34th Canadian Parliament

34th Parliament of Canada
Majority parliament
12 December 1988 – 8 September 1993
Parliament leaders
Prime Minister	Rt. Hon. Brian Mulroney 17 Sep 1984 – 25 Jun 1993
	Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell 25 Jun 1993 – 4 Nov 1993
Cabinets	24th Canadian Ministry 25th Canadian Ministry
Leader of the Opposition	Rt. Hon. John Turner September 17, 1984 (1984-09-17) – February 7, 1990 (1990-02-07)
	Hon. Herb Gray February 8, 1990 (1990-02-08) – December 20, 1990 (1990-12-20)
	Hon. Jean Chrétien December 21, 1990 (1990-12-21) – October 24, 1993 (1993-10-24)
Party caucuses
Government	Progressive Conservative Party
Opposition	Liberal Party
Recognized	New Democratic Party
House of Commons
Seating arrangements of the House of Commons
Speaker of the Commons	Hon. John Allen Fraser September 30, 1986 (1986-09-30) – January 16, 1994 (1994-01-16)
Government House Leader	Hon. Don Mazankowski June 30, 1986 (1986-06-30) – December 30, 1988 (1988-12-30)
	Hon. Doug Lewis April 3, 1989 (1989-04-03) – February 22, 1990 (1990-02-22)
	Hon. Harvie Andre February 23, 1990 (1990-02-23) – June 24, 1993 (1993-06-24)
	Hon. Doug Lewis June 25, 1993 (1993-06-25) – November 3, 1993 (1993-11-03)
Opposition House Leader	Hon. Herb Gray September 18, 1984 (1984-09-18) – February 7, 1990 (1990-02-07)
	Hon. Jean-Robert Gauthier February 7, 1990 (1990-02-07) – January 29, 1991 (1991-01-29)
	Hon. David Charles Dingwall January 30, 1991 (1991-01-30) – May 8, 1993 (1993-05-08)
Members	295 MP seats List of members
Senate
Seating arrangements of the Senate
Speaker of the Senate	Hon. