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34th Parliament of Canada

34th Parliament of Canada
Majority parliament
December 12, 1988 (1988-12-12) – September 8, 1993 (1993-09-08)
Parliament leaders
Prime
Minister

(cabinet)
Rt. Hon. Brian Mulroney
(24th Canadian Ministry)
September 17, 1984 (1984-09-17) – June 25, 1993 (1993-06-25)
Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell
(25th Canadian Ministry)
June 25, 1993 (1993-06-25) – November 4, 1993 (1993-11-04)
Leader of the
Opposition
Rt. Hon. John Turner
September 17, 1984 (1984-09-17) – February 7, 1990 (1990-02-07)
Hon. Herb Gray (interim)
February 8, 1990 (1990-02-08) – December 20, 1990 (1990-12-20)
Hon. Jean Chrétien
December 21, 1990 (1990-12-21) – October 24, 1993 (1993-10-24)
Party caucuses
Government Progressive Conservative Party
Opposition Liberal Party
Third party New Democratic Party
House of Commons
Canada 1988 Federal Election seats.svg
Seating arrangements of the House of Commons
Speaker of the
Commons
Hon. John Allen Fraser
September 30, 1986 (1986-09-30) – January 16, 1994 (1994-01-16)
Government
House Leader
Hon. Don Mazankowski
June 30, 1986 (1986-06-30) – December 30, 1988 (1988-12-30)
Hon. Doug Lewis
April 3, 1989 (1989-04-03) – February 22, 1990 (1990-02-22)
Hon. Harvie Andre
February 23, 1990 (1990-02-23) – June 24, 1993 (1993-06-24)
Hon. Doug Lewis
June 25, 1993 (1993-06-25) – November 3, 1993 (1993-11-03)
Opposition
House Leader
Hon. Herb Gray
September 18, 1984 (1984-09-18) – February 7, 1990 (1990-02-07)
Hon. Jean-Robert Gauthier
February 7, 1990 (1990-02-07) – January 29, 1991 (1991-01-29)
Hon. David Charles Dingwall
January 30, 1991 (1991-01-30) – May 8, 1993 (1993-05-08)
Members 295 MP seats
List of members
Senate
Speaker of the
Senate
Hon. Guy Charbonneau
November 2, 1984 (1984-11-02) – December 6, 1993 (1993-12-06)
Government
Senate Leader
Hon. Lowell Murray
June 30, 1986 (1986-06-30) – November 3, 1993 (1993-11-03)
Opposition
Senate Leader
Hon. Allan MacEachen
September 16, 1984 (1984-09-16) – November 30, 1991 (1991-11-30)
Hon. Royce Herbert Frith
November 30, 1991 (1991-11-30) – October 25, 1993 (1993-10-25)
Senators 104 senator seats
List of senators
Sessions
1st Session
December 12, 1988 (1988-12-12) – February 28, 1989 (1989-02-28)
2nd Session
April 3, 1989 (1989-04-03) – May 12, 1991 (1991-05-12)
3rd Session
January 05 (05-13) – September 8, 1993 (1993-09-08)
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The 34th Canadian Parliament was in session from December 12, 1988 until September 8, 1993. The membership was set by the 1988 federal election on November 21, 1988, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1993 election.

It was controlled by a Progressive Conservative Party majority, led first by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and the 24th Canadian Ministry, and then Prime Minister Kim Campbell and the 25th Canadian Ministry. The official opposition was the Liberal Party, led first by John Turner, and after 1990, by Jean Chrétien.

The speaker of the House of Commons was John Allen Fraser. See also list of Canadian electoral districts 1987-1997 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.

There were three sessions of the 34th Parliament:

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

* After dissolution but before turning over power to Kim Campbell, Brian Mulroney filled all Senate vacancies with Progressive Conservative members, for a total caucus of 58.
** There was one Reform senator in the middle of the 34th Parliament.
*** In the middle of the 34th Parliament, Brian Mulroney used a little-known clause in the constitution to fill the Senate above its normal seat limit by eight, to 112.


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