10th Canadian Parliament

The 10th Canadian Parliament was in session from January 11, 1905, until September 17, 1908 (3 years and 251 days). The membership was set by the 1904 federal election on November 3, 1904. It was dissolved prior to the 1908 election.

It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier and the 8th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Conservative/Liberal-Conservative, led by Robert Borden.

The Speaker was Robert Franklin Sutherland. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1903–1907 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.

There were four sessions of the 10th Parliament: SessionStartEnd 1st January 11, 1905 July 20, 1905 2nd March 8, 1906 July 13, 1906 3rd November 22, 1906 April 27, 1907 4th November 28, 1907 July 20, 1908

Major legislation

Alberta Act

The Alberta Act, S. C. 1905, c. 3 established the new province of Alberta, effective September 1, 1905. Its long title is An Act to establish and provide for the government of the Province of Alberta. The Act received royal assent on July 20, 1905. The Alberta Act is part of the Constitution of Canada.

Saskatchewan Act

The Saskatchewan Act, S. C. 1905, c. 42 established the new province of Saskatchewan, effective September 1, 1905. Its long title is An Act to establish and provide for the government of the Province of Saskatchewan. The Act received royal assent on July 20, 1905. The Saskatchewan Act is part of the Constitution of Canada.

Juvenile Delinquents Act

The Juvenile Delinquents Act (), S.C. 1908, c. 40 was a law passed by the Parliament of Canada to improve its handling of juvenile crime. The act established procedures for the handling of juvenile offenses, including the government assuming control of juvenile offenders. It was revised in 1929 and superseded in 1984 by the Young Offenders Act.

List of members

Following is a full list of members of the tenth 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.

Alberta/Saskatchewan Alberta and Saskatchewan were established as Canadian provinces on 1 September 1905 from parts of what had formerly been the Northwest Territories. The old NWT electoral districts were not formally abolished until the 1907 redistribution, which took the provincial boundary into account. In the meantime, three by-elections were held in districts which straddled the new border.

Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsAssiniboia WestWilliam Erskine Knowles (by-election of 1906-02-06)Liberal19061st termSaskatchewanGeorge Ewan McCraney (by-election of 1906-02-06)Liberal19061st termStrathconaWilbert McIntyre (by-election of 1906-04-05)Liberal19061st term

British Columbia Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsComox—AtlinWilliam SloanLiberal19041st termKootenayWilliam Alfred GalliherLiberal19002nd termNanaimoRalph SmithLiberal19002nd termNew WestminsterJames Buckham KennedyLiberal19041st termVancouver CityRobert George MacphersonLiberal19032nd termVictoria CityGeorge Riley (resigned 6 February 1906 to allow seat for Templeman)Liberal19022nd termWilliam Templeman (by-election of 1906-03-06)Liberal19061st termYale—CaribooDuncan RossLiberal19041st term

Manitoba Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsBrandonClifford SiftonLiberal18963rd termDauphinTheodore Arthur BurrowsLiberal19041st termLisgarThomas GreenwayLiberal1875, 19042nd term*MacdonaldWilliam D. StaplesConservative19041st termMarquetteWilliam James RocheConservative18963rd termPortage la PrairieJohn CrawfordLiberal19041st termProvencherJoseph Ernest CyrLiberal19041st termSelkirkSamuel Jacob JacksonLiberal19041st termSourisFrederick Laurence SchaffnerConservative19041st termWinnipegDavid Wesley BoleLiberal19041st term

New Brunswick Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsCarletonFrank Broadstreet CarvellLiberal19041st termCharlotteGilbert White GanongLiberal-Conservative18963rd termCity and County of St. JohnAlfred Augustus Stockton (died 15 March 1907)Conservative19041st termWilliam Pugsley (by-election of 1907-09-18)Liberal19071st termCity of St. JohnJohn Waterhouse DanielConservative19042nd termGloucesterOnésiphore TurgeonLiberal19002nd termKentOlivier J. LeblancLiberal19002nd termKing's and AlbertGeorge William FowlerConservative19002nd termNorthumberlandWilliam Stewart LoggieLiberal19041st termRestigoucheJames ReidLiberal19002nd termSunbury—Queen'sRobert Duncan WilmotConservative1887, 19004th term*VictoriaJohn Costigan (until Senate appointment)Liberal186710th termPius Michaud (by-election of 1907-03-05)Liberal19071st termWestmorlandHenry EmmersonLiberal19002nd termYorkOswald Smith CrocketConservative19041st term

North-West Territories The regions of the North-West Territories represented in Parliament became the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan on 1 September 1905. Except in cases where the members resigned, NWT MPs continued to represent constituencies using the 1903 boundaries until the dissolution of the 10th Parliament.

Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsAlberta (Provisional District)John HerronLiberal-Conservative19041st termAssiniboia EastJohn Gillanders TurriffLiberal19041st termAssiniboia WestThomas Walter ScottLiberal19002nd termCalgaryMaitland Stewart McCarthyConservative19041st termEdmontonFrank Oliver (until 8 April 1905 ministerial appointment)Liberal18963rd termFrank Oliver (by-election of 1905-04-25)LiberalHumboldtAlan Joseph AdamsonLiberal19041st termMackenzieEdward L. CashLiberal19041st termQu'AppelleRichard Stuart LakeConservative19041st termSaskatchewan (Provisional District)John Henderson LamontLiberal19041st termStrathconaPeter TalbotLiberal19041st term

Nova Scotia Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsAnnapolisSamuel Walter Willet PickupLiberal19041st termAntigonishColin Francis McIsaac (until 3 July 1905 Railway Commissioner appointment)Liberal18954th termWilliam Chisholm (by-election of 1905-11-22)Liberal19051st termCape Breton SouthAlexander JohnstonLiberal19002nd termColchesterFrederick Andrew Laurence (until 4 November 1907 judicial appointment)Liberal19041st termJohn Stanfield (by-election of 1907-11-28)Conservative19071st termCumberlandHance James LoganLiberal18963rd termDigbyAlbert James Smith CoppLiberal18963rd termGuysboroughJohn Howard SinclairLiberal19042nd termHalifax*Michael CarneyLiberal19041st termWilliam RocheLiberal19002nd termHantsJudson Burpee BlackLiberal19041st termInvernessAngus MacLennanLiberal18963rd termKingsFrederick William BordenLiberal1874, 18877th term*LunenburgAlexander Kenneth MacleanLiberal19041st termNorth Cape Breton and VictoriaDaniel Duncan McKenzie (until 16 February 1906 judicial appointment)Liberal19041st termAlexander Charles Ross (by-election of 1906-03-14)Liberal19061st termPictouEdward Mortimer MacdonaldLiberal19041st termRichmondDuncan FinlaysonLiberal19041st termShelburne and Queen'sWilliam Stevens Fielding (until election voided 8 October 1906)Liberal18963rd termWilliam Stevens Fielding (by-election of 1906-10-31)LiberalYarmouthBowman Brown LawLiberal19022nd term

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