The 3rd Canadian Parliament was in session from March 26, 1874, until August 17, 1878 (4 years and 144 days). The membership was set by the 1874 federal election on January 22, 1874. It was dissolved prior to the 1878 election.
It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Prime Minister Alexander Mackenzie and the 2nd Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Conservative/Liberal-Conservative, first led by Sir John A. Macdonald.
The Speaker was Timothy Warren Anglin. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1873-1882 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.
There were five sessions of the 3rd Parliament: SessionStartEnd 1st March 26, 1874 May 26, 1874 2nd February 4, 1875 April 8, 1875 3rd February 10, 1876 April 12, 1876 4th February 8, 1877 April 28, 1877 5th February 7, 1878 May 10, 1878
List of members
Following is a full list of members of the third parliament listed first by province, then by electoral district.
Key: Party leaders are italicized. 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.
British Columbia
Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsCaribooJoshua Spencer ThompsonLiberal-Conservative18713rd termNew WestminsterJames CunninghamLiberal18741st termThomas Robert McInnes (from March 25, 1878)Independent18781st termVancouverArthur BunsterLiberal18741st termVictoriaFrancis James RoscoeIndependent Liberal18741st termAmor De CosmosLiberal18713rd termYaleEdgar DewdneyConservative18722nd term
Manitoba
Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsLisgarJohn Christian SchultzConservative18713rd termMarquetteRobert Cunningham (died 4 July 1874)Liberal18722nd termJoseph O'Connell Ryan (from August 25, 1874)Liberal18741st termProvencherLouis Riel (expelled from the House of Commons, reelected, reexpelled and banished from Canada)Independent18732nd termAndrew Bannatyne (from March 31, 1875)Liberal18751st termSelkirkDonald A. SmithIndependent Conservative18713rd term
One MP recontested his seat in a byelection, and was reelected. Louis Riel was reelected in Provencher on September 3, 1874, upon the passage of a motion expelling him from the House of Commons.
New Brunswick
Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsAlbertJohn WallaceLiberal18673rd termCarletonStephen Burpee ApplebyLiberal18722nd termCharlotteArthur Hill GillmorLiberal18741st termCity and County of St. JohnIsaac BurpeeLiberal18722nd termAcalus Lockwood PalmerLiberal18722nd termCity of St. JohnJeremiah Smith Boies De Veber Liberal18732nd termGloucesterTimothy Warren Anglin Liberal18673rd termKentGeorge McLeodIndependent18741st termKing'sJames DomvilleConservative18722nd termNorthumberlandPeter MitchellIndependent18722nd termQueen'sJohn FerrisLiberal18673rd termRestigoucheGeorge MoffatConservative18703rd termGeorge Haddow (from January 12, 1878)Independent18781st termSunburyCharles BurpeeLiberal18673rd termVictoriaJohn CostiganLiberal-Conservative18673rd termWestmorlandAlbert James SmithLiberal18673rd termYorkJohn PickardIndependent Liberal18683rd term
Two MPs recontested their seats in a byelection, and were reelected: Timothy Warren Anglin was reelected in Gloucester on July 2, 1877. Peter Mitchell was reelected in Northumberland on February 5, 1878.
Nova Scotia
Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsAnnapolisWilliam Hallett RayLiberal18673rd termAntigonishAngus McIsaac Liberal18732nd termCape BretonNewton LeGayet Mackay Liberal18722nd termCape BretonWilliam McDonaldConservative18722nd termColchesterThomas McKayLiberal-Conservative18741st termCumberlandCharles TupperConservative18673rd termDigbyEdwin Randolph OakesLiberal-Conservative18741st termWilliam Berrian Vail (from October 26, 1874)Liberal18741st termJohn Chipman Wade (from January 29, 1878)Independent18781st termGuysboroughJohn Angus KirkLiberal18741st termHalifaxAlfred Gilpin JonesIndependent1867, 18742nd term*HalifaxPatrick PowerIndependent Liberal1867, 18742nd term*HantsMonson Henry Goudge Liberal18732nd termInvernessSamuel McDonnellLiberal18722nd termKingsFrederick William BordenLiberal18741st termLunenburgCharles Edward ChurchLiberal18722nd termPictou*James William CarmichaelLiberal1867, 18742nd term*John A. DawsonLiberal18741st termQueensJames Fraser ForbesLiberal18673rd termRichmondEdmund Power FlynnLiberal18741st termShelburneThomas CoffinLiberal18673rd termVictoriaWilliam Ross Liberal18673rd termCharles James Campbell (from December 17, 1874)Conservative18741st termBarclay Edmund Tremaine (from April 28, 1875)Liberal18751st termCharles James Campbell (from September 21, 1876)Conservative18761st termYarmouthFrank KillamLiberal18683rd term
Two MPs recontested their seats in byelections, and were reelected. Thomas McKay was reelected in Colchester on December 17, 1874 Alfred Gilpin Jones was reelected in Halifax on January 29, 1878, on being named Minister of Militia and Defence.
