The 30th Canadian Parliament was in session from September 30, 1974, until March 26, 1979. The membership was set by the 1974 election on July 8, 1974, and was only changed somewhat due to resignations and

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s before it was dissolved prior to the 1979 election. It was controlled by a

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majority led by

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and the 20th Canadian Ministry. The

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was the Progressive Conservative Party, led first by

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, and then by

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. The sessions were prorogued (reason unknown currently). The

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was

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. See also the

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for a list of the ridings in this parliament. There were four sessions of the 30th Parliament:

Party standings

The party standings as of the election and as of

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were as follows:

Members of the House of Commons

Members of the

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in the 30th parliament arranged by province.

Newfoundland

Prince Edward Island

Nova Scotia

Robert McCleave Robert Jardine McCleave (19 December 1922 – 3 September 2004) was a Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Moncton, New Brunswick, and became a journal ...

resigned to become a judge and was replaced by

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in a 1978 by-election

New Brunswick

:* Robert Fairweather resigned to become Canada's first Human Rights Commissioner and was replaced by

Robert Corbett Robert Alfred Corbett (born 14 December 1938) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1978 to 1993. His background was in business. Corbett was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, was the son of James Ross Corbett and Helen Elma Yea ...

in a 1978 by-election :** Jean-Eudes Dubé resigned and was replaced by

Maurice Harquail Maurice James Harquail (born 2 December 1938 in Matapédia, Quebec) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a claim adjuster by career. He represented New Brunswick's Restigouche electoral district since winning a b ...

in a 1975 by-election

Quebec

Gérard Pelletier Gérard Pelletier, (June 21, 1919 – June 22, 1997) was a Canadian journalist and politician. Career Pelletier initially worked as a journalist for ''Le Devoir'', a French-language newspaper in Montreal, Quebec. In 1961 he became editor-i ...

left parliament to become ambassador to

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he was replaced by

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on October 14, 1975, after a by-election. On June 14, 1977 Lavoie quite the PC party and

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to join the Liberals. :**

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left parliament and was replaced by

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in a May 25, 1977, by-election :***

André-Gilles Fortin André-Gilles Fortin (November 13, 1943 – June 24, 1977) was a Canadian politician. Fortin was a member of the House of Commons of Canada for Lotbinière. He was first elected in the 1968 federal election for the Ralliement Créditiste ...

was killed in a car accident and was replaced by

Richard Janelle Richard Janelle (born 13 November 1947) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a secretary and coordinator by career. Born in Warwick, Quebec, Janelle represented Quebec's Lotbinière electoral district at which he won a 16 Octo ...

in an October 16, 1978, by-election. :†

Albanie Morin Albanie Morin (April 30, 1921 – September 30, 1976) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Louis-Hébert in the House of Commons of Canada from 1972 to 1976. Morin, Monique Bégin and Jeanne Sauvé, all elected ...

died in office and was replaced by

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in a May 25, 1977, by-election. :††

Claude Wagner Claude Wagner (April 4, 1925 – July 11, 1979) was a Canadian judge and politician in the province of Quebec, Canada. Throughout his career, he was a Crown prosecutor, professor of criminal law and judge. Life and career Wagner was bor ...

left parliament to accept a seat in the

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and was replaced by Marcel Ostiguy in an October 16, 1978, by-election :†††

Réal Caouette David Réal Caouette (September 26, 1917 – December 16, 1976) was a Canadian politician from Quebec. He was a member of Parliament (MP) and leader of the Social Credit Party of Canada and founder of the '' Ralliement des créditistes''. Outsid ...

died in office and was replaced by his son

Gilles Caouette Gilles Caouette (February 16, 1940 – August 13, 2009) was a Canadian politician and member of Parliament. Caouette was born in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec. His father, Réal Caouette, was a prominent Social Credit politician, and leader of the ...

in a May 24, 1977, by-election :‡

Bryce Mackasey Bryce Stuart Mackasey, (August 25, 1921 – September 5, 1999) was a Canadian Member of Parliament, Cabinet minister, and Ambassador to Portugal. Born in Quebec City, Quebec, he was elected as a Liberal candidate in the riding of Verdun i ...

resigned from parliament and was replaced by

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in a May 24, 1977, by-election :‡‡ Bud Drury resigned and was replaced by Donald Johnston in an October 16, 1977, by-election.

Ontario

:* John Gilbert resigned from parliament in April 1978 to become a

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and was replaced by

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in an October 16, 1978, by-election. :**

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retired from politics and was replaced by Rob Parker in an October 16, 1978, by-election. :*** Sean O'Sullivan left parliament to become a priest and was replaced by Geoffrey Scott in an October 16, 1978, by-election. :†

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quit parliament in protest of the government's decision to implement wage and price controls he was replaced by

Jean Pigott Jean Elizabeth Morrison Pigott, OC (May 20, 1924 – January 10, 2012) was a Canadian politician and businesswoman. The daughter of Ottawa businessman George Morrison, her family has lived in the Ottawa Valley for four generations. She ma ...

in an October 18, 1976, by-election. :††

Hugh Poulin Fabian Hugh Poulin (9 February 1931 – 12 October 2018) was a lawyer, judge, and former Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was first elected at the Ottawa Centre riding in the 1972 general election, then re-elected th ...

left parliament in April 1978 to become a

and was replaced by

Robert de Cotret Jean Robert René de Cotret, (February 20, 1944 – July 9, 1999) was a Canadian politician. Robert de Cotret was the President and CEO of The Conference Board of Canada from 1976-78 before being elected to the House of Commons of Canada i ...

in an October 16, 1978, by-election. :††† Stanley Haidasz left parliament to be appointed to the

he was replaced by

Yuri Shymko Yuri Shymko (Cyrillic: Юрій Шимко, born September 6, 1940) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative Party member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1978 to 1979 representing the downtown Toronto ...

in an October 16, 1978, by-election. :‡

Donald Stovel Macdonald Donald Stovel Macdonald (March 1, 1932 – October 14, 2018) was a Canadian lawyer, politician and diplomat. Macdonald was a long-time Liberal party Member of Parliament and Cabinet minister. In the early 1980s, he headed a royal commission ( ...

left parliament and was replaced by

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in an October 16, 1978, by-election. :‡‡

Robert Stanbury Robert Douglas George "Bob" Stanbury, (October 26, 1929 - February 10, 2017) was a Canadian public servant, lawyer and former politician, journalist and corporate executive. Background Stanbury was born in Exeter, Ontario, on October 26, 1929 ...

left parliament and was replaced by William Paul McCrossan in an October 16, 1978, by-election.

Manitoba

:* Joseph-Phillippe Guay left parliament and was replaced by

Jack Hare John Harold Hare (June 8, 1920 – March 23, 2009) was Canadian politician, agrologist and professor. Political career Hare was the Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for the Winnipeg-area riding of St. Boniface for seven months. He ...

in an October 16, 1978, by-election.

Saskatchewan

Alberta

British Columbia

Territories

By-elections

References

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Succession

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