31st Canadian Parliament
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The 31st Canadian Parliament was a briefly lived parliament in session from October 9 until December 14, 1979. The membership was set by the 1979 federal election on May 22, 1979, and it was dissolved after the minority government of Joe Clark failed to pass a Motion of Confidence on December 13, 1979. The dissolution of parliament led to the 1980 federal election. Lasting only 66 days from first sitting to dissolution, and only nine months from election to election, the 31st was the shortest parliament in Canadian history.
The 31st Parliament was controlled by a Progressive Conservative Party minority led by Prime Minister Joe Clark and the 21st Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Liberal Party, led by former prime minister Pierre Trudeau.
The Speaker was James Jerome.
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There was only one session of the 31st Parliament:
| Session | Start | End |
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| 1st | October 9, 1979 | December 14, 1979 |
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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[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1979 election results |
At dissolution | On election day 1979[2] |
At dissolution | 136 | 136 | 18 | 28 | 114 | 114 | 73 | 71 | 26 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total members | 282 | 282 | 92 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total seats | 282 | 104 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Members of the House of Commons
Members of the House of Commons in the 31st parliament arranged by province.
Key:
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- Cabinet ministers are in boldface.
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Newfoundland
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| Bonavista—Trinity—Conception | Dave Rooney | Liberal | 1972 | 3rd term | |
| Burin—St. George's | Donald Jamieson | Liberal | 1966 | 5th term | |
| Roger Simmons (1979)* | Liberal | 1979 | 1st term | ||
| Gander—Twillingate | George Baker | Liberal | 1974 | 2nd term | |
| Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador | Bill Rompkey | Liberal | 1972 | 3rd term | |
| Humber—Port au Port—St. Barbe | Fonse Faour | New Democrat | 1978 | 2nd term | |
| St. John's East | James McGrath | Progressive Conservative | 1957, 1968 | 7th term* | |
| St. John's West | John Crosbie | Progressive Conservative | 1976 | 2nd term |
- * Donald Jamieson resigned from parliament and was replaced by Roger Simmons in a September 19, 1979, by-election
Prince Edward Island
Template:Canadian party colourTemplate:Canadian party colourTemplate:Canadian party colourTemplate:Canadian party colour| Riding | Member | Political party | First elected / previously elected | No. of terms | |
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| Cardigan | Wilbur MacDonald | Progressive Conservative | 1979 | 1st term | |
| Egmont | David MacDonald | Progressive Conservative | 1965 | 5th term | |
| Hillsborough | Thomas McMillan | Progressive Conservative | 1979 | 1st term | |
| Malpeque | Melbourne Gass | Progressive Conservative | 1979 | 1st term |
Nova Scotia
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annapolis Valley—Hants | Pat Nowlan | Progressive Conservative | 1965 | 5th term | |
| Cape Breton Highlands—Canso | Allan MacEachen | Liberal | 1953, 1962 | 9th term* | |
| Cape Breton—East Richmond | Andrew Hogan | New Democrat | 1974 | 2nd term | |
| Cape Breton—The Sydneys | Russell MacLellan | Liberal | 1979 | 1st term | |
| Central Nova | Elmer MacKay | Progressive Conservative | 1971 | 4th term | |
| Cumberland—Colchester | Robert Coates | Progressive Conservative | 1957 | 9th term | |
| Dartmouth—Halifax East | Michael Forrestall | Progressive Conservative | 1965 | 5th term | |
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| Halifax West | Howard Crosby | Progressive Conservative | 1978 | 2nd term | |
| South Shore | Lloyd Crouse | Progressive Conservative | 1957 | 9th term | |
| South Western Nova | Charles Haliburton | Progressive Conservative | 1972, 1979 | 2nd term* |
New Brunswick
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carleton—Charlotte | Fred McCain | Progressive Conservative | 1972 | 3rd term | |
| Fundy—Royal | Robert Corbett | Progressive Conservative | 1978 | 2nd term | |
| Gloucester | Herb Breau | Liberal | 1968 | 4th term | |
| Madawaska—Victoria | Eymard Corbin | Liberal | 1968 | 4th term | |
| Moncton | Gary McCauley | Liberal | 1979 | 1st term | |
| Northumberland—Miramichi | Maurice Dionne | Liberal | 1974 | 2nd term | |
| Restigouche | Maurice Harquail | Liberal | 1975 | 2nd term | |
| Saint John | Eric Ferguson | Progressive Conservative | 1979 | 1st term | |
| Westmorland—Kent | Roméo LeBlanc | Liberal | 1972 | 3rd term | |
| York—Sunbury | J. Robert Howie | Progressive Conservative | 1972 | 3rd term |
Quebec
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Alberta
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| Nunatsiaq | Peter Ittinuar | New Democrat | 1979 | 1st term | |
| Western Arctic | Dave Nickerson | Progressive Conservative | 1979 | 1st term | |
| Yukon | Erik Nielsen | Progressive Conservative | 1957 | 9th term |
By-elections
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Notes
References
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- ↑ Members of the Canadian Senate are appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister and remain as senators until the age of 75, even if the House of Commons has been dissolved or an election has been called.
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