Leader of the
Opposition Charles Tupper Opposition Conservative Party | Government Liberal Party Third parties Liberal-Conservative | |
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Prime
Minister
(cabinet) Rt. Hon. Sir Wilfrid Laurier
(8th Canadian Ministry)
11 July 1896 – 6 October 1911 | ||
The 8th Canadian Parliament was in session from August 19, 1896 until October 9, 1900. The membership was set by the 1896 federal election on June 23, 1896. It was dissolved prior to the 1900 election.
It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the 8th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Conservative/Liberal-Conservative, led by Charles Tupper.
The Speaker was first James David Edgar, and later Thomas Bain. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1892-1903 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.
There were five sessions of the 8th Parliament:
List of members
Following is a full list of members of the eighth Parliament listed first by province, then by electoral district.
Electoral districts denoted by an asterisk (*) indicates that district was represented by two members.