36th Canadian Parliament

36th Parliament of Canada
36th Parliament of Canada
Majority parliament
22 September 1997 – 22 October 2000
Parliament leaders
Prime; Minister	Rt. Hon. Jean Chrétien; November 4, 1993 – December 12, 2003
Cabinet	26th Canadian Ministry
Leader of the; Opposition	Hon. Preston Manning; 1997 – March 26, 2000
	Hon. Deborah Grey; March 27, 2000 – September 10, 2000
	Hon. Stockwell Day; September 11, 2000 – December 11, 2001
Party caucuses
Government	Liberal Party
Opposition	Reform Party*
Senate Opp.	Progressive Conservative Party
Recognized	Bloc Québécois
	New Democratic Party
	* Changed its name to Canadian Alliance partway through the Parliament.
House of Commons
	; Seating arrangements of the House of Commons
Speaker of the; Commons	Hon. Gilbert Parent; January 17, 1994 – January 28, 2001
Government; House Leader	Hon. Don Boudria; June 11, 1997 – January 14, 2002
Opposition; House Leader	Hon. Randy White; June 20, 1997 – January 30, 2000
	Hon. Chuck Strahl; February 1, 2000 – April 24, 2001
Members	301 MP seats; List of members
Senate
	; Seating arrangements of the Senate
Speaker of the; Senate	Hon. Gildas Molgat; November 22, 1994 – January 25, 2001
Government; Senate Leader	Hon. Alasdair Graham; June 11, 1997 – October 3, 1999
	Hon. Bernie Boudreau; October 4, 1999 – October 26, 2000
Opposition; Senate Leader	Hon. John Lynch-Staunton; December 15, 1993 – September 30, 2004
Senators	104 senator seats; List of senators
Sovereign
Monarch	Elizabeth II; 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022
Governor; General	Roméo LeBlanc; 8 February 1995 – 7 October 1999
	Adrienne Clarkson; 7 October 1999 – 27 September 2005
Sessions
	1st session; September 22, 1997 – September 18, 1999
	2nd session; October 12, 1999 – October 22, 2000
← 35th	→ 37th

The 36th Canadian Parliament was in session from September 22, 1997, until October 22, 2000. The membership was set by the 1997 federal election on June 2, 1997, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 2000 election.

It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and the 26th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was first the Reform Party, led by Preston Manning, and then its successor party, the Canadian Alliance led by interim leader Deborah Grey.

The Speaker was Gilbert Parent. See also list of Canadian electoral districts 1996-2003 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.

For the first time in Canadian history, five different parties held official party status. Although five major parties ran for the 35th Parliament, the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada and the New Democratic Party both failed to win official party status in that parliament.

There were two sessions of the 36th Parliament:

Session	Start	End
1st	September 22, 1997	September 18, 1999
2nd	October 12, 1999	October 22, 2000

Party standings

The party standings as of the election and as of dissolution were as follows:

Affiliation		House members		Senate members
Affiliation		1997 election results	At dissolution	On election day 1997^[1]	At dissolution
	Liberal Party of Canada	155	161	51	56
	Reform	60	—	0	—
	Bloc Québécois	44	44	0	0
	New Democratic Party	21	19	0	0
	Progressive Conservative Party of Canada	20	15	50	35
	Independent	1	4	3	5
	Alliance	—	58	—	1
Total members		301	301	104	97
	Vacant	0	0	0	8
Total seats		301		104	105

Members of the House of Commons

By-elections

By-election	Date	Incumbent		Winner		Cause	Retained
Okanagan—Coquihalla	September 11, 2000	Jim Hart	Canadian Alliance	Stockwell Day	Canadian Alliance	Resignation to provide a seat for Day	Yes
Kings—Hants	September 11, 2000	Scott Brison	Progressive Conservative	Joe Clark	Progressive Conservative	Resignation to provide a seat for Clark	Yes
St. John's West	May 15, 2000	Charlie Power	Progressive Conservative	Loyola Hearn	Progressive Conservative	Resignation	Yes
York West	November 15, 1999	Sergio Marchi	Liberal	Judy Sgro	Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Hull—Aylmer	November 15, 1999	Marcel Massé	Liberal	Marcel Proulx	Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Mount Royal	November 15, 1999	Sheila Finestone	Liberal	Irwin Cotler	Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar	November 15, 1999	Chris Axworthy	New Democratic	Dennis Gruending	New Democratic	Resignation	Yes
Windsor—St. Clair	April 12, 1999	Shaughnessy Cohen	Liberal	Rick Limoges	Liberal	Death (cerebral hemorrhage)	Yes
Sherbrooke	September 14, 1998	Jean Charest	Progressive Conservative	Serge Cardin	Bloc Québécois	Resignation to accept leadership of the Liberal Party of Quebec and enter provincial politics	No
Port Moody—Coquitlam	March 30, 1998	Sharon Hayes	Reform	Lou Sekora	Liberal	Resignation	No

References

^ Members of the Canadian Senate are appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister and remain as senators until the age of 75, even if the House of Commons has been dissolved or an election has been called.

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Succession

[1] Members of the Canadian Senate are appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister and remain as senators until the age of 75, even if the House of Commons has been dissolved or an election has been called.

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