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38th Parliament of Canada

38th Parliament of Canada
minority parliament
October 4, 2004 (2004-10-04) – November 29, 2005 (2005-11-29)
Parliament leaders
Prime
Minister

(cabinet)
Rt. Hon. Paul Martin
(27th Canadian Ministry)
December 12, 2003 (2003-12-12) – February 6, 2006 (2006-02-06)
Leader of the
Opposition
Hon. Stephen Harper
March 20, 2004 (2004-03-20) – February 6, 2006 (2006-02-06)
Party caucuses
Government Liberal Party
Opposition Conservative Party
Third parties Bloc Québécois
New Democratic Party
Progressive Conservative*
* Only in the Senate.
House of Commons
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Seating arrangements of the House of Commons
Speaker of the
Commons
Hon. Peter Milliken
January 29, 2001 (2001-01-29) – June 2, 2011 (2011-06-02)
Government
House Leader
Hon. Tony Valeri
October 4, 2004 (2004-10-04) – November 29, 2005 (2005-11-29)
Opposition
House Leader
Hon. John Douglas Reynolds
October 4, 2004 (2004-10-04) – January 27, 2005 (2005-01-27)
Jay D. Hill
January 30, 2005 (2005-01-30) – November 29, 2005 (2005-11-29)
Members 308 seats MP seats
List of members
Senate
Speaker of the
Senate
Hon. Dan Hays
October 4, 2004 (2004-10-04) – February 6, 2006 (2006-02-06)
Government
Senate Leader
Hon. Jacob Austin
October 4, 2004 (2004-10-04) – February 6, 2006 (2006-02-06)
Opposition
Senate Leader
Hon. Noël Kinsella
October 4, 2004 (2004-10-04) – February 6, 2006 (2006-02-06)
Senators 105 seats senator seats
List of senators
Sessions
1st Session
October 4, 2004 (2004-10-04) – November 29, 2005 (2005-11-29)
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The 38th Canadian Parliament was in session from October 4, 2004 until November 29, 2005. The membership was set by the 2004 federal election on June 28, 2004, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections, but due to the seat distribution, those few changes significantly affected the distribution of power. It was dissolved prior to the 2006 election.

It was controlled by a Liberal Party minority under Prime Minister Paul Martin and the 27th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Conservative Party, led by Stephen Harper.

The Speaker was Peter Milliken. See also List of Canadian federal electoral districts for a list of the ridings in this parliament.

There was one session of the 38th Parliament:

The parliament was dissolved following a vote of non-confidence passed on 28 November by the opposition Conservatives, supported by the New Democratic Party and Bloc Québécois. Consequently, a federal election was held on 23 January 2006 to choose the next parliament.


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