22nd Canadian Parliament explained

Jurisdiction:	CA
#:	22nd
Type:	Majority
Houseimage:	Chambre des Communes 1953.png
Status:	inactive
Term-Begin:	1953-11-12
Term-End:	1957-04-12
Pm:	Louis St. Laurent
Ministry:	17th Canadian Ministry
Pm-Begin:	1948-11-15
Pm-End:	1957-06-21
Lo:	George A. Drew
Lo2:	William Earl Rowe
Lo3:	George A. Drew
Lo4:	William Earl Rowe
Lo5:	John Diefenbaker
Party:	Liberal Party
Party2:	Progressive Conservative Party
Unrecparty1:	Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Unrecparty2:	Social Credit Party
Unrecparty3:	Liberal-Labour
Unrecparty4:	Liberal-Progressive
Sessionbegin:	1953-11-12
Sessionend:	1954-11-20
Sessionbegin2:	1955-01-07
Sessionend2:	1955-07-28
Sessionbegin3:	1956-01-10
Sessionend3:	1956-08-14
Sessionbegin4:	1956-11-26
Sessionend4:	1957-01-08
Sessionbegin5:	1957-01-08
Sessionend5:	1957-04-12
Monarchterm:	6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022
Members:	265
Lastparl:	21st
Nextparl:	23rd

The 22nd Canadian Parliament was in session from November 12, 1953, until April 12, 1957. The membership was set by the 1953 federal election on August 10, 1953, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1957 election.

It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent and the 17th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Progressive Conservative Party, led first by George Drew, and then by William Earl Rowe, George Drew (again), William Earl Rowe, and John Diefenbaker consecutively.

The Speaker was Louis-René Beaudoin. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1952-1966 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.

There were five sessions of the 22nd Parliament.

List of members

Following is a full list of members of the twenty-second Parliament listed first by province, then by electoral district.

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

Alberta

Electoral district	Name	width=20%	Party
width=24%	Acadia			Victor Quelch	Social Credit
Athabaska			Joseph Miville Dechene	Liberal
Battle River—Camrose			Robert Fair (died 11 November 1954)	Social Credit
			James Alexander Smith (by-election of 1955-06-20)	Social Credit
Bow River			Charles Edward Johnston	Social Credit
Calgary North			Douglas Harkness	Progressive Conservative
Calgary South			Carl Nickle	Progressive Conservative
Edmonton East			Ambrose Holowach	Social Credit
Edmonton—Strathcona			Richmond Francis Hanna	Liberal
Edmonton West			George Prudham	Liberal
Jasper—Edson			Charles Yuill	Social Credit
Lethbridge			John Horne Blackmore	Social Credit
Macleod			Ernest George Hansell	Social Credit
Medicine Hat			William Duncan Wylie	Social Credit
Peace River			Solon Earl Low	Social Credit
Red Deer			Frederick Davis Shaw	Social Credit
Vegreville			John Decore	Liberal
Wetaskiwin			Ray Thomas	Social Credit

British Columbia

Electoral district	Name	width=20%	Party
width=24%	Burnaby—Coquitlam			Erhart Regier	C.C.F.
Burnaby—Richmond			Tom Goode	Liberal
Cariboo			Bert Leboe	Social Credit
Coast—Capilano			James Sinclair	Liberal
Comox—Alberni			Thomas Speakman Barnett	C.C.F.
Esquimalt—Saanich			George Pearkes	Progressive Conservative
Fraser Valley			Alexander Bell Patterson	Social Credit
Kamloops			Davie Fulton	Progressive Conservative
Kootenay East			James Allen Byrne	Liberal
Kootenay West			Herbert Wilfred Herridge	C.C.F.
Nanaimo			Colin Cameron	C.C.F.
New Westminster			George Hahn	Social Credit
Okanagan Boundary			Owen Jones	C.C.F.
Okanagan—Revelstoke			George McLeod	Social Credit
Skeena			Edward Applewhaite	Liberal
Vancouver—Burrard			Lorne MacDougall	Liberal
Vancouver Centre			Ralph Campney	Liberal
Vancouver East			Harold Edward Winch	C.C.F.
Vancouver Kingsway			Angus MacInnis	C.C.F.
Vancouver Quadra			Howard Charles Green	Progressive Conservative
Vancouver South			Elmore Philpott	Liberal
Victoria			Francis Fairey	Liberal

