19th Canadian Parliament

The 19th Canadian Parliament was in session from 16 May 1940, until 16 April 1945. The membership was set by the 1940 federal election on 26 March 1940, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1945 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 so-called "National Government" party (the name which the Conservatives ran under in the 1940 election), led in the House by Richard Hanson and Gordon Graydon consecutively as the three successive national leaders of the party, Robert Manion, Arthur Meighen and John Bracken did not have seats in the House of Commons. With the selection of Bracken as national leader in December 1942, the party became known as the Progressive Conservatives.

The Speaker was James Allison Glen. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1933–1947 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.

There were six sessions of the 19th Parliament.

On 30 December 1941, United Kingdom Prime Minister Winston Churchill addressed the House of Commons and Senate in Centre Block in his "Some chicken! Some neck!" speech.

List of members

Following is a full list of members of the nineteenth 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 districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsAcadiaVictor QuelchSocial Credit19352nd termAthabaskaJoseph Miville DecheneLiberal19401st termBattle RiverRobert FairSocial Credit19352nd termBow RiverCharles Edward JohnstonSocial Credit19352nd termCalgary EastGeorge Henry RossLiberal19401st termCalgary WestManley Justin EdwardsLiberal19401st termCamroseJames Alexander MarshallSocial Credit19352nd termEdmonton EastFrederick Clayton Casselman (died 20 March 1941)Liberal19401st termCora Taylor Casselman (by-election of 1941-06-02)Liberal19411st termEdmonton WestJames Angus MacKinnonLiberal19352nd termJasper—EdsonWalter Frederick KuhlNew Democracy19352nd termLethbridgeJohn Horne BlackmoreSocial Credit19352nd termMacleodErnest George HansellSocial Credit19352nd termMedicine HatFrederick William GershawLiberal1925, 19404th term*Peace RiverJohn SissonsLiberal19401st termRed DeerFrederick Davis ShawSocial Credit19401st termVegrevilleAnthony HlynkaSocial Credit19401st termWetaskiwinNorman JaquesSocial Credit19352nd term

British Columbia

Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsCaribooJames Gray TurgeonLiberal19352nd termComox—AlberniAlan Webster NeillIndependent19216th termFraser ValleyGeorge CruickshankLiberal19401st termKamloopsThomas O'NeillLiberal19352nd termKootenay EastGeorge MacKinnonNational Government19401st termProgressive ConservativeKootenay WestWilliam EslingNational Government19255th termProgressive ConservativeNanaimoAlan ChambersLiberal19401st termNew WestminsterThomas ReidLiberal19303rd termSkeenaOlof HansonLiberal19303rd termVancouver—BurrardGerry McGeerLiberal19352nd termVancouver CentreIan Alistair MackenzieLiberal19303rd termVancouver EastAngus MacInnisC.C.F.19303rd termVancouver NorthJames SinclairLiberal19401st termVancouver SouthHoward Charles GreenNational Government19352nd termProgressive ConservativeVictoriaRobert MayhewLiberal19372nd termYaleGrote StirlingNational Government19246th termProgressive Conservative

Manitoba

Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsBrandonJames Ewen MatthewsLiberal19382nd termChurchillThomas CrerarLiberal1917, 1930, 19355th term*DauphinWilliam John WardLiberal1921, 19355th term*LisgarHoward WinklerLiberal19352nd termMacdonaldWilliam Gilbert WeirLiberal-Progressive19303rd termMarquetteJames Allison Glen Liberal-Progressive1926, 19353rd term*NeepawaFrederick Donald MacKenzieLiberal19352nd termPortage la PrairieHarry LeaderLiberal1921, 19353rd term*ProvencherRené JutrasLiberal19401st termSelkirkJoseph Thorarinn Thorson (until 6 October 1942 emoulment appointment)Liberal1926, 19353rd term*William Bryce (by-election of 9 August 1943)C.C.F.19431st termSourisJ. Arthur RossNational Government19401st termProgressive ConservativeSpringfieldJohn Mouat TurnerLiberal19352nd termJohn Mouat Turner died on 24 February 1945VacantSt. BonifaceJohn Power HowdenLiberal19255th termWinnipeg North CentreJ. S. Woodsworth (died 21 March 1942)C.C.F.19216th termStanley Knowles (by-election of 1942-11-30)C.C.F.19421st termWinnipeg NorthCharles Stephen BoothLiberal19401st termWinnipeg SouthLeslie MutchLiberal19352nd termWinnipeg South CentreRalph MaybankLiberal19352nd term

