8th Canadian Parliament explained

Jurisdiction:CA
#:8th
Type:Majority
Houseimage:Chambre des Communes 1896.png
Status:inactive
Term-Begin:August 19, 1896
Term-End:July 18, 1900
Sc:James David Edgar
Scterm:August 19, 1896 – July 31, 1899
Sc2:Thomas Bain
Scterm2:August 1, 1899 – February 5, 1901
Pm:Rt. Hon. Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Pm-Begin:1896-07-11
Pm-End:1911-10-06
Lo:Charles Tupper
Loterm:11 July 1896 – 5 February 1901
Ss:Charles Alphonse Pantaléon Pelletier
Ssterm:July 13, 1896 – January 28, 1901
Gsl:Oliver Mowat
Gslterm:August 19, 1896 – November 17, 1897
Gsl2:David Mills
Gslterm2:November 17, 1897 – February 7, 1902
Osl:Mackenzie Bowell
Oslterm:April 27, 1896 – March 1, 1906
Party:Liberal Party
Party2:Conservative Party
& Liberal-Conservative
Unrecparty1:Patrons of Industry
Sessionbegin:August 19, 1896
Sessionend:October 5, 1896
Sessionbegin2:March 25, 1897
Sessionend2:June 29, 1897
Sessionbegin3:February 3, 1898
Sessionend3:June 13, 1898
Sessionbegin4:March 16, 1899
Sessionend4:August 11, 1899
Sessionbegin5:February 1, 1900
Sessionend5:July 18, 1900
Monarchterm:1 July 1867 – 22 Jan. 1901
Viceroy:The Earl of Aberdeen
Viceroyterm:18 Sep. 1893 – 12 Nov. 1898
Viceroy2:The Earl of Minto
Viceroyterm2:12 Nov. 1898 – 10 Dec. 1904
Ministry:8th Canadian Ministry
Ministrybegin:11 July 1896
Ministryend:5 October 1911
Lastparl:7th
Nextparl:9th

The 8th Canadian Parliament was in session from August 19, 1896, until October 9, 1900. The membership was set by the 1896 federal election on June 23, 1896. It was dissolved prior to the 1900 election.

It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the 8th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Conservative/Liberal-Conservative, led by Charles Tupper.

The Speaker was first James David Edgar, and later Thomas Bain. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1892-1903 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.

There were five sessions of the 8th Parliament:

SessionStartEnd
1stAugust 19, 1896October 5, 1896
2ndMarch 25, 1897June 29, 1897
3rdFebruary 3, 1898June 13, 1898
4thMarch 16, 1899August 11, 1899
5thFebruary 1, 1900July 18, 1900

List of members

Following is a full list of members of the eighth Parliament listed first by province, then by electoral district.Party leaders are italicized.Cabinet ministers are in boldface.The Prime Minister is both.The Speaker is indicated by "".