Manitoba

Electoral district	Name	width=20%	Party
width=24%	Brandon—Souris			Walter Dinsdale	Progressive Conservative
Churchill			George Weaver	Liberal
Dauphin			Fred Zaplitny	C.C.F.
Lisgar			William Albert Pommer	Liberal
Marquette			Stuart Garson	Liberal
Portage—Neepawa			William Gilbert Weir	Liberal-Progressive
Provencher			René Jutras	Liberal
Selkirk			Robert James Wood (died 8 August 1954)	Liberal
			William Bryce (by-election of 1954-11-08)	C.C.F.
Springfield			Anton Weselak	Liberal
St. Boniface			Fernand Viau	Liberal
Winnipeg North			Alistair Stewart	C.C.F.
Winnipeg North Centre			Stanley Knowles	C.C.F.
Winnipeg South			Owen Trainor	Progressive Conservative
Winnipeg South Centre			Gordon Churchill	Progressive Conservative

New Brunswick

Electoral district	Name	width=20%	Party
width=24%	Charlotte			A. Wesley Stuart	Liberal
Gloucester			Hédard Robichaud	Liberal
Kent			Hervé Michaud	Liberal
Northumberland			George Roy McWilliam	Liberal
Restigouche—Madawaska			Joseph Gaspard Boucher	Liberal
			Charles Van Horne (by-election of 1955-09-26)	Progressive Conservative
Royal			Alfred Johnson Brooks	Progressive Conservative
St. John—Albert			Thomas Miller Bell	Progressive Conservative
Victoria—Carleton			Gage Montgomery	Progressive Conservative
Westmorland			Henry Murphy	Liberal
York—Sunbury			Milton Fowler Gregg	Liberal

Newfoundland

Electoral district	Name	width=20%	Party
width=24%	Bonavista—Twillingate			Jack Pickersgill	Liberal
Burin—Burgeo			Chesley William Carter	Liberal
Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador			Thomas Gordon William Ashbourne	Liberal
Humber—St. George's			Herman Maxwell Batten	Liberal
St. John's East			Allan Fraser	Liberal
St. John's West			James Augustine Power	Liberal
Trinity—Conception			Leonard Stick	Liberal

Northwest Territories

Electoral district	Name	width=20%	Party
width=24%	Mackenzie River			Mervyn Arthur Hardie	Liberal

Nova Scotia

Electoral district	Name	width=20%	Party
width=24%	Antigonish—Guysborough			J. Ralph Kirk	Liberal
Cape Breton North and Victoria			William Murdoch Buchanan	Liberal
Cape Breton South			Clarence Gillis	C.C.F.
Colchester—Hants			Gordon Purdy	Liberal
Cumberland			Azel Randolph Lusby	Liberal
Digby—Annapolis—Kings			George Nowlan	Progressive Conservative
Halifax			Samuel Rosborough Balcom	Liberal
			John Dickey	Liberal
Inverness—Richmond			Allan MacEachen	Liberal
Pictou			Henry Byron McCulloch	Liberal
Queens—Lunenburg			Robert Winters	Liberal
Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare			Thomas Andrew Murray Kirk	Liberal

