The 34th Canadian Parliament was in session from December 12, 1988, until September 8, 1993. The membership was set by the 1988 federal election on November 21, 1988, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and

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until it was dissolved prior to the 1993 election. It was controlled by a Progressive Conservative Party majority, led first by

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and the 24th Canadian Ministry, and then Prime Minister

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and the

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. The

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was the

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, led first by

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, and after 1990, by

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. 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 three sessions of the 34th Parliament:

Party standings

The party standings as of the election and as of

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were as follows: * After dissolution but before turning over power to Kim Campbell, Brian Mulroney filled all Senate vacancies with Progressive Conservative members, for a total caucus of 58.
** There was one Reform senator in the middle of the 34th Parliament.
*** In the middle of the 34th Parliament, Brian Mulroney used a little-known clause in the constitution to fill the Senate above its normal seat limit by eight, to 112.

Members of the House of Commons

Members of the

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in the 34th parliament arranged by province.

Newfoundland

Prince Edward Island

Nova Scotia

:¥ Pat Nowlan quit the Tory party on October 24, 1990, to protest against the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax. He sat as an "Independent Conservative" for the remainder of the parliament.

New Brunswick

:* When

was elected Liberal leader in 1990,

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stepped aside 24 September 1990 to cause a by-election that would allow Chrétien to enter Parliament. Chrétien was elected in the December 10 by-election.

Quebec

:§ Just before the 1993 election, Gilles Bernier left the Tories to sit as an independent :† On May 5, 1990, seven Conservative and two Liberal MPs, led by

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, left their parties to form the

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:‡

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left Parliament after being sentenced to jail for corruption. He was replaced by Philip Edmonston in a February 12, 1990

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died in office on September 16, 1989. The next year he was replaced by

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in a by-election. :Δ On June 17, 1993, Denis Pronovost left the PC party to sit as an independent following conviction on criminal charges.

Ontario

: ±

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retired from politics and was replaced by

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on October 13, 1990, after a

Manitoba

Saskatchewan

Alberta

:÷

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died on November 26, 1988, after winning election but before being formally sworn in as a Member of Parliament. He was replaced by

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in a 13 March 1989

. :¥

Alex Kindy Alex Kindy, M.D. (January 8, 1930 - May 6, 2011) was a Canadian former politician. Kindy was born in Warsaw, Poland. His first attempt at entering federal politics was in the 1962 federal election when he ran as an "Independent Liberal" in the ...

quit the Tory party on May 5, 1993, in protest over the

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. He sat as an Independent for the remainder of the parliament. :≈

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quit the Tory party on October 24, 1990, in protest over the

. He later joined the Liberals. (In 2005, he left the Liberals to sit as an independent.)

British Columbia

Northern Territories

By-elections

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Succession

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