25th Canadian Parliament
The 25th Canadian Parliament was in session from September 27, 1962, until February 6, 1963. The membership was set by the 1962 federal election on June 18, 1962, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1963 election.
25th Parliament of Canada | |||
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Minority parliament | |||
27 September 1962 – 6 February 1963 | |||
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Parliament leaders | |||
Prime Minister | John Diefenbaker | ||
Cabinet | 18th Canadian Ministry | ||
Leader of the Opposition | Lester B. Pearson | ||
Party caucuses | |||
Government | Progressive Conservative Party | ||
Opposition | Liberal Party | ||
Crossbench | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation | ||
Social Credit Party | |||
House of Commons | |||
![]() Seating arrangements of the House of Commons | |||
Members | 265 MP seats List of members | ||
Sovereign | |||
Monarch | Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022 | ||
Sessions | |||
1st session 1962-09-27 – 1963-02-06 | |||
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It was controlled by a Progressive Conservative Party minority under Prime Minister John Diefenbaker and the 18th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Liberal Party, led by Lester B. Pearson.
It was the third shortest parliament in Canadian history.
The Speaker was Marcel Lambert. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1952-1966 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.
There was only one session of the 25th Parliament.
List of members
Following is a full list of members of the twenty-fifth Parliament listed first by province or territory, then by electoral district.
Electoral districts denoted by an asterisk (*) indicates that district was represented by two members.
Alberta
Electoral district | Name | Party | |
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Acadia | Jack Horner | Progressive Conservative | |
Athabaska | Jack Bigg | Progressive Conservative | |
Battle River—Camrose | Clifford Smallwood | Progressive Conservative | |
Bow River | Eldon Woolliams | Progressive Conservative | |
Calgary North | Douglas Harkness | Progressive Conservative | |
Calgary South | Arthur Ryan Smith | Progressive Conservative | |
Edmonton East | William Skoreyko | Progressive Conservative | |
Edmonton—Strathcona | Terry Nugent | Progressive Conservative | |
Edmonton West | Marcel Lambert | Progressive Conservative | |
Jasper—Edson | Hugh Horner | Progressive Conservative | |
Lethbridge | Deane Gundlock | Progressive Conservative | |
Macleod | Lawrence Kindt | Progressive Conservative | |
Medicine Hat | Bud Olson | Social Credit | |
Peace River | Ged Baldwin | Progressive Conservative | |
Red Deer | Robert N. Thompson | Social Credit | |
Vegreville | Frank Fane | Progressive Conservative | |
Wetaskiwin | Harry Andrew Moore | Progressive Conservative |
British Columbia
Electoral district | Name | Party | |
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Burnaby—Coquitlam | Erhart Regier (resigned 20 August 1962) | New Democratic Party | |
Tommy Douglas (by-election of 1962-10-22) | New Democratic Party | ||
Burnaby—Richmond | Bob Prittie | New Democratic Party | |
Cariboo | Bert Leboe | Social Credit | |
Coast—Capilano | John (Jack) Davis | Liberal | |
Comox—Alberni | Thomas Speakman Barnett | New Democratic Party | |
Esquimalt—Saanich | George Louis Chatterton | Progressive Conservative | |
Fraser Valley | Alexander Bell Patterson | Social Credit | |
Kamloops | Edmund Davie Fulton | Progressive Conservative | |
Kootenay East | Jim Byrne | Liberal | |
