The 27th Canadian Parliament was in session from January 18, 1966 until April 23, 1968. The membership was set by the 1965 federal election on November 8, 1965, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1968 election.
There were two sessions of the 27th Parliament: SessionStartEnd1stJanuary 18, 1966May 8, 19672ndMay 8, 1967April 23, 1968
Overview It was controlled by a Liberal Party minority under Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson and the 19th Canadian Ministry. Pierre Trudeau succeeded Pearson as party leader and Prime Minister shortly before this Parliament ended for the 1968 national election.
The Official Opposition was the Progressive Conservative Party, led first by John Diefenbaker, and subsequently by Michael Starr as interim leader until the election of Robert Stanfield as Progressive Conservative party leader.
Most of the MPs were elected as the single member for their district. Two represented Queen's (PEI) and two represented Halifax.
Party standings Distribution of seats at the beginning of the 27th Parliament PartyParty LeaderSeats 1963DissolutionElected% Change LiberalLester Pearson128128 131+2.3% Progressive ConservativeJohn Diefenbaker9395 97+4.3% New DemocraticTommy Douglas2417 21-12.5% Ralliement créditisteRéal Caouette 9 Independent - 1 Total265265265 Sources: http://www.elections.ca History of Federal Ridings since 1867
Notes:
"% change" refers to change from previous election 1 "Previous" refers to the results of the previous election, not the party standings in the House of Commons prior to dissolution.
Major events Pearson's retirement On December 14th, 1967 Prime Minister Pearson announce that he would be retiring from politics. He remained in office until April 20, 1968, at which point Pierre Trudeau assumed the leadership of the country.
The Munsinger affair
Charles De Gaulle’s visit to Montreal
Canadian Assistance Plan
Introduction of the points based immigration system
The Centennial
Ministry
The 19th Canadian Ministry began at the beginning of the 26th Canadian Parliament and lasted until near the end of the 27th Canadian Parliament. The 20th Canadian Ministry began near the end of the 27th Canadian Parliament and governed throughout the 28th Canadian Parliament, 29th Canadian Parliament, and 30th Canadian Parliament.
Officeholders
Head of State OfficePhotoNameAssumed officeLeft officeSovereignElizabeth IIFebruary 6, 1952September 8, 2022Governor GeneralGeorges VanierSeptember 15, 1959March 5, 1967Roland MichenerApril 17, 1967January 14, 1974 Party leadership PartyPhotoNameAssumed officeLeft officeLiberalLester B. PearsonJanuary 16, 1958April 6, 1968Pierre TrudeauApril 6, 1968June 16, 1984Progressive ConservativeJohn DiefenbakerApril 22, 1963September 8, 1967Michael StarrSeptember 9, 1967November 6, 1967Robert StanfieldNovember 6, 1967February 21, 1976New DemocraticTommy DouglasAugust 3, 1961April 24, 1971Ralliement créditisteRéal CaouetteSeptember 1, 1963 October 9, 1971Social CreditR.N. ThompsonJuly 7, 1961March 9, 1967Alexander Bell PattersonMarch 1967June 1968
House of Commons Presiding officer OfficePhotoOfficerRidingAssumed officeLeft officePartySpeaker of the House of CommonsLucien LamoureuxStormont—DundasJanuary 18, 1966September 29, 1974Liberal
Government leadership (Liberal) OfficePhotoOfficerRidingAssumed officeLeft officePrime MinisterLester B. PearsonAlgoma EastApril 22, 1963April 20, 1968Pierre TrudeauMount RoyalApril 20, 1968June 4, 1979March 3, 1980June 30, 1984House LeaderGeorge McIlraithOttawa WestOctober 30, 1964May 3, 1967Allan MacEachenCape Breton Highlands—CansoMay 3, 1967April 23, 1968WhipBernard PilonChambly—Rouville1966November 17, 1970
Changes to party standings Timeline Number of members per partyGeneral ElectionBy-electionsNov. 8, 1965Sep. 10, 1966May 29, 1967Nov. 6, 196713111971211951Total Seats265
House of Commons By-elections
Parliamentarians House of Commons Following is a full list of members of the twenty-seventh Parliament listed first by province or territory, then by electoral district.
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 "()".
Electoral districts denoted by an asterisk (*) indicates that district was represented by two members.
