20th Canadian Parliament
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The 20th Canadian Parliament was in session from 6 September 1945, until 30 April 1949. The membership was set by the 1945 federal election on 11 June 1945, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1949 election.
It was controlled by a Liberal Party minority first under Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King and the 16th Canadian Ministry, and later a majority under Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent and the 17th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the newly named Progressive Conservative Party, led first by John Bracken and later by George Drew.
The Speaker was Gaspard Fauteux. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1933-1947 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.
In this parliament, the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, led by M. J. Coldwell, overtook the Social Credit as third largest party.
There were five sessions of the 20th Parliament.
Party Standings
| Number of members per party | Party leader | General Election | |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 11, 1945 | |||
| Liberal | William Lyon Mackenzie King | 118 | |
| Progressive Conservative | John Bracken | 66 | |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | M.J. Coldwell | 28 | |
| Social Credit | Solon Low | 13 | |
| Other | 20 | ||
| Total Seats | 245 |
List of members
Following is a full list of members of the twentieth Parliament listed first by province, then by electoral district.
Key:
- Party leaders are italicized.
- Parliamentary assistants is indicated by "‡".
- Cabinet ministers are in boldface.
- The Prime Minister is both.
- The Speaker is indicated by "(†)".
Electoral districts denoted by an asterisk (*) indicates that district was represented by two members.
Alberta
| Electoral district | Name | Party | First elected/previously elected | No. of terms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acadia | Victor Quelch | Social Credit | 1935 | 3rd term | |
| Athabaska | Joseph Miville Dechene | Liberal | 1940 | 2nd term | |
| Battle River | Robert Fair | Social Credit | 1935 | 3rd term | |
| Bow River | Charles Edward Johnston | Social Credit | 1935 | 3rd term | |
| Calgary East | Douglas Harkness | Progressive Conservative | 1945 | 1st term | |
| Calgary West | Arthur LeRoy Smith | Progressive Conservative | 1945 | 1st term | |
| Camrose | James Alexander Marshall | Social Credit | 1935 | 3rd term | |
| Edmonton East | Patrick Harvey Ashby | Social Credit | 1945 | 1st term | |
| Edmonton West | James Angus MacKinnon | Liberal | 1935 | 3rd term | |
| Jasper—Edson | Walter Frederick Kuhl | Social Credit | 1935 | 3rd term | |
| Lethbridge | John Horne Blackmore | Social Credit | 1935 | 3rd term | |
| Macleod | Ernest George Hansell | Social Credit | 1935 | 3rd term | |
| Medicine Hat | William Duncan Wylie | Social Credit | 1945 | 1st term | |
| Peace River | Solon Earl Low | Social Credit | 1945 | 1st term | |
| Red Deer | Frederick Davis Shaw | Social Credit | 1940 | 2nd term | |
| Vegreville | Anthony Hlynka | Social Credit | 1940 | 2nd term | |
| Wetaskiwin | Norman Jaques | Social Credit | 1935 | 3rd term |
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
| Electoral district | Name | Party | First elected/previously elected | No. of terms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte | A. Wesley Stuart | Liberal | 1945 | 1st term | |
| Gloucester | Clovis-Thomas Richard | Liberal | 1945 | 1st term | |
| Kent | Aurel Léger | Liberal | 1940 | 2nd term | |
| Northumberland | John William Maloney | Liberal | 1945 | 1st term | |
| Restigouche—Madawaska | Benoît Michaud | Liberal | 1945 | 1st term | |
| Royal | Alfred Johnson Brooks | Progressive Conservative | 1935 | 3rd term | |
| St. John—Albert | King Hazen | Progressive Conservative | 1940 | 2nd term | |
| Victoria—Carleton | Heber Harold Hatfield | Progressive Conservative | 1940 | 2nd term | |
| Westmorland | Henry Read Emmerson | Liberal | 1935 | 3rd term | |
| York—Sunbury | Hedley Francis Gregory Bridges (died in office) | Liberal | 1945 | 1st term | |
| Milton Fowler Gregg (by-election of 20 October 1947) | Liberal | 1947 | 1st term |
Nova Scotia
| Electoral district | Name | Party | First elected/previously elected | No. of terms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigonish—Guysborough | J. Ralph Kirk | Liberal | 1936 | 3rd term | |
| Cape Breton North and Victoria | Matthew MacLean | Liberal | 1937 | 3rd term | |
| Cape Breton South | Clarence Gillis | CCF | 1940 | 2nd term | |
| Colchester—Hants | Frank Thomas Stanfield | Progressive Conservative | 1945 | 1st term | |
| Cumberland | Percy Chapman Black | Progressive Conservative | 1940 | 2nd term | |
| Digby—Annapolis—Kings | James Lorimer Ilsley (resigned 27 October 1948) | Liberal | 1926 | 5th term | |
| George Nowlan (by-election of 13 December 1948) | Progressive Conservative | 1948 | 1st term | ||
| Halifax* | Gordon Benjamin Isnor | Liberal | 1935 | 3rd term | |
| William Chisholm Macdonald ‡ (died 19 November 1946) | Liberal | 1940 | 2nd term | ||
| John Dickey (by-election of 14 July 1947, replaces Macdonald) | Liberal | 1947 | 1st term | ||
| Inverness—Richmond | Moses Elijah McGarry | Liberal | 1940 | 2nd term | |
| Pictou | Henry Byron McCulloch | Liberal | 1935 | 3rd term | |
| Queens—Lunenburg | Robert Winters ‡ | Liberal | 1945 | 1st term | |
| Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare | Loran Ellis Baker ‡ | Liberal | 1945 | 1st term |
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
| Electoral district | Name | Party | First elected/previously elected | No. of terms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King's | Thomas Vincent Grant | Liberal | 1935 | 3rd term | |
| Prince | John Watson MacNaught ‡ | Liberal | 1945 | 1st term | |
| Queen's* | James Lester Douglas | Liberal | 1940 | 2nd term | |
| Chester McLure | Progressive Conservative | 1930, 1945 | 2nd term* |
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Yukon
| Electoral district | Name | Party | First elected/previously elected | No. of terms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yukon | George Black | Progressive Conservative | 1921, 1940 | 6th term* |
By-elections
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