Ontario

Electoral district	Name	width=20%	Party
width=24%	Algoma East			Lester B. Pearson	Liberal
Algoma West			George E. Nixon	Liberal
Brantford			James Elisha Brown	Liberal
Brant—Haldimand			John A. Charlton	Progressive Conservative
Broadview			George Hees	Progressive Conservative
Bruce			Andrew Ernest Robinson	Progressive Conservative
Carleton			George Drew	Progressive Conservative
Cochrane			Joseph-Anaclet Habel	Liberal
Danforth			Robert Hardy Small	Progressive Conservative
Davenport			Paul Hellyer	Liberal
Dufferin—Simcoe			William Earl Rowe	Progressive Conservative
Durham			John James	Liberal
Eglinton			Donald Fleming	Progressive Conservative
Elgin			Charles Delmer Coyle (died 19 January 1954)	Progressive Conservative
			James Alexander McBain (by-election of 22 March 1954)	Progressive Conservative
Essex East			Paul Martin Sr.	Liberal
Essex South			Murray Clark	Liberal
Essex West			Donald Ferguson Brown	Liberal
Fort William			Dan McIvor	Liberal
Glengarry—Prescott			Raymond Bruneau	Liberal
Greenwood			James MacKerras Macdonnell	Progressive Conservative
Grenville—Dundas			Arza Clair Casselman	Progressive Conservative
Grey—Bruce			Walter Harris	Liberal
Grey North			Colin Emerson Bennett	Liberal
Halton			Sybil Bennett	Progressive Conservative
Hamilton East			Thomas Hambly Ross	Liberal
Hamilton South			Russell Reinke	Liberal
Hamilton West			Ellen Fairclough	Progressive Conservative
Hastings—Frontenac			George Stanley White	Progressive Conservative
Hastings South			Frank Follwell	Liberal
High Park			Pat Cameron	Liberal
Huron			Elston Cardiff	Progressive Conservative
Kenora—Rainy River			William Moore Benidickson	Liberal-Labour
Kent			Blake Huffman	Liberal
Kingston			William Henderson	Liberal
Lambton—Kent			Hugh MacKenzie	Liberal
Lambton West			Joseph Warner Murphy	Progressive Conservative
Lanark			William Gourlay Blair	Progressive Conservative
Leeds			Hayden Stanton	Progressive Conservative
Lincoln			Harry Cavers	Liberal
London			Robert Weld Mitchell	Progressive Conservative
Middlesex East			Harry Oliver White	Progressive Conservative
Middlesex West			Robert McCubbin	Liberal
Niagara Falls			William Houck	Liberal
Nickel Belt			Léo Gauthier	Liberal
Nipissing			Jack Garland	Liberal
Norfolk			Raymond Elmer Anderson	Liberal
Northumberland			Frederick Robertson	Liberal
Ontario			Michael Starr	Progressive Conservative
Ottawa East			Jean-Thomas Richard	Liberal
Ottawa West			George McIlraith	Liberal
Oxford			Wally Nesbitt	Progressive Conservative
Parkdale			John Hunter	Liberal
Parry Sound—Muskoka			Wilfred McDonald	Liberal
Peel			Gordon Graydon (died in office)	Progressive Conservative
			John Pallett (by-election of 22 March 1954)	Progressive Conservative
Perth			Jay Monteith	Progressive Conservative
Peterborough			Gordon Fraser	Progressive Conservative
Port Arthur			Clarence Decatur Howe	Liberal
Prince Edward—Lennox			George Tustin	Progressive Conservative
Renfrew North			James Forgie	Liberal
Renfrew South			James Joseph McCann	Liberal
Rosedale			Charles Henry	Liberal
Russell			Joseph-Omer Gour	Liberal
St. Paul's			Roland Michener	Progressive Conservative
Simcoe East			William Alfred Robinson	Liberal
Simcoe North			Julian Ferguson	Progressive Conservative
Spadina			David Croll (until Senate appointment)	Liberal
			Charles Edward Rea (by-election of 24 October 1955)	Progressive Conservative
Stormont			Lionel Chevrier (until Saint Lawrence Seaway appointment)	Liberal
			Albert Lavigne (by-election of 8 November 1954)	Liberal
Sudbury			Rodger Mitchell	Liberal
Timiskaming			Ann Shipley	Liberal
Timmins			Karl Eyre	Liberal
Trinity			Lionel Conacher (died in office)	Liberal
			Donald Carrick (by-election of 8 November 1954)	Liberal
Victoria			Clayton Hodgson	Progressive Conservative
Waterloo North			Norman Schneider	Liberal
Waterloo South			Arthur White	Liberal
Welland			William Hector McMillan	Liberal
Wellington—Huron			Marvin Howe	Progressive Conservative
Wellington South			Henry Alfred Hosking	Liberal
Wentworth			Frank Lennard	Progressive Conservative
York Centre			Al Hollingworth	Liberal
York East			Robert Henry McGregor	Progressive Conservative
York—Humber			Margaret Aitken	Progressive Conservative
York North			Jack Smith	Liberal
York—Scarborough			Frank Enfield	Liberal
York South			Joseph W. Noseworthy	C.C.F.
York West			Agar Rodney Adamson	Progressive Conservative
			John Borden Hamilton (by-election of 8 November 1954)	Progressive Conservative