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

Electoral districtNamewidth=20%PartyFirst elected/previously elected
width=20% BurrardGeorge Ritchie MaxwellLiberal1896
New WestminsterAulay MacAulay MorrisonLiberal1896
VancouverWilliam Wallace Burns McInnesLiberal1896
VictoriaEdward Gawler PriorConservative1872, 1888
Thomas EarleConservative1889
Yale—CaribooHewitt BostockLiberal1896
Electoral districtNamewidth=20%PartyFirst elected/previously elected
width=20% rowspan=2BrandonDalton McCarthy (left seat to keep Simcoe North, Ontario, riding)Independent1876
Clifford Sifton (by-election of 1896-11-27)Liberal1896
LisgarRobert Lorne RichardsonLiberal1896
MacdonaldNathaniel BoydConservative1892
John Gunion Rutherford (by-election of 1897-04-27)Liberal1897
MarquetteWilliam James RocheConservative1896
ProvencherAlphonse Alfred Clément LarivièreConservative1889
SelkirkJohn Alexander MacDonellLiberal1896
WinnipegHugh John Macdonald (until election voided 29 March 1897)Conservative1891
Richard Willis Jameson (by-election of 1897-04-27)Liberal1897
Arthur Puttee (by-election of 1900-01-25)Labour1900
Electoral districtNamewidth=20%PartyFirst elected/previously elected
width=20% AlbertWilliam James LewisIndependent1896
CarletonFrederick Harding HaleLiberal-Conservative1887, 1896
CharlotteGilbert White GanongLiberal-Conservative1896
City and County of St. JohnJoseph John TuckerLiberal1896
City of St. JohnJohn Valentine EllisLiberal1887, 1896
GloucesterThéotime BlanchardConservative1894
KentGeorge Valentine McInerneyConservative1892
King'sJames DomvilleLiberal1872, 1896
NorthumberlandJames RobinsonConservative1896
RestigoucheJohn McAlisterLiberal-Conservative1891
Sunbury—Queen'sGeorge Gerald King (until 18 December 1896 Senate appointment)Liberal1878, 1891
Andrew George Blair (by-election of 1896-08-25)Liberal1896
VictoriaJohn CostiganLiberal-Conservative1867
WestmorlandHenry Absalom PowellLiberal-Conservative1895
YorkGeorge Eulas FosterConservative1882
Electoral districtNamewidth=20%PartyFirst elected/previously elected
width=20% Alberta (Provisional District)Frank OliverLiberal1896
Assiniboia EastJames Moffat DouglasLiberal1896
Assiniboia WestNicholas Flood DavinLiberal-Conservative1887
Saskatchewan (Provisional District)Wilfrid Laurier (until 11 July 1896 appointment as Prime Minister)Liberal1874
Thomas Osborne Davis (by-election of 1896-12-19)Liberal1896
Electoral districtNamewidth=20%PartyFirst elected/previously elected
width=20% AnnapolisJohn Burpee MillsConservative1887
AntigonishColin Francis McIsaacLiberal1895
Cape BretonHector Francis McDougallLiberal-Conservative1884
Charles TupperConservative1867, 1896
ColchesterWilbert David Dimock (until election voided)Conservative1896
Firman McClure (by-election of 1897-04-20)Liberal1897
CumberlandHance James LoganLiberal1896
DigbyAlbert James Smith CoppLiberal1896
GuysboroughDuncan Cameron FraserLiberal1891
HalifaxRobert Laird BordenConservative1896
Benjamin RussellLiberal1896
HantsAllen HaleyLiberal1896
InvernessAngus MacLennanLiberal1896
KingsFrederick William Borden (until 11 July 1896 ministerial appointment)Liberal1874, 1887
Frederick William Borden (by-election of 1896-07-30)Liberal
LunenburgCharles Edwin KaulbachConservative1882, 1883, 1891
PictouAdam Carr BellConservative1896
Charles Hibbert TupperConservative1882
RichmondJoseph Alexander GilliesConservative1891
Shelburne and Queen'sFrancis Gordon Forbes (until 18 July 1896 customs appointment)Liberal1891
William Stevens Fielding (by-election of 1896-08-05)Liberal1896
VictoriaJohn Lemuel BethuneConservative1896
YarmouthThomas Barnard FlintLiberal1891
Electoral districtNamewidth=20%PartyFirst elected/previously elected
width=20% AddingtonJohn William BellConservative1882, 1896
