The initial seat distribution of the 16th Canadian Parliament
William Lyon Mackenzie King was Prime Minister during the 16th Canadian Parliament.
The 16th Canadian Parliament was in session from December 9, 1926, until May 30, 1930. The membership was set by the 1926 federal election on September 14, 1926, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1930 election .
It was controlled by a Liberal Party minority under Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King and the 14th Canadian Ministry . The Official Opposition was the Conservative Party , led briefly by Hugh Guthrie , and then by Richard Bedford Bennett .
The Speaker was Rodolphe Lemieux . See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1924-1933 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.
There were four sessions of the 16th Parliament:
Session
Start
End
1st
December 9, 1926
April 14, 1927
2nd
January 26, 1928
June 11, 1928
3rd
February 7, 1929
June 14, 1929
4th
February 20, 1930
May 30, 1930
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Following is a full list of members of the sixteenth 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
Acadia
Robert Gardiner
United Farmers of Alberta
Athabaska
Donald Ferdinand Kellner
United Farmers of Alberta
Battle River
Henry Elvins Spencer
United Farmers of Alberta
Bow River
Edward Joseph Garland
United Farmers of Alberta
Calgary East
Herbert Bealey Adshead
Labour
Calgary West
Richard Bedford Bennett
Conservative
Camrose
William Thomas Lucas
United Farmers of Alberta
Edmonton East
Kenneth Alexander Blatchford
Liberal
Edmonton West
Charles Stewart
Liberal
Charles Stewart (by-election of 2 November 1926)
Liberal
Lethbridge
Lincoln Henry Jelliff
United Farmers of Alberta
Macleod
George Gibson Coote
United Farmers of Alberta
Medicine Hat
Frederick William Gershaw
Liberal
Peace River
Donald MacBeth Kennedy
United Farmers of Alberta
Red Deer
Alfred Speakman
United Farmers of Alberta
Vegreville
Michael Luchkovich
United Farmers of Alberta
Wetaskiwin
William Irvine
United Farmers of Alberta
British Columbia [ ]
Electoral district
Name
Party
Cariboo
John Anderson Fraser
Conservative
Comox—Alberni
Alan Webster Neill
Independent
Fraser Valley
Harry James Barber
Conservative
Kootenay East
James Horace King (until 11 October 1926 emoulment appointment)
Liberal
James Horace King (by-election of 9 November 1926)
Liberal
Kootenay West
William Esling
Conservative
Nanaimo
Charles Dickie
Conservative
New Westminster
William Garland McQuarrie
Conservative
Skeena
James Charles Brady
Conservative
Vancouver—Burrard
John Arthur Clark
Conservative
Vancouver Centre
Henry Herbert Stevens
Conservative
Vancouver North
Alexander Duncan McRae
Conservative
Vancouver South
Leon Johnson Ladner
Conservative
Victoria
Simon Fraser Tolmie (resigned 5 June 1928)
Conservative
D'Arcy Plunkett (by-election of 6 December 1928)
Conservative
Yale
Grote Stirling
Conservative
Manitoba [ ]
Electoral district
Name
Party
Brandon
Robert Forke (until 5 October 1926 ministerial appointment)
Liberal-Progressive
Robert Forke (by-election of 2 November 1926, until 30 December 1929 Senate appointment)
Liberal-Progressive
Thomas Crerar (by-election of 5 February 1930)
Liberal
Dauphin
William John Ward
Liberal-Progressive
Lisgar
John Livingstone Brown
Liberal-Progressive
Macdonald
William James Lovie
Progressive
Marquette
James Allison Glen
Liberal-Progressive
Neepawa
Robert Milne
Progressive
Nelson
Thomas William Bird
Progressive
Portage la Prairie
Ewan McPherson
Liberal
Provencher
Arthur-Lucien Beaubien
Liberal-Progressive
Selkirk
Leland Payson Bancroft
Liberal-Progressive
Souris
James Steedsman
Progressive
Springfield
Edgar Douglas Richmond Bissett
Liberal-Progressive
St. Boniface
John Power Howden
Liberal
