23rd Canadian Parliament

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Template:Short description Template:Pp Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox Canadian Parliament The 23rd Canadian Parliament was in session from October 14, 1957, until February 1, 1958. The membership was set by the 1957 federal election on June 10, 1957, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1958 election.

It was the first parliament opened by the Monarch of Canada, and the only parliament formally opened by Queen Elizabeth II herself, rather than her formal representative, the governor general. In 2025, King Charles III opened the 45th Canadian Parliament, marking the second time any monarch has opened parliament.[1]

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 first by Louis St. Laurent, and then by Lester B. Pearson.

It was the second shortest parliament in Canadian history.

The Speaker was Roland Michener. 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 23rd Parliament.

List of members

Template:CanHOC Following is a full list of members of the twenty-third 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
Acadia Template:Canadian party colour| Victor Quelch Social Credit
Athabaska Template:Canadian party colour| Joseph Miville Dechene Liberal
Battle River—Camrose Template:Canadian party colour| James Alexander Smith Social Credit
Bow River Template:Canadian party colour| Charles Edward Johnston Social Credit
Calgary North Template:Canadian party colour| Douglas Harkness Progressive Conservative
Calgary South Template:Canadian party colour| Arthur Ryan Smith Progressive Conservative
Edmonton East Template:Canadian party colour| Ambrose Holowach Social Credit
Edmonton—Strathcona Template:Canadian party colour| Sydney Herbert Thompson Social Credit
Edmonton West Template:Canadian party colour| Marcel Lambert Progressive Conservative
Jasper—Edson Template:Canadian party colour| Charles Yuill Social Credit
Lethbridge Template:Canadian party colour| John Horne Blackmore Social Credit
Macleod Template:Canadian party colour| Ernest George Hansell Social Credit
Medicine Hat Template:Canadian party colour| Bud Olson Social Credit
Peace River Template:Canadian party colour| Solon Earl Low Social Credit
Red Deer Template:Canadian party colour| Frederick Davis Shaw Social Credit
Vegreville Template:Canadian party colour| Peter Stefura Social Credit
Wetaskiwin Template:Canadian party colour| Ray Thomas Social Credit

British Columbia

Electoral district Name Party
Burnaby—Coquitlam Template:Canadian party colour| Erhart Regier C.C.F.
Burnaby—Richmond Template:Canadian party colour| Thomas Irwin Social Credit
Cariboo Template:Canadian party colour| Bert Leboe Social Credit
Coast—Capilano Template:Canadian party colour| James Sinclair Liberal
Comox—Alberni Template:Canadian party colour| Thomas Speakman Barnett C.C.F.
Esquimalt—Saanich Template:Canadian party colour| George Randolph Pearkes Progressive Conservative
Fraser Valley Template:Canadian party colour| Alexander Bell Patterson Social Credit
Kamloops Template:Canadian party colour| Edmund Davie Fulton Progressive Conservative
Kootenay East Template:Canadian party colour| Jim Byrne Liberal
Kootenay West Template:Canadian party colour| Herbert Wilfred Herridge C.C.F.
Nanaimo Template:Canadian party colour| Colin Cameron C.C.F.
New Westminster Template:Canadian party colour| George Hahn Social Credit
Okanagan Boundary Template:Canadian party colour| Frank Christian Social Credit
Okanagan—Revelstoke Template:Canadian party colour| George McLeod Social Credit
Skeena Template:Canadian party colour| Frank Howard C.C.F.
Vancouver—Burrard Template:Canadian party colour| John Russell Taylor Progressive Conservative
Vancouver Centre Template:Canadian party colour| Douglas Jung Progressive Conservative
Vancouver East Template:Canadian party colour| Harold Edward Winch C.C.F.
Vancouver Kingsway Template:Canadian party colour| Alexander Macdonald C.C.F.
Vancouver Quadra Template:Canadian party colour| Howard Charles Green Progressive Conservative
Vancouver South Template:Canadian party colour| Ernest James Broome Progressive Conservative
Victoria Template:Canadian party colour| Albert DeBurgo McPhillips Progressive Conservative