Alberta Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsAcadiaJack HornerProgressive Conservative19584th termAthabaskaJack BiggProgressive Conservative19584th termBattle River—CamroseClifford SmallwoodProgressive Conservative19584th termBow RiverEldon WoolliamsProgressive Conservative19584th termCalgary NorthDouglas HarknessProgressive Conservative19458th termCalgary SouthHarold Raymond BallardProgressive Conservative19651st termEdmonton EastWilliam SkoreykoProgressive Conservative19584th termEdmonton—StrathconaTerry NugentProgressive Conservative19584th termEdmonton WestMarcel LambertProgressive Conservative19575th termJasper—EdsonHugh Horner (resigned 9 May 1967)Progressive Conservative19584th termDouglas Caston (by-election of 1967-11-06)Progressive Conservative19671st termLethbridgeDeane GundlockProgressive Conservative19584th termMacleodLawrence KindtProgressive Conservative19584th termMedicine HatBud OlsonSocial Credit1957, 19624th term*LiberalPeace RiverGed BaldwinProgressive Conservative19584th termRed DeerRobert N. ThompsonSocial Credit19623rd termProgressive ConservativeVegrevilleFrank FaneProgressive Conservative19584th termWetaskiwinHarry Andrew MooreProgressive Conservative19623rd term
British Columbia Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsBurnaby—CoquitlamTommy DouglasNew Democratic1935, 19625th term*Burnaby—RichmondBob PrittieNew Democratic19623rd termCaribooBert LeboeSocial Credit1953, 19625th term*Coast—CapilanoJohn (Jack) Davis Liberal19623rd termComox—AlberniThomas Speakman BarnettNew Democratic1953, 19625th term*Esquimalt—SaanichGeorge ChattertonProgressive Conservative19614th termFraser ValleyAlexander Bell PattersonSocial Credit1953, 19625th term*KamloopsE. Davie FultonProgressive Conservative1945, 19657th term*Kootenay EastJim ByrneLiberal1949, 19626th term*Kootenay WestHerbert Wilfred HerridgeNew Democratic19458th termNanaimo—Cowichan—The IslandsColin CameronNew Democratic1953, 19625th term*New WestminsterBarry MatherNew Democratic19623rd termOkanagan BoundaryDavid Vaughan PughProgressive Conservative19584th termOkanagan—RevelstokeHoward Earl JohnstonSocial Credit19651st termSkeenaFrank HowardNew Democratic19575th termVancouver—BurrardRon BasfordLiberal19632nd termVancouver CentreJohn Robert (Jack) NicholsonLiberal19623rd termVancouver EastHarold WinchNew Democratic19536th termVancouver KingswayGrace MacInnisNew Democratic19651st termVancouver QuadraGrant DeachmanLiberal19632nd termVancouver SouthArthur LaingLiberal1949, 19624th term*VictoriaDavid GroosLiberal19632nd term
Manitoba Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsBrandon—SourisWalter DinsdaleProgressive Conservative19517th termChurchillRobert SimpsonProgressive Conservative19575th termDauphinElmer ForbesProgressive Conservative19584th termLisgarGeorge MuirProgressive Conservative19575th termMarquetteNick MandziukProgressive Conservative19575th termPortage—NeepawaSiegfried EnnsProgressive Conservative19623rd termProvencherWarner JorgensonProgressive Conservative19575th termSelkirkEric Stefanson Sr.Progressive Conservative19584th termSpringfieldEdward SchreyerNew Democratic19651st termSt. BonifaceRoger TeilletLiberal19623rd termWinnipeg NorthDavid OrlikowNew Democratic19623rd termWinnipeg North CentreStanley KnowlesNew Democratic1942, 19628th term*Winnipeg SouthLouis Ralph (Bud) ShermanProgressive Conservative19651st termWinnipeg South CentreGordon ChurchillProgressive Conservative19517th termIndependent Progressive Conservative
New Brunswick Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsCharlotteAllan M.A. McLeanLiberal19623rd termGloucesterHédard RobichaudLiberal19536th termKentGuy CrossmanLiberal19623rd termNorthumberland—MiramichiGeorge Roy McWilliamLiberal19497th termRestigouche—MadawaskaJean-Eudes DubéLiberal19623rd termRoyalGordon FairweatherProgressive Conservative19623rd termSt. John—AlbertThomas Miller BellProgressive Conservative19536th termVictoria—CarletonHugh John FlemmingProgressive Conservative19604th termWestmorlandMargaret RideoutLiberal19642nd termYork—SunburyJohn Chester MacRaeProgressive Conservative19575th term
Newfoundland Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsBonavista—TwillingateJack Pickersgill (resigned 19 September 1967)Liberal19536th termCharles Granger (by-election of 1967-11-06)Liberal1958, 19675th term*Burin—BurgeoChesley William Carter (until 8 July 1966 Senate appointment)Liberal19497th termDon Jamieson (by-election of 1966-09-19)Liberal19661st termGrand Falls—White Bay—LabradorCharles Granger (resigned 1 August 1966)1Liberal19584th termAndrew Chatwood (by-election of 1966-09-19)Liberal19661st termHumber—St. George'sHerman Maxwell BattenLiberal19536th termSt. John's EastJoseph O'KeefeLiberal19632nd termSt. John's WestRichard Cashin Liberal19623rd termTrinity—ConceptionJames Roy TuckerLiberal19584th term
1Granger resigned the seat of Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador in August 1966 to contest a seat in the Newfoundland House of Assembly and was succeeded by Andrew Chatwood of the Liberals. Granger became Minister of Labrador Affairs in the provincial cabinet. He resigned his provincial office in September 1967 to contest the federal seat of Bonavista—Twillingate vacated by Jack Pickersgill. Granger was successful and became Minister without portfolio in Pearson's Cabinet.
Northwest Territories Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsNorthwest TerritoriesRobert OrangeLiberal19651st term
Nova Scotia Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsAntigonish—GuysboroughJohn Benjamin Stewart Liberal19623rd termCape Breton North and VictoriaRobert MuirProgressive Conservative19575th termCape Breton SouthDonald MacInnisProgressive Conservative1957, 19634th term*Colchester—HantsCyril Kennedy (resigned 18 September 1967)Progressive Conservative19575th termRobert Stanfield (by-election of 1967-11-06)Progressive Conservative19671st termCumberlandRobert CoatesProgressive Conservative19575th termDigby—Annapolis—KingsPat NowlanProgressive Conservative19651st termHalifax*Michael ForrestallProgressive Conservative19651st termRobert McCleaveProgressive Conservative1957, 19654th term*Inverness—RichmondAllan MacEachenLiberal1953, 19625th term*PictouRussell MacEwanProgressive Conservative19575th termQueens—LunenburgLloyd CrouseProgressive Conservative19575th termShelburne—Yarmouth—ClareJohn Oates BowerProgressive Conservative19651st term
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