29th Canadian Parliament

29th Canadian Parliament
Minority parliament
Jan. 4, 1973 – May. 9, 1974
Parliament leaders
Prime
minister
Pierre Trudeau
Apr. 20, 1968 – Jun. 4, 1979
Cabinet20th Canadian Ministry
Leader of the
Opposition
Robert Stanfield
November 6, 1967 (1967-11-06) – November 21, 1976 (1976-11-21)
Party caucuses
GovernmentLiberal Party
OppositionProgressive Conservative Party
RecognizedNew Democratic Party
Social Credit Party
House of Commons

Seating arrangements of the House of Commons
Speaker of the
Commons
Lucien Lamoureux
January 18, 1966 (1966-01-18) – September 29, 1974 (1974-09-29)
Government
House leader
Allan MacEachen
September 24, 1970 (1970-09-24) – May 9, 1974 (1974-05-09)
Opposition
House leader
Ged Baldwin
July 27, 1968 (1968-07-27) – September 20, 1973 (1973-09-20)
Thomas Bell
September 21, 1973 (1973-09-21) – May 9, 1974 (1974-05-09)
Members264 MP seats
List of members
Senate
Speaker of the
Senate
Muriel Fergusson
December 14, 1972 (1972-12-14) – September 11, 1974 (1974-09-11)
Government
Senate leader
Paul Martin Sr.
April 1, 1969 (1969-04-01) – August 7, 1974 (1974-08-07)
Opposition
Senate leader
Jacques Flynn
October 31, 1967 (1967-10-31) – May 22, 1979 (1979-05-22)
Senators102 senator seats
List of senators
Sovereign
MonarchElizabeth II
6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022
Governor
general
Roland Michener
17 April 1967 – 14 January 1974
Jules Léger
14 January 1974 – 22 January 1979
Sessions
1st session
January 4, 1973 (1973-01-04) – February 26, 1974 (1974-02-26)
2nd session
February 27, 1974 (1974-02-27) – May 9, 1974 (1974-05-09)
← 28th → 30th

The 29th Canadian Parliament was in session from January 4, 1973, until May 9, 1974. The membership was set by the 1972 federal election on October 30, 1972, and it was dissolved prior to the 1974 election.

There were two sessions of the 29th Parliament:

Session Start End
1st January 4, 1973 February 26, 1974
2nd February 27, 1974 May 9, 1974