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The initial seat distribution of the 10th Canadian Parliament
Sir Wilfrid Laurier was Prime Minister during the 10th Canadian Parliament.
The 10th Canadian Parliament was in session from January 11, 1905, until September 17, 1908. The membership was set by the 1904 federal election on November 3, 1904. It was dissolved prior to the 1908 election .
It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the 8th Canadian Ministry . The Official Opposition was the Conservative /Liberal-Conservative , led by Robert Borden .
The Speaker was Robert Franklin Sutherland . See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1903-1907 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.
There were four sessions of the 10th Parliament:
Session
Start
End
1st
January 11, 1905
July 20, 1905
2nd
March 8, 1906
July 13, 1906
3rd
November 22, 1906
April 27, 1907
4th
November 28, 1907
July 20, 1908
List of members
Following is a full list of members of the tenth Parliament listed first by province, then by electoral district.
Electoral districts denoted by an asterisk (*) indicates that district was represented by two members.
Established as a Canadian province on 1 September 1905.
Established as a Canadian province on 1 September 1905.
By-elections
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Stanstead
January 22, 1908
Henry Lovell
Liberal
Charles Henry Lovell
Liberal
Death
Yes
Huron South
January 22, 1908
Benjamin B. Gunn
Conservative
Murdo Young McLean
Liberal
Death
No
Nicolet
December 30, 1907
Charles Ramsay Devlin
Liberal
Gustave-Adolphe-Narcisse Turcotte
Liberal
Resignation upon appointment to the provincial cabinet of Quebec
Yes
City of Ottawa
December 23, 1907
Napoléon Antoine Belcourt
Liberal
William H. Hutchison
Liberal
Called to the Senate
Yes
Labelle
December 23, 1907
Henri Bourassa
Liberal
Charles Beautron Major
Liberal
Resignation to enter provincial politics
Yes
York Centre
December 23, 1907
Archibald Campbell
Liberal
Peter Douglas McLean
Liberal
Called to the Senate
Yes
Colchester
November 28, 1907
Frederick Andrew Laurence
Liberal
John Stanfield
Conservative
Appointed a judge
No
London
October 29, 1907
C. S. Hyman
Liberal
Thomas Beattie
Conservative
Resignation
No
Northumberland East
October 29, 1907
Edward Cochrane
Conservative
Charles Lewis Owen
Conservative
Death
Yes
Wellington North
October 29, 1907
Thomas Martin
Liberal
Alexander Munro Martin
Liberal
Death
Yes
Brockville
September 18, 1907
Daniel Derbyshire
Liberal
George Perry Graham
Liberal
Called to the Senate
Yes
City and County of St. John
September 18, 1907
Alfred Augustus Stockton
Conservative
William Pugsley
Liberal
Death
No
Richelieu
March 7, 1907
Arthur-Aimé Bruneau
Liberal
Adélard Lanctôt
Liberal
Appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Quebec
Yes
L'Assomption
March 7, 1907
Romuald-Charlemagne Laurier
Liberal
Ruben Charles Laurier
Liberal
Death
Yes
Victoria
March 5, 1907
John Costigan
Liberal
Pius Michaud
Liberal
Called to the Senate
Yes
Three Rivers and St. Maurice
February 28, 1907
Jacques Bureau
Liberal
Jacques Bureau
Liberal
Recontested upon appointment as Solicitor General
Yes
Nicolet
December 29, 1906
Rodolphe Lemieux
Liberal
Charles Ramsay Devlin
Liberal
Chose to sit for Gaspé
Yes
St. Ann
November 21, 1906
Daniel Gallery
Liberal
Joseph Charles Walsh
Liberal
Election declared void
Yes
St. Mary
November 21, 1906
Camille Piché
Liberal
Médéric Martin
Liberal
Appointed Police Magistrate in Montreal.
Yes
Shelburne and Queen's
October 31, 1906
William Stevens Fielding
Liberal
William Stevens Fielding
Liberal
Election declared void
Yes
Bruce North
October 30, 1906
Leonard Thomas Bland
Liberal-Conservative
John Tolmie
Liberal
Death
No
Quebec County
October 23, 1906
Charles Fitzpatrick
Liberal
Lorenzo Robitaille
Independent Liberal
Appointed Chief Justice of Canada
No
St. Johns—Iberville
October 16, 1906
Louis Philippe Demers
Liberal
Marie Joseph Demers
Liberal
Appointed Puisne Judge of the Superior Court of Quebec
Yes
Elgin East
October 14, 1906
Andrew B. Ingram
Liberal-Conservative
David Marshall
Conservative
Appointed Vice Chairman of the Ontario Railway and Municipal Commission
Yes
Renfrew North
October 9, 1906
Peter White
Conservative
Gerald Verner White
Conservative
Death
Yes
Strathcona
April 5, 1906
Peter Talbot
Liberal
Wilbert McIntyre
Liberal
Called to the Senate
Yes
Cape Breton North and Victoria
March 14, 1906
Daniel Duncan McKenzie
Liberal
Alexander Charles Ross
Liberal
Appointed a judge
Yes
Victoria City
March 6, 1906
George Riley
Liberal
William Templeman
Liberal
Resignation to provide a seat for Templeman
Yes
Maisonneuve
February 23, 1906
Raymond Préfontaine
Liberal
Alphonse Verville
Labour
Death
No
Assiniboia West
February 6, 1906
Thomas Walter Scott
Liberal
William Erskine Knowles
Liberal
Resignation to enter provincial politics in Saskatchewan
Yes
Saskatchewan
February 6, 1906
John Henderson Lamont
Liberal
George Ewan McCraney
Liberal
Resignation to enter provincial politics in Saskatchewan
Yes
Town of Sherbrooke
February 6, 1906
Arthur Norreys Worthington
Conservative
Arthur Norreys Worthington
Conservative
Election declared void
Yes
Compton
January 4, 1906
Aylmer Byron Hunt
Liberal
Aylmer Byron Hunt
Liberal
Election declared void
Yes
York North
November 22, 1905
William Mulock
Liberal
Allen Bristol Aylesworth
Liberal
Appointed a judge
Yes
Antigonish
November 22, 1905
Colin McIsaac
Liberal
William Chisholm
Liberal
Appointed a Railway Commissioner
Yes
Lambton West
November 22, 1905
Thomas George Johnston
Liberal
Frederick Forsyth Pardee
Liberal
Death
Yes
Wentworth
November 22, 1905
E. D. Smith
Conservative
E. D. Smith
Conservative
Election declared void
Yes
London
June 13, 1905
C. S. Hyman
Liberal
C. S. Hyman
Liberal
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Public Works
Yes
Oxford North
June 13, 1905
James Sutherland
Liberal
George Smith
Liberal
Death
Yes
Lévis
June 6, 1905
Louis Julien Demers
Liberal
Louis Auguste Carrier
Liberal
Death
Yes
Edmonton
April 25, 1905
Frank Oliver
Liberal
Frank Oliver
Liberal
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of the Interior.
Yes
Toronto Centre
April 11, 1905
Edward Frederick Clarke
Conservative
Edmund James Bristol
Conservative
Death
Yes
Wright
February 13, 1905
Wilfrid Laurier
Liberal
Emmanuel Berchmans Devlin
Liberal
Chose to sit for Quebec East
Yes
Carleton
February 4, 1905
Edward Kidd
Conservative
Robert L. Borden
Conservative
Resignation to provide a seat for Borden
Yes
Quebec-Centre
January 19, 1905
Arthur Cyrille Albert Malouin
Liberal
Arthur Lachance
Liberal
Appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Quebec
Yes
References
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