33rd Canadian Parliament explained

Jurisdiction:CA
#:33rd
Type:Majority
Houseimage:Cdn1984.PNG
Senateimage:Senate of Canada - Seating Plan (33rd Parliament).svg
Status:inactive
Term-Begin:1984-11-05
Term-End:1988-10-01
Sc:Hon. John William Bosley
Scterm:  -
Sc2:Hon. John Allen Fraser
Scterm2:  -
Pm:Rt. Hon. Brian Mulroney
Pm-Begin:1984-09-17
Pm-End:1993-06-25
Lo:Rt. Hon. John Turner
Loterm:  -
Ghl:Hon. Ray Hnatyshyn
Ghlterm:  -
Ghl2:Hon. Don Mazankowski
Ghlterm2:  -
Ohl:Hon. Herb Gray
Ohlterm:  -
Ss:Hon. Guy Charbonneau
Ssterm:  -
Gsl:Hon. Dufferin Roblin
Gslterm:  -
Gsl2:Hon. Lowell Murray
Gslterm2:  -
Osl:Hon. Allan MacEachen
Oslterm:  -
Party:Progressive Conservative Party
Party2:Liberal Party
Party3:New Democratic Party
Monarchterm:6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022
Ministry:24th Canadian Ministry
Members:282
Senators:104
Lastparl:32nd
Nextparl:34th

The 33rd Canadian Parliament was in session from November 5, 1984, until October 1, 1988. The membership was set by the 1984 federal election on September 4, 1984, and it only changed slightly due to resignations and by-elections prior to being dissolved before the 1988 election.

It was controlled by a Progressive Conservative majority under Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and the 24th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Liberal Party, led by former prime minister John Turner.

The Speaker was first John William Bosley and then John Allen Fraser. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1976-1987 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.

There were two sessions of the 33rd Parliament:

SessionStartEnd
1stNovember 5, 1984August 28, 1986
2ndSeptember 30, 1986October 1, 1988

Party standings

The party standings as of the election and as of dissolution were as follows:

AffiliationHouse membersSenate members
1984 election
results
At dissolutionOn election
day 1984[1]
At dissolutionProgressive Conservative211203233640387459New Democratic Party303200
Independent14350010
Total seats2822771011000534
Total seats282104

Members of the House of Commons

Members of the House of Commons in the 33rd parliament arranged by province.

Newfoundland

NamePartyElectoral district
Morrissey JohnsonProgressive ConservativeBonavista—Trinity—Conception
Joseph PriceProgressive ConservativeBurin—St. George's
George BakerLiberalGander—Twillingate
Bill RompkeyLiberalGrand Falls—White Bay—Labrador
Brian TobinLiberalHumber—Port au Port—St. Barbe
James McGrathProgressive ConservativeSt. John's East
Jack HarrisNew Democrat
John CrosbieProgressive ConservativeSt. John's West

Prince Edward Island

NamePartyElectoral district
Pat BinnsProgressive ConservativeCardigan
George HendersonLiberalEgmont
Thomas McMillanProgressive ConservativeHillsborough
Melbourne GassProgressive ConservativeMalpeque

Nova Scotia

NamePartyElectoral district
Pat NowlanProgressive ConservativeAnnapolis Valley—Hants
Lawrence O'NeilProgressive ConservativeCape Breton Highlands—Canso
David DingwallLiberalCape Breton—East Richmond
Russell MacLellanLiberalCape Breton—The Sydneys
Elmer MacKayProgressive ConservativeCentral Nova
Robert CoatesProgressive ConservativeCumberland—Colchester
Michael ForrestallProgressive ConservativeDartmouth—Halifax East
Stewart MacInnesProgressive ConservativeHalifax
Howard CrosbyProgressive ConservativeHalifax West
Lloyd CrouseProgressive Conservative
Gerald ComeauProgressive Conservative

New Brunswick

NamePartyElectoral district
Fred McCainProgressive ConservativeCarleton—Charlotte
Robert CorbettProgressive ConservativeFundy—Royal
Roger ClinchProgressive ConservativeGloucester
Bernard ValcourtProgressive ConservativeMadawaska—Victoria
Dennis CochraneProgressive ConservativeMoncton
Bud JardineProgressive ConservativeNorthumberland—Miramichi
Al GirardProgressive ConservativeRestigouche
Gerald MerrithewProgressive ConservativeSaint John
Fernand RobichaudLiberalWestmorland—Kent
J. Robert HowieProgressive ConservativeYork—Sunbury

