21st Canadian Parliament

The 21st Canadian Parliament was in session from September 15, 1949, until June 13, 1953. The membership was set by the 1949 federal election on June 27, 1949, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1953 election.

It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent and the 17th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Progressive Conservative Party, led by George Drew.

The Speaker was William Ross Macdonald. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1947-1952 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.

Party Standings Number of members per partyParty leader1949 Canadian federal electionJune 27, 1949LiberalLouis St. Laurent191Progressive ConservativeGeorge Drew41Co-operative Commonwealth M.J. Coldwell13Social CreditSolon Low10Other7Total Seats262

Office holders

Head of State positionImageNameFromToSovereignGeorge VIDecember 6, 1936February 6, 1952Elizabeth IIFebruary 6, 1952September 8, 2022Governor GeneralHarold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of TunisApril 12, 1946January 28, 1952Vincent MasseyFebruary 28, 1952September 15, 1959

Party leadership PartyNameFromToLiberalLouis St. LaurentAugust 7, 1948January 16, 1958Progressive ConservativeGeorge DrewOctober 2, 1948November 1, 1954Social CreditSolon Earl LowApril 6, 1944March 9, 1967CCFM.J. ColdwellJuly 29, 1942August 10, 1960

List of members Following is a full list of members of the twenty-first Parliament listed first by province, then by electoral district.

Key: Party leaders are italicized. Parliamentary assistants is indicated by "". 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 termsAcadiaVictor QuelchSocial Credit19354th termAthabaskaJoseph Miville DecheneLiberal19403rd termBattle RiverRobert FairSocial Credit19354th termBow RiverCharles Edward JohnstonSocial Credit19354th termCalgary EastDouglas HarknessProgressive Conservative19452nd termCalgary WestArthur LeRoy Smith (resigned 5 July 1951)Progressive Conservative19452nd termCarl Nickle (by-election of 1951-12-10)Progressive Conservative19511st termCamroseHilliard BeyersteinSocial Credit19491st termEdmonton EastAlbert Frederick MacdonaldLiberal19491st termEdmonton WestGeorge Prudham Liberal19491st termJasper—EdsonJohn William WelbournLiberal19491st termLethbridgeJohn Horne BlackmoreSocial Credit19354th termMacleodErnest George HansellSocial Credit19354th termMedicine HatWilliam Duncan WylieSocial Credit19452nd termPeace RiverSolon Earl LowSocial Credit19452nd termRed DeerFrederick Davis ShawSocial Credit19403rd termVegrevilleJohn DecoreLiberal19491st termWetaskiwinRay ThomasSocial Credit19491st term

British Columbia

Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsBurnaby—RichmondTom GoodeLiberal19491st termCaribooGeorge Matheson MurrayLiberal19491st termCoast—CapilanoJames Sinclair Liberal19403rd termComox—AlberniJohn Lambert GibsonIndependent19452nd termFraser ValleyGeorge CruickshankLiberal19403rd termKamloopsDavie FultonProgressive Conservative19452nd termKootenay EastJim ByrneLiberal19491st termKootenay WestHerbert Wilfred HerridgeC.C.F.19452nd termNanaimoGeorge PearkesProgressive Conservative19452nd termNew WestminsterThomas Reid (until 7 September 1949 Senate appointment)Liberal19305th termWilliam Mott (by-election of 1949-10-24)Liberal19491st termSkeenaEdward ApplewhaiteLiberal19491st termVancouver—BurrardLorne MacDougallLiberal19491st termVancouver CentreRalph Campney Liberal19491st termVancouver EastAngus MacInnisC.C.F.19305th termVancouver QuadraHoward Charles GreenProgressive Conservative19354th termVancouver SouthArthur LaingLiberal19491st termVictoriaRobert MayhewLiberal19374th termRobert Mayhew resigned upon being named ambassador to Japan on November 14, 1952VacantYaleOwen JonesC.C.F.19482nd term

Manitoba

Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsBrandonJames Ewen Matthews (died 24 November 1950)Liberal19384th termWalter Dinsdale (by-election of 1951-06-25)Progressive Conservative19511st termChurchillGeorge WeaverLiberal19491st termDauphinWilliam John WardLiberal1921, 1935, 19496th term*LisgarHoward WinklerLiberal19354th termMarquetteStuart GarsonLiberal19482nd termNorquayRobert James WoodLiberal19491st termPortage—NeepawaWilliam Gilbert WeirLiberal-Progressive19305th termProvencherRené JutrasLiberal19403rd termSelkirkWilliam BryceC.C.F.19433rd termSourisJ. Arthur RossProgressive Conservative19403rd termSpringfieldJohn SinnottLiberal19452nd termSt. BonifaceFernand ViauLiberal19452nd termWinnipeg NorthAlistair StewartC.C.F.19403rd termWinnipeg North CentreStanley KnowlesC.C.F.19423rd termWinnipeg SouthLeslie Mutch Liberal19354th termWinnipeg South CentreRalph Maybank (resigned 30 April 1951)Liberal19354th termGordon Churchill (by-election of 1951-06-25)Progressive Conservative19511st term

New Brunswick

Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsCharlotteA. Wesley StuartLiberal19452nd termGloucesterClovis-Thomas Richard (until 5 March 1952 emoulment appointment)Liberal19452nd termAlbany Robichaud (by-election of 1952-05-26)Progressive Conservative19521st termKentAurel LégerLiberal19403rd termNorthumberlandGeorge Roy McWilliamLiberal19491st termRestigouche—MadawaskaBenoît MichaudLiberal19452nd termPaul Dubé (by-election of 1949-10-24)Independent Liberal19491st termRoyalAlfred Johnson BrooksProgressive Conservative19354th termSt. John—AlbertDaniel Aloysius RileyLiberal19491st termVictoria—CarletonHeber Harold HatfieldProgressive Conservative19403rd termGage Montgomery (by-election of 26 May 1952)Progressive Conservative19521st termWestmorlandEdmund William GeorgeLiberal19491st termYork—SunburyMilton Fowler GreggLiberal19472nd term

Newfoundland

Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsBonavista—TwillingateF. Gordon BradleyLiberal19491st termBurin—BurgeoChesley W. CarterLiberal19491st termGrand Falls—White BayThomas G. W. AshbourneLiberal19491st termHumber—St. George'sWilliam Richard KentLiberal19491st termSt. John's EastGordon HigginsProgressive Conservative19491st termSt. John's WestWilliam J. BrowneProgressive Conservative19491st termTrinity—ConceptionLeonard StickLiberal19491st term

Northwest Territories

Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsYukon—Mackenzie RiverJames Aubrey SimmonsLiberal19491st term

Nova Scotia

Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsAnnapolis—KingsAngus Elderkin (until election voided 6 March 1950)Liberal19491st termGeorge Nowlan (by-election of 1950-06-19)Progressive Conservative1948, 19502nd term*Antigonish—GuysboroughJ. Ralph KirkLiberal19491st termCape Breton North and VictoriaMatthew MacLeanLiberal19374th termCape Breton SouthClarence GillisC.C.F.19403rd termColchester—HantsFrank Thomas StanfieldProgressive Conservative19452nd termCumberlandPercy Chapman BlackProgressive Conservative19403rd termDigby—YarmouthThomas KirkLiberal19491st termHalifax*John Dickey (until 2 May 1950 Senate appointment)Liberal19472nd termGordon B. IsnorLiberal19354th termSam Balcom (by-election of 1950-06-19, replaces Dickey)Liberal19501st termInverness—RichmondWilliam F. CarrollLiberal1911, 1921, 19493rd term*LunenburgRobert WintersLiberal19452nd termPictouHenry B. McCullochLiberal19354th termQueens—ShelburneDonald SmithLiberal19491st term

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