Parliamentary term of the Parliament of Canada
10th Parliament of Canada Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier 11 Jul 1896 – 6 Oct 1911 Cabinet 8th Canadian Ministry Leader of the Opposition Sir Robert Borden Feb. 6, 1901 – Oct. 9, 1911 Government Liberal Party Opposition Conservative Party & Liberal-Conservative Party Seating arrangements of the House of CommonsSpeaker of the Commons Robert Franklin Sutherland January 11, 1905 – January 19, 1909Speaker of the Senate Raoul Dandurand January 9, 1905 – January 13, 1909James Kirkpatrick Kerr January 14, 1909 – October 22, 1911Monarch Edward VII Jan. 22, 1901 – May 6, 1910Governor General The Earl Grey Dec. 10, 1904 – Oct. 13, 19111st session January 11, 1905 – July 20, 19052nd session March 8, 1906 – July 13, 19063rd session November 22, 1906 – April 27, 19074th session November 28, 1907 – July 20, 1908
Sir Wilfrid Laurier was Prime Minister during the 10th Canadian Parliament.
The 10th Canadian Parliament was in session from January 11, 1905, until September 17, 1908. The membership was set by the 1904 federal election on November 3, 1904. It was dissolved prior to the 1908 election .
It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier and the 8th Canadian Ministry . The Official Opposition was the Conservative /Liberal-Conservative , led by Robert Borden .
The Speaker was Robert Franklin Sutherland . See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1903–1907 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.
There were four sessions of the 10th Parliament:
Session
Start
End
1st
January 11, 1905
July 20, 1905
2nd
March 8, 1906
July 13, 1906
3rd
November 22, 1906
April 27, 1907
4th
November 28, 1907
July 20, 1908
Major legislation
Alberta Act
The Alberta Act , S. C. 1905, c. 3 established the new province of Alberta , effective September 1, 1905. Its long title is An Act to establish and provide for the government of the Province of Alberta . The Act received royal assent on July 20, 1905. The Alberta Act is part of the Constitution of Canada .
Saskatchewan Act
The Saskatchewan Act , S. C. 1905, c. 42 established the new province of Saskatchewan , effective September 1, 1905. Its long title is An Act to establish and provide for the government of the Province of Saskatchewan . The Act received royal assent on July 20, 1905. The Saskatchewan Act is part of the Constitution of Canada .
Juvenile Delinquents Act
The Juvenile Delinquents Act (French : Loi sur les jeunes délinquants ), S.C. 1908, c. 40 was a law passed by the Parliament of Canada to improve its handling of juvenile crime . The act established procedures for the handling of juvenile offenses, including the government assuming control of juvenile offenders. It was revised in 1929 and superseded in 1984 by the Young Offenders Act .
List of members
Following is a full list of members of the tenth Parliament listed first by province, then by electoral district.
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 and Saskatchewan were established as Canadian provinces on 1 September 1905 from parts of what had formerly been the Northwest Territories . The old NWT electoral districts were not formally abolished until the 1907 redistribution, which took the provincial boundary into account. In the meantime, three by-elections were held in districts which straddled the new border.
The regions of the Northwest Territories represented in Parliament became the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan on 1 September 1905. Except in cases where the members resigned, NWT MP's continued to represent constituencies using the 1903 boundaries until the dissolution of the 10th Parliament.