Quebec

NamePartyElectoral district
Guy St-JulienProgressive ConservativeAbitibi
Lise BourgaultProgressive ConservativeArgenteuil—Papineau
Gilles BernierProgressive ConservativeBeauce
Jean-Guy HudonProgressive ConservativeBeauharnois—Salaberry
Pierre BlaisProgressive ConservativeBellechasse
Robert de CotretProgressive ConservativeBerthier—Maskinongé—Lanaudière
Monique LandryProgressive ConservativeBlainville—Deux-Montagnes
Darryl GrayProgressive ConservativeBonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Carlo RossiLiberalBourassa
Gabrielle BertrandProgressive ConservativeBrome—Missisquoi
Richard GriséProgressive ConservativeChambly
Michel ChampagneProgressive ConservativeChamplain
Monique TardifProgressive ConservativeCharlesbourg
Charles-André HamelinProgressive ConservativeCharlevoix
Ricardo LopezProgressive ConservativeChâteauguay
André HarveyProgressive ConservativeChicoutimi
Gerry WeinerProgressive ConservativeDollard
Jean-Guy GuilbaultProgressive ConservativeDrummond
Vincent Della NoceProgressive ConservativeDuvernay
Marcel MasseProgressive ConservativeFrontenac
Michel GravelProgressive ConservativeGamelin
Charles-Eugène MarinProgressive ConservativeGaspé
Claudy MaillyProgressive ConservativeGatineau
Édouard DesrosiersProgressive ConservativeHochelaga—Maisonneuve
Joseph IsabelleLiberalHull—Aylmer
Roch La SalleProgressive ConservativeJoliette
Jean-Pierre BlackburnProgressive ConservativeJonquière
André PlourdeProgressive ConservativeKamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup
Fernand LadouceurProgressive ConservativeLabelle
Clément M. CôtéProgressive ConservativeLac-Saint-Jean
Lucien BouchardProgressive Conservative
Robert LaytonProgressive ConservativeLachine
Michel CôtéProgressive ConservativeLangelier
Fernand JourdenaisProgressive ConservativeLa Prairie
Claude LanthierProgressive ConservativeLasalle
David BergerLiberalLaurier
Guy RicardProgressive ConservativeLaval
Raymond GarneauLiberalLaval-des-Rapides
Gabriel FontaineProgressive ConservativeLévis
Nic LeblancProgressive ConservativeLongueuil
Maurice TremblayProgressive ConservativeLotbinière
Suzanne DuplessisProgressive ConservativeLouis-Hébert
Brian MulroneyProgressive ConservativeManicouagan
Jean-Luc JoncasProgressive ConservativeMatapédia—Matane
François GérinProgressive ConservativeMégantic—Compton—Stanstead
Anne BlouinProgressive ConservativeMontmorency—Orléans
Sheila FinestoneLiberalMount Royal
Carole JacquesProgressive ConservativeMontreal—Mercier
Jean-Claude MalépartLiberal PartyMontreal—Sainte-Marie
Warren AllmandLiberalNotre-Dame-de-Grâce
Outremont
André OuelletLiberalPapineau
Barry MooreProgressive ConservativePontiac—Gatineau—Labelle
Marc FerlandProgressive ConservativePortneuf
Marcel TremblayProgressive ConservativeQuébec-Est
Louis PlamondonProgressive ConservativeRichelieu
Alain TardifLiberal PartyRichmond
Monique VézinaProgressive ConservativeRimouski—Témiscouata
Benoît BouchardProgressive ConservativeRoberval
Suzanne Blais-GrenierProgressive ConservativeRosemont
Independent
Marcel Prud'hommeLiberalSaint-Denis
Don JohnstonLiberalSaint-Henri—Westmount
Independent Liberal
Andrée ChampagneProgressive ConservativeSaint-Hyacinthe
Jacques GuilbaultLiberalSaint-Jacques
André BissonnetteProgressive ConservativeSaint-Jean
Alfonso GaglianoLiberalSaint-Léonard—Anjou
Jean ChrétienLiberalSaint-Maurice—Champlain
Gilles GrondinLiberal
Marie Thérèse KillensLiberalSaint-Michel—Ahuntsic
Jean LapierreLiberalShefford
Jean CharestProgressive ConservativeSherbrooke
Gabriel DesjardinsProgressive ConservativeTémiscamingue
Robert ToupinProgressive ConservativeTerrebonne
Independent
New Democrat
Independent
Pierre H. VincentProgressive ConservativeTrois-Rivières
Pierre CadieuxProgressive ConservativeVaudreuil
Marcel DanisProgressive ConservativeVerchères
Gilbert ChartrandProgressive ConservativeVerdun—Saint-Paul

