13th Canadian Parliament
The initial seat distribution of the 13th Canadian Parliament
First Session of the 13th Parliament, held in the Victoria Museum Ottawa, Ontario
Sir Robert Borden was Prime Minister during most of the 13th Canadian Parliament.
The 13th Canadian Parliament was in session from March 18, 1918, until October 4, 1921. The membership was set by the 1917 federal election on December 17, 1917, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1921 election.
It was controlled by a Unionist Party majority first under Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden and the 10th Canadian Ministry, and after July 10, 1920, by Prime Minister Arthur Meighen and the 11th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Laurier Liberal Party, led first by Wilfrid Laurier, and then by Daniel McKenzie and William Lyon Mackenzie King consecutively.
The Speaker was Edgar Nelson Rhodes. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1914-1924 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.
There were five sessions of the 13th Parliament; the third was opened by the Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII):
| Session | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | March 18, 1918 | May 24, 1918 |
| 2nd | February 20, 1919 | July 7, 1919 |
| 3rd | September 1, 1919 | November 10, 1919 |
| 4th | February 26, 1920 | July 1, 1920 |
| 5th | February 14, 1921 | June 4, 1921 |
List of members[]
The following is a full list of members of the thirteenth Parliament listed first by province, then by electoral district.
Electoral districts denoted by an asterisk (*) indicates that district was represented by two members.
Alberta[]
| Electoral district | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battle River | William John Blair | Unionist | |
| Bow River | Howard Hadden Halladay | Unionist | |
| Calgary West | Thomas Tweedie | Unionist | |
| East Calgary | Daniel Lee Redman | Unionist | |
| Edmonton East | Henry Arthur Mackie | Unionist | |
| Edmonton West | William Antrobus Griesbach | Unionist | |
| Lethbridge | William Ashbury Buchanan | Unionist | |
| Macleod | Hugh Murray Shaw | Unionist | |
| Medicine Hat | Arthur Lewis Sifton (died 21 January 1921) | Unionist | |
| Robert Gardiner (by-election of 1921-06-27) | Progressive | ||
| Red Deer | Michael Clark | Unionist | |
| Progressive | |||
| Strathcona | James McCrie Douglas | Unionist | |
| Victoria | William Henry White | Laurier Liberals | |
British Columbia[]
| Electoral district | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burrard | Sanford Johnston Crowe | Unionist | |
| Cariboo | Frederick John Fulton | Unionist | |
| Comox—Alberni | Herbert Sylvester Clements | Unionist | |
| Kootenay East | Saul Bonnell | Unionist | |
| Kootenay West | Robert Francis Green | Unionist | |
| Nanaimo | John Charles McIntosh | Unionist | |
| New Westminster | William Garland McQuarrie | Unionist | |
| Skeena | Cyrus Wesley Peck | Unionist | |
| Vancouver Centre | Henry Herbert Stevens | Unionist | |
| Vancouver South | Richard Clive Cooper | Unionist | |
| Victoria City | Simon Fraser Tolmie (until 8 February 1919 ministerial appointment) | Unionist | |
| Simon Fraser Tolmie (by-election of 1919-10-27) | Unionist | ||
| Westminster District | Frank Bainard Stacey | Unionist | |
| Yale | Martin Burrell (until Parliamentary appointment) | Unionist | |
| John Armstrong Mackelvie (by-election of 1920-11-22) | Conservative | ||
Manitoba[]
| Electoral district | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon | Howard Primrose Whidden | Unionist | |
| Dauphin | Robert Cruise | Unionist | |
| Lisgar | Ferris Bolton | Unionist | |
| Macdonald | Richard Coe Henders | Unionist | |
| Marquette | Thomas Alexander Crerar | Unionist | |
| Neepawa | Fred Langdon Davis | Unionist | |
| Nelson | John Archibald Campbell | Unionist | |
