The 6th Canadian Parliament was in session from April 13, 1887, until February 3, 1891. The membership was set by the 1887 federal election on February 22, 1887. It was dissolved prior to the 1891 election. It was controlled by a

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majority under

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Sir

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and the 3rd Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the

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, led first by

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, and later by

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. The

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was Joseph-Aldric Ouimet. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1887-1892 for a list of the ridings in this parliament. There were four sessions of the 6th Parliament:

List of members

Following is a full list of members of the sixth Parliament listed first by province, then by electoral district. Electoral districts denoted by an asterisk (*) indicates that district was represented by two members.

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Northwest Territories

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By-elections

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Succession

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