33rd Canadian Parliament
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.
33rd Parliament of Canada | |||
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Majority parliament | |||
5 November 1984 – 1 October 1988 | |||
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Parliament leaders | |||
Prime Minister | Rt. Hon. Brian Mulroney September 17, 1984 – June 25, 1993 | ||
Cabinet | 24th Canadian Ministry | ||
Leader of the Opposition | Rt. Hon. John Turner September 17, 1984 – February 7, 1990 | ||
Party caucuses | |||
Government | Progressive Conservative Party | ||
Opposition | Liberal Party | ||
Recognized | New Democratic Party | ||
House of Commons | |||
![]() Seating arrangements of the House of Commons | |||
Speaker of the Commons | Hon. John William Bosley November 5, 1984 – September 29, 1986 | ||
Hon. John Allen Fraser September 30, 1986 – January 16, 1994 | |||
Government House Leader | Hon. Ray Hnatyshyn November 5, 1984 – June 29, 1986 | ||
Hon. Don Mazankowski June 30, 1986 – December 30, 1988 | |||
Opposition House Leader | Hon. Herb Gray September 18, 1984 – February 7, 1990 | ||
Members | 282 MP seats List of members | ||
Senate | |||
![]() Seating arrangements of the Senate | |||
Speaker of the Senate | Hon. Guy Charbonneau November 2, 1984 – December 6, 1993 | ||
Government Senate Leader | Hon. Dufferin Roblin September 17, 1984 – June 29, 1986 | ||
Hon. Lowell Murray June 30, 1986 – November 3, 1993 | |||
Opposition Senate Leader | Hon. Allan MacEachen September 16, 1984 – November 30, 1991 | ||
Senators | 104 senator seats List of senators | ||
Sovereign | |||
Monarch | Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022 | ||
Sessions | |||
1st session November 5, 1984 – August 28, 1986 | |||
2nd session September 30, 1986 – October 1, 1988 | |||
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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:
Session | Start | End |
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1st | November 5, 1984 | August 28, 1986 |
2nd | September 30, 1986 | October 1, 1988 |
Party standings
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The party standings as of the election and as of dissolution were as follows:
Affiliation | House members | Senate members | |||
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1984 election results |
At dissolution | On election day 1984[1] |
At dissolution | ||
Progressive Conservative | 211 | 203 | 23 | 36 | |
Liberal | 40 | 38 | 74 | 59 | |
New Democratic Party | 30 | 32 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | |
Independent Liberal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total seats | 282 | 277 | 101 | 100 | |
Vacant | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | |
Total seats | 282 | 104 |
Members of the House of Commons
Members of the House of Commons in the 33rd parliament arranged by province.
Newfoundland
Name | Party | Electoral district | |
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Morrissey Johnson | Progressive Conservative | Bonavista—Trinity—Conception | |
Joseph Price | Progressive Conservative | Burin—St. George's | |
George Baker | Liberal | Gander—Twillingate | |
Bill Rompkey | Liberal | Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador | |
Brian Tobin | Liberal | Humber—Port au Port—St. Barbe | |
James McGrath | Progressive Conservative | St. John's East | |
Jack Harris* | New Democrat | ||
John Crosbie | Progressive Conservative | St. John's West |
- James McGrath resigned from Parliament and was replaced by Jack Harris in a July 20, 1987, by-election
Prince Edward Island
Name | Party | Electoral district | |
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Pat Binns | Progressive Conservative | Cardigan | |
George Henderson | Liberal | Egmont | |
Thomas McMillan | Progressive Conservative | Hillsborough | |
Melbourne Gass | Progressive Conservative | Malpeque |
Nova Scotia
Name | Party | Electoral district | |
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Pat Nowlan | Progressive Conservative | Annapolis Valley—Hants | |
Lawrence O'Neil | Progressive Conservative | Cape Breton Highlands—Canso | |
David Dingwall | Liberal | Cape Breton—East Richmond | |
Russell MacLellan | Liberal | Cape Breton—The Sydneys | |
Elmer MacKay | Progressive Conservative | Central Nova | |
Robert Coates | Progressive Conservative | Cumberland—Colchester | |
Michael Forrestall | Progressive Conservative | Dartmouth—Halifax East | |
Stewart MacInnes | Progressive Conservative | Halifax | |
Howard Crosby | Progressive Conservative | Halifax West | |
Lloyd Crouse | Progressive Conservative | South Shore | |
Gerald Comeau | Progressive Conservative | South West Nova |
New Brunswick
Name | Party | Electoral district | |
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Fred McCain | Progressive Conservative | Carleton—Charlotte | |
Robert Corbett | Progressive Conservative | Fundy—Royal | |
Roger Clinch | Progressive Conservative | Gloucester | |
Bernard Valcourt | Progressive Conservative | Madawaska—Victoria | |
Dennis Cochrane | Progressive Conservative | Moncton | |
Bud Jardine | Progressive Conservative | Northumberland—Miramichi | |
Al Girard | Progressive Conservative | Restigouche | |