Electoral district
Name
Party
First elected/previously elected
Algoma East
Albert Dyment
Liberal
1896
Algoma West
Arthur Cyril Boyce
Conservative
1904
Brantford
William Foster Cockshutt
Conservative
1904
Brant
William Paterson
Liberal
1872
Brockville
Daniel Derbyshire (resigned 30 August 1907)
Liberal
1904
George Perry Graham (by-election of 1907-09-18)
Liberal
1907
Bruce North
Leonard Thomas Bland (died 19 August 1906)
Liberal-Conservative
1904
John Tolmie (by-election of 1906-10-30)
Liberal
1906
Bruce South
Peter H. McKenzie
Liberal
1904
Carleton
Edward Kidd (resigned 19 January 1905 to allow seat for Borden)
Conservative
1900
Robert Laird Borden (by-election of 1905-02-04)
Conservative
1896,[ a] 1905
Dufferin
John Barr
Conservative
1904
Dundas
Andrew Broder
Conservative
1896
Durham
Henry Alfred Ward
Conservative
1885, 1900
Elgin East
Andrew B. Ingram (resigned 8 December 1906 due to commission appointment)
Liberal-Conservative
1891
David Marshall (by-election of 1906-10-04)
Conservative
1906
Elgin West
William Jackson
Conservative
1904
Essex North
Robert Franklin Sutherland
Liberal
1900
Essex South
Alfred Henry Clarke
Liberal
1904
Frontenac
Melzar Avery
Conservative
1902
Glengarry
Jacob Thomas Schell
Liberal
1900
Grenville
John Dowsley Reid
Conservative
1896
Grey East
Thomas Simpson Sproule
Conservative
1878
Grey North
William Pattison Telford
Liberal
1904
Grey South
Henry Horton Miller
Liberal
1904
Haldimand
Francis Ramsey Lalor
Conservative
1904
Halton
David Henderson
Conservative
1887, 1888
Hamilton East
Samuel Barker
Conservative
1900
Hamilton West
Adam Zimmerman
Liberal
1904
Hastings East
William Barton Northrup
Conservative
1892, 1900
Hastings West
Edward Guss Porter
Conservative
1902
Huron East
Thomas Chisholm
Conservative
1904
Huron South
Benjamin B. Gunn (died 9 December 1907)
Conservative
1904
Murdo Young McLean (by-election of 1908-01-22)
Liberal
1908
Huron West
Edward Norman Lewis
Conservative
1904
Kent East
David Alexander Gordon
Liberal
1904
Kent West
Herbert Sylvester Clements
Conservative
1904
Kingston
William Harty
Liberal
1902
Lambton East
Joseph Elijah Armstrong
Conservative
1904
Lambton West
Thomas George Johnston (died 4 July 1905)
Liberal
1898
Frederick Forsyth Pardee (by-election of 1905-11-22)
Liberal
1905
Lanark North
Thomas Boyd Caldwell
Liberal
1904
Lanark South
John Graham Haggart
Conservative
1872
Leeds
George Taylor
Conservative
1882
Lennox and Addington
Uriah Wilson
Conservative
1892
Lincoln
Edward Arthur Lancaster
Conservative
1900
London
Charles Smith Hyman (until 22 May 1905 ministerial appointment)
Liberal
1891, 1900
Charles Smith Hyman (by-election of 1905-06-06, resigned 11 April 1907)
Liberal
Thomas Beattie (by-election of 1907-10-29)
Conservative
1907
Middlesex East
Peter Elson
Conservative
1904
Middlesex North
Valentine Ratz
Liberal
1896, 1904
Middlesex West
William Samuel Calvert
Liberal
1896
Muskoka
William Wright
Conservative
1904
Nipissing
Charles Arthur McCool
Liberal
1900
Norfolk
David Tisdale
Conservative
1887
Northumberland East
Edward Cochrane (died in office)
Conservative
1887
Charles Lewis Owen (by-election of 1907-10-29)
Conservative
1907
Northumberland West
John B. McColl
Liberal
1900
Ontario North
George Davidson Grant
Liberal
1903
Ontario South
Peter Christie
Conservative
1904
Ottawa (City of) *
Napoléon Antoine Belcourt (until Senate appointment)
Liberal
1896
Robert Stewart
Liberal
1904
Jean-Baptiste Thomas Caron (by-election of 1907-12-23, replaces Belcourt)
Liberal
1907
Oxford North
James Sutherland (died in office)
Liberal
1880
George Smith (by-election of 1905-06-13)
Liberal
1905
Oxford South
Malcolm Smith Schell
Liberal
1904
Parry Sound
Robert James Watson
Liberal
1904
Peel
Richard Blain
Conservative
1900
Perth North
Alexander Ferguson Maclaren
Conservative
1896
Perth South
Gilbert Howard McIntyre
Liberal
1904
Peterborough East
John Finlay
Liberal
1904
Peterborough West
Robert Richard Hall
Liberal
1904
