The 21st Canadian Parliament was in session from September 15, 1949, until June 13, 1953. The membership was set by the
1949 federal election on June 27, 1949, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and
by-elections
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until it was dissolved prior to the
1953 election.
It was controlled by a
Liberal Party
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majority under
Prime Minister
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Louis St. Laurent and the
17th Canadian Ministry
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. The
Official Opposition
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was the
Progressive Conservative Party, led by
George Drew.
The
Speaker
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was
William Ross Macdonald
William Ross Macdonald (December 25, 1891 – May 28, 1976), served as the 21st Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1968 to 1974, and as 22nd Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 to 1953.
Early life
Macdonald was born in ...
. See also
List of Canadian electoral districts 1947-1952 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.
List of members
Following is a full list of members of the twenty-first Parliament listed first by province, then by electoral district.
Electoral districts denoted by an asterisk (*) indicates that district was represented by two members.
Alberta
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British Columbia
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Manitoba
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New Brunswick
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Newfoundland
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Northwest Territories
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Nova Scotia
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Most of the population are native Eng ...
Ontario
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Prince Edward Island
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Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
Saskatchewan
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By-elections
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