The 28th Canadian Parliament was in session from September 12, 1968, until September 1, 1972. The membership was set by the 1968 federal election on June 25, 1968, and it changed only slightly due to resignations and

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until it was dissolved prior to the 1972 election. It was controlled by a

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majority under

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Pierre Trudeau and the 20th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Progressive Conservative Party led by Robert Stanfield. The

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was

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. See also

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for a list of the ridings in this parliament. There were four sessions of the 28th Parliament:

Members of the House of Commons

Members of the

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in the 28th parliament arranged by province.

Newfoundland

Prince Edward Island

Nova Scotia

:* Russell MacEwan resigned and was replaced by

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in a May 31, 1971

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New Brunswick

Quebec

:* On April 1, 1971 all members of the

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rejoined to the

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. :** Bernard Pilon died in office on November 17, 1970. He was replaced by Yvon Heureux in a 1971

:***

Bernard Dumont Bernard Dumont (January 15, 1927 – September 25, 1974) was a politician in Quebec, Canada. He was a member of the House of Commons of Canada and a member of the National Assembly of Quebec. Dumont was born near Lévis, Quebec. He served as ...

resigned from parliament and was replaced by

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quit the Tory party on May 5, 1971, when leader Robert Stanfield rejected a proposal to recognize Canada as being made up of two nations :†

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left parliament to become ambassador to

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and was replaced by

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in a 1970 by-election :††

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on March 12, 1972, over protests that the government gave

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s too little influence :††† Joseph-Alfred Mongrain died in office on December 23, 1970, and was replaced by Claude G. Lajoie in a 1971 by-election

Ontario

:* James Elisha Brown was appointed ambassador and was replaced by Derek Blackburn in a 1971

:** On December 3, 1969, Sylvester Perry Ryan left the Liberal Party to sit as an independent, uncomfortable with Trudeau's policies. On September 11, 1970, he joined the Progressive Conservatives. :*** On May 21, 1971,

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left the Liberal Party to sit as an independent, protesting the government's economic policies. On July 25, 1972, he joined the Progressive Conservatives.

Manitoba

:* George Muir died in office on August 26, 1970, and was replaced by

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in a

later that year. :**

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left parliament to become leader of the Manitoba NDP and then

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he was replaced by Doug Rowland in a 1969 by-election.

Saskatchewan

:* A.B. Douglas died in office and was replaced by Bill Knight in a 1971

Alberta

British Columbia

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won in 1968 by only nine votes over Tom Barnett. After several irregularities were found the result was declared void and Tom Barnett won the subsequent redo held on March 8, 1969. :** Colin Cameron died in office and was replaced by

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in a February 10, 1969

Northern Territories

By-elections

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