8th Canadian Parliament

The 8th Canadian Parliament was in session from August 19, 1896, until October 9, 1900 (4 years and 51 days). The membership was set by the 1896 federal election on June 23, 1896. It was dissolved prior to the 1900 election.

It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the 8th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Conservative/Liberal-Conservative, led by Charles Tupper.

The Speaker was first James David Edgar, and later Thomas Bain. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1892-1903 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.

There were five sessions of the 8th Parliament: SessionStartEnd 1st August 19, 1896 October 5, 1896 2nd March 25, 1897 June 29, 1897 3rd February 3, 1898 June 13, 1898 4th March 16, 1899 August 11, 1899 5th February 1, 1900 July 18, 1900

List of members

Following is a full list of members of the eighth 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 termsBurrardGeorge Ritchie MaxwellLiberal18961st termNew WestminsterAulay MacAulay MorrisonLiberal18961st termVancouverWilliam Wallace Burns McInnesLiberal18961st termVictoria*Edward Gawler PriorConservative18883rd termThomas EarleConservative18893rd termYale—CaribooHewitt BostockLiberal18961st term

Manitoba

Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsBrandonDalton McCarthy (left seat to keep Simcoe North, Ontario, riding)Independent18766th termClifford Sifton (by-election of 1896-11-27)Liberal18961st termLisgarRobert Lorne RichardsonLiberal18961st termMacdonaldNathaniel BoydConservative18922nd termJohn Gunion Rutherford (by-election of 1897-04-27)Liberal18971st termMarquetteWilliam James RocheConservative18961st termProvencherAlphonse Alfred Clément LarivièreConservative18893rd termSelkirkJohn Alexander MacDonellLiberal18961st termWinnipegHugh John Macdonald (until election voided 29 March 1897)Conservative18912nd termRichard Willis Jameson (by-election of 1897-04-27)Liberal18971st termArthur Puttee (by-election of 1900-01-25)Labour19001st term

New Brunswick

Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsAlbertWilliam James LewisIndependent18961st termCarletonFrederick Harding HaleLiberal-Conservative1887, 18962nd term*CharlotteGilbert White GanongLiberal-Conservative18961st termCity and County of St. JohnJoseph John TuckerLiberal18961st termCity of St. JohnJohn Valentine EllisLiberal1887, 18962nd term*GloucesterThéotime BlanchardConservative18942nd term*KentGeorge Valentine McInerneyConservative18922nd termKing'sJames DomvilleLiberal1872, 18964th term*NorthumberlandJames RobinsonConservative18962nd termRestigoucheJohn McAlisterLiberal-Conservative18912nd termSunbury—Queen'sGeorge Gerald King (until 18 December 1896 Senate appointment)Liberal1878, 18915th term*Andrew George Blair (by-election of 1896-08-25)Liberal18961st termVictoriaJohn CostiganLiberal-Conservative18678th termWestmorlandHenry Absalom PowellLiberal-Conservative18952nd termYorkGeorge Eulas FosterConservative18824th term

Northwest Territories

Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsAlberta (Provisional District)Frank OliverLiberal18961st termAssiniboia EastJames Moffat DouglasLiberal18961st termAssiniboia WestNicholas Flood DavinLiberal-Conservative18873rd termSaskatchewan (Provisional District)Wilfrid Laurier (until 11 July 1896 appointment as Prime Minister)Liberal18746th termThomas Osborne Davis (by-election of 1896-12-19)Liberal18961st term