| Portage la Prairie | Arthur Meighen | Unionist | |
| Provencher | John Patrick Molloy | Laurier Liberals | |
| Selkirk | Thomas Hay | Unionist | |
| Souris | Albert Ernest Finley | Unionist | |
| Springfield | Robert Lorne Richardson | Unionist | |
| Winnipeg Centre | George William Andrews | Unionist | |
| Winnipeg North | Matthew Robert Blake | Unionist | |
| Winnipeg South | George William Allan | Unionist | |
| Independent | |||
New Brunswick[]
| Electoral district | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte | Thomas Aaron Hartt | Unionist | |
| Gloucester | Onésiphore Turgeon | Laurier Liberals | |
| Kent | Auguste Théophile Léger | Laurier Liberals | |
| Northumberland | William Stewart Loggie | Unionist | |
| Restigouche—Madawaska | Pius Michaud | Laurier Liberals | |
| Royal | Hugh Havelock McLean | Unionist | |
| St. John—Albert* | Stanley Edward Elkin | Unionist | |
| Rupert Wilson Wigmore | Unionist | ||
| Rupert Wilson Wigmore (by-election of 1920-09-20) | Conservative | ||
| Victoria—Carleton | Frank Broadstreet Carvell | Unionist | |
| Thomas Wakem Caldwell (by-election of 1919-10-27) | United Farmers | ||
| Westmorland | Arthur Bliss Copp | Laurier Liberals | |
| York—Sunbury | Harry Fulton McLeod | Unionist | |
| Richard Hanson (by-election of 1921-05-28) | Conservative | ||
Nova Scotia[]
| Electoral district | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antigonish—Guysborough | John Howard Sinclair | Laurier Liberals | |
| Cape Breton South and Richmond* | Robert Hamilton Butts | Unionist | |
| John Carey Douglas | Unionist | ||
| Colchester | Fleming Blanchard McCurdy (until 13 July 1920 ministerial appointment) | Unionist | |
| Fleming Blanchard McCurdy (by-election of 1920-09-20) | Nationalist Liberal | ||
| Cumberland | Edgar Nelson Rhodes | Unionist | |
| Digby and Annapolis | Avard Longley Davidson | Unionist | |
| Halifax* | Alexander Kenneth Maclean | Unionist | |
| Peter Francis Martin | Unionist | ||
| Hants | Hadley Brown Tremain | Unionist | |
| Inverness | Alexander William Chisholm | Laurier Liberals | |
| Kings | Robert Laird Borden | Unionist | |
| Lunenburg | William Duff | Laurier Liberals | |
| North Cape Breton and Victoria | Daniel Duncan McKenzie | Laurier Liberals | |
| Pictou | Alexander McGregor | Unionist | |
| Shelburne and Queen's | William Stevens Fielding | Unionist | |
| Yarmouth and Clare | Edgar Keith Spinney | Unionist | |
Ontario[]
| Electoral district | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algoma East | George Brecken Nicholson | Unionist | |
| Algoma West | Thomas Edward Simpson | Unionist | |
| Brantford | William Foster Cockshutt | Unionist | |
| Brant | John Harold | Unionist | |
| Bruce North | Hugh Clark | Unionist | |
| Bruce South | Reuben Eldridge Truax | Laurier Liberals | |
| Carleton | George Boyce | Unionist | |
| Dufferin | John Best | Unionist | |
| Dundas | Orren D. Casselman | Unionist | |
| Durham | Newton Rowell | Unionist | |
| Elgin East | David Marshall (died 14 February 1920) | Unionist | |
| Sydney Smith McDermand (by-election of 1920-11-22) | United Farmers of Ontario | ||
| Elgin West | Thomas Wilson Crothers | Unionist | |
| Essex North | William Costello Kennedy | Laurier Liberals | |
| Essex South | John Wesley Brien | Unionist | |
| Fort William and Rainy River | Robert James Manion | Unionist | |
| Frontenac | John Wesley Edwards | Unionist | |
| Glengarry and Stormont | John McMartin (died 12 April 1918) | Unionist | |
| John Wilfred Kennedy (by-election of 1919-10-27) | United Farmers of Ontario-Labour | ||
| Grenville | John Dowsley Reid | Unionist | |
| Grey North | William Sora Middlebro | Unionist | |
| Grey Southeast | Robert James Ball | Unionist | |
| Haldimand | Francis Ramsey Lalor | Unionist | |
| Halton | Robert King Anderson | Unionist | |
| Hamilton East | Sydney Chilton Mewburn | Unionist | |
| Hamilton West | Thomas Joseph Stewart | Unionist | |
