Diagram[nb 1] Parliament Election [1] [2] Sessions [3] Duration(from return of the writs to dissolution)[4] Government Opposition Governing Party [2] [5] • Prime Minister [2] [6] —Ministry [2] [5] [7] Seat counts as of election[2] [8] [9] Official Opposition Party [10] • Leader of the Opposition [10] Third Parties with official party status 1st Canadian Parliament Elected 1867 5 sessionsSep 24, 1867 – Jul 8, 1872 Conservative Party 100 of 180 House seats[nb 2] none 2nd Canadian Parliament Elected 1872 2 sessionsSep 3, 1872 – Jan 2, 1874 Conservative Party (1872–1873) 99 of 200 House seats[nb 3] Liberal Party none Liberal Party (1873–1874) [nb 4] 95 of 200 House seats (minority ) Conservative Party 3rd Canadian Parliament Elected 1874 5 sessionsFeb 21, 1874 – Aug 16, 1878 Liberal Party 129 of 206 House seats Conservative Party none 4th Canadian Parliament Elected 1878 4 sessionsNov 21, 1878 – May 18, 1882 Conservative Party 134 of 206 House seats Liberal Party none 5th Canadian Parliament Elected 1882 4 sessionsAug 7, 1882 – Jan 15, 1887 Conservative Party 133 of 211 House seats Liberal Party none 6th Canadian Parliament Elected 1887 4 sessionsApr 13, 1887 – Feb 3, 1891 Conservative Party 122 of 215 House seats Liberal Party none 7th Canadian Parliament Elected 1891 6 sessionsApr 7, 1891 – Apr 24, 1896 Conservative Party [nb 5] 117 of 215 House seats Liberal Party none 8th Canadian Parliament Elected 1896 5 sessionsJul 13, 1896 – Oct 9, 1900 Liberal Party 117 of 213 House seats Conservative Party none 9th Canadian Parliament Elected 1900 4 sessionsDec 5, 1900 – Sep 29, 1904 Liberal Party 128 of 213 House seats Conservative Party none 10th Canadian Parliament Elected 1904 4 sessionsDec 15, 1904 – Sep 17, 1908 Liberal Party 137 of 214 House seats Conservative Party none 11th Canadian Parliament Elected 1908 3 sessionsDec 3, 1908 – Jul 29, 1911 Liberal Party 133 of 221 House seats Conservative Party none 12th Canadian Parliament Elected 1911 7 sessionsOct 7, 1911 – Oct 6, 1917 Conservative Party 132 of 221 House seats Liberal Party none 13th Canadian Parliament Elected 1917 5 sessionsMar 16, 1918 – Oct 4, 1921 Unionist coalition (1918–1920) 153 of 235 House seats (coalition )[nb 6] Laurier Liberals none National Liberal and Conservative Party (1920–1921) 14th Canadian Parliament Elected 1921 4 sessionsJan 15, 1922 – Sep 5, 1925 Liberal Party 118 of 235 House seats[nb 7] Conservative Party [nb 8] 15th Canadian Parliament Elected 1925 1 sessionDec 7, 1925 – Jul 2, 1926 Liberal Party (1925–1926) 100 of 245 House seats (minority )[nb 9] Conservative Party (1925–1926) Conservative Party (1926) 115 of 245 House seats (minority )[nb 10] Liberal Party (1926) 16th Canadian Parliament Elected 1926 4 sessionsNov 2, 1926 – May 30, 1930 Liberal Party 116 of 245 House seats (minority )[nb 11] Conservative Party none 17th Canadian Parliament Elected 1930 6 sessionsAug 18, 1930 – Aug 14, 1935 Conservative Party 134 of 245 House seats Liberal Party none 18th Canadian Parliament Elected 1935 6 sessionsNov 9, 1935 – Jan 25, 1940 Liberal Party 173 of 245 House seats Conservative Party 19th Canadian Parliament Elected 1940 6 sessionsApr 17, 1940 – Apr 16, 1945 Liberal Party 179 of 245 House seats Conservative Party [nb 12] none 20th Canadian Parliament Elected 1945 5 sessionsAug 9, 1945 – Apr 30, 1949 Liberal Party 118 of 245 House seats Progressive Conservative Party 21st Canadian Parliament Elected 1949 7 sessionsAug 29, 1949 – Jun 13, 1953 Liberal Party 191 of 262 House seats Progressive Conservative Party 22nd Canadian Parliament Elected 1953 5 sessionsOct 8, 1953 – Apr 12, 1957 Liberal Party 169 of 265 House