AlgomaAlbert DymentLiberal1896
BothwellJames ClancyConservative1896
Brant SouthRobert HenryConservative1896
Charles Bernhard Heyd (by-election of 1897-02-04)Liberal1897
BrockvilleJohn Fisher WoodLiberal-Conservative1882
William Henry Comstock (by-election of 1899-04-20)Liberal1899
Bruce EastHenry CargillConservative1892
Bruce NorthAlexander McNeillLiberal-Conservative1882
Bruce WestJohn TolmieLiberal1896
CardwellWilliam StubbsIndependent Conservative1895
CarletonWilliam Thomas HodginsConservative1891
Cornwall and StormontDarby BerginLiberal-Conservative1872, 1878
John Goodall Snetsinger (by-election of 1896-12-19)Liberal1896
DundasAndrew BroderConservative1896
Durham EastThomas Dixon CraigIndependent Conservative1891
Durham WestRobert BeithLiberal1891
Elgin EastAndrew B. IngramLiberal-Conservative1891
Elgin WestGeorge Elliott CaseyLiberal1878
Essex NorthWilliam McGregorLiberal1891
Essex SouthMahlon K. CowanLiberal1896
FrontenacDavid Dickson RogersPatrons of Industry1896
GlengarryRoderick R. McLennanConservative1891
Grenville SouthJohn Dowsley ReidConservative1891
Grey EastThomas Simpson SprouleConservative1878
Grey NorthJohn ClarkLiberal1896
William Paterson (by-election of 1896-08-25)Liberal1896
Grey SouthGeorge LanderkinLiberal1872, 1882
Haldimand and MonckWalter Humphries MontagueConservative1887, 1890
HaltonDavid HendersonConservative1887, 1888
HamiltonAndrew Trew WoodLiberal1874, 1896
Thomas Henry MacphersonLiberal1896
Hastings EastJeremiah M. HurleyLiberal1896
Hastings NorthAlexander Augustus Williamson CarscallenConservative1892
Hastings WestHenry CorbyConservative1888
Huron EastPeter MacdonaldLiberal1887
Huron SouthJohn McMillanLiberal1882, 1887
Huron WestMalcolm Colin Cameron (until 30 May 1898 appointment as North West Territories Lieutenant-Governor)Liberal1882, 1896
Robert Holmes (by-election of 1899-02-21)Liberal1899
KentArchibald CampbellLiberal1887
KingstonByron Moffatt BrittonLiberal1896
Lambton EastJohn FraserLiberal1896
Lambton WestJames Frederick Lister (until 21 June 1898 judicial appointment)Liberal1882
Thomas George Johnston (by-election of 1898-12-14)Liberal1898
Lanark NorthBennett RosamondConservative1891
Lanark SouthJohn Graham HaggartConservative1872
Leeds North and Grenville NorthFrancis Theodore FrostLiberal1896
Leeds SouthGeorge TaylorConservative1882
LennoxUriah WilsonConservative1892
Lincoln and NiagaraWilliam GibsonLiberal1891
LondonThomas BeattieConservative1896
Middlesex EastJames GilmourConservative1896
Middlesex NorthValentine RatzLiberal1896
Middlesex SouthMalcolm McGuganLiberal1896
Middlesex WestWilliam Samuel CalvertLiberal1896
Muskoka and Parry SoundGeorge McCormickLiberal-Conservative1896
NipissingJames Bell KlockConservative1896
Norfolk NorthJohn CharltonLiberal1872
Norfolk SouthDavid TisdaleConservative1887
Northumberland EastEdward CochraneConservative1887
Northumberland WestGeorge GuilletConservative1891
Ontario NorthJohn Alexander McGillivrayLiberal-Conservative1895
Duncan Graham (by-election of 1897-02-04)Independent Liberal1897
Ontario SouthLeonard BurnettLiberal1896
Ontario WestJames David Edgar (died 31 July 1899) Liberal1884
Isaac James Gould (by-election of 1900-01-18)Liberal1900
Ottawa (City of)Napoléon Antoine BelcourtLiberal1896
William H. HutchisonLiberal1896
Oxford NorthJames SutherlandLiberal1880
Oxford SouthRichard John Cartwright (until ministerial appointment)Liberal1867
Richard John Cartwright (by-election of 1896-07-30)Liberal
PeelJoseph FeatherstonLiberal1891
Perth NorthAlexander Ferguson MaclarenConservative1896
Perth SouthDilman Kinsey ErbLiberal1896
Peterborough EastJohn LangIndependent Liberal1896
Peterborough WestJames KendryConservative1887
PrescottIsidore ProulxLiberal1891
