The 35th Canadian Parliament was in session from January 17, 1994, until April 27, 1997. The membership was set by the 1993 federal election on October 25, 1993, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1997 election.

There were two sessions of the 35th Parliament: SessionStartEnd 1st January 17, 1994 February 2, 1996 2nd February 27, 1996 April 27, 1997

Overview It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and the 26th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Bloc Québécois, led first by Lucien Bouchard, then by Michel Gauthier, and finally by Gilles Duceppe.

Party standings

The party standings as of the election and as of dissolution were as follows: AffiliationHouse membersSenate members1993 electionresultsAt dissolutionOn electionday 1993Members of the Canadian Senate are appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister and remain as senators until the age of 75, even if the House of Commons has been dissolved or an election has been called.At dissolution177174415154500052500099002358501553Total members2952911041040400Total seats295104

Ministry

The 26th Canadian Ministry was formed at the beginning of the 35th Canadian Parliament and lasted through the 36th Canadian Parliament and the majority of the 37th Canadian Parliament.

Officeholders

Head of State OfficePhotoNameAssumed officeLeft officeSovereignElizabeth IIFebruary 6, 1952September 8, 2022Governor GeneralRay HnatyshynJanuary 29, 1990February 8, 1995Roméo LeBlancFebruary 8, 1995October 7, 1999

Party leadership PartyPhotoNameAssumed OfficeLeft OfficeLiberalJean ChrétienJune 23, 1990November 14, 2003Bloc QuébécoisLucien BouchardJuly 25, 1990January 16, 1996Gilles DuceppeJanuary 16, 1996February 17, 1996Michel GauthierFebruary 17, 1996March 15, 1997Gilles DuceppeMarch 15, 1997May 2, 2011ReformPreston ManningNovember 1, 1987March 25, 2000New DemocraticAudrey McLaughlinDecember 5, 1989October 14, 1995Alexa McDonoughOctober 14, 1995January 25, 2003Progressive ConservativeKim CampbellJune 25, 1993December 14, 1993Jean CharestDecember 14, 1993April 2, 1998

Parliamentarians

House of Commons Members of the House of Commons in the 35th parliament arranged by province.

Key: Party leaders are italicized. Parliamentary secretaries is indicated by "". Cabinet ministers are in boldface. The Prime Minister is both. The Speaker is indicated by "()".

Newfoundland RidingMemberPolitical partyFirst elected / previously electedNo. of termsBonavista—Trinity—ConceptionFred Mifflin Liberal19882nd termBurin—St. George'sRoger SimmonsLiberal1979, 19884th term*Gander—Grand-FallsGeorge BakerLiberal19746th termHumber—St. Barbe—Baie VerteBrian TobinLiberal19804th termGerry Byrne (1996)*Liberal19961st termLabradorBill Rompkey Liberal19727th termLawrence D. O'Brien (1996)**Liberal19961st termSt. John's EastBonnie HickeyLiberal19931st termSt. John's WestJean PayneLiberal19931st term * Brian Tobin left parliament in 1996 to become premier of Newfoundland; Gerry Byrne was elected to replace him in a by-election. ** Bill Rompkey was appointed to the Senate in September 1995; Lawrence D. O'Brien was elected to replace him in a by-election in 1996.

Prince Edward Island RidingMemberPolitical partyFirst elected / previously electedNo. of termsCardiganLawrence MacAulayLiberal19882nd termEgmontJoe McGuireLiberal19882nd termHillsboroughGeorge Proud Liberal19882nd termMalpequeWayne EasterLiberal19931st term

Nova Scotia RidingMemberPolitical partyFirst elected / previously electedNo. of termsAnnapolis Valley—HantsJohn MurphyLiberal19931st termCape Breton Highlands—CansoFrancis LeBlanc Liberal19882nd termCape Breton—East RichmondDavid DingwallLiberal19804th termCape Breton—The SydneysRussell MacLellan Liberal19795th termCentral NovaRoseanne SkokeLiberal19931st termCumberland—ColchesterDianne BrushettLiberal19931st termDartmouthRon MacDonald Liberal19882nd termHalifaxMary Clancy Liberal19882nd termHalifax WestGeoff ReganLiberal19931st termSouth Shore Derek WellsLiberal19931st termSouth West Nova Harry VerranLiberal19931st term

New Brunswick RidingMemberPolitical partyFirst elected / previously electedNo. of termsAcadie—BathurstDoug YoungLiberal19882nd termBeauséjourFernand RobichaudLiberal1984, 19933rd term*Carleton—CharlotteHarold CulbertLiberal19931st termFredericton—York—SunburyAndy ScottLiberal19931st termFundy—RoyalPaul Zed Liberal19931st termMadawaska—VictoriaPierrette RinguetteLiberal19931st termMiramichiCharles HubbardLiberal19931st termMonctonGeorge Rideout Liberal19882nd termRestigouche—ChaleurGuy Arseneault Liberal19882nd termSaint JohnElsie WayneProgressive Conservative19931st term