Gerald Merrithew | Progressive Conservative | Saint John | |
Fernand Robichaud | Liberal | Westmorland—Kent | |
J. Robert Howie | Progressive Conservative | York—Sunbury |
Quebec
- * 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
- * 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
Name | Party | Electoral district | |
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Lee Clark | Progressive Conservative | Brandon—Souris | |
Rodney Murphy | New Democrat | Churchill | |
Brian White | Progressive Conservative | Dauphin | |
Jack Murta | Progressive Conservative | Lisgar | |
Charles Mayer | Progressive Conservative | Portage—Marquette | |
Jake Epp | Progressive Conservative | Provencher | |
Léo Duguay | Progressive Conservative | Saint Boniface | |
Felix Holtmann | Progressive Conservative | Selkirk—Interlake | |
David Orlikow | New Democrat | Winnipeg North | |
Cyril Keeper | New Democrat | Winnipeg North Centre | |
Dan McKenzie | Progressive Conservative | Winnipeg—Assiniboine | |
Bill Blaikie | New Democrat | Winnipeg—Birds Hill | |
Lloyd Axworthy | Liberal | Winnipeg—Fort Garry | |
Clement Minaker | Progressive Conservative | Winnipeg—St. James |
Saskatchewan
Name | Party | Electoral district | |
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Leonard Gustafson | Progressive Conservative | Assiniboia | |
Vic Althouse | New Democrat | Humboldt—Lake Centre | |
Bill McKnight | Progressive Conservative | Kindersley—Lloydminster | |
Jack Scowen | Progressive Conservative | Mackenzie | |
Bill Gottselig | Progressive Conservative | Moose Jaw | |
Stan Hovdebo | New Democrat | Prince Albert | |
Alvin Hamilton | Progressive Conservative | Qu'Appelle—Moose Mountain | |
Simon De Jong | New Democrat | Regina East | |
Leslie Benjamin | New Democrat | Regina West | |
Donald Ravis | Progressive Conservative | Saskatoon East | |
Ray Hnatyshyn | Progressive Conservative | Saskatoon West | |
Geoff Wilson | Progressive Conservative | Swift Current—Maple Creek | |
John Gormley | Progressive Conservative | The Battlefords—Meadow Lake | |
Lorne Nystrom | New Democrat | Yorkton—Melville |
Alberta
British Columbia
Name | Party | Electoral district | |
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Svend Robinson | New Democrat | Burnaby | |
Mary Collins | Progressive Conservative | Capilano | |
Lorne Greenaway | Progressive Conservative | Cariboo—Chilcotin | |
Raymond Skelly | New Democrat | Comox—Powell River | |
James Manly | New Democrat | Cowichan—Malahat—The Islands | |
Patrick Crofton | Progressive Conservative | Esquimalt—Saanich | |
Ross Belsher | Progressive Conservative | Fraser Valley East | |
Robert Wenman | Progressive Conservative | Fraser Valley West | |
Nelson Riis | New Democrat | Kamloops—Shuswap | |
Stan Graham | Progressive Conservative | Kootenay East—Revelstoke | |
Robert Brisco | Progressive Conservative | Kootenay West | |
Gerry St. Germain | Progressive Conservative | Mission—Port Moody | |
Ted Schellenberg | Progressive Conservative | Nanaimo—Alberni | |
Pauline Jewett | New Democrat | New Westminster—Coquitlam | |
Chuck Cook | Progressive Conservative | North Vancouver—Burnaby | |
Vincent Dantzer | Progressive Conservative | Okanagan North | |
Frederick King | Progressive Conservative | Okanagan—Similkameen | |
Robert McCuish | Progressive Conservative | Prince George—Bulkley Valley | |
Frank Oberle, Sr. | Progressive Conservative | Prince George—Peace River | |
Tom Siddon | Progressive Conservative | Richmond—South Delta | |
James Fulton | New Democrat | Skeena | |
Benno Friesen | Progressive Conservative | Surrey—White Rock—North Delta | |
Pat Carney | Progressive Conservative | Vancouver Centre | |
Margaret Mitchell | New Democrat | Vancouver East | |
Ian Waddell | New Democrat | Vancouver Kingsway | |
John Turner | Liberal | Vancouver Quadra | |
John Fraser | Progressive Conservative | Vancouver South | |
Allan McKinnon | Progressive Conservative | Victoria |
Northern Territories
Name | Party | Electoral district | |
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Thomas Suluk | Progressive Conservative | Nunatsiaq | |
Dave Nickerson | Progressive Conservative | Western Arctic | |
Erik Nielsen | Progressive Conservative | Yukon | |
Audrey McLaughlin* | New 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
By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
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Lac-Saint-Jean | June 20, 1988 | Clément Côté | Progressive Conservative | Lucien Bouchard | Progressive Conservative | Resignation | Yes | ||
St. John's East | July 20, 1987 | James A. McGrath | Progressive Conservative | Jack Harris | New Democratic | Resignation | No | ||
Hamilton Mountain | July 20, 1987 | Ian Deans | New Democratic | Marion Dewar | New Democratic | Resignation | Yes | ||
Yukon | July 20, 1987 | Erik Nielsen | Progressive Conservative | Audrey McLaughlin | New Democratic | Resignation | No | ||
Pembina | September 29, 1986 | Peter Elzinga | Progressive Conservative | Walter van de Walle | Progressive Conservative | Resignation | Yes | ||
Saint-Maurice | September 29, 1986 | Jean Chrétien | Liberal | Gilles Grondin | Liberal | Resignation | Yes |
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