4th Canadian Parliament

4th Parliament of Canada Majority parliament   February 13, 1879 – May 18, 1882
Parliament leaders
Prime Minister	Rt. Hon. Sir John A. Macdonald
	October 17, 1878–June 6, 1891
Leader of the Opposition	Alexander Mackenzie
	October 17, 1878-April 27, 1880
	Edward Blake
	May 4, 1880-June 2, 1880
	Sir Wilfrid Laurier
	June 23, 1887-July 10, 1896
Party standings in the Commons
Government	Conservative Party
Opposition	Liberal-Conservative
Third Party	Liberal Party
Fourth Party	Independent
Fifth Party	Independent Conservative
Sixth Party	Independent Liberal
House of Commons
Seating arrangements of the House of Commons
Speaker of the Commons	Joseph Godéric Blanchet
	February 13, 1879-February 7, 1883
Government House Leader
Opposition House Leader
Senate
Speaker of the Senate	The Hon. Robert Duncan Wilmot
	November 7, 1878 – February 10, 1880
	The Hon. Sir David Lewis Macpherson
	February 11, 1880 – February 15, 1880
	Amos Edwin Botsford
	February 16, 1880 – April 18, 1880
	The Hon. Sir David Lewis Macpherson
	April 19, 1880 – October 16, 1883
Government Senate Leader	Alexander Campbell
	October 18, 1878-January 26, 1887
Opposition Senate Leader	Sir Richard William Scott
	October 8, 1878-April 27, 1896
Sessions
1st Session February 13, 1879 – May 15, 1879 2nd Session February 12, 1880 – May 7, 1880 3rd Session December 9, 1880 – March 21, 1881 4th Session February 9, 1882 – May 17, 1882
Ministries
3rd Canadian Ministry Rt. Hon. Sir John A. Macdonald October 17, 1878 – June 6, 1891 Parliamentarians Members 206 seats Senators 79 seats <3rd 5th>

The 4th Canadian Parliament was in session from February 13, 1879 until May 18, 1882. The membership was set by the 1878 federal election on September 17, 1878, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until 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:

List of members

Following is a full list of members of the fourth parliament listed first by province, then by electoral district.

Electoral districts denoted by an asterisk (*) indicates that district was represented by two members.

British Columbia

Manitoba

New Brunswick

Nova Scotia

Ontario

Prince Edward Island

Quebec

References

• Government of Canada. "3rd Ministry". Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office. http://www.pco-bcp.gc.ca/default.asp?Language=E&Page=Publications&doc=min/min_03_e.htm. Retrieved 2006-11-09. 
• Government of Canada. "4th Parliament". Members of the House of Commons: 1867 to Date: By Parliament. Library of Parliament. http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/house/mpsparl.asp?Language=E&parl=4. Retrieved 2006-11-30. 
• Government of Canada. "Duration of Sessions". Library of Parliament. http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/compilations/parliament/Sessions.aspx. Retrieved 2006-05-12. 
• Government of Canada. "General Elections". Library of Parliament. http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/House/asp/Elections.asp?Language=E&gen=Y&Hist=Y. Retrieved 2006-05-12. 
• Government of Canada. "Key Dates for each Parliament". Library of Parliament. http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/info/parl-dates.asp?lang=E&Hist=Y. Retrieved 2006-05-12. 
• Government of Canada. "Leaders of the Opposition in the House of Commons". Library of Parliament. http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/house/OppLeader.asp?lang=E&Hist=Y. Retrieved 2006-05-12. 
• Government of Canada. "Prime Ministers of Canada". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 27 April 2006. http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/pm/index.asp?Language=E&param=pi&param2=gen. Retrieved 2006-05-12. 
• Government of Canada. "Speakers". Library of Parliament. http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/hf-parl-off/index.asp?Language=E&param=24&id=13&id2=29. Retrieved 2006-05-12. 

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