Prescott
Edmond Proulx
Liberal
1904
Prince Edward
George Oscar Alcorn
Conservative
1900
Renfrew North
Peter White (died in office)
Conservative
1874, 1876, 1904
Gerald Verner White (by-election of 1906-10-09)
Conservative
1906
Renfrew South
Aaron Abel Wright
Liberal
1900
Russell
Norman Frank Wilson
Liberal
1904
Simcoe East
William Humphrey Bennett
Conservative
1892
Simcoe North
Leighton Goldie McCarthy
Independent
1892
Simcoe South
Haughton Lennox
Conservative
1900
Stormont
Robert Abercrombie Pringle
Conservative
1900
Thunder Bay and Rainy River
James Conmee
Liberal
1904
Toronto Centre
Edward Frederick Clarke
Conservative
1896
Edmund James Bristol (by-election of 1905-04-11)
Conservative
1905
Toronto East
Albert Edward Kemp
Conservative
1900
Toronto North
George Eulas Foster
Conservative
1882,[ b] 1904
Toronto South
Angus Claude Macdonell
Conservative
1904
Toronto West
Edmund Boyd Osler
Conservative
1896
Victoria
Sam Hughes
Liberal-Conservative
1892
Waterloo North
Joseph Emm Seagram
Conservative
1882
Waterloo South
George Adam Clare
Conservative
1900
Welland
William Manly German
Liberal
1891, 1900
Wellington North
Thomas Martin (died in office)
Liberal
1904
Alexander Munro Martin (by-election of 1907-10-29)
Liberal
1907
Wellington South
Hugh Guthrie
Liberal
1900
Wentworth
E. D. Smith (until election voided)
Conservative
1900
E. D. Smith (by-election of 1905-11-22)
Conservative
York Centre
Archibald Campbell (until Senate appointment)
Liberal
1902
Peter Douglas McLean (by-election of 1907-12-23)
Liberal
1907
York North
William Mulock (until judicial appointment)
Liberal
1882
Allen Bristol Aylesworth (by-election of 1905-11-22)
Liberal
1905
York South
William Findlay Maclean
Independent Conservative
1892
By-elections
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Stanstead
January 22, 1908
Henry Lovell
Liberal
Charles Henry Lovell
Liberal
Death
Yes
Huron South
January 22, 1908
Benjamin B. Gunn
Conservative
Murdo Young McLean
Liberal
Death
No
Nicolet
December 30, 1907
Charles Ramsay Devlin
Liberal
Gustave-Adolphe-Narcisse Turcotte
Liberal
Resignation upon appointment to the provincial cabinet of Quebec
Yes
City of Ottawa
December 23, 1907
Napoléon Antoine Belcourt
Liberal
William H. Hutchison
Liberal
Called to the Senate
Yes
Labelle
December 23, 1907
Henri Bourassa
Liberal
Charles Beautron Major
Liberal
Resignation to enter provincial politics
Yes
York Centre
December 23, 1907
Archibald Campbell
Liberal
Peter Douglas McLean
Liberal
Called to the Senate
Yes
Colchester
November 28, 1907
Frederick Andrew Laurence
Liberal
John Stanfield
Conservative
Appointed a judge
No
London
October 29, 1907
C. S. Hyman
Liberal
Thomas Beattie
Conservative
Resignation
No
Northumberland East
October 29, 1907
Edward Cochrane
Conservative
Charles Lewis Owen
Conservative
Death
Yes
Wellington North
October 29, 1907
Thomas Martin
Liberal
Alexander Munro Martin
Liberal
Death
Yes
Brockville
September 18, 1907
Daniel Derbyshire
Liberal
George Perry Graham
Liberal
Called to the Senate
Yes
City and County of St. John
September 18, 1907
Alfred Augustus Stockton
Conservative
William Pugsley
Liberal
Death
No
Richelieu
March 7, 1907
Arthur-Aimé Bruneau
Liberal
Adélard Lanctôt
Liberal
Appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Quebec
Yes
L'Assomption
March 7, 1907
Romuald-Charlemagne Laurier
Liberal
Ruben Charles Laurier
Liberal
Death
Yes
Victoria
March 5, 1907
John Costigan
Liberal
Pius Michaud
Liberal
Called to the Senate
Yes
Three Rivers and St. Maurice
February 28, 1907
Jacques Bureau
Liberal
Jacques Bureau
Liberal
Recontested upon appointment as Solicitor General
Yes
Nicolet
December 29, 1906
Rodolphe Lemieux
Liberal
Charles Ramsay Devlin
Liberal
Chose to sit for Gaspé
Yes
St. Ann
November 21, 1906
Daniel Gallery
Liberal
Joseph Charles Walsh
Liberal
Election declared void
Yes
St. Mary
November 21, 1906
Camille Piché
Liberal
Médéric Martin
Liberal
Appointed Police Magistrate in Montreal.
