The 35th Canadian parliament was in session from 1993 until 1997. The membership was set by in the 1993 Canadian election and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1997 Canadian election. It was controlled by a Liberal majority under Prime Minister Jean Chrétien. The Official Opposition was the Bloc Québécois, first under Lucien Bouchard then Michel Gauthier and finally Gilles Duceppe. The Speaker was Gilbert Parent. See also list of Canadian electoral districts 1987-1997 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.
Members of the House of Commons
Members of the House of Commons in the 35th parliament arranged by province.
Newfoundland
- *Brian Tobin left parliament in 1996 to become premier of Newfoundland, Gerry Byrne was elected in a by-election to replace him.
- **Bill Rompkey was appointed to the Senate in September 1995, Lawrence O'Brien was elected to replace him in a 1996 by-election.
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
- *Lucien Bouchard left parliament in 1995 to become premier of Quebec, Stéphane Tremblay is elected in a by-election to replace him.
- ** André Ouellet was appointed head of Canada Post and was replaced by Pierre Pettigrew in a March 25, 1996 by-election
- *** Shirley Maheu was appointed to the Senate and was replaced by Stéphane Dion also in a March 26, 1996 by-election.
Ontario
- * Dennis Mills quit the Liberal caucus to sit as an Independent Liberal in May 1996, but returned to the party in August of the same year.
- ** Roy MacLaren was appointed High Commissioner for Canada to the United Kingdom and his seat was filled by Roy Cullen in a 1996 by-election.
- *** Jag Bhaduria was expelled from the Liberal Party for falsifying his credentials
- **** Jean-Robert Gauthier was appointed to the Senate in 1994 and replaced by Mauril Belanger in a 1995 by-election.
- ***** John Nunziata was expelled from the Liberal Party for voting against the 1996 budget on April 16 of that year and sat for the rest of the session as an Independent
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
- * Jan Brown was suspended from the Reform Party and then quit the party to sit as an Independent Reform member.
British Columbia
Northern Territories
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