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The number of seats in parliament has varied as new provinces joined the country and as population distribution between the provinces changed; there are currently 338 House MPs and 105 Senators (when there are no vacancies).
Date of death Age at death (years) Cause Lawrence D. O'Brien Liberal Newfoundland and Labrador : December 16, 2004 53 Cancer [9] Chuck Cadman Independent: British Columbia (Surrey North) July 9, 2005 57 Malignant melanoma [10] Benoît Sauvageau Bloc Québécois: Quebec : August 28, 2006 42 Car accident [11] Jack Layton
List of members of the Parliament of Canada who died in office (1867–1899) List of members of the Parliament of Canada who died in office (1900–1949) List of members of the Parliament of Canada who died in office (1950–1999) List of members of the Parliament of Canada who died in office (2000–present)
Canada and the United Kingdom remain the only countries to use the name "House of Commons" for a lower house of parliament. The body's formal name is: The Honourable the Commons of Canada in Parliament assembled (French: l’Honorable Chambre des communes du Canada, en Parlement assemblée [8]) [9]
1920 opening of Canadian Parliament. Lists of members of the Canadian House of Commons cover the members elected to the House of Commons of Canada, the lower chamber of the bicameral Parliament of Canada. Seats in the House of Commons are distributed roughly in proportion to the population of each province and territory. The lists of members ...
Date of death Age at death (years) Cause James Davies Lewin Liberal: New Brunswick (Saint John (Lancaster)) March 11, 1900 87 Donald McInnes Conservative: Ontario : December 2, 1900 76 Frank Smith Conservative Ontario : January 17, 1901 78 George Crawford McKindsey Conservative Ontario : February 12, 1901 [1] 71
This article provides a summary of results for Canadian general elections (where all seats are contested) to the House of Commons, the elected lower half of Canada's federal bicameral legislative body, the Parliament of Canada. The number of seats has increased steadily over time, from 180 for the first election to the current total of 338. The ...
Date of death Age at death (years) Cause Thomas Langton Church Progressive Conservative Ontario : February 7, 1950 79-80 Maurice Hartt Liberal Quebec : March 15, 1950 54 Gleason Belzile Liberal Quebec : July 25, 1950 51 Humphrey Mitchell Liberal Ontario (Hamilton East) August 1, 1950 55 James Lester Douglas Liberal