New Brunswick

Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsCharlotteBurton HillLiberal19352nd termGloucesterClarence Joseph VeniotLiberal19362nd termKentAurel LégerLiberal19401st termNorthumberlandJoseph Leonard O'BrienNational Government19401st termProgressive ConservativeRestigouche—MadawaskaJoseph Enoil MichaudLiberal19333rd termRoyalAlfred Johnson BrooksNational Government19352nd termProgressive ConservativeSt. John—AlbertKing HazenNational Government19401st termProgressive ConservativeVictoria—CarletonHeber Harold HatfieldNational Government19401st termProgressive ConservativeWestmorlandHenry Read EmmersonLiberal19352nd termYork—SunburyRichard HansonNational Government1921, 19406th term*Progressive Conservative

Nova Scotia

Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsAntigonish—GuysboroughJ. Ralph KirkLiberal19362nd termCape Breton North and VictoriaMatthew MacleanLiberal19372nd termCape Breton SouthClarence GillisC.C.F.19401st termColchester—HantsGordon PurdyLiberal19352nd termCumberlandPercy Chapman BlackNational Government19401st termProgressive ConservativeDigby—Annapolis—KingsJ. L. IlsleyLiberal19264th termHalifax*Gordon B. IsnorLiberal19352nd termWilliam Chisholm Macdonald Liberal19401st termInverness—RichmondMoses Elijah McGarryLiberal19401st termPictouHenry Byron McCullochLiberal19352nd termQueens—LunenburgJohn James KinleyLiberal19352nd termShelburne—Yarmouth—ClareVincent PottierLiberal19352nd term

