The 4th Canadian Parliament was in session from 13 February 1879 until 18 May 1882 (3 years and 94 days). The membership was set by the 1878 federal election on 17 September 1878. It was dissolved prior to the 1882 election.
It was controlled by a Conservative/Liberal-Conservative majority under Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald and the 3rd Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Liberal Party, first led by Alexander Mackenzie, and then by Edward Blake.
The Speaker was Joseph Godéric Blanchet. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1873-1882 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.
There were four sessions of the 4th Parliament: SessionStartEnd 1st 13 February 1879 15 May 1879 2nd 12 February 1880 7 May 1880 3rd 9 December 1880 21 March 1881 4th 9 February 1882 17 May 1882
List of members Following is a full list of members of the fourth parliament listed first by province, then by electoral district.
Key: Party leaders are italicized. Cabinet ministers are in boldface. The Prime Minister is both. The Speaker is indicated by "()".
Electoral districts denoted by an asterisk (*) indicates that district was represented by two members.
British Columbia Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsCaribooJoshua Spencer Thompson (acclaimed)(died in office 20 December 1880)Liberal-Conservative18714th termJames Reid (from 31 March 1881)Liberal-Conservative18811st termNew WestminsterThomas Robert McInnes (until appointed to Senate 24 December 1881)Independent18781st termJoshua Homer (acclaimed) (from 9 March 1882)Liberal-Conservative18821st termVancouverArthur BunsterLiberal18742nd termVictoria*Sir John A. MacdonaldLiberal-Conservative18674th termAmor De CosmosLiberal18714th termYaleEdgar Dewdney (acclaimed) (resigned 30 May 1879 to become Indian Commissioner of Manitoba and the North West Territories)Conservative18723rd termFrancis Jones Barnard (from 29 September 1879)Conservative18791st term
Manitoba Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsLisgarJohn Christian Schultz (acclaimed)Conservative18714th termMarquetteSir John A. Macdonald (acclaimed)Liberal-Conservative18674th termJoseph O'Connell Ryan (acclaimed) (from 30 November 1878)Liberal18742nd termProvencherJoseph Dubuc (acclaimed)Conservative18781st termJoseph Royal (from 30 December 1879)Conservative18791st termSelkirkDonald A. SmithConservative18714th termThomas Scott (from 10 September 1880)Conservative18801st term
New Brunswick
Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsAlbertAlexander RogersLiberal18781st termCarletonGeorge Heber ConnellIndependent18781st termDavid Irvine (from 16 February 1881)Liberal18811st termCharlotteArthur Hill GillmorLiberal18742nd termCity and County of St. John*Isaac BurpeeLiberal18723rd termCharles Wesley WeldonLiberal18781st termCity of St. JohnSamuel Leonard Tilley (acclaimed), (re-elected 4 November 1878)Liberal-Conservative1873, 18782nd term*GloucesterTimothy Warren Anglin (acclaimed)Liberal18674th termKentGilbert Anselme GirouardLiberal-Conservative18781st termKing'sJames DomvilleConservative18723rd termNorthumberlandJabez Bunting SnowballLiberal18781st termQueen'sGeorge Gerald KingLiberal18781st termRestigoucheGeorge Haddow (acclaimed)Independent18781st termSunburyCharles BurpeeLiberal18674th termVictoriaJohn CostiganLiberal-Conservative18674th termWestmorlandAlbert James SmithLiberal18674th termYorkJohn PickardIndependent Liberal18684th term
