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4th Canadian Parliament

Government in Canada from 1879 to 1882


Government in Canada from 1879 to 1882

FieldValue
imageArms of Canada 1873.svg
jurisdictionCA
#4th
typeMajority
houseimageChambre des Communes 1878.png
statusinactive
term-begin13 February 1879
term-end18 May 1882
scJoseph Godéric Blanchet
scterm13 February 1879 – 7 February 1883
pmRt. Hon. Sir John A. Macdonald
pm-begin1878-10-17
pm-end1891-06-06
loAlexander Mackenzie
loterm17 October 1878 – 27 April 1880
lo2Edward Blake
loterm24 May 1880 – 2 June 1887
ssThe Hon. Robert Duncan Wilmot
ssterm7 November 1878 – 10 February 1880
ss2The Hon. Sir David Lewis Macpherson
ssterm211 February 1880 – 15 February 1880
ss3Amos Edwin Botsford
ssterm316 February 1880 – 18 April 1880
ss4The Hon. Sir David Lewis Macpherson
ssterm419 April 1880 – 16 October 1883
gslAlexander Campbell
gslterm18 October 1878 – 26 January 1887
oslSir Richard William Scott
oslterm8 October 1878 – 27 April 1896
partyConservative Party
& Liberal-Conservative
party2Liberal Party
partyfootnote1
sessionbegin13 February 1879
sessionend15 May 1879
sessionbegin212 February 1880
sessionend27 May 1880
sessionbegin39 December 1880
sessionend321 March 1881
sessionbegin49 February 1882
sessionend417 May 1882
monarchVictoria
monarchterm1 July 1867 – 22 Jan. 1901
viceroyThe Earl of Dufferin
viceroyterm25 June 1872 – 25 Nov. 1878
viceroy2The Duke of Argyll
viceroyterm225 Nov. 1878 – 23 Oct. 1883
ministry[3rd Canadian Ministry](3rd-canadian-ministry)
ministrybegin17 October 1878
ministryend6 June 1891
members206 seats
senators79 seats
lastparl3rd
nextparl5th

| # = 4th

| term-begin = 13 February 1879 | term-end = 18 May 1882

| pm-begin = 1878-10-17 | pm-end = 1891-06-06

18 May 1882

& Liberal-Conservative

The 4th Canadian Parliament was in session from 13 February 1879 until 18 May 1882 (3 years and 94 days). The membership was set by the 1878 federal election on 17 September 1878. It was dissolved prior to the 1882 election.

It was controlled by a Conservative/Liberal-Conservative majority under Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald and the 3rd Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Liberal Party, first led by Alexander Mackenzie, and then by Edward Blake.

The Speaker was Joseph Godéric Blanchet. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1873-1882 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.

There were four sessions of the 4th Parliament:

SessionStartEnd
1st13 February 187915 May 1879
2nd12 February 18807 May 1880
3rd9 December 188021 March 1881
4th9 February 188217 May 1882

List of members

Following is a full list of members of the fourth parliament listed first by province, then by electoral district.

Key:

  • 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.

[[British Columbia]]

Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of terms
CaribooJoshua Spencer Thompson (acclaimed)
(died in office 20 December 1880)Liberal-Conservative1871
James Reid (from 31 March 1881)Liberal-Conservative18811st term
New WestminsterThomas Robert McInnes (until appointed to Senate 24 December 1881)Independent1878
Joshua Homer (acclaimed) (from 9 March 1882)Liberal-Conservative18821st term
VancouverArthur BunsterLiberal1874
Victoria*Sir ***John A. Macdonald***Liberal-Conservative1867
Amor De CosmosLiberal18714th term
YaleEdgar Dewdney (acclaimed) (resigned 30 May 1879 to become Indian Commissioner of Manitoba and the North West Territories)Conservative1872
Francis Jones Barnard (from 29 September 1879)Conservative18791st term

[[Manitoba]]

Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of terms
LisgarJohn Christian Schultz (acclaimed)Conservative1871
MarquetteSir John A. Macdonald (acclaimed)Liberal-Conservative1867
Joseph O'Connell Ryan (acclaimed) (from 30 November 1878)Liberal18742nd term
ProvencherJoseph Dubuc (acclaimed)Conservative1878
Joseph Royal (from 30 December 1879)Conservative18791st term
SelkirkDonald A. SmithConservative1871
Thomas Scott (from 10 September 1880)Conservative18801st term

[[New Brunswick]]

Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of terms
AlbertAlexander RogersLiberal1878
CarletonGeorge Heber ConnellIndependent1878
David Irvine (from 16 February 1881)Liberal18811st term
CharlotteArthur Hill GillmorLiberal1874
City and County of St. John*Isaac BurpeeLiberal1872
Charles Wesley WeldonLiberal18781st term
City of St. John**Samuel Leonard Tilley** (acclaimed), (re-elected 4 November 1878)Liberal-Conservative1873, 1878
GloucesterTimothy Warren Anglin (acclaimed)Liberal1867
KentGilbert Anselme GirouardLiberal-Conservative1878
King'sJames DomvilleConservative1872
NorthumberlandJabez Bunting SnowballLiberal1878
Queen'sGeorge Gerald KingLiberal1878
RestigoucheGeorge Haddow (acclaimed)Independent1878
SunburyCharles BurpeeLiberal1867
Victoria**John Costigan**Liberal-Conservative1867
WestmorlandAlbert James SmithLiberal1867
YorkJohn PickardIndependent Liberal1868

[[Nova Scotia]]

Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of terms
AnnapolisAvard LongleyConservative1878
AntigonishAngus McIsaacLiberal1873
Cape Breton*Hugh McLeod (died in office 5 August 1879)Liberal-Conservative1878
William McDonaldConservative18723rd term
William Mackenzie McLeod (from 23 October 1879)Liberal-Conservative18791st term
ColchesterThomas McKayLiberal-Conservative1874
**Archibald McLelan** (from 18 June 1881)Conservative18811st term
Cumberland**Charles Tupper** (acclaimed) (re-elected in by-election 4 November 1878)Conservative1867
DigbyJohn Chipman WadeConservative1878
GuysboroughAlfred OgdenConservative1878
Halifax*Matthew Henry RicheyLiberal-Conservative1878
Malachy Bowes DalyLiberal-Conservative18781st term
HantsWilliam Henry AllisonConservative1878
InvernessSamuel McDonnellLiberal1872
KingsFrederick William BordenLiberal1874
LunenburgCharles Edwin KaulbachConservative1878
Pictou***James McDonald** (acclaimed in by-election 4 November 1878, ended term 19 May 1881)Conservative1872, 1878
Robert DoullLiberal-Conservative1872, 18782nd term*
John McDougald (acclaimed from 18 June 1881)Liberal-Conservative18811st term
QueensSilas Tertius Rand BillLiberal-Conservative1878
RichmondEdmund Power FlynnLiberal1874
ShelburneThomas RobertsonLiberal1878
VictoriaDuncan McDonaldLiberal1878
YarmouthFrank KillamLiberal1868

[[Ontario]]

Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of terms
AddingtonJohn McRoryConservative1878
AlgomaSimon James DawsonConservative1878
BothwellDavid MillsLiberal1867
Brant NorthGavin FlemingLiberal1872
Brant SouthWilliam PatersonLiberal1872
BrockvilleWilliam FitzsimmonsConservative1878
Bruce NorthJohn GilliesLiberal1872
Bruce SouthAlexander ShawLiberal-Conservative1878
CardwellThomas WhiteConservative1878
CarletonJohn RochesterConservative1872
CornwallDarby Bergin (re-elected in by-election 27 January 1880)Liberal-Conservative1872, 1878
DundasJohn Sylvester RossLiberal-Conservative1867, 1878
Durham EastArthur Trefusis Heneage WilliamsConservative1878
Durham WestHarvey William Burk (until 10 October 1879)Liberal1874
*Edward Dominick Blake* (acclaimed from 17 November 1879)Liberal18791st term
Elgin EastThomas ArkellLiberal-Conservative1878
Elgin WestGeorge Elliott CaseyLiberal1872
EssexJames Colebrooke PattersonConservative1878
FrontenacGeorge Airey KirkpatrickConservative1870
GlengarryJohn McLennanLiberal-Conservative1878
Grenville SouthJohn Philip WiserLiberal1878
Grey EastThomas Simpson SprouleConservative1878
Grey NorthSamuel Johnathan LaneConservative1878
Grey SouthGeorge JacksonLiberal-Conservative1867, 1878
HaldimandDavid ThompsonLiberal1867
HaltonWilliam McDougallLiberal-Conservative1867, 1878
Hamilton*Francis Edwin KilvertConservative1878
Thomas RobertsonLiberal18781st term
Hastings EastJohn White (re-elected in by-election 25 February 1879)Conservative1871
Hastings North**Mackenzie Bowell** (acclaimed in by-election 6 November 1878)Conservative1867
Hastings WestJames BrownConservative1867
Huron CentreHorace Horton (until 10 October 1878)Liberal1872
Richard John Cartwright (from 2 November 1878)Liberal18781st term
Huron NorthThomas FarrowLiberal-Conservative1867
Huron SouthMalcolm Colin CameronLiberal1867, 1878
KentRufus StephensonConservative1867
KingstonAlexander GunnLiberal1878
Lambton*Alexander Mackenzie*Liberal1867
Lanark NorthDaniel Galbraith (died in office 17 December 1879)Liberal1872
Donald Greenfield MacDonell (from 22 January 1880)Liberal18801st term
Lanark SouthJohn Graham HaggartConservative1872
Leeds North and Grenville NorthCharles Frederick FergusonLiberal-Conservative1874
Leeds SouthDavid Ford JonesConservative1874
LennoxEdmund HooperLiberal-Conservative1878
LincolnJohn Charles RykertConservative1878
London**John Carling**Liberal-Conservative1867, 1878
Middlesex EastDuncan MacmillanLiberal-Conservative1875
Middlesex NorthTimothy CoughlinLiberal-Conservative1878
Middlesex WestGeorge William RossLiberal1872