Kootenay West | Herbert Wilfred Herridge | New Democratic Party | |
Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands | Colin Cameron | New Democratic Party | |
New Westminster | Barry Mather | New Democratic Party | |
Okanagan Boundary | David Vaughan Pugh | Progressive Conservative | |
Okanagan—Revelstoke | Stuart A. Fleming | Progressive Conservative | |
Skeena | Frank Howard | New Democratic Party | |
Vancouver—Burrard | Thomas Rodney Berger | New Democratic Party | |
Vancouver Centre | John Robert (Jack) Nicholson | Liberal | |
Vancouver East | Harold Edward Winch | New Democratic Party | |
Vancouver Kingsway | Arnold Alexander Webster | New Democratic Party | |
Vancouver Quadra | Howard Charles Green | Progressive Conservative | |
Vancouver South | Arthur Laing | Liberal | |
Victoria | Albert DeBurgo McPhillips | Progressive Conservative |
Manitoba
Electoral district | Name | Party | |
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Brandon—Souris | Walter Dinsdale | Progressive Conservative | |
Churchill | Robert Simpson | Progressive Conservative | |
Dauphin | Richard Elmer Forbes | Progressive Conservative | |
Lisgar | George Robson Muir | Progressive Conservative | |
Marquette | Nick Mandziuk | Progressive Conservative | |
Portage—Neepawa | Siegfried John Enns | Progressive Conservative | |
Provencher | Warner Herbert Jorgenson | Progressive Conservative | |
Selkirk | Eric Stefanson, Sr. | Progressive Conservative | |
Springfield | Joseph Slogan | Progressive Conservative | |
St. Boniface | Roger Teillet | Liberal | |
Winnipeg North | David Orlikow | New Democratic Party | |
Winnipeg North Centre | Stanley Knowles | New Democratic Party | |
Winnipeg South | Gordon Chown | Progressive Conservative | |
Winnipeg South Centre | Gordon Churchill | Progressive Conservative |
New Brunswick
Electoral district | Name | Party | |
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Charlotte | Allan M.A. McLean | Liberal | |
Gloucester | Hédard-J. Robichaud | Liberal | |
Kent | Guy F. Crossman | Liberal | |
Northumberland—Miramichi | George Roy Mcwilliam | Liberal | |
Restigouche—Madawaska | Jean-Eudes Dubé | Liberal | |
Royal | Gordon Fairweather | Progressive Conservative | |
St. John—Albert | Thomas Miller Bell | Progressive Conservative | |
Victoria—Carleton | Hugh John Flemming | Progressive Conservative | |
Westmorland | Sherwood Rideout | Liberal | |
York—Sunbury | John Chester MacRae | Progressive Conservative |
Newfoundland
Electoral district | Name | Party | |
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Bonavista—Twillingate | Jack Pickersgill | Liberal | |
Burin—Burgeo | Chesley William Carter | Liberal | |
Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador | Charles Granger | Liberal | |
Humber—St. George's | Herman Maxwell Batten | Liberal | |
St. John's East | James Aloysius McGrath | Progressive Conservative | |
St. John's West | Richard Cashin | Liberal | |
Trinity—Conception | James Roy Tucker | Liberal |
Northwest Territories
Electoral district | Name | Party | |
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Northwest Territories | Isabel Tibbie Hardie | Liberal |
Nova Scotia
Electoral district | Name | Party | |
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Antigonish—Guysborough | John Benjamin Stewart | Liberal | |
Cape Breton North and Victoria | Robert Muir | Progressive Conservative | |
Cape Breton South | Malcolm MacInnis | New Democratic Party | |
Colchester—Hants | Cyril Kennedy | Progressive Conservative | |
Cumberland | Robert Coates | Progressive Conservative | |
Digby—Annapolis—Kings | George Nowlan | Progressive Conservative | |
Halifax* | Robert Jardine McCleave | Progressive Conservative | |
