17th Canadian Parliament

The 17th Canadian Parliament was in session from 8 September 1930, until 14 August 1935. The membership was set by the 1930 federal election on 28 July 1930, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1935 election.

It was controlled by a Conservative Party majority under Prime Minister Richard Bedford Bennett and the 15th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Liberal Party, led by William Lyon Mackenzie King.

The Speaker was first George Black, and later James Langstaff Bowman. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1924-1933 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.

It was the third longest parliament in Canadian history.

There were six sessions of the 17th Parliament: SessionStartEnd 1st 8 September 1930 22 September 1930 2nd 12 March 1931 3 August 1931 3rd 4 February 1932 26 May 1932 4th 6 October 1932 27 May 1933 5th 25 January 1934 3 July 1934 6th 17 January 1935 5 July 1935

List of members

Following is a full list of members of the seventeenth 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 Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsAcadiaRobert GardinerUnited Farmers of Alberta19215th termAthabaskaJohn Francis Buckley (died 27 November 1931)Liberal19301st termPercy Griffith Davies (by-election of 1932-03-21)Conservative19321st termBattle RiverHenry Elvins SpencerUnited Farmers of Alberta19214th termBow RiverEdward Joseph GarlandUnited Farmers of Alberta19214th termC.C.F.Calgary EastGeorge Douglas StanleyConservative19301st termCalgary WestRichard Bedford Bennett (until 7 July 1930 emoulment appointment)Conservative1911, 19254th term*Richard Bedford Bennett (by-election of 1930-08-25)ConservativeCamroseWilliam Thomas LucasUnited Farmers of Alberta19214th termEdmonton EastAmbrose BuryConservative1925, 19302nd term*Edmonton WestCharles StewartLiberal19253rd termLethbridgeJohn Smith StewartConservative19301st termMacleodGeorge Gibson CooteUnited Farmers of Alberta19214th termMedicine HatFrederick William GershawLiberal19253rd termPeace RiverDonald MacBeth KennedyUnited Farmers of Alberta19214th termRed DeerAlfred SpeakmanUnited Farmers of Alberta19214th termVegrevilleMichael LuchkovichUnited Farmers of Alberta19262nd termWetaskiwinWilliam IrvineUnited Farmers of Alberta1921, 19263rd term*C.C.F.

British Columbia

Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsCaribooJohn FraserConservative19253rd termComox—AlberniAlan Webster NeillIndependent19214th termFraser ValleyHarry James BarberConservative19253rd termKootenay EastMichael Dalton McLean (until 7 August 1930 emoulment appointment)Conservative19301st termHenry Herbert Stevens (by-election of 1930-08-25)Conservative19116th termKootenay WestWilliam EslingConservative19253rd termNanaimoCharles DickieConservative19214th termNew WestminsterThomas ReidLiberal19301st termSkeenaOlof HansonLiberal19301st termVancouver—BurrardWilfred HanburyLiberal19301st termVancouver CentreIan Alistair MackenzieLiberal19301st termVancouver NorthAlbert Edward MunnLiberal19301st termVancouver SouthAngus MacInnisIndependent Labour19301st termC.C.F.VictoriaD'Arcy PlunkettConservative19282nd termYaleGrote StirlingConservative19244th term

Manitoba

Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsBrandonDavid Wilson BeaubierConservative19301st termDauphinJames Langstaff Bowman Conservative19301st termLisgarJohn Livingstone BrownLiberal-Progressive19214th termMacdonaldWilliam Gilbert WeirLiberal-Progressive19301st termMarquetteHenry MullinsConservative1925, 19302nd term*NeepawaThomas Gerow Murphy (until 7 August 1930 emoulment appointment)Conservative1925, 19302nd term*Thomas Gerow Murphy (by-election of 1930-08-25)ConservativeNelsonBernard Munroe StittConservative19301st termPortage la PrairieWilliam Herbert BurnsConservative19301st termProvencherArthur-Lucien BeaubienLiberal-Progressive19214th termSelkirkJames Herbert StittConservative19301st termSourisErrick WillisProgressive Conservative19301st termSpringfieldThomas HayConservative1917, 1925, 19303rd term*St. BonifaceJohn Power HowdenLiberal19253rd termWinnipeg NorthA. A. HeapsLabour19253rd termC.C.F.Winnipeg North CentreJ. S. WoodsworthLabour19214th termC.C.F.Winnipeg SouthRobert RogersConservative1911, 1925, 19303rd term*Winnipeg South CentreWilliam Walker KennedyConservative1925, 19302nd term*

New Brunswick

Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsCharlotteArthur D. GanongConservative19301st termGloucesterPeter VeniotLiberal19262nd termKentTélesphore ArsenaultConservative19301st termNorthumberlandGeorge Manning McDadeConservative19301st termRestigouche—MadawaskaMaxime CormierConservative19301st termJoseph-Enoil Michaud (by-election of 1933-10-23)Liberal19331st termRoyalGeorge Burpee JonesConservative19214th termGeorge Burpee Jones (by-election of 1932-06-27)ConservativeSt. John—Albert*Thomas BellConservative19253rd termMurray MacLarenConservative19214th termMurray MacLaren (by-election of 1930-08-25)ConservativeVictoria—CarletonBenjamin Franklin SmithConservative19301st termWestmorlandOtto Baird PriceConservative19253rd termYork—SunburyRichard HansonConservative19215th term

Nova Scotia

Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsAntigonish—GuysboroughWilliam DuffLiberal1917, 19275th term*Cape Breton North—VictoriaLewis Wilkieson JohnstoneConservative19253rd termCape Breton SouthFinlay MacDonaldConservative19253rd termColchesterMartin Luther UrquhartLiberal19301st termCumberlandRobert Knowlton SmithConservative19253rd termDigby—AnnapolisHarry ShortConservative19253rd termHalifax*William Anderson BlackConservative19234th termFelix Patrick QuinnConservative19253rd termHants—KingsJames Lorimer IlsleyLiberal19262nd termInvernessIsaac Duncan MacDougallConservative19253rd termPictouThomas CantleyConservative19253rd termQueens—LunenburgWilliam Gordon ErnstConservative19262nd termRichmond—West Cape BretonJohn Alexander Macdonald (until 22 August 1930 emoulment appointment)Conservative19253rd termEdgar Nelson Rhodes (by-election of 1930-09-02)Conservative1908, 19304th term*Shelburne—YarmouthJames RalstonLiberal19262nd term

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