MonckLachlin McCallumLiberal-Conservative1874
MuskokaAlexander Peter CockburnLiberal1872
NiagaraPatrick Hughes (defeated in by-election 20 March 1879)Liberal1878
Josiah Burr Plumb (from 20 March 1879)Conservative18791st term
Norfolk NorthJohn CharltonLiberal1872
Norfolk SouthWilliam WallaceConservative1874
Northumberland EastJoseph Keeler (died in office 21 January 1881)Liberal-Conservative1867, 1878
Darius Crouter (acclaimed from 25 March 1881)Independent Liberal18811st term
Northumberland WestJames Cockburn (until 14 November 1881)Conservative1867, 1878
George Guillet (from 19 December 1881)Conservative18811st term
Ontario NorthGeorge Wheler (until 10 June 1880, re-elected 28 August 1880)Liberal1878
Ontario SouthFrancis Wayland GlenLiberal1878
Ottawa (City of)*Joseph Merrill CurrierLiberal-Conservative1867
Joseph TasséConservative18781st term
Oxford NorthThomas Oliver (died in office 8 November 1880)Liberal1867
James Sutherland (from 9 December 1880)Liberal18801st term
Oxford SouthJames Atchison SkinnerLiberal1874
PeelWilliam ElliottConservative1878
Perth NorthSamuel Rollin HessonConservative1878
Perth SouthJames TrowLiberal1872
Peterborough EastJohn BurnhamConservative1878
Peterborough WestGeorge HilliardLiberal-Conservative1878
PrescottFélix RouthierConservative1878
Prince EdwardJames Simeon McCuaigConservative1878
Renfrew NorthPeter WhiteConservative1876
Renfrew SouthWilliam BannermanConservative1878
Russell**John O'Connor** (acclaimed in by-election 4 November 1878)Conservative1867, 1878
Simcoe NorthDalton McCarthyConservative1872
Simcoe SouthWilliam Carruthers Little (died in office 31 December 1881)Liberal-Conservative1867
Richard Tyrwhitt (acclaimed from 16 February 1882)Conservative18821st term
StormontOscar FultonLiberal-Conservative1878
Toronto CentreRobert HayLiberal1878
Toronto EastSamuel PlattIndependent1875
Victoria NorthHector CameronConservative1875
Victoria SouthArthur McQuadeConservative1874
Waterloo NorthHugo KranzConservative1878
Waterloo SouthSamuel MernerConservative1878
WellandChristopher William BuntingLiberal-Conservative1878
Wellington CentreGeorge Turner OrtonLiberal-Conservative1874
Wellington NorthGeorge Alexander DrewLiberal-Conservative1867, 1878
Wellington SouthDonald GuthrieLiberal1876
Wentworth NorthThomas BainLiberal1872
Wentworth SouthJoseph RymalLiberal1867
West TorontoJohn Beverley Robinson (until 30 June 1880)Conservative1875
James Beaty, Jr. (from 28 August 1880)Conservative18801st term
York EastAlfred BoultbeeConservative1878
York NorthFrederick William StrangeLiberal-Conservative1878
York WestNathaniel Clarke WallaceConservative1878