Prince Edward Island

Electoral district	Name	width=20%	Party
width=24%	King's			Thomas Joseph Kickham	Liberal
Prince			John Watson MacNaught	Liberal
Queen's			Angus MacLean	Progressive Conservative
			Neil Matheson	Liberal

Quebec

Electoral district	Name	width=20%	Party
width=24%	Argenteuil—Deux-Montagnes			Philippe Valois	Liberal
Beauce			Raoul Poulin	Independent
Beauharnois—Salaberry			Robert Cauchon	Liberal
Bellechasse			Louis-Philippe Picard (until resignation)	Liberal
			Ovide Laflamme (by-election of 26 September 1955)	Liberal
Berthier—Maskinongé—delanaudière			Joseph Langlois	Liberal
Bonaventure			Bona Arsenault	Liberal
Brome—Missisquoi			Joseph-Léon Deslières	Liberal
Cartier			Leon David Crestohl	Liberal
Chambly—Rouville			Roch Pinard	Liberal
Champlain			Joseph Irenée Rochefort	Liberal
Chapleau			David Gourd	Liberal
Charlevoix			Auguste Maltais	Liberal
Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie			Jean Boucher	Liberal
Chicoutimi			Paul-Edmond Gagnon	Independent
Compton—Frontenac			Joseph-Adéodat Blanchette	Liberal
Dollard			Guy Rouleau	Liberal
Dorchester			Robert Perron	Progressive Conservative
Drummond—Arthabaska			Armand Cloutier	Liberal
Gaspé			Léopold Langlois	Liberal
Gatineau			Joseph-Célestin Nadon (died 17 December 1953)	Liberal
			Rodolphe Leduc (by-election of 22 March 1954)	Liberal
Hochelaga			Raymond Eudes	Liberal
Hull			Alexis Caron	Liberal
Îles-de-la-Madeleine			Charles Cannon	Liberal
Jacques-Cartier—Lasalle			Edgar Leduc	Liberal
Joliette—l'Assomption—Montcalm			Maurice Breton	Liberal
Kamouraska			Arthur Massé	Independent Liberal
Labelle			Gustave Roy	Liberal
Lac-Saint-Jean			André Gauthier	Liberal
Lafontaine			J.-Georges Ratelle	Liberal
Lapointe			Fernand Girard	Independent
Laurier			J.-Eugène Lefrançois	Liberal
Laval			Léopold Demers	Liberal
Lévis			Maurice Bourget	Liberal
Longueuil			Auguste Vincent	Liberal
Lotbinière			Hugues Lapointe	Liberal
Maisonneuve—Rosemont			Jean-Paul Deschatelets	Liberal
Matapédia—Matane			Léandre Thibault	Liberal
Mégantic			Joseph Lafontaine	Liberal
Mercier			Marcel Monette	Liberal
Montmagny—L'Islet			Jean Lesage	Liberal
Mount Royal			Alan Macnaughton	Liberal
Nicolet—Yamaska			Maurice Boisvert	Liberal
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce			William McLean Hamilton	Progressive Conservative
Outremont—St-Jean			Romuald Bourque	Liberal
Papineau			Adrien Meunier	Independent Liberal
Pontiac—Témiscamingue			Hugh Proudfoot	Liberal
Portneuf			Pierre Gauthier	Liberal
Québec—Montmorency			Wilfrid Lacroix	Liberal
Quebec East			Louis St. Laurent	Liberal
Quebec South			Charles Gavan Power (until 28 July 1955 Senate appointment)	Liberal
