List Of House Members Of The 24th Parliament Of Canada
The 24th Canadian Parliament was in session from May 12, 1958, until April 19, 1962. The membership was set by the 1958 federal election on March 31, 1958, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1962 election.
It was controlled by a Progressive Conservative Party majority, which won the largest majority in Canadian history, under Prime Minister John Diefenbaker and the 18th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Liberal Party, led by Lester B. Pearson.
The Speaker was Roland Michener. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1952-1966 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.
There were five sessions of the 24th Parliament.
List of members
Following is a full list of members of the twenty-fourth Parliament listed first by province or territory, then by electoral district.
Electoral districts denoted by an asterisk (*) indicates that district was represented by two members.
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland
Northwest Territories
Electoral district | Name | Party | |
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Mackenzie River | Mervyn Arthur Hardie | Liberal |
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Electoral district | Name | Party | |
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King's | John Augustine Macdonald (died 4 January 1961) | Progressive Conservative | |
Margaret Mary Macdonald (by-election of 1961-05-29) | Progressive Conservative | ||
Prince | Orville Howard Phillips | Progressive Conservative | |
Queen's* | John Angus Maclean | Progressive Conservative | |
Heath MacQuarrie | Progressive Conservative |
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Yukon
Electoral district | Name | Party | |
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Yukon | Erik Nielsen | Progressive Conservative |
Major Bills of the 24th Parliament
Important bills of the 24th parliament included:
By-elections