15th Canadian Parliament
The 15th Canadian Parliament was in session from January 7, 1926, until July 2, 1926. The membership was set by the 1925 federal election on October 29, 1925, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1926 election.
| 15th Parliament of Canada | |||
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| Minority parliament | |||
| January 7, 1926 – July 2, 1926 | |||
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| Parliament leaders | |||
| Prime Minister (cabinet) | William Lyon Mackenzie King (12th Canadian Ministry) December 29, 1921 – June 28, 1926 | ||
| Arthur Meighen (13th Canadian Ministry) June 29, 1926 – September 25, 1926 | |||
| Leader of the Opposition | Arthur Meighen December 29, 1921 – June 28, 1926 | ||
| William Lyon Mackenzie King June 29, 1926 – September 25, 1926 | |||
| Party caucuses | |||
| Government | Liberal Party | ||
| Conservative Party government replaced on 29 June 1926 | |||
| Opposition | Conservative Party | ||
| Liberal Party government replaced on 29 June 1926 | |||
| Recognized | Progressive Party | ||
| Labour | |||
| United Farmers of Alberta | |||
| House of Commons | |||
 Seating arrangements of the House of Commons | |||
| Members | 245 MP seats List of members | ||
| Senators | 96 senator seats List of senators | ||
| Sovereign | |||
| Monarch | George V 6 May 1910 – 11 December 1931 | ||
| Governor General | Viscount Byng of Vimy 11 August 1921 – 1926 | ||
| Sessions | |||
| 1st Session January 7, 1926 – July 2, 1926 | |||
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Initially, it was controlled by a Liberal Party House minority under Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King and the 12th Canadian Ministry. The Liberal caucus did not have a majority of seats in the House - it only had the second most seats - and was propped up by the Progressive Party of Canada MPs. The Official Opposition was the Conservative Party, led by Arthur Meighen. When the Liberal government fell, Meighen's Conservatives were allowed to form government (the 13th Canadian Ministry), triggering the "King-Byng Affair". Quickly the 13th Ministry fell as well.
The Speaker was Rodolphe Lemieux. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1924-1933 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.
The unusual case of a new party taking control of the government between elections has only happened twice in Canadian history; the other occasion was in the 2nd Canadian parliament.
There was only one session of the 15th Parliament:
| Session | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | January 7, 1926 | July 2, 1926 |
List of members
Following is a full list of members of the fifteenth Parliament listed first by province, then by electoral district.
Electoral districts denoted by an asterisk (*) indicates that district was represented by two members.
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
| Riding | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| King's | John Alexander Macdonald | Conservative | |
| Prince | Alfred Edgar MacLean | Liberal | |
| Queen's* | Robert Harold Jenkins | Liberal | |
| John Albert Messervy | Conservative | ||
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Yukon
| Riding | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yukon | George Black | Conservative | |
By-elections
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesex West | March 29, 1926 | John Campbell Elliott | Liberal | John Campbell Elliott | Liberal | Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Labour | Yes | ||
| Regina | March 16, 1926 | Francis Nicholson Darke | Liberal | Charles Avery Dunning | Liberal | Resignation to provide a seat for Dunning | Yes | ||
| Prince Albert | February 15, 1926 | Charles McDonald | Liberal | William Lyon Mackenzie King | Liberal | Resignation to provide a seat for Mackenzie King | Yes | ||
| Bagot | December 7, 1925 | Joseph Edmond Marcile | Liberal | Georges Dorèze Morin | Liberal | Death | Yes | ||
References
- Government of Canada. "12th Ministry". Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office. Archived from the original on 2004-10-31. Retrieved 2006-11-09.
- Government of Canada. "13th Ministry". Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office. Archived from the original on 2004-08-19. Retrieved 2006-11-09.
- Government of Canada. "15th Parliament". Members of the House of Commons: 1867 to Date: By Parliament. Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2006-12-20. Retrieved 2006-11-30.
- Government of Canada. "Duration of Sessions". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2006-05-12.
- Government of Canada. "General Elections". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2006-05-04. Retrieved 2006-05-12.
- Government of Canada. "Key Dates for each Parliament". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2005-09-14. Retrieved 2006-05-12.
- Government of Canada. "Leaders of the Opposition in the House of Commons". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2007-03-11. Retrieved 2006-05-12.
- Government of Canada. "Prime Ministers of Canada". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 27 April 2006. Retrieved 2006-05-12.
- Government of Canada. "Speakers". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2006-09-17. Retrieved 2006-05-12.
Succession
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| House Members | |
| Senate Members | |
| Women | |
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