Ontario
Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsAddingtonSchuyler ShibleyLiberal-Conservative18722nd termAlgomaEdward BorronLiberal18741st termBothwellDavid MillsLiberal18673rd termBrant NorthGavin FlemingLiberal18722nd termBrant SouthWilliam PatersonLiberal18722nd termBrockvilleJacob Dockstader BuellLiberal18722nd termBruce NorthJohn GilliesLiberal18722nd termBruce SouthEdward BlakeLiberal18722nd termCardwellJohn Hillyard CameronConservative18673rd termDalton McCarthy (from December 14, 1876)Liberal-Conservative18761st termCarletonJohn RochesterConservative18722nd termCornwallAlexander Francis MacdonaldLiberal18741st termDundasWilliam GibsonIndependent Liberal18722nd termDurham EastLewis Ross Liberal Reformer18722nd termDurham WestEdmund Burke Wood Liberal18673rd termHarvey William Burk (from April 7, 1874)Liberal18741st termElgin EastWilliam HarveyLiberal18722nd termColin MacDougall (from August 11, 1874)Liberal18741st termElgin WestGeorge Elliott CaseyLiberal18722nd termEssexWilliam McGregorLiberal18741st termFrontenacGeorge Airey KirkpatrickConservative18703rd termGlengarryDonald Alexander MacDonaldLiberal18673rd termArchibald McNab (from July 7, 1875)Liberal18751st termGrenville SouthWilliam Henry BrouseLiberal18722nd termGrey EastWilliam Kingston FlesherConservative18722nd termGrey NorthGeorge SniderLiberal18673rd termGrey SouthGeorge LanderkinLiberal18722nd termHaldimandDavid ThompsonLiberal18673rd termHaltonDaniel Black ChisholmLiberal-Conservative18673rd termWilliam McCraney (from January 25, 1875)Liberal18751st termHamiltonAemilius IrvingLiberal18741st termHamiltonAndrew Trew WoodLiberal18741st termHastings EastJohn WhiteConservative18713rd termHastings NorthMackenzie BowellConservative18673rd termHastings WestJames BrownConservative18673rd termHuron CentreHorace HortonLiberal18722nd termHuron NorthThomas FarrowLiberal-Conservative18673rd termHuron SouthMalcolm Colin Cameron (election overturned in 1875)Liberal18673rd termThomas Greenway (from 1875)Independent18751st termKentRufus StephensonConservative18673rd termKingstonSir John A. MacdonaldLiberal-Conservative18673rd termLambtonAlexander MackenzieLiberal18673rd termLanark NorthDaniel GalbraithLiberal18722nd termLanark SouthJohn Graham HaggartConservative18722nd termLeeds North and Grenville NorthCharles Frederick FergusonLiberal-Conservative18741st termLeeds SouthDavid Ford JonesConservative18741st termLennoxRichard John CartwrightLiberal18673rd termLincolnJames NorrisLiberal18741st termLondonJohn WalkerLiberal18741st termJames Harshaw Fraser (from February 18, 1875)Liberal-Conservative18751st termMiddlesex EastCrowell Willson (election successfully contested 1874)Liberal-Conservative18741st termDuncan Macmillan (from January 28, 1875)Liberal-Conservative18751st termMiddlesex NorthThomas Scatcherd Liberal18673rd termRobert Colin Scatcherd (from June 7, 1876)Liberal18761st termMiddlesex WestGeorge William RossLiberal18722nd termMonckLachlin McCallumLiberal-Conservative18741st termMuskokaAlexander Peter CockburnLiberal18722nd termNiagaraJosiah Burr PlumbConservative18741st termNorfolk NorthJohn M. CharltonLiberal18722nd termNorfolk SouthJohn StuartLiberal18741st termWilliam Wallace (from December 16, 1874)Conservative18741st termNorthumberland EastJames Lyons BiggarIndependent Liberal18741st termNorthumberland WestWilliam KerrLiberal18741st termOntario NorthAdam GordonLiberal18741st