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The 33rd Canadian Parliament was in session from November 5, 1984, until October 1, 1988. The membership was set by the
1984 federal election on September 4, 1984, and it only changed slightly due to resignations and
by-election
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s prior to being dissolved before the
1988 election.
It was controlled by a
Progressive Conservative majority under
Prime Minister
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Brian Mulroney
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and the
24th Canadian Ministry. The
Official Opposition
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was the
Liberal Party
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, led by former prime minister
John Turner
John Napier Wyndham Turner (June 7, 1929September 19, 2020) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 17th prime minister of Canada from June to September 1984. He served as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and leader of t ...
.
The
Speaker
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was first
John William Bosley and then
John Allen Fraser
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List of Canadian electoral districts 1976-1987
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for a list of the ridings in this parliament.
There were two
sessions of the 33rd Parliament:
Party standings
The party standings as of the election and as of
dissolution
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were as follows:
Members of the House of Commons
Members of the
House of Commons
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in the 33rd parliament arranged by province.
Newfoundland
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James McGrath resigned from Parliament and was replaced by
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in a July 20, 1987, by-election
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
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* Clément M. Côté resigned and was replaced by
Lucien Bouchard
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Minister for two years in the Mulroney cabinet, Bouchard then led the emerging Bloc Québécois and became Leader of the Opposition in the House ...
in a June 20, 1988, by-election.
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** Don Johnston
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resigned from the
Liberal
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caucus to sit as an Independent Liberal on January 18, 1988.
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*** Suzanne Blais-Grenier expelled from the
Progressive Conservative for refusing to withdraw allegations of kickbacks involving the Quebec wing of the party and sat as an Independent on September 21, 1988.
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**** Jean Chrétien
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Born and raised in Shawinigan Falls, Quebec, Chrétien is a law graduate from Uni ...
resigned from parliament due to poor relations with the party leader. He was replaced by
Gilles Grondin in a September 29, 1987, by-election.
:
***** Robert Toupin left the
Progressive Conservative sat as an Independent on May 14, 1986 and join the
New Democratic Party
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on December 16, 1986. And left the NDP to sit again as an Independent on October 26, 1987.
Ontario
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* Ian Deans
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left parliament to be appointed to a position in the federal government and was replaced by
Marion Dewar
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in a 1987 by-election.
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Northern Territories
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* Erik Nielsen
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left parliament to become head of the
National Transportation Agency
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and was replaced by
Audrey McLaughlin
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in a 1987 by-election.
By-elections
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