Prince EdwardWilliam Varney PettetPatrons of Industry1896
Renfrew NorthThomas MackieLiberal1896
Renfrew SouthJohn FergusonIndependent Conservative1887
RussellWilliam Cameron EdwardsLiberal1887
Simcoe EastWilliam Humphrey BennettConservative1892
William Humphrey Bennett (by-election of 1897-02-04)Conservative
Simcoe NorthDalton McCarthy (died 11 May 1898)Independent1887
Leighton Goldie McCarthy (by-election of 1898-12-14)Independent1898
Simcoe SouthRichard TyrwhittConservative1882
Toronto CentreWilliam LountLiberal1896
George Hope Bertram (by-election of 1897-11-30)Liberal1897
Toronto EastJohn Ross RobertsonIndependent Conservative1896
Victoria NorthSam HughesLiberal-Conservative1892
Victoria SouthGeorge McHughLiberal1896
Waterloo NorthJoseph Emm SeagramConservative1896
Waterloo SouthJames LivingstonLiberal1882
WellandWilliam McClearyConservative1896
Wellington CentreAndrew SempleLiberal1887
Wellington NorthJames McMullenLiberal1882
Wellington SouthChristian KloepferConservative1896
Wentworth North and BrantJames SomervilleLiberal1882
Wentworth SouthLiberal1872
West TorontoEdmund Boyd OslerConservative1896
Edward Frederick ClarkeConservative1896
York EastWilliam Findlay MacleanConservative1892
York NorthWilliam Mulock (until Postmaster General appointment)Liberal1882
William Mulock (by-election of 1896-07-30)Liberal
York WestNathaniel Clarke WallaceConservative1878
Electoral districtNamewidth=20%PartyFirst elected/previously elected
width=20% rowspan=2East PrinceJohn Yeo (until 19 November 1898 Senate appointment)Liberal1891
John Howatt Bell (by-election of 1898-12-14)Liberal1898
East Queen'sAlexander MartinConservative1896
King'sAugustine Colin MacdonaldConservative1873, 1878, 1883, 1891
West PrinceEdward Hackett (until election voided 24 March 1897)Liberal-Conservative1878, 1896
Stanislaus Francis Perry (by-election of 1897-04-27, died 24 February 1898)Liberal1897
Bernard Donald McLellan (by-election of 1898-04-13)Liberal1896
West Queen'sLouis Henry Davies (until 11 July 1896 ministerial appointment)Liberal1882
Louis Henry Davies (by-election of 1896-07-30)Liberal
Electoral districtNamewidth=20%PartyFirst elected/previously elected
width=20% ArgenteuilThomas ChristieLiberal1875, 1891
BagotFlavien Dupont (died in office)Conservative1882
Joseph Edmond Marcile (by-election of 1898-12-14)Liberal1898
BeauceJoseph GodboutLiberal1887
BeauharnoisJoseph Gédéon Horace BergeronConservative1882
BellechasseOnésiphore Ernest TalbotLiberal1896
BerthierCléophas Beausoleil (until 1 December 1899 postmaster appointment)Liberal1882
Joseph Éloi Archambault (by-election of 1900-01-18)Liberal1900
BonaventureWilliam LeBoutillier Fauvel (died 8 February 1897)Liberal1891
Jean-François Guité (by-election of 1897-03-17)Liberal1897
BromeSydney Arthur Fisher (until 11 July 1896 ministerial appointment)Liberal1896
Sydney Arthur Fisher (by-election of 1896-07-30)Liberal
Chambly—VerchèresChristophe Alphonse Geoffrion (died 18 July 1899)Liberal1895
Victor Geoffrion (by-election of 1900-01-18)Liberal1900
ChamplainFrançois Arthur Marcotte (until election voided 12 January 1897)Conservative1896
François Arthur Marcotte (by-election of 1897-04-07)Conservative
CharlevoixLouis Charles Alphonse AngersLiberal1896
ChâteauguayJames Pollock BrownLiberal1891
Chicoutimi—SaguenayPaul Vilmond SavardLiberal1891
ComptonRufus Henry PopeConservative1889
DorchesterJean-Baptiste MorinConservative1896
Drummond—ArthabaskaJoseph Lavergne (until 4 August 1897 judicial appointment)Liberal1882
Louis Lavergne (by-election of 1897-11-13)Liberal1897
GaspéRodolphe LemieuxLiberal1896
HochelagaJoseph Alexandre Camille MadoreLiberal1896
HuntingdonJulius ScriverLiberal1869
Jacques CartierFrederick Debartzch MonkConservative1896