Manitoba

Electoral district Name Party
Brandon—Souris Template:Canadian party colour| Walter Dinsdale Progressive Conservative
Churchill Template:Canadian party colour| Robert Simpson Progressive Conservative
Dauphin Template:Canadian party colour| Fred Zaplitny C.C.F.
Lisgar Template:Canadian party colour| George Robson Muir Progressive Conservative
Marquette Template:Canadian party colour| Nick Mandziuk Progressive Conservative
Portage—Neepawa Template:Canadian party colour| George Clark Fairfield Progressive Conservative
Provencher Template:Canadian party colour| Warner Herbert Jorgenson Progressive Conservative
Selkirk Template:Canadian party colour| William Bryce C.C.F.
Springfield Template:Canadian party colour| Jacob Schulz C.C.F.
St. Boniface Template:Canadian party colour| Louis Deniset Liberal
Winnipeg North Template:Canadian party colour| Alistair Stewart C.C.F.
Winnipeg North Centre Template:Canadian party colour| Stanley Knowles C.C.F.
Winnipeg South Template:Canadian party colour| Gordon Chown Progressive Conservative
Winnipeg South Centre Template:Canadian party colour| Gordon Churchill Progressive Conservative

New Brunswick

Electoral district Name Party
Charlotte Template:Canadian party colour| A. Wesley Stuart Liberal
Gloucester Template:Canadian party colour| Hédard-J. Robichaud Liberal
Kent Template:Canadian party colour| Hervé Michaud Liberal
Northumberland—Miramichi Template:Canadian party colour| George Roy McWilliam Liberal
Restigouche—Madawaska Template:Canadian party colour| Charles Van Horne Progressive Conservative
Royal Template:Canadian party colour| Alfred Johnson Brooks Progressive Conservative
St. John—Albert Template:Canadian party colour| Thomas Miller Bell Progressive Conservative
Victoria—Carleton Template:Canadian party colour| Gage Montgomery Progressive Conservative
Westmorland Template:Canadian party colour| Henry Murphy Liberal
York—Sunbury Template:Canadian party colour| John Chester MacRae Progressive Conservative

Newfoundland

Electoral district Name Party
Bonavista—Twillingate Template:Canadian party colour| Jack Pickersgill Liberal
Burin—Burgeo Template:Canadian party colour| Chesley William Carter Liberal
Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador Template:Canadian party colour| Thomas Gordon William Ashbourne Liberal
Humber—St. George's Template:Canadian party colour| Herman Maxwell Batten Liberal
St. John's East Template:Canadian party colour| James Aloysius McGrath Progressive Conservative
St. John's West Template:Canadian party colour| William Joseph Browne Progressive Conservative
Trinity—Conception Template:Canadian party colour| Leonard Stick Liberal

Northwest Territories

Electoral district Name Party
Mackenzie River Template:Canadian party colour| Mervyn Arthur Hardie Liberal

Nova Scotia

Electoral district Name Party
Antigonish—Guysborough Template:Canadian party colour| Angus Ronald Macdonald Progressive Conservative
Cape Breton North and Victoria Template:Canadian party colour| Robert Muir Progressive Conservative
Cape Breton South Template:Canadian party colour| Donald MacInnis Progressive Conservative
Colchester—Hants Template:Canadian party colour| Cyril Kennedy Progressive Conservative
Cumberland Template:Canadian party colour| Robert Coates Progressive Conservative
Digby—Annapolis—Kings Template:Canadian party colour| George Nowlan Progressive Conservative
Halifax* Template:Canadian party colour| Robert Jardine McCleave Progressive Conservative
Template:Canadian party colour| Edmund Leverett Morris Progressive Conservative
Inverness—Richmond Template:Canadian party colour| Allan MacEachen Liberal
Pictou Template:Canadian party colour| Howard Russell Macewan Progressive Conservative
Queens—Lunenburg Template:Canadian party colour| Lloyd Crouse Progressive Conservative
Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare Template:Canadian party colour| Thomas Andrew Murray Kirk Liberal