Nova Scotia Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsAnnapolisAvard LongleyConservative18781st termAntigonishAngus McIsaacLiberal18733rd termCape Breton*Hugh McLeod (died in office 5 August 1879)Liberal-Conservative18781st termWilliam McDonaldConservative18723rd termWilliam Mackenzie McLeod (from 23 October 1879)Liberal-Conservative18791st termColchesterThomas McKayLiberal-Conservative18742nd termArchibald McLelan (from 18 June 1881)Conservative18811st termCumberlandCharles Tupper (acclaimed) (re-elected in by-election 4 November 1878)Conservative18674th termDigbyJohn Chipman WadeConservative18781st termGuysboroughAlfred OgdenConservative18781st termHalifax*Matthew Henry RicheyLiberal-Conservative18781st termMalachy Bowes DalyLiberal-Conservative18781st termHantsWilliam Henry AllisonConservative18781st termInvernessSamuel McDonnellLiberal18723rd termKingsFrederick William BordenLiberal18742nd termLunenburgCharles Edwin KaulbachConservative18781st termPictou*James McDonald (acclaimed in by-election 4 November 1878, ended term 19 May 1881)Conservative1872, 18782nd term*Robert DoullLiberal-Conservative1872, 18782nd term*John McDougald (acclaimed from 18 June 1881)Liberal-Conservative18811st termQueensSilas Tertius Rand BillLiberal-Conservative18781st termRichmondEdmund Power FlynnLiberal18742nd termShelburneThomas RobertsonLiberal18781st termVictoriaDuncan McDonaldLiberal18781st termYarmouthFrank KillamLiberal18684th term
Ontario Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsAddingtonJohn McRoryConservative18781st termAlgomaSimon James DawsonConservative18781st termBothwellDavid MillsLiberal18674th termBrant NorthGavin FlemingLiberal18723rd termBrant SouthWilliam PatersonLiberal18723rd termBrockvilleWilliam FitzsimmonsConservative18781st termBruce NorthJohn GilliesLiberal18723rd termBruce SouthAlexander ShawLiberal-Conservative18781st termCardwellThomas WhiteConservative18781st termCarletonJohn RochesterConservative18723rd termCornwallDarby Bergin (re-elected in by-election 27 January 1880)Liberal-Conservative1872, 18782nd term*DundasJohn Sylvester RossLiberal-Conservative1867, 18782nd term*Durham EastArthur Trefusis Heneage WilliamsConservative18781st termDurham WestHarvey William Burk (until 10 October 1879)Liberal18742nd termEdward Dominick Blake (acclaimed from 17 November 1879)Liberal18791st termElgin EastThomas ArkellLiberal-Conservative18781st termElgin WestGeorge Elliott CaseyLiberal18723rd termEssexJames Colebrooke PattersonConservative18781st termFrontenacGeorge Airey KirkpatrickConservative18704th termGlengarryJohn McLennanLiberal-Conservative18781st termGrenville SouthJohn Philip WiserLiberal18781st termGrey EastThomas Simpson SprouleConservative18781st termGrey NorthSamuel Johnathan LaneConservative18781st termGrey SouthGeorge JacksonLiberal-Conservative1867, 18782nd term*HaldimandDavid ThompsonLiberal18674th termHaltonWilliam McDougallLiberal-Conservative1867, 18782nd term*Hamilton*Francis Edwin KilvertConservative18781st termThomas RobertsonLiberal18781st termHastings EastJohn White (re-elected in by-election 25 February 1879)Conservative18714th termHastings NorthMackenzie Bowell (acclaimed in by-election 6 November 1878)Conservative18674th termHastings WestJames BrownConservative18674th termHuron CentreHorace Horton (until 10 October 1878)Liberal18723rd termRichard John Cartwright (from 2 November 1878)Liberal18781st termHuron NorthThomas FarrowLiberal-Conservative18674th termHuron SouthMalcolm Colin CameronLiberal1867, 18784th term*KentRufus StephensonConservative18674th termKingstonAlexander GunnLiberal18781st termLambtonAlexander MackenzieLiberal18674th termLanark NorthDaniel Galbraith (died in office 17 December 1879)Liberal18723rd termDonald Greenfield MacDonell (from 22 January 1880)Liberal18801st termLanark SouthJohn Graham HaggartConservative18723rd termLeeds North and Grenville NorthCharles Frederick FergusonLiberal-Conservative18742nd termLeeds SouthDavid