| Hastings East | Thomas Henry Thompson | Unionist | |
| Hastings West | Edward Guss Porter | Unionist | |
| Huron North | James Bowman | Unionist | |
| Huron South | Jonathan Joseph Merner | Unionist | |
| Kent | Archibald Blake McCoig | Laurier Liberals | |
| Kingston | William Folger Nickle (resigned 7 July 1919) | Unionist | |
| Henry Lumley Drayton (by-election of 1919-10-20) | Conservative | ||
| Lambton East | Joseph Elijah Armstrong | Unionist | |
| Lambton West | Frederick Forsyth Pardee | Unionist | |
| Lanark | Adelbert Edward Hanna (died 27 February 1918) | Unionist | |
| John Alexander Stewart (by-election of 1918-05-02) | Unionist | ||
| Leeds | William Thomas White | Unionist | |
| Lennox and Addington | William James Paul | Unionist | |
| Lincoln | James Dew Chaplin | Unionist | |
| London | Hume Blake Cronyn | Unionist | |
| Middlesex East | Samuel Francis Glass | Unionist | |
| Middlesex West | Duncan Campbell Ross | Laurier Liberals | |
| Muskoka | Peter McGibbon | Unionist | |
| Nipissing | Charles Robert Harrison | Unionist | |
| Norfolk | William Andrew Charlton | Unionist | |
| Northumberland | Charles Arthur Munson | Unionist | |
| Ontario North | Samuel Simpson Sharpe (died in office) | Unionist | |
| Robert Henry Halbert (by-election of 1919-12-09) | Independent | ||
| Ontario South | William Smith | Unionist | |
| Ottawa (City of)* | John Léo Chabot | Unionist | |
| Alfred Ernest Fripp | Unionist | ||
| Oxford North | Edward Walter Nesbitt | Unionist | |
| Oxford South | Donald Sutherland | Unionist | |
| Parkdale | Herbert Macdonald Mowat | Unionist | |
| Parry Sound | James Arthurs | Unionist | |
| Peel | Samuel Charters | Unionist | |
| Perth North | Hugh Boulton Morphy | Unionist | |
| Perth South | Michael Steele | Unionist | |
| Peterborough East | John Albert Sexsmith | Unionist | |
| Peterborough West | John Hampden Burnham (until resignation) | Unionist | |
| George Newcombe Gordon (by-election of 1921-02-07) | Liberal | ||
| Port Arthur and Kenora | Francis Henry Keefer | Unionist | |
| Prescott | Edmond Proulx | Laurier Liberals | |
| Prince Edward | Bernard Rickart Hepburn | Unionist | |
| Renfrew North | Herbert John Mackie | Unionist | |
| Renfrew South | Isaac Ellis Pedlow | Laurier Liberals | |
| Russell | Charles Murphy | Laurier Liberals | |
| Simcoe East | James Brockett Tudhope | Unionist | |
| Simcoe North | John Allister Currie | Unionist | |
| Simcoe South | William Alves Boys | Unionist | |
| Timiskaming | Francis Cochrane (died in office) | Unionist | |
| Angus McDonald (by-election of 1920-04-07) | Independent | ||
| Toronto Centre | Edmund James Bristol | Unionist | |
| Toronto East | Albert Edward Kemp | Unionist | |
| Toronto North | George Eulas Foster | Unionist | |
| Toronto South | Charles Sheard | Unionist | |
| Toronto West | Horatio Clarence Hocken | Unionist | |
| Victoria | Sam Hughes | Unionist | |
| Waterloo North | William Daum Euler | Laurier Liberals | |
| Waterloo South | Frank Stewart Scott | Unionist | |
| Welland | Evan Eugene Fraser | Unionist | |
| Wellington North | William Aurelius Clarke | Unionist | |
| Wellington South | Hugh Guthrie | Unionist | |
| Wentworth | Gordon Crooks Wilson | Unionist | |
| York East | Thomas Foster | Unionist | |
| York North | John Alexander Macdonald Armstrong | Unionist | |
| York South | William Findlay Maclean | Unionist | |
| York West | Thomas George Wallace | Unionist | |
Prince Edward Island[]
| Electoral district | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| King's | James McIsaac | Unionist | |
| Prince | Joseph Read (died 6 April 1919) | Laurier Liberals | |
| William Lyon Mackenzie King (by-election of 1919-10-20) | Liberal | ||
| Queen's* | Donald Nicholson | Unionist | |
| John Ewen Sinclair | Laurier Liberals | ||
Quebec[]
Saskatchewan[]