[[Prince Edward Island]]

Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of terms
King's County*Augustine Colin MacdonaldLiberal-Conservative1873, 1878
Ephraim Bell MuttartConservative18781st term
Prince County*James YeoLiberal1873
Edward HackettLiberal-Conservative18781st term
Queen's County***James Colledge Pope** (acclaimed in by-election 9 November 1878)Conservative1876
Frederick de Sainte-Croix BreckenConservative18781st term

[[Quebec]]

Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of terms
ArgenteuilThomas Christie (defeated in by-election 12 February 1880)Liberal1875
John Joseph Caldwell Abbott (from 12 February 1880, acclaimed in by-election 17 August 1881)Liberal-Conservative1867, 18804th term*
Bagot**Joseph-Alfred Mousseau** (acclaimed in by-election 20 November 1880)Conservative1874
BeauceJoseph BolducConservative1876
BeauharnoisMichael Cayley (died in office 3 December 1878)Conservative1867, 1878
Joseph Gédéon Horace Bergeron (from 9 January 1879)Conservative18791st term
BellechasseAchille Larue (until 11 February 1881)Liberal1878
Guillaume Amyot (from 19 March 1881)Conservative18811st term
BerthierEdward Octavian CuthbertConservative1875
BonaventureThéodore RobitailleConservative1867
Pierre-Clovis Beauchesne (acclaimed from 26 August 1879)Conservative18791st term
BromeEdmund Leavens ChandlerLiberal1878
David Ames Manson (from 18 October 1880)Liberal-Conservative18801st term
ChamblyPierre Basile BenoitConservative1876
ChamplainHippolyte MontplaisirLiberal-Conservative1874
CharlevoixPierre Alexis Tremblay (died in office 5 January 1879)Liberal1876
Joseph-Stanislas Perrault (from 13 February 1879)Conservative18791st term
Simon-Xavier Cimon (from 19 March 1881)Conservative18811st term
ChâteauguayLuther Hamilton Holton (died in office 14 March 1880)Liberal1867
Edward Holton (from 17 April 1880)Liberal18801st term
Chicoutimi—SaguenayMarie Honorius Ernest CimonConservative1874
Compton**John Henry Pope** (acclaimed in by-election 4 November 1878)Liberal-Conservative1867
DorchesterFrançois Fortunat RouleauLiberal-Conservative1874
Drummond – ArthabaskaDésiré Olivier BourbeauConservative1877
GaspéPierre FortinConservative1867, 1878
HochelagaAlphonse DesjardinsConservative1874
HuntingdonJulius Scriver (acclaimed)Liberal1869
IverbvilleFrançois BéchardLiberal1867
Jacques CartierDésiré GirouardConservative1878
Joliette**Louis François Georges Baby** (acclaimed in by-election 14 November 1878)Conservative1872
Lewis Arthur McConville (from 9 December 1880)Conservative18801st term
KamouraskaJoseph DumontLiberal1878
L'AssomptionHilaire HurteauLiberal-Conservative1874
L'IsletPhilippe Baby CasgrainLiberal1872
LaprairieAlfred PinsonneaultConservative1867
LavalJoseph-Aldric Ouimet (acclaimed)Liberal-Conservative1873
LévisJoseph-Goderic Blanchet (†)Liberal-Conservative1867, 1878
LotbinièreCôme Isaïe RinfretLiberal1878
MaskinongéFrédéric HoudeNationalist Conservative1878
MéganticLouis-Éphrem OlivierLiberal1878
MissisquoiGeorge Barnard BakerLiberal-Conservative1878
MontcalmFirmin DugasConservative1871
MontmagnyAuguste Charles Philippe Robert LandryConservative1878
MontmorencyPierre-Vincent Valin (until 9 January 1880, re-elected 9 December 1880)Conservative1878
Auguste-Réal Angers (from 14 February 1880 until 12 November 1880)Conservative18801st term
Montreal CentreMichael Patrick RyanLiberal-Conservative1868
Montreal EastCharles-Joseph CoursolConservative1878
Montreal WestMatthew Hamilton GaultConservative1878
NapiervilleSixte Coupal dit la ReineLiberal1874
NicoletFrançois Xavier Ovide MéthotIndependent Conservative1877
Ottawa (County of)Alonzo WrightLiberal-Conservative1867
PontiacJohn PouporeConservative1878
PortneufRoch-Pamphile ValléeConservative1878
Quebec County**Joseph-Philippe-René-Adolphe Caron** (acclaimed in by-election 20 November 1880)Conservative1873
Quebec EastWilfrid LaurierLiberal1874
Quebec WestThomas McGreevy (acclaimed)Liberal-Conservative1867
Quebec-CentreJacques MalouinIndependent1877
RichelieuLouis Huet MassueLiberal-Conservative1878
Richmond—WolfeWilliam Bullock IvesConservative1878
RimouskiJean-Baptiste Romuald FisetLiberal1872
RouvilleGeorge-Auguste GigaultConservative1878
Saint MauriceLouis-Léon Lesieur DésaulniersConservative1867, 1878
SheffordLucius Seth HuntingtonLiberal1867
Town of SherbrookeEdward Towle Brooks (acclaimed)Conservative1872
SoulangesJacques-Philippe LanthierConservative1872
St. HyacintheLouis TellierConservative1878
St. John'sFrançois BourassaLiberal1867
StansteadCharles Carroll ColbyLiberal-Conservative1867
TémiscouataPaul-Étienne GrandboisConservative1878
Terrebonne**Louis-Rodrigue Masson** (acclaimed in by-election 6 November 1878)Conservative1867
Three RiversWilliam McDougallConservative1868
**Hector-Louis Langevin** (acclaimed from 21 November 1878)Conservative1867, 1876, 18783rd term*
Two MountainsJean-Baptiste DaoustConservative1876
VaudreuilJean-Baptiste MongenaisConservative1878
VerchèresFélix GeoffrionLiberal1867
YamaskaCharles GillConservative1874
Fabien Vanasse dit Vertefeuille (from 7 July 1879)Conservative18791st term

By-elections

Main article: By-elections to the 4th Canadian Parliament

References

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