The 18th Canadian Parliament was in session from 6 February 1936, until 25 January 1940. The membership was set by the 1935 federal election on 14 October 1935, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1940 election.
It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King and the 16th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Conservative Party, led first by Richard Bedford Bennett, and later by Robert Manion.
The Speaker was Pierre-François Casgrain. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1933-1947 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.
The Social Credit Party led by J. H. Blackmore made their first federal appearance in this parliament. It would be an important third party until 1980. The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation led by J.S. Woodsworth also made their first appearance. It, and its successor party, the New Democratic Party, would become a major source of policies that would change the fabric of Canada.
There were six sessions of the 18th Parliament, though the last two were extremely short: SessionStartEnd 1st 6 February 1936 23 June 1936 2nd 14 January 1937 10 April 1937 3rd 27 January 1938 1 July 1938 4th 12 January 1939 3 June 1939 5th 7 September 1939 13 September 1939 6th 25 January 1940 25 January 1940
List of members Following is a full list of members of the eighteenth 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.
Alberta Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsAcadiaVictor QuelchSocial Credit19351st termAthabaskaPercy John RoweSocial Credit19351st termBattle RiverRobert FairSocial Credit19351st termBow RiverCharles Edward JohnstonSocial Credit19351st termCalgary EastJohn LanderyouSocial Credit19351st termCalgary WestRichard Bedford Bennett (resigned 28 January 1939)Conservative1911, 19255th term*Douglas Cunnington (by-election of 18 September 1939)Conservative19391st termCamroseJames Alexander MarshallSocial Credit19351st termEdmonton EastWilliam Samuel Hall (died 26 January 1938)Social Credit19351st termOrvis A. Kennedy (by-election of 21 March 1938)Social Credit19381st termEdmonton WestJames Angus MacKinnonLiberal19351st termJasper—EdsonWalter Frederick KuhlSocial Credit19351st termLethbridgeJohn Horne BlackmoreSocial Credit19351st termMacleodErnest George HansellSocial Credit19351st termMedicine HatArchibald Hugh MitchellSocial Credit19351st termPeace RiverRené-Antoine PelletierSocial Credit19351st termRed DeerEric Joseph PooleSocial Credit19351st termVegrevilleWilliam HayhurstSocial Credit19351st termWetaskiwinNorman JaquesSocial Credit19351st term
British Columbia Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsCaribooJames Gray TurgeonLiberal19351st termComox—AlberniAlan Webster NeillIndependent19215th termFraser ValleyHarry James BarberConservative19254th termKamloopsThomas O'NeillLiberal19351st termKootenay EastHenry Herbert StevensReconstruction19117th termConservativeKootenay WestWilliam EslingConservative19254th termNanaimoJames Samuel TaylorC.C.F.19351st termIndependentNew WestminsterThomas ReidLiberal19302nd termSkeenaOlof HansonLiberal19302nd termVancouver—BurrardGerry McGeerLiberal19351st termVancouver CentreIan Alistair MackenzieLiberal19302nd termVancouver EastAngus MacInnisC.C.F.19302nd termVancouver NorthCharles Grant MacNeilC.C.F.19351st termVancouver SouthHoward Charles GreenConservative19351st termVictoriaD'Arcy Plunkett (died 3 May 1936)Conservative19283rd termSimon Fraser Tolmie (by-election of 8 June 1936, died 13 October 1937)Conservative1917, 19365th term*Robert Mayhew (by-election of 29 November 1937)Liberal19371st termYaleGrote StirlingConservative19245th term
