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31st Canadian Parliament

31st Parliament of Canada
Minority parliament
October 9, 1979 (1979-10-09) – December 14, 1979 (1979-12-14)
Parliament leaders
Prime
Minister

(cabinet)
Rt. Hon. Joe Clark
(21st Canadian Ministry)
June 4, 1979 (1979-06-04) – March 3, 1980 (1980-03-03)
Leader of the
Opposition
Rt. Hon. Pierre Trudeau
June 4, 1979 (1979-06-04) – March 2, 1980 (1980-03-02)
Party caucuses
Government Progressive Conservative Party
Opposition Liberal Party
Third parties New Democratic Party
Social Credit Party
House of Commons
Chambre des Communes 1979.png
Seating arrangements of the House of Commons
Speaker of the
Commons
Hon. James Jerome
September 30, 1974 (1974-09-30) – February 17, 1980 (1980-02-17)
Government
House Leader
Hon. Walter Baker
October 9, 1979 (1979-10-09) – December 14, 1979 (1979-12-14)
Opposition
House Leader
Hon. Allan MacEachen
October 9, 1979 (1979-10-09) – December 14, 1979 (1979-12-14)
Members 282 MP seats
List of members
Senate
Speaker of the
Senate
Hon. Allister Grosart
October 5, 1979 (1979-10-05) – March 3, 1980 (1980-03-03)
Government
Senate Leader
Hon. Jacques Flynn
June 4, 1979 (1979-06-04) – March 2, 1980 (1980-03-02)
Opposition
Senate Leader
Hon. Ray Perrault
May 22, 1979 (1979-05-22)–December 31, 1979 (1979-12-31)
Senators 104 senator seats
List of senators
Sessions
1st Session
October 9, 1979 (1979-10-09) – December 14, 1979 (1979-12-14)
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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 Alexander Jerome. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1976-1987 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.

There was only one session of the 31st Parliament:

The party standings as of the election and as of dissolution were as follows:

Members of the House of Commons in the 31st parliament arranged by province.


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