Ontario

Electoral district Name Party
Algoma East Template:Canadian party colour| Lester B. Pearson Liberal
Algoma West Template:Canadian party colour| George E. Nixon Liberal
Brantford Template:Canadian party colour| Jack Wratten Progressive Conservative
Brant—Haldimand Template:Canadian party colour| John A. Charlton Progressive Conservative
Broadview Template:Canadian party colour| George Hees Progressive Conservative
Bruce Template:Canadian party colour| Andrew Ernest Robinson Progressive Conservative
Carleton Template:Canadian party colour| Dick Bell Progressive Conservative
Cochrane Template:Canadian party colour| Joseph-Anaclet Habel Liberal
Danforth Template:Canadian party colour| Robert Hardy Small Progressive Conservative
Davenport Template:Canadian party colour| Douglas Morton Progressive Conservative
Dufferin—Simcoe Template:Canadian party colour| William Earl Rowe Progressive Conservative
Durham Template:Canadian party colour| Reginald Percy Vivian Progressive Conservative
Eglinton Template:Canadian party colour| Donald Fleming Progressive Conservative
Elgin Template:Canadian party colour| James Alexander McBain Progressive Conservative
Essex East Template:Canadian party colour| Paul Martin Sr. Liberal
Essex South Template:Canadian party colour| Richard Devere Thrasher Progressive Conservative
Essex West Template:Canadian party colour| Donald Ferguson Brown Liberal
Fort William Template:Canadian party colour| Daniel McIvor Liberal
Glengarry—Prescott Template:Canadian party colour| Osie Villeneuve Progressive Conservative
Greenwood Template:Canadian party colour| James MacKerras Macdonnell Progressive Conservative
Grenville—Dundas Template:Canadian party colour| Arza Clair Casselman Progressive Conservative
Grey—Bruce Template:Canadian party colour| Eric Winkler Progressive Conservative
Grey North Template:Canadian party colour| Percy Verner Noble Progressive Conservative
Halton Template:Canadian party colour| Charles Alexander Best Progressive Conservative
Hamilton East Template:Canadian party colour| Quinto Martini Progressive Conservative
Hamilton South Template:Canadian party colour| Bob McDonald Progressive Conservative
Hamilton West Template:Canadian party colour| Ellen Fairclough Progressive Conservative
Hastings—Frontenac Template:Canadian party colour| George Stanley White (until August 20, 1957, Senate appointment) Progressive Conservative
Template:Canadian party colour| Sidney Smith (by-election of 1957-11-04) Progressive Conservative
Hastings South Template:Canadian party colour| Lee Grills Progressive Conservative
High Park Template:Canadian party colour| John Kucherepa Progressive Conservative
Huron Template:Canadian party colour| Elston Cardiff Progressive Conservative
Kenora—Rainy River Template:Canadian party colour| William Moore Benidickson Liberal-Labour
Kent Template:Canadian party colour| Edward Blake Huffman Liberal
Kingston Template:Canadian party colour| William James Henderson Liberal
Lambton—Kent Template:Canadian party colour| Ernest John Campbell Progressive Conservative
Lambton West Template:Canadian party colour| Joseph Warner Murphy Progressive Conservative
Lanark Template:Canadian party colour| William Gourlay Blair (died June 16, 1957) Progressive Conservative
Template:Canadian party colour| George Doucett (by-election of 1957-08-26) Progressive Conservative
Leeds Template:Canadian party colour| Hayden Stanton Progressive Conservative
Lincoln Template:Canadian party colour| John Smith Progressive Conservative
London Template:Canadian party colour| Ernest Halpenny Progressive Conservative