Ontario

Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of termsAlgoma EastThomas FarquharLiberal19352nd termAlgoma WestGeorge E. NixonLiberal19401st termBrantford CityWilliam Ross MacdonaldLiberal19352nd termBrantGeorge Ernest WoodLiberal19352nd termBroadviewThomas Langton ChurchNational Government1921, 19346th term*Progressive ConservativeBruceWilliam Rae TomlinsonLiberal19352nd termCarletonAlonzo Hyndman (died 9 April 1940)National Government19352nd termGeorge Russell Boucher (by-election of 1940-08-19)Conservative19401st termProgressive ConservativeCochraneJoseph-Arthur BradetteLiberal19264th termDanforthJoseph Henry HarrisConservative19216th termProgressive ConservativeDavenportJohn Ritchie MacNicolNational Government19303rd termProgressive ConservativeDufferin—SimcoeWilliam Earl RoweNational Government19255th termProgressive ConservativeDurhamFrank RickardLiberal19352nd termEglintonFrederick HoblitzellLiberal19401st termElginWilson MillsLiberal19343rd termEssex EastPaul Martin Sr. Liberal19352nd termEssex SouthMurray ClarkLiberal19352nd termEssex WestNorman Alexander McLartyLiberal19352nd termFort WilliamDaniel McIvorLiberal19352nd termFrontenac—AddingtonWilbert Ross AylesworthNational Government19401st termProgressive ConservativeGlengarryWilliam Burton MacdiarmidLiberal19401st termGreenwoodDenton MasseyNational Government19352nd termProgressive ConservativeGrenville—DundasArza Clair CasselmanNational Government1921, 19256th term*Progressive ConservativeGrey—BruceWalter HarrisLiberal19401st termGrey NorthWilliam Pattison Telford, Jr. (resigned 9 December 1944 to allow Andrew McNaughton to campaign for seat, albeit unsuccessfully)Liberal1926, 19353rd term*Wilfrid Garfield Case (by-election of 1945-02-05)Progressive Conservative19451st termHaldimandMark SennConservative19216th termProgressive ConservativeHaltonHughes CleaverLiberal19352nd termHamilton EastThomas Hambly RossLiberal19401st termHamilton WestColin GibsonLiberal19401st termHastings—PeterboroughGeorge Stanley WhiteNational Government19401st termProgressive ConservativeHastings SouthGeorge Henry StokesNational Government19401st termProgressive ConservativeHigh ParkAlexander James AndersonNational Government19255th termProgressive ConservativeHuron NorthElston CardiffNational Government19401st termProgressive ConservativeHuron—PerthWilliam Henry GoldingLiberal19323rd termKenora—Rainy RiverHugh McKinnonLiberal19343rd termHugh McKinnon died on 10 April 1944VacantKentEarl DesmondNational Government19401st termProgressive ConservativeKingston CityNorman McLeod Rogers (died 10 June 1940)Liberal19352nd termAngus Lewis Macdonald (by-election of 1940-08-12)Liberal19401st termLambton—KentHugh MacKenzieLiberal-Progressive19352nd termLambton WestRoss GrayLiberal19294th termLanarkBert SoperLiberal19401st termLeedsGeorge FulfordLiberal19401st termLincolnNorman LockhartConservative19352nd termProgressive ConservativeLondonAllan JohnstonLiberal19401st termMiddlesex EastDuncan Graham RossLiberal19352nd termMiddlesex WestRobert McCubbinLiberal19401st termMuskoka—OntarioStephen FurnissLiberal19352nd termNipissingRaoul HurtubiseLiberal19303rd termNorfolkWilliam Horace TaylorLiberal19264th termNorthumberlandWilliam Alexander FraserLiberal19303rd termOntarioWilliam Henry MooreLiberal19303rd termOttawa EastJoseph Albert PinardLiberal19362nd termOttawa WestGeorge McIlraithLiberal19401st termOxfordAlmon RennieLiberal19343rd termParkdaleHerbert Alexander BruceNational Government19401st termProgressive ConservativeParry SoundArthur SlaghtLiberal19352nd termPeelGordon GraydonNational Government19352nd termProgressive ConservativePerthFred SandersonLiberal19255th termPeterborough WestGordon FraserNational Government19401st termProgressive ConservativePort ArthurClarence Decatur HoweLiberal19352nd termPrescottÉlie-Oscar BertrandLiberal19294th termPrince Edward—LennoxGeorge TustinNational Government19352nd termProgressive ConservativeRenfrew NorthRalph WarrenLiberal19372nd termRenfrew SouthJames Joseph McCannLiberal19352nd termRosedaleHarry JackmanNational Government19401st termProgressive ConservativeRussellAlfred GouletLiberal19255th termSimcoe EastGeorge McLeanLiberal19352nd termSimcoe NorthDuncan Fletcher McCuaigLiberal19352nd termSpadinaSamuel FactorLiberal19303rd termStormontLionel Chevrier Liberal19352nd termSt. Paul'sDouglas RossNational Government19352nd termProgressive ConservativeTimiskamingWalter LittleLiberal19352nd termTrinityArthur RoebuckLiberal19401st termVictoriaBruce McNevinLiberal19352nd termWaterloo NorthWilliam Daum Euler (until Senate appointment)Liberal19177th termLouis Orville Breithaupt (by-election of 1940-08-19)Liberal19401st termWaterloo SouthKarl Kenneth HomuthNational Government19382nd termProgressive ConservativeWellandArthur Damude (died 15 September 1941)Liberal19352nd termHumphrey Mitchell (by-election of 1942-02-09)Liberal1931, 19422nd term*Wellington NorthJohn Knox BlairLiberal19303rd termWellington SouthRobert GladstoneLiberal19352nd termWentworthEllis CormanLiberal19401st termYork EastRobert Henry McGregorNational Government19264th termProgressive ConservativeYork NorthWilliam Pate MulockLiberal19343rd termYork SouthAlan Cockeram (resigned to allow Arthur Meighen to campaign for seat, albeit unsuccessfully)National Government19401st termJoseph W. Noseworthy (by-election of 1942-02-09)C.C.F.19421st termYork WestAgar Rodney AdamsonConservative19401st termProgressive Conservative

Prince Edward Island