			Francis (Frank) Gavan Power (by-election of 26 September 1955)	Liberal
Quebec West			J.-Wilfrid Dufresne	Progressive Conservative
Richelieu—Verchères			Lucien Cardin	Liberal
Richmond—Wolfe			Ernest-Omer Gingras	Liberal
Rimouski			Gérard Légaré	Liberal
Roberval			Georges Villeneuve	Liberal
Saguenay			Lomer Brisson	Liberal
St. Ann			Thomas Healy	Liberal
Saint-Antoine—Westmount			Douglas Abbott (until 1 July 1954 emoulment appointment)	Liberal
			George Carlyle Marler (by-election of 8 November 1954)	Liberal
Saint-Denis			Azellus Denis	Liberal
Saint-Henri			Joseph-Arsène Bonnier	Liberal
Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot			Joseph Fontaine	Liberal
Saint-Jacques			Roland Beaudry	Liberal
Saint-Jean—Iberville—Napierville			Alcide Côté (died 7 August 1955)	Liberal
			J.-Armand Ménard (by-election of 19 December 1955)	Liberal
St. Lawrence—St. George			Brooke Claxton (resigned 31 July 1954)	Liberal
			Claude Richardson (by-election of 8 November 1954)	Liberal
Sainte-Marie			Hector Dupuis	Liberal
Saint-Maurice—Laflèche			Joseph-Adolphe Richard	Liberal
Shefford			Marcel Boivin	Liberal
Sherbrooke			Maurice Gingues	Liberal
Stanstead			Louis-Édouard Roberge	Liberal
Témiscouata			Jean-François Pouliot (until 28 July 1955 Senate appointment)	Liberal
			Jean-Paul St. Laurent (by-election of 26 September 1955)	Liberal
Terrebonne			Lionel Bertrand	Liberal
Trois-Rivières			Léon Balcer	Progressive Conservative
Vaudreuil—Soulanges			Louis-René Beaudoin	Liberal
Verdun			Paul-Émile Côté (until 1 January 1954 emoulment appointment)	Liberal
			Yves Leduc (by-election of 22 March 1954)	Liberal
Villeneuve			Armand Dumas	Liberal

Saskatchewan

Electoral district	Name	width=20%	Party
width=24%	Assiniboia			Hazen Argue	C.C.F.
Humboldt—Melfort			Hugh Alexander Bryson	C.C.F.
Kindersley			Merv Johnson	C.C.F.
Mackenzie			Alexander Malcolm Nicholson	C.C.F.
Meadow Lake			John Harrison	Liberal
Melville			James Garfield Gardiner	Liberal
Moose Jaw—Lake Centre			Ross Thatcher	C.C.F.
	Independent
Moose Mountain			Edward McCullough	C.C.F.
Prince Albert			John Diefenbaker	Progressive Conservative
Qu'Appelle			Henry Mang	Liberal
Regina City			Claude Ellis	C.C.F.
Rosetown—Biggar			Major James Coldwell	C.C.F.
Rosthern			Walter Tucker	Liberal
Saskatoon			Roy Knight	C.C.F.
Swift Current—Maple Creek			Irvin Studer	Liberal
The Battlefords			Max Campbell	C.C.F.
Yorkton			George Hugh Castleden	C.C.F.

Yukon

Electoral district	Name	width=20%	Party
width=24%	Yukon			James Aubrey Simmons	Liberal

By-elections

See main article: By-elections to the 22nd Canadian Parliament.

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