The following is a list of electoral districts represented by the Prime Minister of Canada during their term(s) of office. Some prime ministers represented more than one constituency during their term(s), hence the tallied numbers exceed the number of prime ministers. Moreover, two prime ministers—John Abbott and Sir Mackenzie Bowell—served their terms while a member of the Senate. Charles Tupper and John Turner were members of neither the House of Commons or the Senate during their entire terms as prime minister.
Three provinces—New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Prince Edward Island—have never been represented by a sitting prime minister. Mackenzie King briefly represented the Prince Edward Island riding of Prince, and Jean Chrétien even more briefly represented the New Brunswick riding of Beauséjour prior to their premierships, however. None of the three territories has been represented by a person who served as prime minister.
Two ridings have been represented by two sitting prime ministers. Both King and John Diefenbaker served Prince Albert; and both Wilfrid Laurier and Louis St. Laurent represented Quebec East. R. B. Bennett represented Calgary West during his premiership, as did Stephen Harper prior to his. Similarly, John A. Macdonald served his fourth term as MP for Carleton, a riding represented by Robert Borden as Opposition Leader in the 10th Parliament.
Electoral District Province Prime Minister Portrait Start End Notes provisionalJohn A. Macdonald 1 July 1867 3 September 1867 Macdonald was appointed as the first prime minister on the date that Canada came into existence, but before the first parliamentary election was held Kingston 3 September 1867 5 November 1873 Lambton Alexander Mackenzie 7 November 1873 8 October 1878MarquetteJohn A. Macdonaldc. Nov 1878 Defeated in his long-held Kingston in the 1878 election, but was acclaimed in Marquette and elected in Victoria; in opting to sit as MP for Victoria, bypassed requirement for ministerial by-election as balloting in BC took place later on October 21, after the formation of his ministry. Victoria 21 October 1878 20 June 1882 Carleton 20 June 1882 21 February 1887 Also elected in Lennox Kingston 22 February 1887 6 June 1891 Also re-elected in Carleton Senator for Quebec(Inkerman) John Abbott 16 June 1891 24 November 1892 First person to serve as prime minister from the Senate Antigonish John Thompson 5 December 1892 12 December 1894 Senator for Ontario Mackenzie Bowell 21 December 1894 27 April 1896 Cape Breton Charles Tupper 1 May 1896 8 July 1896 Tupper was appointed as prime minister following the dissolution of the 7th Canadian Parliament but before the 1896 federal election in which his party lost. Although he was the member of Parliament for Cape Breton, he never sat in the House as prime minister as it was not in session. Quebec East Wilfrid Laurier 11 July 1896 6 October 1911 also elected in Saskatchewan (Provisional District) in 1896 general election resigned the seat prior to formation of his ministry.Wright Elected in and held these seats at various time concurrently with Quebec East, a seat he has held continuously 1877–1919.OttawaSoulanges Halifax Robert Borden 10 October 1911 16 December 1917 Kings 17 December 1917 10 July 1920 Portage la Prairie Arthur Meighen 10 July 1920 6 December 1921Defeated locally while leading his party to defeat in the 1921 federal election. extra-parliamentary 6 December 1921 29 December 1921 York North William Mackenzie King 29 December 1921 29 October 1925Defeated locally in the 1925 federal election; held premiership while extra-parliamentary until elected MP for Prince Albert via a by-election. extra-parliamentary 29 October 1925 15 February 1926 Prince Albert 15 February 1926 28 June 1926 Portage la Prairie Arthur Meighen 29 June 1926 14 September 1926Defeated locally while leading his party to defeat in the 1926 federal election. extra-parliamentary 14 September 1926 25 September 1926 Prince Albert William Mackenzie King 25 September 1926 6 August 1930 Calgary West R.B. Bennett 7 August 1930 22 October 1935 Prince Albert William Mackenzie King 23 October 1935 11 June 1945Defeated locally in the 1945 general election; held premiership while extra-parliamentary until elected MP for Glengarry via a by-election. extra-parliamentary 11 June 1945 6 August 1945 Glengarry 6 August 1945 15 November 1948 Quebec East Louis St. Laurent 15 November 1948 20 June 1957 Prince Albert John Diefenbaker 21 June 1957 21 April 1963 Algoma East Lester B. Pearson 22 April 1963 20 April 1968 Mount Royal Pierre Trudeau 20 April 1968 3 June 1979 Yellowhead Joe Clark 4 June 1979 2 March 1980 Mount Royal Pierre Trudeau 3 March 1980 30 June 1984 extra-parliamentaryJohn Turner 30 June 1984 4 September 1984 Not a member of the Senate or the House of Commons when elected Liberal leader/appointed prime minister. 4 September 1984 17 September 1984 Elected in Vancouver Quadra in the 1984 election, ceased being prime minister prior to the opening of the 33rd Parliament. Manicouagan Brian Mulroney 17 September 1984 21 November 1988 Charlevoix 21 November 1988 25 June 1993 Vancouver Centre Kim Campbell 25 June 1993 25 October 1993 extra-parliamentary 25 October 1993 3 November 1993 Defeated locally while leading her party to defeat in the 1993 federal election. Saint-Maurice Jean Chrétien 4 November 1993 12 December 2003 LaSalle—Émard Paul Martin 12 December 2003 5 February 2006 Stephen Harper 6 February 2006 19 October 2015 19 October 2015 3 November 2015 while exiting as PM, left office as PM before taking seat. Papineau Justin Trudeau 4 November 2015 14 March 2025 extra-parliamentaryMark Carney 14 March 2025 28 April 2025 Not a member of the Senate or the House of Commons when elected Liberal leader/appointed prime minister. Elected in Nepean in the 2025 election. Nepean 28 April 2025 incumbent
Electoral Districts represented by future or former prime ministers Electoral DistrictProvince Prime Minister Start End Notes York EastPost18821892ArgenteuilJohn AbbottPre18671874Pre18801887 Hastings NorthSir Mackenzie BowellPre18671892while member of Macdonald (II), Abbott ministriesCumberlandSir Charles TupperPre18671884while member of Macdonald (I) & II)Pre18871888 Drummond—ArthabaskaSir Wilfrid LaurierPre18741877held until defeat in ministerial by-election HalifaxSir Robert BordenPre18961904while Leader of Opposition (from 1901) CarletonPre19051909while Leader of Opposition GrenvilleArthur MeighenPost & Pre19221925while Leader of Opposition Waterloo NorthW. L. Mackenzie KingPre19081911while member of Laurier ministry PrincePost & Pre19191921while Leader of Opposition CalgaryR. B. BennettPre19111917 Lake CentreJohn DiefenbakerPre19401953 Rocky MountainJoe ClarkPre19721979while Leader of Opposition Kings—HantsPost20002000 Calgary CentrePost20002004 St. Lawrence—St. GeorgeJohn TurnerPre19621968while member of Pearson, Trudeau (I) ministries Ottawa-CarletonPre19681976while member of Trudeau (I) ministry Vancouver Quadra Post 19841993while Leader of Opposition Central Nova Brian MulroneyPre19831984while Leader of Opposition Saint-Maurice—LaflècheJean ChrétienPre19631968while member of Pearson, Trudeau (I) ministries Saint-MauricePre19681986while member of Trudeau (I) & II) , Turner ministries BeauséjourPre19901993while Leader of Opposition Calgary WestStephen HarperPre19931997
See also List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies represented by sitting prime ministers List of New Zealand electorates represented by sitting prime ministers
References
External links Canadian Prime Ministers, Parliament of Canada website