Edmund L. Morris | Progressive Conservative | ||
Inverness—Richmond | Allan MacEachen | Liberal | |
Pictou | Howard Russell Macewan | Progressive Conservative | |
Queens—Lunenburg | Lloyd Crouse | Progressive Conservative | |
Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare | Felton Fenwick Legere | Progressive Conservative |
Ontario
Electoral district | Name | Party | |
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Algoma East | Lester B. Pearson | Liberal | |
Algoma West | George Ewart Nixon | Liberal | |
Brantford | James Elisha Brown | Liberal | |
Brant—Haldimand | Lawrence Pennell | Liberal | |
Broadview | George Hees | Progressive Conservative | |
Bruce | Andrew Ernest Robinson | Progressive Conservative | |
Carleton | Dick Bell | Progressive Conservative | |
Cochrane | Joseph-Anaclet Habel | Liberal | |
Danforth | Reid Scott | New Democratic Party | |
Davenport | Walter L. Gordon | Liberal | |
Dufferin—Simcoe | William Earl Rowe | Progressive Conservative | |
Durham | Russell Honey | Liberal | |
Eglinton | Donald Fleming | Progressive Conservative | |
Elgin | James Alexander McBain | Progressive Conservative | |
Essex East | Paul Martin Sr. | Liberal | |
Essex South | Eugene Whelan | Liberal | |
Essex West | Herb Gray | Liberal | |
Fort William | Hubert Badanai | Liberal | |
Glengarry—Prescott | Viateur Éthier | Liberal | |
Greenwood | Andrew Brewin | New Democratic Party | |
Grenville—Dundas | Jean Casselman Wadds | Progressive Conservative | |
Grey—Bruce | Eric Alfred Winkler | Progressive Conservative | |
Grey North | Percy Verner Noble | Progressive Conservative | |
Halton | Harry Cruickshank Harley | Liberal | |
Hamilton East | John Munro | Liberal | |
Hamilton South | Robert Matthew Turnbull McDonald | Progressive Conservative | |
Hamilton West | Ellen Fairclough | Progressive Conservative | |
Hastings—Frontenac | Roderick Arthur Ennis Webb | Progressive Conservative | |
Hastings South | Lee Elgy Grills | Progressive Conservative | |
High Park | Pat Cameron | Liberal | |
Huron | Lewis Elston Cardiff | Progressive Conservative | |
Kenora—Rainy River | William Moore Benidickson | Liberal-Labour | |
Kent | Sidney LeRoi Clunis | Liberal | |
Kingston | Edgar Benson | Liberal | |
Lambton—Kent | John Wesley Burgess | Liberal | |
Lambton West | Walter Frank Foy | Liberal | |
Lanark | George Doucett | Progressive Conservative | |
Leeds | John Matheson | Liberal | |
Lincoln | James Carroll Patrick Mcnulty | Liberal | |
London | Ernest Halpenny | Progressive Conservative | |
Middlesex East | Campbell Ewing Millar | Progressive Conservative | |
Middlesex West | William Howell Arthur Thomas | Progressive Conservative | |
Niagara Falls | Judy LaMarsh | Liberal | |
Nickel Belt | Osias Godin | Liberal | |
Nipissing | Jack Garland | Liberal | |
Norfolk | Jack Roxburgh | Liberal | |
Northumberland | Harry Oliver Bradley | Progressive Conservative | |
Ontario | Michael Starr | Progressive Conservative | |
Ottawa East | Jean-Thomas Richard | Liberal | |
Ottawa West | George James Mcilraith | Liberal | |
Oxford | Wally Nesbitt | Progressive Conservative | |
Parkdale | Stanley Haidasz | Liberal | |
Parry Sound—Muskoka | Gordon Aiken | Progressive Conservative | |
Peel | Bruce Silas Beer | Liberal | |
Perth | Jay Monteith | Progressive Conservative | |
Peterborough | Fred Stenson | Progressive Conservative | |
Port Arthur | Doug Fisher | New Democratic Party | |
Prince Edward—Lennox | Douglas Alkenbrack | Progressive Conservative | |
Renfrew North | James Moffat Forgie | Liberal | |
Renfrew South | James William Baskin | Progressive Conservative | |
Rosedale | Donald Stovel Macdonald | Liberal | |
Russell | Paul Tardif | Liberal | |
