27th Canadian Parliament
| 27th Canadian Parliament | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Minority parliament | |||
| Jan. 18, 1966 – Apr. 23, 1968 | |||
| Parliament leaders | |||
| Prime minister | Rt. Hon. Lester B. Pearson Apr. 22, 1963 – Apr. 20, 1968 | ||
| Rt. Hon. Pierre Trudeau Apr. 20, 1968 – Jun. 4, 1979 | |||
| Cabinets | 19th Canadian Ministry 20th Canadian Ministry | ||
| Leader of the Opposition | John Diefenbaker April 22, 1963 – September 9, 1967 | ||
| Michael Starr September 9, 1967 – November 6, 1967 | |||
| Robert Stanfield November 6, 1967 – February 21, 1976 | |||
| Party caucuses | |||
| Government | Liberal Party | ||
| Opposition | Progressive Conservative Party | ||
| Recognized | New Democratic Party | ||
| Unrecognized | Ralliement créditiste | ||
| Social Credit Party | |||
| House of Commons | |||
Seating arrangements of the House of Commons | |||
| Speaker of the Commons | Lucien Lamoureux January 18, 1966 – September 29, 1974 | ||
| Government House leader | George McIlraith October 30, 1964 – May 3, 1967 | ||
| Allan MacEachen May 3, 1967 – April 23, 1968 | |||
| Opposition House leader | Michael Starr April 22, 1965 – April 23, 1968 | ||
| Members | 265 MP seats List of members | ||
| Senate | |||
| Speaker of the Senate | Sydney John Smith January 7, 1966 – September 5, 1968 | ||
| Government Senate leader | John Joseph Connolly February 3, 1964 – April 20, 1968 | ||
| Paul Martin Sr. April 20, 1968 – October 30, 1974 | |||
| Opposition Senate leader | Alfred Johnson Brooks April 22, 1963 – October 31, 1967 | ||
| Jacques Flynn October 31, 1967 – June 4, 1979 | |||
| Senators | 102 senator seats List of senators | ||
| Sovereign | |||
| Monarch | Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022 | ||
| Governor general | Georges Vanier 15 September 1959 – 5 March 1967 | ||
| Roland Michener 17 April 1967 – 14 January 1974 | |||
| Sessions | |||
| 1st session January 18, 1966 – May 8, 1967 | |||
| 2nd session May 8, 1967 – April 23, 1968 | |||
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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:
| Session | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | January 18, 1966 | May 8, 1967 |
| 2nd | May 8, 1967 | April 23, 1968 |