The 36th Canadian Parliament was in session from September 22, 1997, until October 22, 2000. The membership was set by the 1997 federal election on June 2, 1997, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 2000 election.

36th Parliament of Canada
Majority parliament
22 September 1997 – 22 October 2000
Parliament leaders
Prime
Minister
Rt. Hon. Jean Chrétien
4 Nov 1993 – 12 Dec 2003
Cabinet26th Canadian Ministry
Leader of the
Opposition
Hon. Preston Manning
1997 (1997) – March 26, 2000 (2000-03-26)
Hon. Deborah Grey
March 27, 2000 (2000-03-27) – September 10, 2000 (2000-09-10)
Hon. Stockwell Day
September 11, 2000 (2000-09-11) – December 11, 2001 (2001-12-11)
Party caucuses
GovernmentLiberal Party
OppositionReform Party*
Senate Opp.Progressive Conservative Party
RecognizedBloc Québécois
New Democratic Party
* Changed its name to Canadian Alliance partway through the Parliament.
House of Commons

Seating arrangements of the House of Commons
Speaker of the
Commons
Hon. Gilbert Parent
January 17, 1994 (1994-01-17) – January 28, 2001
Government
House Leader
Hon. Don Boudria
June 11, 1997 (1997-06-11) – January 14, 2002 (2002-01-14)
Opposition
House Leader
Hon. Randy White
June 20, 1997 (1997-06-20) – January 30, 2000 (2000-01-30)
Hon. Chuck Strahl
February 1, 2000 (2000-02-01) – April 24, 2001 (2001-04-24)
Members301 MP seats
List of members
Senate

Seating arrangements of the Senate
Speaker of the
Senate
Hon. Gildas Molgat
November 22, 1994 (1994-11-22) – January 25, 2001 (2001-01-25)
Government
Senate Leader
Hon. Alasdair Graham
June 11, 1997 (1997-06-11) – October 3, 1999 (1999-10-03)
Hon. Bernie Boudreau
October 4, 1999 (1999-10-04) – October 26, 2000 (2000-10-26)
Opposition
Senate Leader
Hon. John Lynch-Staunton
December 15, 1993 (1993-12-15) – September 30, 2004 (2004-09-30)
Senators104 senator seats
List of senators
Sovereign
MonarchElizabeth II
6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022
Governor
General
Roméo LeBlanc
8 February 1995 – 7 October 1999
Adrienne Clarkson
7 October 1999 – 27 September 2005
Sessions
1st session
September 22, 1997 (1997-09-22) – September 18, 1999 (1999-09-18)
2nd session
October 12, 1999 (1999-10-12) – October 22, 2000 (2000-10-22)
← 35th → 37th
Jean Chrétien was Prime Minister during the 36th Canadian Parliament.

It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and the 26th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was first the Reform Party, led by Preston Manning, and then its successor party, the Canadian Alliance led by interim leader Deborah Grey.

The Speaker was Gilbert Parent. See also list of Canadian electoral districts 1996-2003 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.

For the first time in Canadian history, five different parties held official party status. Although five major parties ran for the 35th Parliament, the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada and the New Democratic Party both failed to win official party status in that parliament.

There were two sessions of the 36th Parliament:

Session Start End
1st September 22, 1997 September 18, 1999
2nd October 12, 1999 October 22, 2000

Party standings

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

Affiliation House members Senate members
1997 election
results
At dissolution On election
day 1997[1]
At dissolution
  Liberal Party of Canada 155 161 51 56
Reform 60 0
  Bloc Québécois 44 44 0 0
  New Democratic Party 21 19 0 0
  Progressive Conservative Party of Canada 20 15 50 35
  Independent 1 4 3 5
Alliance 58 1
Total members 301 301 104 97
Vacant 0 0 0 8
Total seats 301 104 105

Members of the House of Commons

By-elections

By-election Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause Retained
Okanagan—Coquihalla September 11, 2000 Jim Hart      Canadian Alliance Stockwell Day      Canadian Alliance Resignation to provide a seat for Day Yes
Kings—Hants September 11, 2000 Scott Brison      Progressive Conservative Joe Clark      Progressive Conservative Resignation to provide a seat for Clark Yes
St. John's West May 15, 2000 Charlie Power      Progressive Conservative Loyola Hearn      Progressive Conservative Resignation Yes
York West November 15, 1999 Sergio Marchi      Liberal Judy Sgro      Liberal Resignation Yes
Hull—Aylmer November 15, 1999 Marcel Massé      Liberal Marcel Proulx      Liberal Resignation Yes
Mount Royal November 15, 1999 Sheila Finestone      Liberal Irwin Cotler      Liberal Resignation Yes
Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar November 15, 1999 Chris Axworthy      New Democratic Dennis Gruending      New Democratic Resignation Yes
Windsor—St. Clair April 12, 1999 Shaughnessy Cohen      Liberal Rick Limoges      Liberal Death (cerebral hemorrhage) Yes
Sherbrooke September 14, 1998 Jean Charest      Progressive Conservative Serge Cardin      Bloc Québécois Resignation to accept leadership of the Liberal Party of Quebec and enter provincial politics No
Port Moody—Coquitlam March 30, 1998 Sharon Hayes      Reform Lou Sekora      Liberal Resignation No


References

  1. ^ Members of the Canadian Senate are appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister and remain as senators until the age of 75, even if the House of Commons has been dissolved or an election has been called.
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