St. Paul's | Ian Wahn | Liberal | |
Simcoe East | Philip Bernard Rynard | Progressive Conservative | |
Simcoe North | Heber Edgar Smith | Progressive Conservative | |
Spadina | Sylvester Perry Ryan | Liberal | |
Stormont | Lucien Lamoureux | Liberal | |
Sudbury | Rodger Mitchell | Liberal | |
Timiskaming | Arnold Peters | New Democratic Party | |
Timmins | Murdo Martin | New Democratic Party | |
Trinity | Paul Hellyer | Liberal | |
Victoria | Clayton Wesley Hodgson | Progressive Conservative | |
Waterloo North | Oscar William Weichel | Progressive Conservative | |
Waterloo South | Gordon Chaplin | Progressive Conservative | |
Welland | William Hector McMillan | Liberal | |
Wellington—Huron | Marvin Howe | Progressive Conservative | |
Wellington South | Alfred Dryden Hales | Progressive Conservative | |
Wentworth | Joseph Reed Sams | Progressive Conservative | |
York Centre | James Edgar Walker | Liberal | |
York East | Steven Otto | Liberal | |
York—Humber | Ralph Cowan | Liberal | |
York North | John Hollings Addison | Liberal | |
York—Scarborough | Frank Charles Mcgee | Progressive Conservative | |
York South | David Lewis | New Democratic Party | |
York West | Leonard Patrick (Red) Kelly | Liberal |
Prince Edward Island
Electoral district | Name | Party | |
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King's | Margaret Mary Macdonald | Progressive Conservative | |
Prince | Orville Howard Phillips | Progressive Conservative | |
Queen's* | John Angus Maclean | Progressive Conservative | |
Heath MacQuarrie | Progressive Conservative |
Quebec
Electoral district | Name | Party | |
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Argenteuil—Deux-Montagnes | Vincent Drouin | Liberal | |
Beauce | Gérard Perron | Social Credit | |
Beauharnois—Salaberry | Gérald Laniel | Liberal | |
Bellechasse | Bernard Dumont | Social Credit | |
Berthier—Maskinongé—delanaudière | Rémi Paul | Progressive Conservative | |
Bonaventure | Albert Béchard | Liberal | |
Brome—Missisquoi | Heward Grafftey | Progressive Conservative | |
Cartier | Leon David Crestohl | Liberal | |
Chambly—Rouville | J.-E. Bernard Pilon | Liberal | |
Champlain | Jean-Paul Matte | Liberal | |
Chapleau | Gérard Laprise | Social Credit | |
Charlevoix | Louis-Philippe-Antoine Bélanger | Social Credit | |
Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie | Jean Boucher | Liberal | |
Chicoutimi | Maurice Côté | Social Credit | |
Compton—Frontenac | Henry P. Latulippe | Social Credit | |
Dollard | Guy Rouleau | Liberal | |
Dorchester | Pierre-André Boutin | Social Credit | |
Drummond—Arthabaska | David Ouellet | Social Credit | |
Gaspé | Roland Léo English | Progressive Conservative | |
Gatineau | Rodolphe Leduc | Liberal | |
Hochelaga | Raymond Eudes | Liberal | |
Hull | Alexis Pierre Caron | Liberal | |
Îles-de-la-Madeleine | Maurice Sauvé | Liberal | |
Jacques-Cartier—Lasalle | Raymond Rock | Liberal | |
Joliette—l'Assomption—Montcalm | Louis-Joseph Pigeon | Progressive Conservative | |
Kamouraska | Charles-Eugène Dionne | Social Credit | |
Labelle | Gaston Clermont | Liberal | |
Lac-Saint-Jean | Marcel Lessard | Social Credit | |
Lafontaine | Georges-C. Lachance | Liberal | |
Lapointe | Gilles Grégoire | Social Credit | |
Laurier | Lionel Chevrier | Liberal | |
Laval | Jean-Léo Rochon | Liberal | |
Lévis | J.-Aurélien Roy | Social Credit | |
Longueuil | Pierre Sévigny | Progressive Conservative | |
Lotbinière | Raymond Joseph Michael O'hurley | Progressive Conservative | |
Maisonneuve—Rosemont | Jean-Paul Deschatelets | Liberal | |
Matapédia—Matane | Alfred Belzile | Progressive Conservative | |
Mégantic | Raymond Langlois | Social Credit | |