* Clément M. Côté resigned and was replaced by Lucien Bouchard in a June 20, 1988, by-election.

** Don Johnston resigned from the Liberal caucus to sit as an Independent Liberal on January 18, 1988.

*** Suzanne Blais-Grenier expelled from the Progressive Conservative for refusing to withdraw allegations of kickbacks involving the Quebec wing of the party and sat as an Independent on September 21, 1988.

**** Jean Chrétien resigned from parliament due to poor relations with the party leader. He was replaced by Gilles Grondin in a September 29, 1987, by-election.

***** Robert Toupin left the Progressive Conservative sat as an Independent on May 14, 1986 and join the New Democratic Party on December 16, 1986. And left the NDP to sit again as an Independent on October 26, 1987.

Ontario

NamePartyElectoral district
Maurice FosterLiberalAlgoma
Neil YoungNew DemocratBeaches
John McDermidProgressive ConservativeBrampton—Georgetown
Derek BlackburnNew DemocratBrant
Lynn McDonaldNew DemocratBroadview—Greenwood
Gary GurbinProgressive ConservativeBruce—Grey
Bill KemplingProgressive ConservativeBurlington
Chris SpeyerProgressive ConservativeCambridge
Keith PennerLiberalCochrane
Charles CacciaLiberalDavenport
Bill AttewellProgressive ConservativeDon Valley East
John BosleyProgressive ConservativeDon Valley West
Allan LawrenceProgressive ConservativeDurham—Northumberland
Roland de CorneilleLiberalEglinton—Lawrence
John WiseProgressive ConservativeElgin
Girve FretzProgressive ConservativeErie
James CaldwellProgressive ConservativeEssex—Kent
Steven W. LangdonNew DemocratEssex—Windsor
Michael WilsonProgressive ConservativeEtobicoke Centre
Robert PennockProgressive ConservativeEtobicoke North
Patrick BoyerProgressive ConservativeEtobicoke—Lakeshore
Don BoudriaLiberalGlengarry—Prescott—Russell
Gus MitgesProgressive ConservativeGrey—Simcoe
William WinegardProgressive ConservativeGuelph
Bud BradleyProgressive ConservativeHaldimand—Norfolk
Otto JelinekProgressive ConservativeHalton
Sheila CoppsLiberalHamilton East
Ian DeansNew DemocratHamilton Mountain
Marion DewarNew Democrat
Geoffrey ScottProgressive ConservativeHamilton—Wentworth
Peter PetersonProgressive ConservativeHamilton West
William VankoughnetProgressive ConservativeHastings—Frontenac
Murray CardiffProgressive ConservativeHuron—Bruce
John ParryNew DemocratKenora—Rainy River
Elliott HardeyProgressive ConservativeKent
Flora MacDonaldProgressive ConservativeKingston and the Islands
John ReimerProgressive ConservativeKitchener
Sidney FraleighProgressive ConservativeLambton—Middlesex
Paul DickProgressive ConservativeLanark—Renfrew—Carleton
Jennifer CossittProgressive ConservativeLeeds—Grenville
Shirley MartinProgressive ConservativeLincoln
Jim JepsonProgressive ConservativeLondon East
Thomas HockinProgressive ConservativeLondon West
Terry CliffordProgressive ConservativeLondon—Middlesex
Robert HornerProgressive ConservativeMississauga North
Donald BlenkarnProgressive ConservativeMississauga South
William TupperProgressive ConservativeNepean—Carleton
Rob NicholsonProgressive ConservativeNiagara Falls
