17th Canadian Parliament
17th parliamentary term of the Parliament of Canada
Richard Bedford Bennett was Prime Minister during the 17th Canadian Parliament.
The 17th Canadian Parliament was in session from 8 September 1930, until 14 August 1935. The membership was set by the 1930 federal election on 28 July 1930, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1935 election .
It was controlled by a Conservative Party majority under Prime Minister Richard Bedford Bennett and the 15th Canadian Ministry . The Official Opposition was the Liberal Party , led by William Lyon Mackenzie King .
The Speaker was first George Black , and later James Langstaff Bowman . See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1924-1933 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.
It was the third longest parliament in Canadian history.
There were six sessions of the 17th Parliament:
Session
Start
End
1st
8 September 1930
22 September 1930
2nd
12 March 1931
3 August 1931
3rd
4 February 1932
26 May 1932
4th
6 October 1932
27 May 1933
5th
25 January 1934
3 July 1934
6th
17 January 1935
5 July 1935
parliament of Canada 1930 seating plan
List of members
Following is a full list of members of the seventeenth 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.
Electoral district
Name
Party
First elected/previously elected
Algoma East
George Nicholson
Conservative
1917, 1925, 1930
Algoma West
Thomas Edward Simpson
Conservative
1917
Brantford City
Robert Edwy Ryerson
Conservative
1925
Brant
Franklin Smoke
Conservative
1925
Bruce North
James Malcolm
Liberal
1921
Bruce South
Walter Allan Hall
Liberal
1925
Carleton
William Foster Garland
Conservative
1912, 1921
Dufferin—Simcoe
William Earl Rowe
Conservative
1925
Durham
Fred Wellington Bowen
Conservative
1921
Elgin West
Mitchell Hepburn (resigned 8 June 1934)
Liberal
1926
Wilson Mills (by-election of 1934-09-24)
Liberal
1934
Essex East
Raymond Ducharme Morand
Conservative
1925, 1930
Essex South
Eccles James Gott
Conservative
1925
Essex West
Sidney Cecil Robinson
Conservative
1925
Fort William
Robert Manion (until 7 August 1930 ministerial appointment)
Conservative
1917
Robert Manion (by-election of 1930-08-25)
Conservative
Frontenac—Addington
William Spankie (died 27 May 1934)
Conservative
1929
Colin Campbell (by-election of 1934-09-24)
Liberal
1934
Glengarry
Angus McGillis
Conservative
1930
Grenville—Dundas
Arza Clair Casselman
Conservative
1921, 1925
Grey North
Victor Porteous
Conservative
1930
Grey Southeast
Agnes Macphail
Progressive
1921
Haldimand
Mark Senn
Conservative
1921
Halton
Robert King Anderson
Conservative
1917
Hamilton East
George Rennie (died 13 October 1930)
Conservative
1926
Humphrey Mitchell (by-election of 1931-08-10)
Labour
1931
Hamilton West
Charles William Bell
Conservative
1925
Hastings—Peterborough
Alexander Thomas Embury
Conservative
1925
Hastings South
William Ernest Tummon
Conservative
1925
Huron North
George Spotton
Conservative
1927
Huron South
Thomas McMillan (died 7 June 1932)
Liberal
1925
William Henry Golding (by-election of 1932-10-03)
Liberal
1932
Kenora—Rainy River
Peter Heenan (resigned 10 July 1934 to take seat in Ontario Legislature)
Liberal
1925
Hugh McKinnon (by-election of 1934-09-24)
Liberal
1934
Kent
James Rutherford
Liberal
1926
Kingston City
Arthur Edward Ross
Conservative
1921
Lambton East
John Thomas Sproule
Conservative
1930
Lambton West
Ross Gray
Liberal
1929
Lanark
Thomas Alfred Thompson
Conservative
1930
Leeds
Hugh Alexander Stewart (until 7 August 1930 emoulment appointment)
Conservative
1921
Hugh Alexander Stewart (by-election of 1930-08-25)
Conservative
