27th Canadian Parliament

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The initial seat distribution of the 27th Canadian Parliament

Lester B. Pearson (far right) was Prime Minister during the 27th Canadian Parliament.

The 27th Canadian Parliament was in session from January 18, 1966 until April 23, 1968. The membership was set by the 1965 federal election on November 8, 1963, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1968 election.

It was controlled by a Liberal Party minority under Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson and the 19th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Progressive Conservative Party, led first by John George Diefenbaker, and then by Michael Starr consecutivly.

The Speaker was Lucien Lamoureux. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1952-1966 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.

There were 2 sessions of the 27th Parliament:

Session	Start	End
1st	January 18, 1966	May 8, 1967
2nd	May 8, 1967	April 23, 1968

1 Distribution of seats at the beginning of the 27th Parliament
2 Members of the 27th Parliament arranged by province
- 2.1 Legend
- 2.2 Newfoundland and Labrador
3 References
4 Succession

[edit] Distribution of seats at the beginning of the 27th Parliament

Party		Party Leader	Seats
Party		Party Leader	1963	Dissolution	Elected	% Change
	Liberal	Lester Pearson	128	128	131	+2.3%
	Progressive Conservative	John Diefenbaker	93	95	97	+4.3%
	New Democratic	Tommy Douglas	24	17	21	-12.5%
	Ralliement créditiste	Real Caouette			9
	Social Credit	R.N. Thompson	17	24	5	-70.6%
	Independent			-	1
Total			265	265	265
Sources: http://www.elections.ca History of Federal Ridings since 1867

Notes:

"% change" refers to change from previous election ¹ "Previous" refers to the results of the previous election, not the party standings in the House of Commons prior to dissolution.

[edit] Members of the 27th Parliament arranged by province

(incomplete)

[edit] Legend

Bold text denotes cabinet ministers
Italic text denotes leaders

	Liberal
	Progressive Conservative
	Social Credit
	New Democrat
	Independent

[edit] Newfoundland and Labrador

Name	Party	Electoral district
John Whitney Pickersgill'¹	Liberal	Bonavista—Twillingate
Chesley William Carter²	Liberal	Burin—Burgeo
Charles Ronald McKay Granger¹	Liberal	Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador
Herman Maxwell Batten	Liberal	Humber—St. George's
Joseph Phillip O'Keefe	Liberal	St. John's East
Richard Joseph Cashin	Liberal	St. John's West
James Roy Tucker	Liberal	Trinity—Conception

¹Granger resigned the seat of Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador in August 1966 to contest a seat in the Newfoundland House of Assembly and was succeeded by Andrew Chatwood of the Liberals. Granger became Minister of Labrador Affairs in the provincial cabinet. He resigned his provincial office in September 1967 to contest the federal seat of Bonavista—Twillingate vacted by Jack Pickersgill. Granger was successful and became Minister without portfolio in Pearson's Cabinet.

²Carter was appointed to the Senate on July 8, 1966. Donald Jamieson won the subsequent by-election for the Liberals

[edit] References

Government of Canada. 19th Ministry. Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office. Retrieved on 2006-11-09.
Government of Canada. 27th 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: 26th Canadian Parliament	Canadian Parliaments 1965–1968	Succeeded by: 28th Canadian Parliament

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