John RodriguezNew DemocratNickel Belt
Moe ManthaProgressive ConservativeNipissing
George HeesProgressive ConservativeNorthumberland
Thomas FennellProgressive ConservativeOntario
Ed BroadbentNew DemocratOshawa
Barry TurnerProgressive ConservativeOttawa—Carleton
Michael CassidyNew DemocratOttawa Centre
David DaubneyProgressive ConservativeOttawa West
Jean-Robert GauthierLiberalOttawa—Vanier
Bruce HallidayProgressive ConservativeOxford
Andrew WiterProgressive ConservativeParkdale—High Park
Stan DarlingProgressive ConservativeParry Sound—Muskoka
Harry BrightwellProgressive ConservativePerth
Bill DommProgressive ConservativePeterborough
Jack EllisProgressive ConservativePrince Edward—Hastings
Len HopkinsLiberalRenfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke
David CrombieProgressive ConservativeRosedale
Kenneth JamesProgressive ConservativeSarnia
James KelleherProgressive ConservativeSault Ste. Marie
Pauline BrowesProgressive ConservativeScarborough Centre
Robert HicksProgressive ConservativeScarborough East
Reginald StackhouseProgressive ConservativeScarborough West
Doug LewisProgressive ConservativeSimcoe North
Ronald StewartProgressive ConservativeSimcoe South
Dan HeapNew DemocratSpadina
Joseph ReidProgressive ConservativeSt. Catharines
Barbara McDougallProgressive ConservativeSt. Paul's
Norman WarnerProgressive ConservativeStormont—Dundas
Douglas FrithLiberalSudbury
Iain AngusNew DemocratThunder Bay—Atikokan
Ernie EppNew DemocratThunder Bay—Nipigon
John MacDougallProgressive ConservativeTimiskaming
Aurèle GervaisProgressive ConservativeTimmins—Chapleau
Aideen NicholsonLiberalTrinity
William ScottProgressive ConservativeVictoria—Haliburton
Walter McLeanProgressive ConservativeWaterloo
Allan PietzProgressive ConservativeWelland
Perrin BeattyProgressive ConservativeWellington—Dufferin—Simcoe
John OostromProgressive ConservativeWillowdale
Herb GrayLiberalWindsor West
Howard McCurdyNew DemocratWindsor—Walkerville
Bob KaplanLiberalYork Centre
Alan RedwayProgressive ConservativeYork East
Tony RomanIndependentYork North
Paul McCrossanProgressive ConservativeYork—Scarborough
John NunziataLiberalYork South—Weston
Sinclair StevensProgressive ConservativeYork—Peel
Sergio MarchiLiberalYork West

* Ian Deans left parliament to be appointed to a position in the federal government and was replaced by Marion Dewar in a 1987 by-election.

Manitoba

NamePartyElectoral district
Lee ClarkProgressive ConservativeBrandon—Souris
Rodney MurphyNew DemocratChurchill
Brian WhiteProgressive ConservativeDauphin
Jack MurtaProgressive ConservativeLisgar
Charles MayerProgressive ConservativePortage—Marquette
Jake EppProgressive ConservativeProvencher
Léo DuguayProgressive ConservativeSaint Boniface
Felix HoltmannProgressive ConservativeSelkirk—Interlake
David OrlikowNew DemocratWinnipeg North
Cyril KeeperNew DemocratWinnipeg North Centre
Dan McKenzieProgressive ConservativeWinnipeg—Assiniboine
Bill BlaikieNew DemocratWinnipeg—Birds Hill
Lloyd AxworthyLiberalWinnipeg—Fort Garry
Clement MinakerProgressive ConservativeWinnipeg—St. James