Middlesex East Template:Canadian party colour| Harry Oliver White Progressive Conservative
Middlesex West Template:Canadian party colour| William Howell Arthur Thomas Progressive Conservative
Niagara Falls Template:Canadian party colour| William Houck Liberal
Nickel Belt Template:Canadian party colour| Léo Gauthier Liberal
Nipissing Template:Canadian party colour| Jack Garland Liberal
Norfolk Template:Canadian party colour| John Evans Knowles Progressive Conservative
Northumberland Template:Canadian party colour| Benjamin Cope (Ben) Thompson Progressive Conservative
Ontario Template:Canadian party colour| Michael Starr Progressive Conservative
Ottawa East Template:Canadian party colour| Jean-Thomas Richard Liberal
Ottawa West Template:Canadian party colour| George McIlraith Liberal
Oxford Template:Canadian party colour| Wally Nesbitt Progressive Conservative
Parkdale Template:Canadian party colour| Arthur Edward Martin Maloney Progressive Conservative
Parry Sound—Muskoka Template:Canadian party colour| Gordon Aiken Progressive Conservative
Peel Template:Canadian party colour| John Pallett Progressive Conservative
Perth Template:Canadian party colour| Jay Monteith Progressive Conservative
Peterborough Template:Canadian party colour| Gordon Knapman Fraser Progressive Conservative
Port Arthur Template:Canadian party colour| Doug Fisher C.C.F.
Prince Edward—Lennox Template:Canadian party colour| Clarence Adam Milligan Progressive Conservative
Renfrew North Template:Canadian party colour| James Forgie Liberal
Renfrew South Template:Canadian party colour| James William Baskin Progressive Conservative
Rosedale Template:Canadian party colour| David James Walker Progressive Conservative
Russell Template:Canadian party colour| Joseph-Omer Gour Liberal
St. Paul's Template:Canadian party colour| Roland Michener Progressive Conservative
Simcoe East Template:Canadian party colour| Philip Bernard Rynard Progressive Conservative
Simcoe North Template:Canadian party colour| Heber Smith Progressive Conservative
Spadina Template:Canadian party colour| Charles Edward Rea Progressive Conservative
Stormont Template:Canadian party colour| Albert Peter Lavigne Liberal
Sudbury Template:Canadian party colour| Rodger Mitchell Liberal
Timiskaming Template:Canadian party colour| Arnold Peters C.C.F.
Timmins Template:Canadian party colour| Murdo Martin C.C.F.
Trinity Template:Canadian party colour| Stanley Haidasz Liberal
Victoria Template:Canadian party colour| Clayton Hodgson Progressive Conservative
Waterloo North Template:Canadian party colour| Norman Schneider Liberal
Waterloo South Template:Canadian party colour| William Anderson Progressive Conservative
Welland Template:Canadian party colour| William Hector McMillan Liberal
Wellington—Huron Template:Canadian party colour| Marvin Howe Progressive Conservative
Wellington South Template:Canadian party colour| Alfred Hales Progressive Conservative
Wentworth Template:Canadian party colour| Frank Exton Lennard Progressive Conservative
York Centre Template:Canadian party colour| Fred C. Stinson Progressive Conservative
York East Template:Canadian party colour| Robert Henry McGregor Progressive Conservative
York—Humber Template:Canadian party colour| Margaret Aitken Progressive Conservative
York North Template:Canadian party colour| Cecil A. (Tiny) Cathers Progressive Conservative
York—Scarborough Template:Canadian party colour| Frank Charles McGee Progressive Conservative
York South Template:Canadian party colour| William George Beech Progressive Conservative
York West Template:Canadian party colour| John Borden Hamilton Progressive Conservative

