The 7th Canadian Parliament was in session from April 29, 1891, until April 24, 1896. The membership was set by the
1891 federal election on March 5, 1891. It was dissolved prior to the
1896 election.
It was controlled by a
Conservative
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/
Liberal-Conservative
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majority first under
Prime Minister
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Sir
John A. Macdonald
Sir John Alexander Macdonald (January 10 or 11, 1815 – June 6, 1891) was the first prime minister of Canada, serving from 1867 to 1873 and from 1878 to 1891. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, he had a political career that sp ...
and the
3rd Canadian Ministry, and then by
Sir John Abbott
Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott (March 12, 1821 – October 30, 1893) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the third prime minister of Canada from 1891 to 1892. He held office as the leader of the Conservative Party.
Abbot ...
and the
4th Canadian Ministry,
Sir John Thompson and the
5th Canadian Ministry,
Sir Mackenzie Bowell
Sir Mackenzie Bowell (; December 27, 1823 – December 10, 1917) was a Canadian newspaper publisher and politician, who served as the fifth prime minister of Canada, in office from 1894 to 1896.
Bowell was born in Rickinghall, Suffolk, En ...
and the
6th Canadian Ministry
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, and finally
Sir Charles Tupper
Sir Charles Tupper, 1st Baronet, (July 2, 1821 – October 30, 1915) was a Canadian Father of Confederation who served as the sixth prime minister of Canada from May 1 to July 8, 1896. As the premier of Nova Scotia from 1864 to 1867, he led ...
and the
7th Canadian Ministry
The Seventh Canadian Ministry was the cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Sir Charles Tupper. It governed Canada from 1 May to 8 July 1896. It was formed after the 7th Canadian Parliament was dissolved, and lost the 8th Canadian federal election, ...
. The
Official Opposition was the
Liberal Party
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, led by
Wilfrid Laurier
Sir Henri Charles Wilfrid Laurier, ( ; ; November 20, 1841 – February 17, 1919) was a Canadian lawyer, statesman, and politician who served as the seventh prime minister of Canada from 1896 to 1911. The first French Canadian prime minis ...
.
The
Speaker
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was
Peter White. See also
List of Canadian electoral districts 1887-1892 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.
It was the second longest parliament in Canadian history.
Having five different people serve as prime minister during one parliament is easily a record for Canada; no other parliament has had more than two.
There were six
sessions of the 7th Parliament:
List of members
Following is a full list of members of the seventh Parliament listed first by province, then by electoral district.
Electoral districts denoted by an asterisk (*) indicates that district was represented by two members.
British Columbia
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Manitoba
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New Brunswick
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Northwest Territories
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
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By-elections
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Succession
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