Nova Scotia

Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsAnnapolisJohn Burpee MillsConservative18873rd termAntigonishColin Francis McIsaacLiberal18952nd termCape Breton*Hector Francis McDougallLiberal-Conservative18843rd termCharles TupperConservative1867, 1887, 18968th term*ColchesterWilbert David Dimock (until election voided)Conservative18961st termFirman McClure (by-election of 1897-04-20)Liberal18971st termCumberlandHance James LoganLiberal18961st termDigbyAlbert James Smith CoppLiberal18961st termGuysboroughDuncan Cameron FraserLiberal18912nd termHalifax*Robert Laird BordenConservative18961st termBenjamin RussellLiberal18961st termHantsAllen HaleyLiberal18961st termInvernessAngus MacLennanLiberal18961st termKingsFrederick William Borden (until 11 July 1896 ministerial appointment)Liberal1874, 18875th term*Frederick William Borden (by-election of 1896-07-30)LiberalLunenburgCharles Edwin KaulbachConservative1882, 1883, 18914th term*Pictou*Adam Carr BellConservative18961st termCharles Hibbert TupperConservative18824th termRichmondJoseph Alexander GilliesConservative18912nd termShelburne and Queen'sFrancis Gordon Forbes (until 18 July 1896 customs appointment)Liberal18912nd termWilliam Stevens Fielding (by-election of 1896-08-05)Liberal18961st termVictoriaJohn Lemuel BethuneConservative18961st termYarmouthThomas Barnard FlintLiberal18912nd term