Manitoba Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsBrandonDavid Wilson Beaubier (died 1 September 1938)Conservative19302nd termJames Ewen Matthews (by-election of 14 November 1938)Liberal19381st termChurchillThomas CrerarLiberal1917, 1930, 19354th term*DauphinWilliam John WardLiberal1921, 19354th term*LisgarHoward WinklerLiberal19351st termMacdonaldWilliam Gilbert WeirLiberal-Progressive19302nd termMarquetteJames Allison GlenLiberal-Progressive1926, 19352nd term*NeepawaFrederick Donald MacKenzieLiberal19351st termPortage la PrairieHarry LeaderLiberal1921, 19352nd term*ProvencherArthur-Lucien BeaubienLiberal19215th termSelkirkJoseph Thorarinn ThorsonLiberal-Progressive1926, 19352nd term*SourisGeorge William McDonaldLiberal-Progressive19351st termSpringfieldJohn Mouat TurnerLiberal19351st termSt. BonifaceJohn Power HowdenLiberal19254th termWinnipeg NorthAbraham Albert HeapsC.C.F.19351st termWinnipeg North CentreJames Shaver WoodsworthC.C.F.19215th termWinnipeg SouthLeslie MutchLiberal19351st termWinnipeg South CentreRalph MaybankLiberal19351st term
New Brunswick Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsCharlotteBurton HillLiberal19351st termGloucesterPeter Veniot (died 6 July 1936)Liberal19263rd termClarence Joseph Veniot (by-election of 17 August 1936)Liberal19361st termKentLouis-Prudent-Alexandre RobichaudLiberal19351st termNorthumberlandJohn Patrick BarryLiberal19351st termRestigouche—MadawaskaJoseph-Enoil MichaudLiberal19332nd termRoyalAlfred Johnson BrooksConservative19351st termSt. John—AlbertWilliam Ryan (died 1 April 1938)Liberal19351st termAllan McAvity (by-election of 21 February 1938)Liberal19381st termVictoria—CarletonJack PattersonLiberal19351st termWestmorlandHenry Read EmmersonLiberal19351st termYork—SunburyWilliam George ClarkLiberal19351st term
Nova Scotia Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsAntigonish—GuysboroughWilliam DuffLiberal1917, 19276th term*J. Ralph Kirk (by-election of 16 March 1936)Liberal19361st termCape Breton North and VictoriaDaniel Alexander Cameron (died 4 September 1937)Liberal19351st termMatthew MacLean (by-election of 18 October 1937)Liberal19371st termCape Breton SouthDavid James HartiganLiberal19351st termColchester—HantsGordon PurdyLiberal19351st termCumberlandKenneth Judson CochraneLiberal19351st termDigby—Annapolis—KingsJames Lorimer IlsleyLiberal19263rd termHalifax*Robert Emmett FinnLiberal1922, 19352nd term*Gordon Benjamin IsnorLiberal19351st termInverness—RichmondDonald MacLennanLiberal19351st termPictouHenry Byron McCullochLiberal19351st termQueens—LunenburgJohn James KinleyLiberal19351st termShelburne—Yarmouth—ClareVincent PottierLiberal19351st term
Ontario Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsAlgoma EastThomas FarquharLiberal19351st termAlgoma WestHenry Sidney HamiltonLiberal19351st termBrantford CityWilliam Ross MacdonaldLiberal19351st termBrantGeorge WoodLiberal19351st termBroadviewThomas Langton ChurchConservative1921, 19345th term*BruceWilliam Rae TomlinsonLiberal19351st termCarletonAlonzo HyndmanConservative19351st termCochraneJoseph-Arthur BradetteLiberal19263rd termDanforthJoseph Henry HarrisConservative19215th termDavenportJohn Ritchie MacNicolConservative19302nd termDufferin—SimcoeWilliam Earl Rowe (resigned 28 September 1937 to campaign for Ontario provincial election)Conservative19254th termWilliam Earl Rowe (by-election of 8 November 1937)ConservativeDurhamFrank RickardLiberal19351st termEglintonRichard Langton BakerConservative1925, 19303rd term*ElginWilson MillsLiberal19342nd termEssex EastPaul Martin Sr.Liberal19351st termEssex SouthMurray ClarkLiberal19351st termEssex WestNorman Alexander McLartyLiberal19351st termFort WilliamDan McIvorLiberal19351st termFrontenac—AddingtonColin Campbell (resigned 28 September 1937 to campaign for Ontario provincial election)Liberal19342nd