Yes
Shelburne and Queen's
October 31, 1906
William Stevens Fielding
Liberal
William Stevens Fielding
Liberal
Election declared void
Yes
Bruce North
October 30, 1906
Leonard Thomas Bland
Liberal-Conservative
John Tolmie
Liberal
Death
No
Quebec County
October 23, 1906
Charles Fitzpatrick
Liberal
Lorenzo Robitaille
Independent Liberal
Appointed Chief Justice of Canada
No
St. Johns—Iberville
October 16, 1906
Louis Philippe Demers
Liberal
Marie Joseph Demers
Liberal
Appointed Puisne Judge of the Superior Court of Quebec
Yes
Elgin East
October 14, 1906
Andrew B. Ingram
Liberal-Conservative
David Marshall
Conservative
Appointed Vice Chairman of the Ontario Railway and Municipal Commission
Yes
Renfrew North
October 9, 1906
Peter White
Conservative
Gerald Verner White
Conservative
Death
Yes
Strathcona
April 5, 1906
Peter Talbot
Liberal
Wilbert McIntyre
Liberal
Called to the Senate
Yes
Cape Breton North and Victoria
March 14, 1906
Daniel Duncan McKenzie
Liberal
Alexander Charles Ross
Liberal
Appointed a judge
Yes
Victoria City
March 6, 1906
George Riley
Liberal
William Templeman
Liberal
Resignation to provide a seat for Templeman
Yes
Maisonneuve
February 23, 1906
Raymond Préfontaine
Liberal
Alphonse Verville
Labour
Death
No
Assiniboia West
February 6, 1906
Thomas Walter Scott
Liberal
William Erskine Knowles
Liberal
Resignation to enter provincial politics in Saskatchewan
Yes
Saskatchewan
February 6, 1906
John Henderson Lamont
Liberal
George Ewan McCraney
Liberal
Resignation to enter provincial politics in Saskatchewan
Yes
Town of Sherbrooke
February 6, 1906
Arthur Norreys Worthington
Conservative
Arthur Norreys Worthington
Conservative
Election declared void
Yes
Compton
January 4, 1906
Aylmer Byron Hunt
Liberal
Aylmer Byron Hunt
Liberal
Election declared void
Yes
York North
November 22, 1905
William Mulock
Liberal
Allen Bristol Aylesworth
Liberal
Appointed a judge
Yes
Antigonish
November 22, 1905
Colin McIsaac
Liberal
William Chisholm
Liberal
Appointed a Railway Commissioner
Yes
Lambton West
November 22, 1905
Thomas George Johnston
Liberal
Frederick Forsyth Pardee
Liberal
Death
Yes
Wentworth
November 22, 1905
E. D. Smith
Conservative
E. D. Smith
Conservative
Election declared void
Yes
London
June 13, 1905
C. S. Hyman
Liberal
C. S. Hyman
Liberal
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Public Works
Yes
Oxford North
June 13, 1905
James Sutherland
Liberal
George Smith
Liberal
Death
Yes
Lévis
June 6, 1905
Louis Julien Demers
Liberal
Louis Auguste Carrier
Liberal
Death
Yes
Edmonton
April 25, 1905
Frank Oliver
Liberal
Frank Oliver
Liberal
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of the Interior.
Yes
Toronto Centre
April 11, 1905
Edward Frederick Clarke
Conservative
Edmund James Bristol
Conservative
Death
Yes
Wright
February 13, 1905
Wilfrid Laurier
Liberal
Emmanuel Berchmans Devlin
Liberal
Chose to sit for Quebec East
Yes
Carleton
February 4, 1905
Edward Kidd
Conservative
Robert L. Borden
Conservative
Resignation to provide a seat for Borden
Yes
Quebec-Centre
January 19, 1905
Arthur Cyrille Albert Malouin
Liberal
Arthur Lachance
Liberal
Appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Quebec
Yes
Notes
References
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