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The 32nd Canadian Parliament was in session from April 14, 1980, until July 9, 1984. The membership was set by the 1980 federal election on February 18, 1980, and it only changed slightly due to resignations and by-elections prior to being dissolved before the 1984 election.
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32nd Canadian Parliament | |||
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Majority parliament | |||
April 14, 1980 – July 9, 1984 | |||
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Parliament leaders | |||
Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau March 3, 1980 – June 30, 1984 | ||
John Turner June 30, 1984 – September 17, 1984 | |||
Cabinets | 22nd Canadian Ministry 23rd Canadian Ministry | ||
Leader of the Opposition | Joe Clark March 3, 1980 (1980-03-03) – February 1, 1983 (1983-02-01) | ||
Erik Nielsen (interim) February 2, 1983 (1983-02-02) – August 28, 1983 (1983-08-28) | |||
Brian Mulroney August 29, 1983 (1983-08-29) – September 16, 1984 (1984-09-16) | |||
Party caucuses | |||
Government | Liberal Party | ||
Opposition | Progressive Conservative Party | ||
Recognized | New Democratic Party | ||
Unrecognized | Social Credit Party* | ||
* Only in the Senate. | |||
House of Commons | |||
Seating arrangements of the House of Commons | |||
Speaker of the Commons | Jeanne Sauvé April 14, 1980 (1980-04-14) – January 15, 1984 (1984-01-15) | ||
John Allen Fraser January 16, 1984 (1984-01-16) – November 4, 1984 (1984-11-04) | |||
Government House Leader | Yvon Pinard March 3, 1980 (1980-03-03) – June 29, 1984 (1984-06-29) | ||
André Ouellet June 30, 1984 (1984-06-30) – July 9, 1984 (1984-07-09) | |||
Opposition House Leader | Walter Baker April 14, 1980 (1980-04-14) – September 8, 1981 (1981-09-08) | ||
Erik Nielsen September 9, 1981 (1981-09-09) – February 8, 1983 (1983-02-08) | |||
Doug Lewis February 9, 1983 (1983-02-09) – September 6, 1983 (1983-09-06) | |||
Erik Nielsen (2nd time) September 7, 1983 (1983-09-07) – April 5, 1984 (1984-04-05) | |||
Ray Hnatyshyn April 6, 1984 (1984-04-06) – July 9, 1984 (1984-07-09) | |||
Members | 282 MP seats List of members | ||
Senate | |||
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Speaker of the Senate | Jean Marchand March 4, 1980 (1980-03-04) – December 15, 1983 (1983-12-15) | ||
Maurice Riel December 16, 1983 (1983-12-16) – November 1, 1984 (1984-11-01) | |||
Government Senate Leader | Ray Perrault March 3, 1980 (1980-03-03) – September 29, 1982 (1982-09-29) | ||
Bud Olson September 30, 1982 (1982-09-30) – June 29, 1984 (1984-06-29) | |||
Allan MacEachen June 30, 1984 (1984-06-30) – September 16, 1984 (1984-09-16) | |||
Opposition Senate Leader | Jacques Flynn January 1, 1980 (1980-01-01) – January 1, 1984 (1984-01-01) | ||
Senators | 104 senator seats List of senators | ||
Sovereign | |||
Monarch | Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022 | ||
Sessions | |||
1st session April 14, 1980 (1980-04-14) – November 30, 1983 (1983-11-30) | |||
2nd session December 7, 1983 (1983-12-07) – July 9, 1984 (1984-07-09) | |||
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It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority, led first by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and the 22nd Canadian Ministry, and then by Prime Minister John Turner and the 23rd Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Progressive Conservative Party, led first by Joe Clark, and then Brian Mulroney.
The Speaker was Jeanne Sauvé then Cyril Lloyd Francis. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1976-1987 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.
There were two sessions of the 32nd Parliament:
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Session | Start | End |
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1st | April 14, 1980 | November 30, 1983 |
2nd | December 7, 1983 | July 9, 1984 |
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Party standings
The party standings as of the election and as of dissolution were as follows:
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Affiliation | House members | Senate members[1] | |||
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1980 election results |
At dissolution | On election day 1980[2] |
At dissolution | ||
Liberal | 147 | 135 | 71 | 74 | |
Progressive Conservative | 103 | 100 | 27 | 23 | |
New Democratic | 32 | 31 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
Independent Liberal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Social Credit | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total members | 282 | 267 | 102 | 92 | |
Vacant | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | |
Total seats | 282 | 104 |
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* After dissolution but before turning over power, Prime Minister John Turner filled ten of the Senate vacancies with Liberal members, for a total caucus of 74.
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Members of the House of Commons
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Members of the House of Commons in the 32nd parliament arranged by province.
Newfoundland
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Prince Edward Island
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Cardigan | Daniel J. MacDonald to September 30, 1980 (death) |
Liberal | |
Bennett Campbell from April 13, 1981 |
Liberal | ||
Egmont | George Henderson | Liberal | |
Hillsborough | Thomas McMillan | Progressive Conservative | |
Malpeque | Melbourne Gass | Progressive Conservative |
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Nova Scotia
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- * Elmer MacKay resigned his seat to give new Tory leader Brian Mulroney a place in the Commons after an August 1983 by-election.
New Brunswick
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Quebec
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- * Roch La Salle resigned from parliament on March 17, 1981, to become leader of Quebec's Union Nationale party. After this party suffered a major defeat in the 1981 Quebec election, La Salle resigned as leader and was re-elected to his old position in an August 17 by-election.
- ** Raynald Guay left parliament on August 29, 1980, and was replaced by Gaston Gourde in a May 4, 1981, by-election.
Ontario
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- * Bob Rae left parliament to become leader of the Ontario NDP and was replaced by Lynn McDonald in 1982.
- ** Lincoln Alexander left parliament to become head of the Worker's Compensation Board and was replaced by Stanley Hudecki in a 1980 by-election.
- *** Thomas Cossitt died in office and was replaced by Jennifer Cossitt in a 1982 by-election
- † Judd Buchanan resigned from parliament and was replaced by Jack Burghardt in an April 13, 1981, by-election
- †† Peter Stollery was appointed to the Senate and was replaced by Dan Heap in an August 17, 1981, by-election
- ††† Bruce Lonsdale died in office and was replaced by John MacDougall in an October 12, 1982, by-election.
Manitoba
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- * Walter Dinsdale died in office and was replaced by Lee Clark in a May 24, 1983, by-election
Saskatchewan
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Alberta
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British Columbia
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- * Mark Rose left Parliament and was replaced by Gerry St. Germain in an August 29, 1983, by-election
Territories
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Riding | Member | Political party | |
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Nunatsiaq | Peter Ittinuar | New Democrat to November 26, 1982 | |
Liberal (crossed the floor) | |||
Western Arctic | Dave Nickerson | Progressive Conservative | |
Yukon | Erik Nielsen | Progressive Conservative |
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By-elections
Main article: By-elections to the 32nd Canadian Parliament
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