Ontario

Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsAddingtonJohn William BellConservative1882, 18963rd term*AlgomaAlbert DymentLiberal18961st termBothwellJames ClancyConservative18961st termBrant SouthRobert HenryConservative18961st termCharles Bernhard Heyd (by-election of 1897-02-04)Liberal18971st termBrockvilleJohn Fisher WoodLiberal-Conservative18824th termWilliam Henry Comstock (by-election of 1899-04-20)Liberal18991st termBruce EastHenry CargillConservative18922nd termBruce NorthAlexander McNeillLiberal-Conservative18824th termBruce WestJohn TolmieLiberal18961st termCardwellWilliam StubbsIndependent Conservative18952nd termCarletonWilliam Thomas HodginsConservative18912nd termCornwall and StormontDarby BerginLiberal-Conservative1872, 18786th term*John Goodall Snetsinger (by-election of 1896-12-19)Liberal18961st termDundasAndrew BroderConservative18961st termDurham EastThomas Dixon CraigIndependent Conservative18912nd termDurham WestRobert BeithLiberal18912nd termElgin EastAndrew B. IngramLiberal-Conservative18912nd termElgin WestGeorge Elliott CaseyLiberal18785th termEssex NorthWilliam McGregorLiberal18912nd termEssex SouthMahlon K. CowanLiberal18961st termFrontenacDavid Dickson RogersPatrons of Industry18961st termGlengarryRoderick R. McLennanConservative18912nd termGrenville SouthJohn Dowsley ReidConservative18912nd termGrey EastThomas Simpson SprouleConservative18785th termGrey NorthJohn ClarkLiberal18961st termWilliam Paterson (by-election of 1896-08-25)Liberal18961st termGrey SouthGeorge LanderkinLiberal1872, 18826th term*Haldimand and MonckWalter Humphries MontagueConservative1887, 18904th term*HaltonDavid HendersonConservative1887, 18884th term*Hamilton*Andrew Trew WoodLiberal1874, 18962nd term*Thomas Henry MacphersonLiberal18961st termHastings EastJeremiah M. HurleyLiberal18961st termHastings NorthAlexander Augustus Williamson CarscallenConservative18922nd termHastings WestHenry CorbyConservative18883rd termHuron EastPeter MacdonaldLiberal18873rd termHuron SouthJohn McMillanLiberal1882, 18874th term*Huron WestMalcolm Colin Cameron (until 30 May 1898 appointment as North West Territories Lieutenant-Governor)Liberal1867, 1891, 18968th term*Robert Holmes (by-election of 1899-02-21)Liberal18991st termKentArchibald CampbellLiberal18873rd termKingstonByron Moffatt BrittonLiberal18961st termLambton EastJohn FraserLiberal18961st termLambton WestJames Frederick Lister (until 21 June 1898 judicial appointment)Liberal18824th termThomas George Johnston (by-election of 1898-12-14)Liberal18981st termLanark NorthBennett RosamondConservative18912nd termLanark SouthJohn Graham HaggartConservative18727th termLeeds North and Grenville NorthFrancis Theodore FrostLiberal18961st termLeeds SouthGeorge TaylorConservative18824th termLennoxUriah WilsonConservative18922nd termLincoln and NiagaraWilliam GibsonLiberal18912nd termLondonThomas BeattieConservative18961st termMiddlesex EastJames GilmourConservative18961st termMiddlesex NorthValentine RatzLiberal18961st termMiddlesex SouthMalcolm McGuganLiberal18961st termMiddlesex WestWilliam Samuel CalvertLiberal18961st termMuskoka and Parry SoundGeorge McCormickLiberal-Conservative18961st termNipissingJames Bell KlockConservative18961st termNorfolk NorthJohn CharltonLiberal18727th termNorfolk SouthDavid TisdaleConservative18873rd termNorthumberland EastEdward CochraneConservative18873rd termNorthumberland WestGeorge GuilletConservative18912nd termOntario NorthJohn Alexander McGillivrayLiberal-Conservative18952nd termDuncan Graham (by-election of 1897-02-04)Independent Liberal18971st termOntario SouthLeonard BurnettLiberal18961st termOntario WestJames David Edgar (died 31 July 1899) Liberal18844th termIsaac James Gould (by-election of 1900-01-18)Liberal19001st termOttawa (City of)*Napoléon Antoine BelcourtLiberal18961st termWilliam H. HutchisonLiberal18961st termOxford NorthJames SutherlandLiberal18804th termOxford SouthRichard John Cartwright (until ministerial appointment)Liberal18678th termRichard John Cartwright (by-election of 1896-07-30)LiberalPeelJoseph FeatherstonLiberal18912nd termPerth NorthAlexander Ferguson MaclarenConservative18961st termPerth SouthDilman Kinsey ErbLiberal18961st termPeterborough EastJohn LangIndependent Liberal18961st termPeterborough WestJames KendryConservative18873rd termPrescottIsidore ProulxLiberal18912nd termPrince EdwardWilliam Varney PettetPatrons of Industry18961st termRenfrew NorthThomas MackieLiberal18961st termRenfrew SouthJohn FergusonIndependent Conservative18873rd termRussellWilliam Cameron EdwardsLiberal18873rd termSimcoe EastWilliam Humphrey BennettConservative18922nd termWilliam Humphrey Bennett (by-election of 1897-02-04)ConservativeSimcoe NorthDalton McCarthy (died 11 May 1898)Independent18873rd termLeighton Goldie McCarthy (by-election of 1898-12-14)Independent18981st termSimcoe SouthRichard TyrwhittConservative18824th termToronto CentreWilliam LountLiberal18961st termGeorge Hope Bertram (by-election of 1897-11-30)Liberal18971st termToronto EastJohn Ross RobertsonIndependent Conservative18961st termVictoria NorthSam HughesLiberal-Conservative18922nd termVictoria SouthGeorge McHughLiberal18961st termWaterloo NorthJoseph Emm SeagramConservative18961st termWaterloo SouthJames LivingstonLiberal18824th termWellandWilliam McClearyConservative18961st termWellington CentreAndrew SempleLiberal18873rd termWellington NorthJames McMullenLiberal18824th termWellington SouthChristian KloepferConservative18961st termWentworth North and BrantJames SomervilleLiberal18824th termWentworth SouthThomas Bain Liberal18727th termWest Toronto*Edmund Boyd OslerConservative18961st termEdward Frederick ClarkeConservative18961st termYork EastWilliam Findlay MacleanConservative18922nd termYork NorthWilliam Mulock (until Postmaster General appointment)Liberal18824th termWilliam Mulock (by-election of 1896-07-30)LiberalYork WestNathaniel Clarke WallaceConservative18785th term

Prince Edward Island