1st Canadian Parliament
| 1st Canadian Parliament | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Majority parliament | |||
| Sep. 24, 1867 – Jul. 8, 1872 | |||
| Parliament leaders | |||
| Prime minister | Rt. Hon. Sir John A. Macdonald Jul. 1, 1867 – Nov. 5, 1873 | ||
| Cabinet | 1st Canadian Ministry | ||
| Party caucuses | |||
| Government | Conservative Party & Liberal-Conservative | ||
| Opposition | Liberal Party | ||
| Crossbench | Anti-Confederation Party | ||
| House of Commons | |||
Seating arrangements of the House of Commons | |||
| Speaker of the Commons | Hon. James Cockburn November 6, 1867 – March 25, 1874 | ||
| Members | 180 MP seats List of members | ||
| Senate | |||
Seating arrangements of the Senate | |||
| Speaker of the Senate | The Hon. Joseph-Édouard Cauchon November 5, 1867 – June 30, 1872 | ||
| Government Senate leader | Alexander Campbell July 1, 1867 – November 5, 1873 | ||
| Opposition Senate leader | Luc Letellier de St-Just July 1, 1867 – November 5, 1873 | ||
| Senators | 72 senator seats List of senators | ||
| Sovereign | |||
| Monarch | Victoria 1 July 1867 – 22 Jan. 1901 | ||
| Governor general | The Viscount Monck 1 July 1867 – 14 Nov. 1868 | ||
| Lord Lisgar 2 Feb. 1869 – 25 June 1872 | |||
| The Earl of Dufferin 25 June 1872 – 25 Nov. 1878 | |||
| Sessions | |||
| 1st session November 6, 1867 – May 22, 1868 | |||
| 2nd session April 15, 1869 – June 22, 1869 | |||
| 3rd session February 15, 1870 – May 12, 1870 | |||
| 4th session February 15, 1871 – April 14, 1871 | |||
| 5th session April 11, 1872 – June 14, 1872 | |||
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The 1st Canadian Parliament was summoned in November 1867, following the election of the members of the House of Commons in the 1867 federal election. It lasted until dissolution in 1872, prior to the 1872 election (four years and 252 days). It met in five different sessions from 1867 to 1872, and was prorogued between the sessions.
The House of Commons was controlled by a majority coalition between the Conservative Party and the Liberal-Conservative Party under Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald and the 1st Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Liberal Party, but there was not yet a Leader of the Official Opposition during the 1st Parliament.
James Cockburn, M.P., was the Speaker of the House of Commons for the term of the Parliament. Senator Joseph-Édouard Cauchon was the Speaker of the Senate for the term of the Parliament.