Prince Edward Island

Electoral district Name Party
King's Template:Canadian party colour| John Augustine Macdonald Progressive Conservative
Prince Template:Canadian party colour| Orville Howard Phillips Progressive Conservative
Queen's* Template:Canadian party colour| John Angus Maclean Progressive Conservative
Template:Canadian party colour| Heath MacQuarrie Progressive Conservative

Quebec

Electoral district Name Party
Argenteuil—Deux-Montagnes Template:Canadian party colour| Philippe Valois Liberal
Beauce Template:Canadian party colour| Raoul Poulin Independent
Beauharnois—Salaberry Template:Canadian party colour| Robert Cauchon Liberal
Bellechasse Template:Canadian party colour| Ovide Laflamme Liberal
Berthier—Maskinongé—delanaudière Template:Canadian party colour| Joseph Langlois Liberal
Bonaventure Template:Canadian party colour| Nérée Arsenault Progressive Conservative
Brome—Missisquoi Template:Canadian party colour| Joseph-Léon Deslières Liberal
Cartier Template:Canadian party colour| Leon David Crestohl Liberal
Chambly—Rouville Template:Canadian party colour| Yvon L'heureux Liberal
Champlain Template:Canadian party colour| Joseph Irenée Rochefort Liberal
Chapleau Template:Canadian party colour| Charles-Noël Barbès Liberal
Charlevoix Template:Canadian party colour| Auguste Maltais Liberal
Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie Template:Canadian party colour| Jean Boucher Liberal
Chicoutimi Template:Canadian party colour| Rosaire Gauthier Liberal
Compton—Frontenac Template:Canadian party colour| Joseph-Adéodat Blanchette Liberal
Dollard Template:Canadian party colour| Guy Rouleau Liberal
Dorchester Template:Canadian party colour| Joseph-Armand Landry Liberal
Drummond—Arthabaska Template:Canadian party colour| Samuel Boulanger Independent Liberal
Gaspé Template:Canadian party colour| Roland Léo English Progressive Conservative
Gatineau Template:Canadian party colour| Rodolphe Leduc Liberal
Hochelaga Template:Canadian party colour| Raymond Eudes Liberal
Hull Template:Canadian party colour| Alexis Pierre Caron Liberal
Îles-de-la-Madeleine Template:Canadian party colour| Charles-Arthur Dumoulin Cannon Liberal
Jacques-Cartier—Lasalle Template:Canadian party colour| Robert John Pratt Progressive Conservative
Joliette—l'Assomption—Montcalm Template:Canadian party colour| Maurice Breton Liberal
Kamouraska Template:Canadian party colour| Benoît Chabot Independent
Labelle Template:Canadian party colour| Henri Courtemanche Independent Progressive Conservative
Lac-Saint-Jean Template:Canadian party colour| André Gauthier Liberal
Lafontaine Template:Canadian party colour| J.-Georges Ratelle Liberal
Lapointe Template:Canadian party colour| Augustin Brassard Liberal
Laurier Template:Canadian party colour| Lionel Chevrier Liberal
Laval Template:Canadian party colour| Léopold Demers Liberal
Lévis Template:Canadian party colour| Maurice Bourget Liberal
Longueuil Template:Canadian party colour| Auguste Vincent Liberal
Lotbinière Template:Canadian party colour| Raymond Joseph Michael O'Hurley Progressive Conservative
Maisonneuve—Rosemont Template:Canadian party colour| Jean-Paul Deschatelets Liberal
Matapédia—Matane Template:Canadian party colour| Léandre Thibault Liberal
Mégantic Template:Canadian party colour| Joseph Lafontaine Liberal
Mercier Template:Canadian party colour| Marcel Monette Liberal
Montmagny—L'Islet Template:Canadian party colour| Jean Lesage Liberal
Mount Royal Template:Canadian party colour| Alan Aylesworth Macnaughton Liberal
Nicolet—Yamaska Template:Canadian party colour| Paul Comtois Progressive Conservative
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Template:Canadian party colour| William McLean Hamilton Progressive Conservative
Outremont—St-Jean Template:Canadian party colour| Romuald Bourque Liberal
Papineau Template:Canadian party colour| Adrien Meunier Liberal
Pontiac—Témiscamingue Template:Canadian party colour| John Hugh Proudfoot Liberal
Portneuf Template:Canadian party colour| Pierre Gauthier Liberal
Québec—Montmorency Template:Canadian party colour| Wilfrid Lacroix Liberal
Quebec East Template:Canadian party colour| Louis St. Laurent Liberal
Quebec South Template:Canadian party colour| Francis (Frank) Gavan Power Liberal
Quebec West Template:Canadian party colour| René Bégin Liberal
Richelieu—Verchères Template:Canadian party colour| Lucien Cardin Liberal
Richmond—Wolfe Template:Canadian party colour| Ernest-Omer Gingras Liberal
Rimouski Template:Canadian party colour| Gérard Légaré Liberal
Roberval Template:Canadian party colour| Georges Villeneuve Liberal
Saguenay Template:Canadian party colour| Lomer Brisson Liberal
St. Ann Template:Canadian party colour| Gérard Loiselle Independent Liberal
Saint-Antoine—Westmount Template:Canadian party colour| George Carlyle Marler Liberal
Saint-Denis Template:Canadian party colour| Azellus Denis Liberal
Saint-Henri Template:Canadian party colour| Joseph-Arsène Bonnier Liberal
Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot Template:Canadian party colour| Théogène Ricard Progressive Conservative
Saint-Jacques Template:Canadian party colour| Roland Beaudry Liberal
Saint-Jean—Iberville—Napierville Template:Canadian party colour| J.-Armand Ménard Liberal
St. Lawrence—St. George Template:Canadian party colour| Claude Sartoris Richardson Liberal
Sainte-Marie Template:Canadian party colour| Hector Dupuis Liberal
Saint-Maurice—Laflèche Template:Canadian party colour| Joseph-Adolphe Richard Liberal
Shefford Template:Canadian party colour| Marcel Boivin Liberal
Sherbrooke Template:Canadian party colour| Maurice Gingues Liberal
Stanstead Template:Canadian party colour| Louis-Édouard Roberge Liberal
Témiscouata Template:Canadian party colour| Jean-Paul St. Laurent Liberal
Terrebonne Template:Canadian party colour| Raymond Raymond Liberal
Trois-Rivières Template:Canadian party colour| Léon Balcer Progressive Conservative
Vaudreuil—Soulanges Template:Canadian party colour| Louis-René Beaudoin Liberal
Verdun Template:Canadian party colour| Joseph Gérard Yves Leduc Liberal
Villeneuve Template:Canadian party colour| Armand Dumas Liberal