Mercier | Prosper Boulanger | Liberal | |
Montmagny—L'Islet | Jean-Paul Cook | Social Credit | |
Mount Royal | Alan Aylesworth Macnaughton | Liberal | |
Nicolet—Yamaska | Clément Vincent | Progressive Conservative | |
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce | Edmund Tobin Asselin | Liberal | |
Outremont—St-Jean | Romuald Bourque | Liberal | |
Papineau | Adrien Meunier | Liberal | |
Pontiac—Témiscamingue | Paul Raymond Martineau | Progressive Conservative | |
Portneuf | Jean-Louis Frenette | Social Credit | |
Québec—Montmorency | Guy Marcoux | Social Credit | |
Quebec East | Jean Robert Beaulé | Social Credit | |
Quebec South | Jean-Charles Cantin | Liberal | |
Quebec West | Lucien Plourde | Social Credit | |
Richelieu—Verchères | Lucien Cardin | Liberal | |
Richmond—Wolfe | André Bernier | Social Credit | |
Rimouski | Gérard Légaré | Liberal | |
Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata | Philippe Gagnon | Social Credit | |
Roberval | Charles-Arthur Gauthier | Social Credit | |
Saguenay | Lauréat Maltais | Social Credit | |
St. Ann | Gérard Loiselle | Liberal | |
Saint-Antoine—Westmount | Charles (Bud) Drury | Liberal | |
Saint-Denis | Azellus Denis | Liberal | |
Saint-Henri | H.-Pit Lessard | Liberal | |
Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot | Théogène Ricard | Progressive Conservative | |
Saint-Jacques | Maurice Rinfret | Liberal | |
Saint-Jean—Iberville—Napierville | Yvon Dupuis | Liberal | |
St. Lawrence—St. George | John Turner | Liberal | |
Sainte-Marie | Georges Valade | Progressive Conservative | |
Saint-Maurice—Laflèche | Gérard Lamy | Social Credit | |
Shefford | Gilbert F. Rondeau | Social Credit | |
Sherbrooke | Gérard Chapdelaine | Social Credit | |
Stanstead | René Joseph Eugène Létourneau | Progressive Conservative | |
Terrebonne | Léo Cadieux | Liberal | |
Trois-Rivières | Léon Balcer | Progressive Conservative | |
Vaudreuil—Soulanges | Marcel Bourbonnais | Progressive Conservative | |
Verdun | Bryce Mackasey | Liberal | |
Villeneuve | Réal Caouette | Social Credit |
Saskatchewan
Electoral district | Name | Party | |
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Assiniboia | Hazen Argue | Liberal | |
Humboldt—Melfort—Tisdale | Reynold Rapp | Progressive Conservative | |
Kindersley | Robert Hanbidge | Progressive Conservative | |
Mackenzie | Stanley Korchinski | Progressive Conservative | |
Meadow Lake | Bert Cadieu | Progressive Conservative | |
Melville | James Norris Ormiston | Progressive Conservative | |
Moose Jaw—Lake Centre | James Ernest Pascoe | Progressive Conservative | |
Moose Mountain | Richard Russell Southam | Progressive Conservative | |
Prince Albert | John Diefenbaker | Progressive Conservative | |
Qu'Appelle | Alvin Hamilton | Progressive Conservative | |
Regina City | Ken More | Progressive Conservative | |
Rosetown—Biggar | Clarence Owen Cooper | Progressive Conservative | |
Rosthern | Edward Nasserden | Progressive Conservative | |
Saskatoon | Henry Frank Jones | Progressive Conservative | |
Swift Current—Maple Creek | Jack McIntosh | Progressive Conservative | |
The Battlefords | Albert Ralph Horner | Progressive Conservative | |
Yorkton | Gordon Drummond Clancy | Progressive Conservative |
Yukon
Electoral district | Name | Party | |
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Yukon | Erik Nielsen | Progressive Conservative |
By-elections
By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
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Burnaby—Coquitlam | October 22, 1962 | Erhart Regier | New Democratic | Tommy Douglas | New Democratic | Resignation to provide a seat for Douglas | Yes |
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