termAngus Neil McCallum (by-election of 1 November 1937)Liberal19371st termGlengarryJohn David MacRaeLiberal19351st termGreenwoodDenton MasseyConservative19351st termGrenville—DundasArza Clair CasselmanConservative1921, 19255th term*Grey—BruceAgnes MacphailUnited Farmers of Ontario-Labour19215th termGrey NorthWilliam Pattison Telford, Jr.Liberal1926, 19352nd term*HaldimandMark SennConservative19215th termHaltonHughes CleaverLiberal19351st termHamilton EastAlbert A. BrownConservative19351st termHamilton WestHerbert Earl Wilton (died 1 February 1937)Conservative19351st termJohn Allmond Marsh (by-election of 22 March 1937)Conservative19371st termHastings—PeterboroughRork Scott FergusonLiberal19351st termHastings SouthJohn Charles Alexander CameronLiberal19351st termHigh ParkAlexander James AndersonConservative19254th termHuron NorthRobert DeachmanLiberal19351st termHuron—PerthWilliam Henry GoldingLiberal19322nd termKenora—Rainy RiverHugh McKinnonLiberal19342nd termKentJames Rutherford (died 27 February 1939)Liberal19263rd termArthur Lisle Thompson (by-election of 11 December 1939)Liberal19391st termKingston CityNorman McLeod RogersLiberal19351st termLambton—KentHugh MacKenzieLiberal19351st termLambton WestRoss GrayLiberal19293rd termLanarkThomas Alfred ThompsonConservative19302nd termLeedsHugh Alexander StewartConservative19215th termLincolnNorman LockhartConservative19351st termLondonFrederick Cronyn Betts (died 7 May 1938)Conservative19351st termRobert James Manion (by-election of 14 November 1938)Conservative1917, 19386th term*Middlesex EastDuncan Graham RossLiberal19351st termMiddlesex WestJohn Campbell ElliottLiberal19254th termMuskoka—OntarioStephen FurnissLiberal19351st termNipissingRaoul HurtubiseLiberal19302nd termNorfolkWilliam Horace TaylorLiberal19263rd termNorthumberlandWilliam Alexander FraserLiberal19302nd termOntarioWilliam Henry MooreLiberal19302nd termOttawa EastEdgar-Rodolphe-Eugène Chevrier (until judicial appointment)Liberal1921, 19264th term*Joseph Albert Pinard (by-election of 26 October 1936)Liberal19361st termOttawa WestT. Franklin AhearnLiberal19302nd termOxfordAlmon RennieLiberal19342nd termParkdaleDavid SpenceConservative19215th termParry SoundArthur SlaghtLiberal19351st termPeelGordon GraydonConservative19351st termPerthFred SandersonLiberal19254th termPeterborough WestJoseph James DuffusLiberal19351st termPort ArthurClarence Decatur HoweLiberal19351st termPrescottÉlie-Oscar BertrandLiberal19293rd termPrince Edward—LennoxGeorge TustinConservative19351st termRenfrew NorthMatthew McKay (died in office)Liberal1921, 19352nd term*Ralph Warren (by-election of 5 April 1937)Liberal19371st termRenfrew SouthJames Joseph McCannLiberal19351st termRosedaleHarry Gladstone ClarkeConservative19351st termRussellAlfred GouletLiberal19254th termSt. Paul'sDouglas RossConservative19351st termSimcoe EastGeorge McLeanLiberal19351st termSimcoe NorthDuncan Fletcher McCuaigLiberal19351st termSpadinaSamuel FactorLiberal19302nd termStormontLionel ChevrierLiberal19351st termTimiskamingWalter LittleLiberal19351st termTrinityHugh PlaxtonLiberal19351st termVictoriaBruce McNevinLiberal19351st termWaterloo NorthWilliam Daum EulerLiberal19176th termWaterloo SouthAlexander Edwards (died 3 June 1938)Conservative19254th termKarl Kenneth Homuth (by-election of 14 November 1938)Conservative19381st termWellandArthur DamudeLiberal19351st termWellington NorthJohn Knox BlairLiberal19302nd termWellington SouthRobert GladstoneLiberal19351st termWentworthFrank LennardConservative19351st termYork EastRobert Henry McGregorConservative19263rd termYork NorthWilliam Pate MulockLiberal19342nd termYork SouthEarl LawsonConservative19283rd termYork WestJohn Everett Lyle StreightLiberal19351st term
Prince Edward Island