| Electoral district | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assiniboia | John Gillanders Turriff (until 23 September 1918 Senate appointment) | Unionist | |
| Oliver Robert Gould (by-election of 1919-10-27) | United Farmers | ||
| Battleford | Henry Oswald Wright | Unionist | |
| Humboldt | Norman Lang | Unionist | |
| Kindersley | Edward Thomas Wordon Myers | Unionist | |
| Last Mountain | John Frederick Johnston | Unionist | |
| Mackenzie | John Flaws Reid | Unionist | |
| Maple Creek | John Archibald Maharg | Unionist | |
| Moose Jaw | James Alexander Calder | Unionist | |
| North Battleford | Charles Edwin Long | Unionist | |
| Prince Albert | Andrew Knox | Unionist | |
| Progressive | |||
| Qu'Appelle | Levi Thomson | Unionist | |
| Regina | Walter Davy Cowan | Unionist | |
| Saltcoats | Thomas MacNutt | Unionist | |
| Saskatoon | James Robert Wilson | Unionist | |
| Swift Current | Ira Eugene Argue | Unionist | |
| Weyburn | Richard Frederick Thompson | Unionist | |
Yukon[]
| Electoral district | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yukon | Alfred Thompson | Unionist | |
By-elections[]
| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine Hat | June 27, 1921 | Arthur Lewis Sifton | Unionist | Robert Gardiner | Progressive | Death | No | ||
| Yamaska | May 28, 1921 | Oscar Gladu | Laurier Liberal | Aimé Boucher | Liberal | Death | Yes | ||
| York—Sunbury | May 28, 1921 | Harry Fulton McLeod | Unionist | Richard Hanson | Conservative | Death | Yes | ||
| Peterborough West | February 7, 1921 | John Hampden Burnham | Unionist | George Newcombe Gordon | Liberal | Resignation | No | ||
| Yale | November 22, 1920 | Martin Burrell | Unionist | John Armstrong MacKelvie | Conservative | Appointed Librarian of Parliament | Yes | ||
| Elgin East | November 22, 1920 | David Marshall | Unionist | Sydney Smith McDermand | United Farmers | Death | No | ||
| St. John—Albert | September 20, 1920 | Rupert Wilson Wigmore | Unionist | Rupert Wilson Wigmore | Conservative | Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Customs and Inland Revenue | Yes | ||
| Colchester | September 20, 1920 | Fleming Blanchard McCurdy | Unionist | Fleming Blanchard McCurdy | Nationalist Liberal | Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Public Works | Yes | ||
| Timiskaming | April 7, 1920 | Francis Cochrane | Unionist | Angus McDonald | Independent | Death | No | ||
| St. James | April 7, 1920 | Louis Audet Lapointe | Laurier Liberal | Fernand Rinfret | Liberal | Death | Yes | ||
| Kamouraska | March 31, 1920 | Ernest Lapointe | Laurier Liberal | Charles Adolphe Stein | Liberal | Resignation to contest Quebec East by-election | Yes | ||
| Ontario North | December 9, 1919 | Samuel Simpson Sharpe | Conservative | Robert Henry Halbert | Independent | Death | No | ||
| Quebec East | October 27, 1919 | Wilfrid Laurier | Laurier Liberal | Ernest Lapointe | Laurier Liberal | Death | Yes | ||
| Glengarry and Stormont | October 27, 1919 | John McMartin | Unionist | John Wilfred Kennedy | United Farmers | Death | No | ||
| Assiniboia | October 27, 1919 | John Gillanders Turriff | Unionist | Oliver Robert Gould | United Farmers | Called to the Senate | No | ||
| Victoria City | October 27, 1919 | Simon Fraser Tolmie | Unionist | Simon Fraser Tolmie | Unionist | Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Agriculture. | Yes | ||
| Prince | October 20, 1919 | Joseph Read | Liberal | William Lyon Mackenzie King | Liberal | Death | Yes | ||
| Kingston | October 20, 1919 | William Folger Nickle | Conservative | Henry Lumley Drayton | Unionist | Resignation | Yes | ||
| Victoria—Carleton | October 17, 1919 | Frank Carvell | Unionist | Thomas Wakem Caldwell | United Farmers | Appointed Chairman of the Board of Railway Commissioners | No | ||
| Lanark | May 2, 1918 | Adelbert Edward Hanna | Unionist | John Alexander Stewart | Unionist | Death | Yes | ||
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