seats Progressive Conservative Party 23rd Canadian Parliament Elected 1957 1 sessionAug 8, 1957 – Feb 1, 1958 Progressive Conservative Party 111 of 265 House seats (minority ) Liberal Party 24th Canadian Parliament Elected 1958 5 sessionsApr 30, 1958 – Apr 19, 1962 Progressive Conservative Party 208 of 265 House seats Liberal Party none 25th Canadian Parliament Elected 1962 1 sessionJul 18, 1962 – Feb 6, 1963 Progressive Conservative Party 116 of 265 House seats (minority ) Liberal Party 26th Canadian Parliament Elected 1963 3 sessionsMay 8, 1963 – Sep 8, 1965 Liberal Party 128 of 265 House seats (minority )[nb 13] Progressive Conservative Party 27th Canadian Parliament Elected 1965 2 sessionsDec 9, 1965 – Apr 23, 1968 Liberal Party 131 of 265 House seats (minority )[nb 14] Progressive Conservative Party 28th Canadian Parliament Elected 1968 4 sessionsJul 25, 1968 – Sep 1, 1972 Liberal Party 154 of 264 House seats Progressive Conservative Party 29th Canadian Parliament Elected 1972 2 sessionsNov 20, 1972 – May 9, 1974 Liberal Party 109 of 264 House seats (minority ) Progressive Conservative Party 30th Canadian Parliament Elected 1974 4 sessionsJul 31, 1974 – Mar 26, 1979 Liberal Party 141 of 264 House seats76 of 102 Senate seats
Progressive Conservative Party 31st Canadian Parliament Elected 1979 1 sessionJun 11, 1979 – Dec 14, 1979 Progressive Conservative Party 136 of 282 House seats (minority )18 of 104 Senate seats
Liberal Party 32nd Canadian Parliament Elected 1980 2 sessionsMar 10, 1980 – Jul 9, 1984 Liberal Party 147 of 282 House seats71 of 104 Senate seats
Progressive Conservative Party 33rd Canadian Parliament Elected 1984 2 sessionsSep 24, 1984 – Oct 1, 1988 Progressive Conservative Party 211 of 282 House seats23 of 104 Senate seats
Liberal Party 34th Canadian Parliament Elected 1988 3 sessionsDec 12, 1988 – Sep 8, 1993 Progressive Conservative Party 169 of 295 House seats36 of 104 Senate seats [nb 15]
Liberal Party 35th Canadian Parliament Elected 1993 2 sessionsNov 15, 1993 – Apr 27, 1997 Liberal Party 177 of 295 House seats41 of 104 Senate seats
Bloc Québécois 36th Canadian Parliament Elected 1997 2 sessionsJun 23, 1997 – Oct 22, 2000 Liberal Party 155 of 301 House seats 51 of 104 Senate seats
Reform Party (1997–2000) Canadian Alliance (2000) 37th Canadian Parliament Elected 2000 3 sessionsDec 18, 2000 – Aug 23, 2004 Liberal Party 172 of 301 House seats 55 of 105 Senate seats
Canadian Alliance (2000–2004) Conservative Party (2004) 38th Canadian Parliament Elected 2004 1 sessionOct 19, 2004 – Nov 29, 2005 Liberal Party 135 of 308 House seats (minority )[nb 16] 64 of 105 Senate seats
Conservative Party 39th Canadian Parliament Elected 2006 2 sessionsFeb 13, 2006 – Sep 7, 2008 Conservative Party 124 of 308 House seats (minority )23 of 105 Senate seats
Liberal Party 40th Canadian Parliament Elected 2008 3 sessionsNov 4, 2008 – Mar 26, 2011 Conservative Party 143 of 308 House seats (minority )21 of 105 Senate seats
Liberal Party 41st Canadian Parliament Elected 2011 2 sessionsMay 23, 2011 – Aug 2, 2015 Conservative Party 166 of 308 House seats 52 of 105 Senate seats
New Democratic Party 42nd Canadian Parliament Elected 2015 1 sessionDec 3, 2015 – Sep 11, 2019 Liberal Party 184 of 338 House seats 0 of 105 Senate seats
Conservative Party 43rd Canadian Parliament Elected 2019 2 sessionsDec 5, 2019 – Aug 15, 2021 Liberal Party 157 of 338 House seats (minority )0 of 105 Senate seats
Conservative Party 44th Canadian Parliament Elected 2021 Nov 22, 2021 – present Liberal Party 160 of 338 House seats (minority )0 of 105 Senate seats
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