JolietteCharles BazinetLiberal1896
KamouraskaHenry George CarrollLiberal1891
LabelleJoseph Henri Napoléon Bourassa (resigned 26 October 1899)Liberal1896
Joseph Henri Napoléon Bourassa (by-election of 1900-01-18)Independent
Laprairie—NapiervilleDominique MonetLiberal1891
L'AssomptionJoseph GauthierLiberal1892
LavalThomas FortinLiberal1896
LévisPierre Malcom Guay (died 19 February 1899)Liberal1885
Louis Julien Demers (by-election of 1899-03-22)Liberal1899
L'IsletAlphonse Arthur Miville DéchêneLiberal1896
LotbinièreCôme Isaïe Rinfret (until 25 August 1899 revenue inspector appointment)Liberal1878
Edmond Fortier (by-election of 1900-01-25)Liberal1900
MaisonneuveJoseph Raymond Fournier PréfontaineLiberal1886
MaskinongéJoseph Hormidas LegrisLiberal1891
MéganticGeorges TurcotLiberal1887, 1896
MissisquoiDaniel Bishop MeigsLiberal1888, 1896
MontcalmJoseph Louis Euclide DugasConservative1891
MontmagnyPhilippe-Auguste Choquette (until 7 July 1898 judicial appointment)Liberal1887
Pierre-Raymond-Léonard Martineau (by-election of 1898-12-14)Liberal1898
MontmorencyThomas Chase CasgrainConservative1896
NicoletFabien Boisvert (died 12 November 1897)Conservative1888, 1896
Joseph Hector Leduc (by-election of 1897-12-21)Liberal1897
PontiacWilliam Joseph PouporeConservative1896
PortneufHenri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière (until 11 July 1896 revenue appointment)Liberal1867, 1896
Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière (by-election of 1896-07-30)Liberal
Quebec-CentreFrançois Charles Stanislas Langelier (until 14 January 1898 judicial appointment)Liberal1882
Arthur Cyrille Albert Malouin (by-election of 1898-01-24)Liberal1898
Quebec CountyCharles Fitzpatrick (until 11 July 1896 Solicitor General appointment)Liberal1896
Charles Fitzpatrick (by-election of 1896-07-30)Liberal
Quebec EastWilfrid Laurier (until 11 July 1896 appointment as Prime Minister)Liberal1874
Wilfrid Laurier (by-election of 1896-07-30)Liberal
Quebec WestRichard Reid DobellLiberal1896
RichelieuArthur Aimé BruneauLiberal1892
Richmond—WolfeMichael Thomas StensonLiberal1896
RimouskiJean-Baptiste Romuald Fiset (until 20 October 1897 Senate appointment)Liberal1872, 1887, 1896
Jean Auguste Ross (by-election of 1897-11-06)Liberal1897
RouvilleLouis Philippe BrodeurLiberal1878
St. AnneMichael Joseph Francis QuinnConservative1896
St. AntoineThomas George RoddickConservative1896
St. HyacintheMichel Esdras Bernier (until 22 June 1900 revenue appointment)Liberal1882
Michel Esdras Bernier (by-election of 1900-07-04)Liberal
St. JamesOdilon DesmaraisLiberal1896
St. Johns—IbervilleFrançois Béchard (until 17 July 1896 Senate appointment)Liberal1867
Joseph Israël Tarte (by-election of 1896-08-03)Liberal1891, 1893, 1896
St. LawrenceEdward Goff PennyLiberal1896
St. MaryHercule DupréLiberal1896
SheffordCharles Henry ParmeleeLiberal1896
Town of SherbrookeWilliam Bullock Ives (died 15 July 1899)Conservative1882
John McIntosh (by-election of 1900-01-25)Conservative1900
SoulangesAugustin BourbonnaisLiberal1896
StansteadAlvin Head MooreConservative1896
TémiscouataCharles Eugène Pouliot (died 24 June 1897)Liberal1896
Charles Arthur Gauvreau (by-election of 1897-11-06)Liberal1897
TerrebonneLéon Adolphe ChauvinConservative1896
Three Rivers and St. MauriceJoseph Philippe René Adolphe CaronConservative1867
Two MountainsJoseph Arthur Calixte ÉthierLiberal1896
VaudreuilHenry Stanislas HarwoodLiberal1891
WrightCharles Ramsay Devlin (until 15 March 1897 immigration appointment)Liberal1891
Louis Napoléon Champagne (by-election of 1897-03-23)Liberal1897
YamaskaRoch Moïse Samuel MignaultLiberal1891

By-elections

See main article: By-elections to the 8th Canadian Parliament.

References