Winnipeg North
Abraham Albert Heaps
Labour
Winnipeg North Centre
James Shaver Woodsworth
Labour
Winnipeg South
John Stewart McDiarmid
Liberal
Winnipeg South Centre
Joseph Thorarinn Thorson
Liberal
New Brunswick [ ]
Nova Scotia [ ]
Electoral district
Name
Party
Antigonish—Guysborough
John Carey Douglas
Conservative
William Duff (by-election of 18 January 1927)
Liberal
Cape Breton North—Victoria
Lewis Wilkieson Johnstone
Conservative
Cape Breton South
Finlay MacDonald
Conservative
Colchester
George Taylor MacNutt
Conservative
Cumberland
Robert Knowlton Smith
Conservative
Digby—Annapolis
Harry Short
Conservative
Halifax *
William Anderson Black
Conservative
Felix Patrick Quinn
Conservative
Hants—Kings
James Lorimer Ilsley
Liberal
Inverness
Isaac Duncan MacDougall
Conservative
Pictou
Thomas Cantley
Conservative
Queens—Lunenburg
William Gordon Ernst
Conservative
Richmond—West Cape Breton
John Alexander MacDonald
Conservative
Shelburne—Yarmouth
Paul Hatfield (until 6 October 1926)
Liberal
James Ralston (by-election of 2 November 1926)
Liberal
Ontario [ ]
Prince Edward Island [ ]
Quebec [ ]
Saskatchewan [ ]
Electoral district
Name
Party
Assiniboia
Robert McKenzie
Liberal
Humboldt
Albert Frederick Totzke
Liberal
Kindersley
Archibald M. Carmichael
Progressive
Last Mountain
William Russell Fansher
Progressive
Long Lake
John Frederick Johnston
Liberal
Mackenzie
Milton Neil Campbell
Progressive
Maple Creek
George Spence (resigned 14 October 1927)
Liberal
William George Bock (by-election of 25 November 1927)
Liberal
Melfort
Malcolm McLean
Liberal
Melville
William Richard Motherwell (until 11 October 1926 emoulment appointment)
Liberal
William Richard Motherwell (by-election of 2 November 1926)
Liberal
Moose Jaw
John Gordon Ross
Liberal
North Battleford
Cameron Ross McIntosh
Liberal
Prince Albert
William Lyon Mackenzie King (until 11 October 1926 emoulment appointment)
Liberal
William Lyon Mackenzie King (by-election of 2 November 1926)
Liberal
Qu'Appelle
John Millar
Liberal-Progressive
Regina
Charles Avery Dunning (until 5 October 1926 emoulment appointment)
Liberal
Charles Avery Dunning (by-election of 2 November 1926)
Liberal
Rosetown
John Evans
Progressive
Saskatoon
Alexander MacGillivray Young
Liberal
South Battleford
John Vallance
Liberal
Swift Current
Charles Edward Bothwell
Liberal
Weyburn
Edward James Young
Liberal
Willow Bunch
Thomas F. Donnelly
Liberal
Yorkton
George Washington McPhee
Liberal
Yukon [ ]
Electoral district
Name
Party
Yukon
George Black
Conservative
By-elections [ ]
Main article: By-elections to the 16th Canadian Parliament
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Brandon
February 5, 1930
Robert Forke
Liberal-Progressive
Thomas Alexander Crerar
Liberal
Called to the Senate
No
Bagot
January 27, 1930
Georges Dorèze Morin
Liberal
Cyrille Dumaine
Liberal
Death
Yes
Châteauguay—Huntingdon
January 27, 1930
James Alexander Robb
Liberal
Dennis James O'Connor
Liberal
Death
Yes
Prescott
July 29, 1929
Louis-Mathias Auger
Independent Liberal
Élie-Oscar Bertrand
Liberal
Resignation following criminal charge
No
Lanark
July 29, 1929
Richard Franklin Preston
Conservative
William Samuel Murphy
Independent Conservative
Death
No
Vaudreuil-Soulanges
July 29, 1929
Lawrence Alexander Wilson
Liberal
Lawrence Alexander Wilson
Liberal
Resigned, intending to retire, but persuaded to run again
Yes
Laprairie—Napierville
July 22, 1929
Roch Lanctôt
Liberal
Vincent Dupuis
Liberal
Death
Yes
Frontenac—Addington
July 22, 1929
John Wesley Edwards
Conservative
William Spankie
Conservative
Death
Yes
Lambton West
January 14, 1929
William Goodison
Liberal
Ross Gray
Liberal
Death
Yes
Joliette
December 17, 1928
Jean-Joseph Denis
Liberal
Charles-Édouard Ferland
Liberal
Appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Quebec.
