th Canadian Parliament and governed throughout the 28th Canadian Parliament, 29th Canadian Parliament, and 30th Canadian Parliament.

Officeholders

Party leadership

Party Name From To
Liberal Pierre Trudeau April 6, 1968 June 16, 1984
Progressive Conservative Robert Stanfield November 6, 1967 February 21, 1976
New Democratic David Lewis April 24, 1971 July 6, 1975
Social Credit Réal Caouette 1971 1976[10]

House of Commons

Presiding officer

Office Officer Riding From To Party
Speaker of the House of Commons Lucien Lamoureux Stormont—Dundas January 18, 1966 September 29, 1974 Liberal

Government leadership (Liberal)

Office Officer Riding From To
Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau Mount Royal April 20, 1968 June 4, 1979
March 3, 1980 June 30, 1984
House Leader Allan MacEachen Cape Breton Highlands—Canso May 4, 1967 April 23, 1968
September 24, 1970 May 9, 1974
September 14, 1976 March 26, 1979

Changes to Party Standings

By-elections

No by-elections were called during the 29th Parliament. Two seats remained vacant when the 1974 federal election was called.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Labelle
  2. ^ First elected as a Progressive Conservative
  3. ^ a b First elected as a Social Credit
  4. ^ Bellechasse
  5. ^ Pontiac
  6. ^ Trinity
  7. ^ Broadview
  8. ^ First elected as a Liberal
  9. ^ Davenport (First elected as a Liberal)
  10. ^ Re-elected as a Liberal
  11. ^ Qu'Appelle
  12. ^ Re-elected as a Social Credit
  13. ^ Weyburn (Saskatchewan)
  14. ^ Burnaby—Coquitlam

References

  1. ^ "Canada Vote 1974". Archived from the original on 2021-12-22. Retrieved 21 January 2013 – via YouTube.
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