termWilliam Henry Gibbs (from July 5, 1876)Conservative18741st termOntario SouthMalcolm CameronLiberal Party of Canada18741st termThomas Nicholson Gibbs (from July 5, 1876)Liberal-Conservative18761st termOttawa (City of)*Pierre St. JeanLiberal18741st termJoseph Merrill CurrierLiberal-Conservative18673rd termOxford NorthThomas OliverLiberal18673rd termOxford SouthEbenezer Vining Bodwell (until April 1874 when he became superintendent of the Welland Canal)Liberal18673rd termJames Atchison Skinner (from May 23, 1874)Liberal18741st termPeelRobert SmithLiberal18722nd termPerth NorthAndrew MonteithConservative18741st termPerth SouthJames TrowLiberal18722nd termPeterborough EastJames HallLiberal18741st termPeterborough WestJohn BertramLiberal18741st termPrescottAlbert HagarLiberal18673rd termPrince EdwardWalter RossLiberal18673rd termRenfrew NorthPeter WhiteLiberal-Conservative18741st termWilliam Murray (from November 4, 1874)Liberal18741st termPeter White (from January 21, 1876)Liberal-Conservative18761st termRenfrew SouthJohn Lorn McDougall Liberal1867, 18742nd term*RussellRobert BlackburnLiberal18741st termSimcoe NorthHermon Henry CookLiberal18722nd termSimcoe SouthWilliam Carruthers LittleLiberal-Conservative18673rd termStormontCyril ArchibaldLiberal18722nd termToronto CentreRobert WilkesLiberal18722nd termJohn Macdonald (from May 21, 1875)Independent Liberal18751st termToronto EastJohn O'DonohoeLiberal-Conservative18741st termSamuel Platt (from January 18, 1875)Independent18751st termVictoria NorthJames MaclennanLiberal18741st termHector Cameron (from September 17, 1875)Conservative18751st termVictoria SouthArthur McQuadeConservative18741st termWaterloo NorthIsaac Erb BowmanLiberal18673rd termWaterloo SouthJames YoungLiberal18673rd termWellandWilliam Alexander Thomson Liberal18722nd termWellington CentreGeorge Turner OrtonLiberal-Conservative18741st termWellington NorthNathaniel HiginbothamLiberal18722nd termWellington SouthDavid StirtonLiberal18673rd termDonald Guthrie (from July 5, 1876)Liberal18761st termWentworth NorthThomas BainLiberal18722nd termWentworth SouthJoseph RymalLiberal18673rd termWest TorontoThomas Moss Liberal18732nd termJohn Beverley Robinson (from November 6, 1875)Conservative18751st termYork EastJames MetcalfeLiberal18673rd termYork NorthAlfred Hutchinson DymondLiberal18741st termYork WestDavid BlainLiberal18722nd term
22 MPs recontested their seats in byelections, and were reelected William McGregor was reelected in Essex on October 22, 1874. John Lorn McDougall was reelected in Renfrew South on October 24, 1874, and again on February 20, 1875. Schuyler Shibley was reelected in Addington on October 28, 1874. William Kerr was reelected in Northumberland West on November 17, 1874. James Norris was reelected in Lincoln on November 17, 1874, and May 9, 1877. James Lyons Biggar was reelected in Northumberland East on December 12, 1874. George Turner Orton was reelected in Wellington Centre on December 13, 1874. Charles Frederick Ferguson was reelected in Leeds North and Grenville North on December 16, 1874. James MacLennan was reelected in Victoria North on December 22, 1874. Josiah Burr Plumb was reelected in Niagara on December 22, 1874. Herman Henry Cook was reelected in Simcoe North on December 26, 1874. Sir John A. Macdonald was reelected in Kingston on December 29, 1874. Nathaniel Higinbotham was reelected in Wellington North on March 18, 1875.