Lincoln
James Dew Chaplin
Conservative
1917
London
John Franklin White
Conservative
1921
Middlesex East
Frank Boyes
Conservative
1930
Middlesex West
John Campbell Elliott
Liberal
1925
Muskoka—Ontario
Peter McGibbon
Conservative
1925
Nipissing
Raoul Hurtubise
Liberal
1930
Norfolk—Elgin
William Horace Taylor
Liberal
1926
Northumberland
William Alexander Fraser
Liberal
1930
Ontario
William Henry Moore
Liberal
1930
Ottawa (City of) *
T. Franklin Ahearn
Liberal
1930
Edgar-Rodolphe-Eugène Chevrier
Liberal
1921, 1926
Oxford North
Donald Matheson Sutherland (until emoulment appointment)
Conservative
1925, 1930
Donald Matheson Sutherland (by-election of 1930-08-25)
Conservative
Oxford South
Thomas Merritt Cayley (died in office)
Liberal
1926
Almon Rennie (by-election of 1934-04-16)
Liberal
1934
Parkdale
David Spence
Conservative
1921
Parry Sound
James Arthurs
Conservative
1908
Peel
Samuel Charters
Conservative
1917
Perth North
David McKenzie Wright
Conservative
1925, 1930
Perth South
Fred Sanderson
Liberal
1925
Peterborough West
Edward Armour Peck
Conservative
1925
Port Arthur—Thunder Bay
Donald James Cowan
Conservative
1926
Prescott
Elie-Oscar Bertrand
Liberal
1929
Prince Edward—Lennox
John Aaron Weese
Conservative
1930
Renfrew North
Ira Delbert Cotnam
Conservative
1925
Renfrew South
Martin James Maloney
Conservative
1925
Russell
Alfred Goulet
Liberal
1925
Simcoe East
Alfred Burke Thompson
Conservative
1925
Simcoe North
John Thomas Simpson
Conservative
1930
Stormont
Frank Thomas Shaver
Conservative
1930
Timiskaming North
Joseph-Arthur Bradette
Liberal
1926
Timiskaming South
Wesley Ashton Gordon (until ministerial appointment)
Conservative
1930
Wesley Ashton Gordon (by-election of 1930-08-25)
Conservative
Toronto East
Edmond Baird Ryckman (until ministerial appointment)
Conservative
1921
Edmond Baird Ryckman (by-election of 1930-08-25, then died in office)
Conservative
Thomas Langton Church (by-election of 1934-09-24)
Conservative
1934
Toronto East Centre
Robert Charles Matthews
Conservative
1926
Toronto—High Park
Alexander James Anderson
Conservative
1925
Toronto Northeast
Richard Langton Baker
Conservative
1925, 1930
Toronto Northwest
John Ritchie MacNicol
Conservative
1930
Toronto—Scarborough
Joseph Henry Harris
Conservative
1921
Toronto South
George Reginald Geary
Conservative
1925
Toronto West Centre
Samuel Factor
Liberal
1930
Victoria
Thomas Hubert Stinson
Conservative
1925
Waterloo North
William Daum Euler
Liberal
1917
Waterloo South
Alexander Edwards
Conservative
1925
Welland
George Hamilton Pettit
Conservative
1925
Wellington North
John Knox Blair
Liberal
1930
Wellington South
Hugh Guthrie (until ministerial appointment)
Conservative
1900
Hugh Guthrie (by-election of 1930-08-25)
Conservative
Wentworth
Gordon Crooks Wilson
Conservative
1911
York North
Thomas Herbert Lennox (died in office)
Conservative
1925
William Pate Mulock (by-election of 1934-09-24)
Liberal
1934
York South
Robert Henry McGregor
Conservative
1926
York West
Earl Lawson
Conservative
1928
By-elections
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Frontenac—Addington
September 24, 1934
William Spankie
Conservative
Colin Campbell
Liberal
Death
No
Toronto East
September 24, 1934
Edmond Baird Ryckman
Conservative
Thomas Langton Church
Conservative
Death
Yes
Kenora—Rainy River
September 24, 1934
Peter Heenan
Liberal
Hugh McKinnon
Liberal
Resignation
Yes
Elgin West
September 24, 1934
Mitchell Hepburn
Liberal
Wilson Mills
Liberal
Resignation
Yes
York North
September 24, 1934
Thomas Herbert Lennox
Conservative
William Pate Mulock
Liberal
Death
No
Oxford South
April 16, 1934