Yes
Victoria
December 6, 1928
Simon Fraser Tolmie
Conservative
D'Arcy Plunkett
Conservative
Resignation to become Premier of British Columbia .
Yes
York West
October 29, 1928
Henry Lumley Drayton
Conservative
Earl Lawson
Conservative
Appointed Chairman of the Liquor Control Board of Ontario .
Yes
Maple Creek
November 25, 1927
George Spence
Liberal
William George Bock
Liberal
Resignation to enter provincial politics in Saskatchewan
Yes
Huron North
September 12, 1927
John Warwick King
Progressive
George Spotton
Liberal
Death
No
Victoria—Carleton
June 16, 1927
James Kidd Flemming
Conservative
Albion Roudolph Foster
Liberal
Death
No
Antigonish—Guysborough
January 18, 1927
John Carey Douglas
Conservative
William Duff
Liberal
Death
No
Kootenay East
November 9, 1926
James Horace King
Liberal
James Horace King
Liberal
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment
Yes
Bruce North
November 9, 1926
James Malcolm
Liberal
James Malcolm
Liberal
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Trade and Commerce
Yes
Dorchester
November 2, 1926
Lucien Cannon
Liberal
Lucien Cannon
Liberal
Recontested upon appointment as Solicitor General
Yes
Richelieu
November 2, 1926
Pierre-Joseph-Arthur Cardin
Liberal
Pierre-Joseph-Arthur Cardin
Liberal
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Marine and Fisheries
Yes
Regina
November 2, 1926
Charles Avery Dunning
Liberal
Charles Avery Dunning
Liberal
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Railways and Canals.
Yes
Middlesex West
November 2, 1926
John Campbell Elliott
Liberal
John Campbell Elliott
Liberal
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Public Works.
Yes
Waterloo North
November 2, 1926
William Daum Euler
Liberal
William Daum Euler
Liberal
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Customs and Excise.
Yes
Brandon
November 2, 1926
Robert Forke
Liberal-Progressive
Robert Forke
Liberal-Progressive
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Immigration and Colonization
Yes
Kenora—Rainy River
November 2, 1926
Peter Heenan
Liberal
Peter Heenan
Liberal
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Labour
Yes
Prince Albert
November 2, 1926
William Lyon Mackenzie King
Liberal
William Lyon Mackenzie King
Liberal
Recontested upon appointment as Prime Minister.
Yes
Quebec East
November 2, 1926
Ernest Lapointe
Liberal
Ernest Lapointe
Liberal
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Justice.
Yes
Melville
November 2, 1926
William Richard Motherwell
Liberal
William Richard Motherwell
Liberal
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Agriculture.
Yes
Shelburne—Yarmouth
November 2, 1926
Paul Lacombe Hatfield
Liberal
James Ralston
Liberal
Called to the Senate to provide a seat for Ralston
Yes
St. James
November 2, 1926
Fernand Rinfret
Liberal
Fernand Rinfret
Liberal
Recontested upon appointment as Secretary of State of Canada.
Yes
Châteauguay—Huntingdon
November 2, 1926
James Robb
Liberal
James Robb
Liberal
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Finance.
Yes
Edmonton West
November 2, 1926
Charles Stewart
Liberal
Charles Stewart
Liberal
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of the Interior and Mines.
Yes
Gloucester
November 2, 1926
Peter Veniot
Liberal
Peter Veniot
Liberal
Recontested upon appointment as Postmaster General.
Yes
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