Saskatchewan

Electoral district Name Party
Assiniboia Template:Canadian party colour| Hazen Argue C.C.F.
Humboldt—Melfort Template:Canadian party colour| Hugh Alexander Bryson C.C.F.
Kindersley Template:Canadian party colour| Merv Johnson C.C.F.
Mackenzie Template:Canadian party colour| Alexander Malcolm Nicholson C.C.F.
Meadow Lake Template:Canadian party colour| John Hornby Harrison Liberal
Melville Template:Canadian party colour| James Garfield Gardiner Liberal
Moose Jaw—Lake Centre Template:Canadian party colour| Louis Harrington Lewry C.C.F.
Moose Mountain Template:Canadian party colour| Edward George McCullough C.C.F.
Prince Albert Template:Canadian party colour| John Diefenbaker Progressive Conservative
Qu'Appelle Template:Canadian party colour| Francis Alvin George Hamilton Progressive Conservative
Regina City Template:Canadian party colour| Alfred Claude Ellis C.C.F.
Rosetown—Biggar Template:Canadian party colour| Major James Coldwell C.C.F.
Rosthern Template:Canadian party colour| Walter Adam Tucker Liberal
Saskatoon Template:Canadian party colour| Henry Frank Jones Progressive Conservative
Swift Current—Maple Creek Template:Canadian party colour| Irvin William Studer Liberal
The Battlefords Template:Canadian party colour| Alexander Maxwell (Max) Campbell C.C.F.
Yorkton Template:Canadian party colour| George Hugh Castleden C.C.F.

Yukon

Electoral district Name Party
Yukon Template:Canadian party colour| James Aubrey Simmons Liberal
Template:Canadian party colour| Erik Nielsen (by-election of 1957-12-16) Progressive Conservative

By-elections

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Succession

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