26th Canadian Parliament
| 26th Canadian Parliament | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Minority parliament | |||
| May. 16, 1963 – Sep. 8, 1965 | |||
| Parliament leaders | |||
| Prime minister | Lester B. Pearson Apr. 22, 1963 – Apr. 20, 1968 | ||
| Cabinet | 19th Canadian Ministry | ||
| Leader of the Opposition | John Diefenbaker April 22, 1963 – September 8, 1967 | ||
| Party caucuses | |||
| Government | Liberal Party | ||
| Opposition | Progressive Conservative Party | ||
| Recognized | Social Credit Party | ||
| New Democratic Party | |||
| House of Commons | |||
Seating arrangements of the House of Commons | |||
| Speaker of the Commons | Alan Macnaughton May 16, 1963 – January 17, 1966 | ||
| Government House leader | Jack Pickersgill May 16, 1963 – December 21, 1963 | ||
| Guy Favreau February 18, 1964 – October 30, 1964 | |||
| George McIlraith October 30, 1964 – May 3, 1967 | |||
| Opposition House leader | Gordon Churchill May 16, 1963 – April 22, 1965 | ||
| Michael Starr April 22, 1965 – April 23, 1968 | |||
| Members | 265 MP seats List of members | ||
| Senate | |||
| Speaker of the Senate | Maurice Bourget April 27, 1963 – January 6, 1966 | ||
| Government Senate leader | William Ross Macdonald April 22, 1963 – February 3, 1964 | ||
| John Joseph Connolly February 3, 1964 – April 20, 1968 | |||
| Opposition Senate leader | Alfred Johnson Brooks April 22, 1963 – October 31, 1967 | ||
| Senators | 102 senator seats List of senators | ||
| Sovereign | |||
| Monarch | Elizabeth II February 6, 1952 – September 8, 2022 | ||
| Governor general | Georges Vanier 15 September 1959 – 5 March 1967 | ||
| Sessions | |||
| 1st session May 16, 1963 – December 21, 1963 | |||
| 2nd session February 18, 1964 – April 3, 1965 | |||
| 3rd session April 5, 1965 – September 8, 1965 | |||
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The 26th Canadian Parliament was in session from May 16, 1963, until September 8, 1965. The membership was set by the 1963 federal election on April 8, 1963, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1965 election. Most of the MPs were elected as the single member for their district. Two represented Queen's (PEI) and two represented Halifax.
There were three sessions of the 26th Parliament:
| Session | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | May 16, 1963 | December 21, 1963 |
| 2nd | February 18, 1964 | April 3, 1965 |
| 3rd | April 5, 1965 | September 8, 1965 |