3rd Canadian Parliament

The 3rd Canadian Parliament was in session from March 26, 1874 until August 17, 1878. The membership was set by the 1874 federal election on January 22, 1874, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1878 election.

It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Prime Minister Alexander Mackenzie and the 2nd Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Conservative/Liberal-Conservative, first led by Sir John A. Macdonald.

The Speaker was Timothy Warren Anglin. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1873-1882 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.

There were 5 sessions of the 3rd Parliament:

One MP recontested his seat in a byelection, and was reelected.
*Louis Riel was reelected in "Provencher" on September 3, 1874 upon the passage of a motion expelling him from the House of Commons.

New Brunswick

22 MPs recontested their seats in byelections, and were reelected
*William McGregor was reelected in "Essex" on October 22, 1874.
*John Lorn McDougall was reelected in "Renfrew South" on October 24 1874 and again on February 20 1875.
*Schuyler Shibley was reelected in "Addington" on October 28, 1874.
*William Kerr was reelected in "Northumberland West" on November 17, 1874.
*James Norris was reelected in "Lincoln" on November 17, 1874 and May 9 1877.
*James Lyons Biggar was reelected in "Northumberland East" on December 12, 1874.
*George Turner Orton was reelected in "Wellington Centre" on December 13 1874.
*Charles Frederick Ferguson was reelected in "Leeds North and Grenville North" on December 16 1874.
*James MacLennan was reelected in "Victoria North" on December 22 1874.
*Josiah Burr Plumb was reelected in "Niagara" on December 22 1874.
*Herman Henry Cook was reelected in "Simcoe North" on December 26 1874.
*Sir John A. Macdonald was reelected in "Kingston" on December 29 1874.
*Nathaniel Higinbotham was reelected in "Wellington North" on March 18 1875.
*Aemilius Irving was reelected in "Hamilton" on May 20 1875.
*Andrew Trew Wood was reelected in "Hamilton" on May 20 1875.
*Edward Blake was reelected in "Bruce South" on June 2 1875 after being named Minister of Justice.
*Lachlan McCallum was reelected in "Monck" on June 22 1875.
*Alfred Hutchison Dymond was reelected in "York North" on June 29 1875.
*Andrew Monteith was reelected in "Perth North" on July 7 1875.
*Archibald McNab was reelected in "Glengarry" on July 31 1876.
*David Mills was reelected in "Bothwell" on November 15 1876 after being named Minister of the Interior.
*Joseph Merrill Currier was reelected in "Ottawa" on May 9 1877.

Prince Edward Island

Quebec

Twelve MPs recontested their seats in byelections, and were reelected:
*Félix Geoffrion was reelected in "Verchères" on July 25, 1874 after being named Minister of Inland Revenue.
*Henry Aylmer was reelected in "Richmond—Wolfe" on December 4, 1874 after being named Receiver-General.
*Louis François George Baby was reelected in "Joliette" on December 10, 1874.
*Frederick Mackenzie was reelected in "Montreal West" on December 10, 1874.
*Amable Jodoin was reelected in "Chambly" on December 30, 1874.
*Hilaire Hurteau was reelected in "L'Assomption" on January 16 1875.
*Sixte Coupal dit la Reine was reelected in "Napierville" on June 19 1875.
*Bernard Devlin was reelected in "Montreal Centre" on November 26 1875.
*François Fortunat Rouleau was reelected in "Dorchester" on December 14 1875.
*Joseph Édouard Cauchon was reelected in "Quebec Centre" on December 27 1875 after being named President of the Privy Council.
*Rodolphe Laflamme was reelected in "Jacques Cartier" on December 28 1876 after being named Minister of Inland Revenue.
*Hector-Louis Langevin was reelected in "Charlevoix" on March 23 1877.

References

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