Quebec RidingMemberPolitical partyFirst elected / previously electedNo. of termsAbitibiBernard DeshaiesBloc Québécois19931st termAhuntsicMichel DaviaultBloc Québécois19931st termAnjou—Rivière-des-PrairiesRoger PomerleauBloc Québécois19931st termArgenteuil—PapineauMaurice DumasBloc Québécois19931st termBeauceGilles BernierIndependent19843rd termBeauharnois—SalaberryLaurent LavigneBloc Québécois19931st termBeauport—Montmorency—OrléansMichel GuimondBloc Québécois19931st termBellechasseFrançois LangloisBloc Québécois19931st termBerthier—MontcalmMichel BellehumeurBloc Québécois19931st termBlainville—Deux-MontagnesPaul MercierBloc Québécois19931st termBonaventure—Îles-de-la-MadeleinePatrick Gagnon Liberal19931st termBourassaOsvaldo NunezBloc Québécois19931st termBrome—MissisquoiGaston Péloquin Bloc Québécois19931st termDenis Paradis (1995)*Liberal19951st termChamblyGhislain LebelBloc Québécois19931st termChamplainRéjean LefebvreBloc Québécois19931st termCharlesbourgJean-Marc JacobBloc Québécois19931st termCharlevoixGérard AsselinBloc Québécois19931st termChateauguayMaurice GodinBloc Québécois19931st termChicoutimiGilbert FillionBloc Québécois19931st termDrummondPauline PicardBloc Québécois19931st termFrontenacJean-Guy ChrétienBloc Québécois19931st termGaspéYvan BernierBloc Québécois19931st termGatineau—La LièvreMark AssadLiberal19882nd termHochelaga—MaisonneuveRéal MénardBloc Québécois19931st termHull—AylmerMarcel MasséLiberal19931st termJolietteRené LaurinBloc Québécois19931st termJonquièreAndré Caron**Bloc Québécois19931st termKamouraska—Rivière-du-LoupPaul CrêteBloc Québécois19931st termLa PrairieRichard BélisleBloc Québécois19931st termLac-Saint-JeanLucien Bouchard Bloc Québécois19883rd termStéphan Tremblay (1996)***Bloc Québécois19961st termLachine—Lac-Saint-LouisClifford Lincoln Liberal19931st termLaSalle—ÉmardPaul MartinLiberal19882nd termLaurentidesMonique GuayBloc Québécois19931st termLaurier—Sainte-MarieGilles DuceppeBloc Québécois19902nd termLaval CentreMadeleine Dalphond-GuiralBloc Québécois19931st termLaval EastMaud DebienBloc Québécois19931st termLaval WestMichel DupuyLiberal19931st termLévisAntoine DubéBloc Québécois19931st termLongueuilNic LeblancBloc Québécois19843rd termIndependent Sovereigntist****LotbinièreJean LandryBloc Québécois19931st termLouis-HébertPhilippe ParéBloc Québécois19931st termManicouaganBernard St-LaurentBloc Québécois19931st termIndependent*****Matapédia—MataneRené CanuelBloc Québécois19931st termMégantic—Compton—StansteadMaurice BernierBloc Québécois19931st termMercierFrancine LalondeBloc Québécois19931st termMount RoyalSheila FinestoneLiberal19843rd termNotre-Dame-de-GrâceWarren AllmandLiberal19659th termOutremontMartin CauchonLiberal19931st termPapineau—Saint-MichelAndré Ouellet Liberal19679th termPierre Pettigrew (1996)******Liberal19961st termPierrefonds—DollardBernard Patry Liberal19931st termPontiac—Gatineau—LabelleRobert BertrandLiberal19931st termPortneufPierre de SavoyeBloc Québécois19931st termQuébecChristiane GagnonBloc Québécois19931st termQuebec EastJean-Paul MarchandBloc Québécois19931st termRichelieuLouis PlamondonBloc Québécois19843rd termRichmond—WolfeGaston LerouxBloc Québécois19931st termRimouski—TémiscouataSuzanne TremblayBloc Québécois19931st termRobervalMichel GauthierBloc Québécois19931st termRosemontBenoît TremblayBloc Québécois19882nd termSaint-DenisEleni BakopanosLiberal19931st termSaint-Henri—WestmountDavid BergerLiberal19795th termLucienne Robillard (1995)*******Liberal19951st termSaint-HubertPierrette VenneBloc Québécois19882nd termSaint-Hyacinthe—BagotYvan LoubierBloc Québécois19931st termSaint-JeanClaude BachandBloc Québécois19931st termSaint-Laurent—CartiervilleShirley Maheu Liberal19882nd termStéphane Dion (1996)********Liberal19961st termSaint-LéonardAlfonso GaglianoLiberal19843rd termSaint-MauriceJean ChrétienLiberal1963, 199010th term*SheffordJean LerouxBloc Québécois19931st termSherbrookeJean CharestProgressive Conservative19843rd termTémiscaminguePierre BrienBloc Québécois19931st termTerrebonneBenoît SauvageauBloc Québécois19931st termTrois-RivièresYves RocheleauBloc Québécois19931st termVaudreuilNick Discepola Liberal19931st termVerchèresStéphane BergeronBloc Québécois19931st termVerdun—Saint-PaulRaymond LavigneLiberal19931st term

* Gaston Péloquin died in a car accident in 1994, and was replaced by Denis Paradis in a by-election on February 13, 1995. ** André Caron died in office on January 10, 1997, and the seat remains vacant for the reminder of parliament *** Lucien Bouchard left parliament in 1995 to become premier of Quebec; Stéphan Tremblay is elected to replace him in a by-election. **** Nic Leblanc left the Bloc Québécois and sat as an "Independent Sovereigntist" on March 17, 1997. ***** Bernard St-Laurent left the Bloc Québécois and sat as an Independent on March 5, 1997. ****** André Ouellet was appointed head of Canada Post, and was replaced by Pierre Pettigrew in a by-election on March 25, 1996. ******* David Berger was appointed Canadian Ambassador to Israel and high commissioner to Cyprus in 1994, and was replaced by Lucienne Robillard in a by-election on February 13, 1995. ******** Shirley Maheu was appointed to the Senate, and was replaced by Stéphane Dion also in a by-election on March 26, 1996.

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