Thomas Merritt Cayley
Liberal
Almon Rennie
Liberal
Death
Yes
Yamaska
October 23, 1933
Aimé Boucher
Liberal
Aimé Boucher
Liberal
Election declared void
Yes
Mackenzie
October 23, 1933
Milton Neil Campbell
Progressive
John Angus MacMillan
Liberal
Appointed vice-president of the Tariff Board
No
Restigouche—Madawaska
October 23, 1933
Maxime Cormier
Conservative
Joseph Michaud
Liberal
Death
No
Huron South
October 3, 1932
Thomas McMillan
Liberal
William Henry Golding
Liberal
Death
Yes
Maisonneuve
June 27, 1932
Clément Robitaille
Liberal
Joseph Jean
Liberal
Death
Yes
Royal
June 27, 1932
George Burpee Jones
Conservative
George Burpee Jones
Conservative
Resignation
Yes
Athabaska
March 21, 1932
John Francis Buckley
Liberal
Percy Griffith Davies
Conservative
Death
No
Three Rivers—St. Maurice
August 10, 1931
Arthur Bettez
Liberal
Charles Bourgeois
Conservative
Death
No
Hamilton East
August 10, 1931
George Septimus Rennie
Conservative
Humphrey Mitchell
Labour
Death
No
Richmond—West Cape Breton
September 2, 1930
John Alexander Macdonald
Conservative
Edgar Nelson Rhodes
Conservative
Resignation to provide a seat for Rhodes
Yes
Melfort
August 25, 1930
Robert Weir
Conservative
Robert Weir
Conservative
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Agriculture.
Yes
Oxford North
August 25, 1930
Donald Matheson Sutherland
Conservative
Donald Matheson Sutherland
Conservative
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of National Defence.
Yes
Leeds
August 25, 1930
Hugh Alexander Stewart
Conservative
Hugh Alexander Stewart
Conservative
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Public Works.
Yes
Kootenay East
August 25, 1930
Michael Dalton McLean
Conservative
Henry Herbert Stevens
Conservative
Resignation to provide a seat for Stevens
Yes
Laval—Two Mountains
August 25, 1930
Arthur Sauvé
Conservative
Arthur Sauvé
Conservative
Recontested upon appointment as Postmaster General.
Yes
Toronto East
August 25, 1930
Edmond Baird Ryckman
Conservative
Edmond Baird Ryckman
Conservative
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of National Revenue.
Yes
Neepawa
August 25, 1930
Thomas Gerow Murphy
Conservative
Thomas Gerow Murphy
Conservative
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of the Interior.
Yes
Fort William
August 25, 1930
Robert James Manion
Conservative
Robert James Manion
Conservative
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Railways and Canals.
Yes
St. John—Albert
August 25, 1930
Murray MacLaren
Conservative
Murray MacLaren
Conservative
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Pensions and National Health.
Yes
Wellington South
August 25, 1930
Hugh Guthrie
Conservative
Hugh Guthrie
Conservative
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Justice.
Yes
Timiskaming South
August 25, 1930
Wesley Gordon
Conservative
Wesley Gordon
Conservative
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Immigration and Colonization and Minister of Mines.
Yes
Chambly—Verchères
August 25, 1930
Alfred Duranleau
Conservative
Alfred Duranleau
Conservative
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Marine.
Yes
Quebec West
August 25, 1930
Maurice Dupré
Conservative
Maurice Dupré
Conservative
Recontested upon appointment as Solicitor General.
Yes
St. Lawrence—St. George
August 25, 1930
Charles Cahan
Conservative
Charles Cahan
Conservative
Recontested upon appointment as Secretary of State of Canada.
Yes
Calgary West
August 25, 1930
R. B. Bennett
Conservative
R. B. Bennett
Conservative
Recontested upon appointment as Prime Minister and Minister of Finance.
Yes
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