Ford JonesConservative18742nd termLennoxEdmund HooperLiberal-Conservative18781st termLincolnJohn Charles RykertConservative18781st termLondonJohn CarlingLiberal-Conservative1867, 18783rd term*Middlesex EastDuncan MacmillanLiberal-Conservative18752nd termMiddlesex NorthTimothy CoughlinLiberal-Conservative18781st termMiddlesex WestGeorge William RossLiberal18723rd termMonckLachlin McCallumLiberal-Conservative18742nd termMuskokaAlexander Peter CockburnLiberal18723rd termNiagaraPatrick Hughes (defeated in by-election 20 March 1879)Liberal18781st termJosiah Burr Plumb (from 20 March 1879)Conservative18791st termNorfolk NorthJohn CharltonLiberal18723rd termNorfolk SouthWilliam WallaceConservative18742nd termNorthumberland EastJoseph Keeler (died in office 21 January 1881)Liberal-Conservative1867, 18783rd term*Darius Crouter (acclaimed from 25 March 1881)Independent Liberal18811st termNorthumberland WestJames Cockburn (until 14 November 1881)Conservative1867, 18783rd term*George Guillet (from 19 December 1881)Conservative18811st termOntario NorthGeorge Wheler (until 10 June 1880, re-elected 28 August 1880)Liberal18781st termOntario SouthFrancis Wayland GlenLiberal18781st termOttawa (City of)*Joseph Merrill CurrierLiberal-Conservative18674th termJoseph TasséConservative18781st termOxford NorthThomas Oliver (died in office 8 November 1880)Liberal18674th termJames Sutherland (from 9 December 1880)Liberal18801st termOxford SouthJames Atchison SkinnerLiberal18742nd termPeelWilliam ElliottConservative18781st termPerth NorthSamuel Rollin HessonConservative18781st termPerth SouthJames TrowLiberal18723rd termPeterborough EastJohn BurnhamConservative18781st termPeterborough WestGeorge HilliardLiberal-Conservative18781st termPrescottFélix RouthierConservative18781st termPrince EdwardJames Simeon McCuaigConservative18781st termRenfrew NorthPeter WhiteConservative18762nd termRenfrew SouthWilliam BannermanConservative18781st termRussellJohn O'Connor (acclaimed in by-election 4 November 1878)Conservative1867, 18783rd term*Simcoe NorthDalton McCarthyConservative18723rd termSimcoe SouthWilliam Carruthers Little (died in office 31 December 1881)Liberal-Conservative18674th termRichard Tyrwhitt (acclaimed from 16 February 1882)Conservative18821st termStormontOscar FultonLiberal-Conservative18781st termToronto CentreRobert HayLiberal18781st termToronto EastSamuel PlattIndependent18752nd termVictoria NorthHector CameronConservative18752nd termVictoria SouthArthur McQuadeConservative18742nd termWaterloo NorthHugo KranzConservative18781st termWaterloo SouthSamuel MernerConservative18781st termWellandChristopher William BuntingLiberal-Conservative18781st termWellington CentreGeorge Turner OrtonLiberal-Conservative18742nd termWellington NorthGeorge Alexander DrewLiberal-Conservative1867, 18782nd term*Wellington SouthDonald GuthrieLiberal18762nd termWentworth NorthThomas BainLiberal18723rd termWentworth SouthJoseph RymalLiberal18674th termWest TorontoJohn Beverley Robinson (until 30 June 1880)Conservative18752nd termJames Beaty, Jr. (from 28 August 1880)Conservative18801st termYork EastAlfred BoultbeeConservative18781st termYork NorthFrederick William StrangeLiberal-Conservative18781st termYork WestNathaniel Clarke WallaceConservative18781st term
Prince Edward Island Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsKing's County*Augustine Colin MacdonaldLiberal-Conservative1873, 18782nd term*Ephraim Bell MuttartConservative18781st termPrince County*James YeoLiberal18733rd termEdward HackettLiberal-Conservative18781st termQueen's County*James Colledge Pope (acclaimed in by-election 9 November 1878)Conservative18762nd termFrederick de Sainte-Croix BreckenConservative18781st term
Quebec