Saskatchewan

NamePartyElectoral district
Leonard GustafsonProgressive ConservativeAssiniboia
Vic AlthouseNew DemocratHumboldt—Lake Centre
Bill McKnightProgressive ConservativeKindersley—Lloydminster
Jack ScowenProgressive ConservativeMackenzie
Bill GottseligProgressive ConservativeMoose Jaw
Stan HovdeboNew DemocratPrince Albert
Alvin HamiltonProgressive ConservativeQu'Appelle—Moose Mountain
Simon De JongNew DemocratRegina East
Leslie BenjaminNew DemocratRegina West
Donald RavisProgressive ConservativeSaskatoon East
Ray HnatyshynProgressive ConservativeSaskatoon West
Geoff WilsonProgressive ConservativeSwift Current—Maple Creek
John GormleyProgressive ConservativeThe Battlefords—Meadow Lake
Lorne NystromNew DemocratYorkton—Melville

Alberta

NamePartyElectoral district
Jack ShieldsProgressive ConservativeAthabasca
Gordon TaylorProgressive ConservativeBow River
Harvie AndreProgressive ConservativeCalgary Centre
Alex KindyProgressive ConservativeCalgary East
Paul GagnonProgressive ConservativeCalgary North
Bobbie SparrowProgressive ConservativeCalgary South
Jim HawkesProgressive ConservativeCalgary West
Arnold MaloneProgressive ConservativeCrowfoot
William LesickProgressive ConservativeEdmonton East
Steve PaproskiProgressive ConservativeEdmonton North
Jim EdwardsProgressive ConservativeEdmonton South
Murray DorinProgressive ConservativeEdmonton West
David KilgourProgressive ConservativeEdmonton—Strathcona
Blaine ThackerProgressive ConservativeLethbridge—Foothills
Robert Harold PorterProgressive ConservativeMedicine Hat
Albert CooperProgressive ConservativePeace River
Peter ElzingaProgressive ConservativePembina
Walter van de WalleProgressive Conservative
Gordon TowersProgressive ConservativeRed Deer
Don MazankowskiProgressive ConservativeVegreville
Kenneth SchellenbergerProgressive ConservativeWetaskiwin
Joe ClarkProgressive ConservativeYellowhead

British Columbia

NamePartyElectoral district
Svend RobinsonNew DemocratBurnaby
Mary CollinsProgressive ConservativeCapilano
Lorne GreenawayProgressive ConservativeCariboo—Chilcotin
Raymond SkellyNew DemocratComox—Powell River
James ManlyNew DemocratCowichan—Malahat—The Islands
Patrick CroftonProgressive ConservativeEsquimalt—Saanich
Ross BelsherProgressive ConservativeFraser Valley East
Robert WenmanProgressive ConservativeFraser Valley West
Nelson RiisNew DemocratKamloops—Shuswap
Stan GrahamProgressive ConservativeKootenay East—Revelstoke
Robert BriscoProgressive ConservativeKootenay West
Gerry St. GermainProgressive ConservativeMission—Port Moody
Ted SchellenbergProgressive ConservativeNanaimo—Alberni
Pauline JewettNew DemocratNew Westminster—Coquitlam
Chuck CookProgressive ConservativeNorth Vancouver—Burnaby
Vincent DantzerProgressive ConservativeOkanagan North
Frederick KingProgressive ConservativeOkanagan—Similkameen
Robert McCuishProgressive ConservativePrince George—Bulkley Valley
Frank Oberle, Sr.Progressive ConservativePrince George—Peace River
Tom SiddonProgressive ConservativeRichmond—South Delta
James FultonNew DemocratSkeena
Benno FriesenProgressive ConservativeSurrey—White Rock—North Delta
Pat CarneyProgressive ConservativeVancouver Centre
Margaret MitchellNew DemocratVancouver East
Ian WaddellNew DemocratVancouver Kingsway
John TurnerLiberalVancouver Quadra
John FraserProgressive ConservativeVancouver South
Allan McKinnonProgressive ConservativeVictoria

Northern Territories

NamePartyElectoral district
Thomas SulukProgressive ConservativeNunatsiaq
Dave NickersonProgressive ConservativeWestern Arctic
Erik NielsenProgressive ConservativeYukon
Audrey McLaughlinNew Democrat

* Erik Nielsen left parliament to become head of the National Transportation Agency and was replaced by Audrey McLaughlin in a 1987 by-election.

By-elections

See main article: By-elections to the 33rd Canadian Parliament.

References

Notes and References

  1. Members of the Canadian Senate are appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister and remain as senators until the age of 75, even if the House of Commons has been dissolved or an election has been called.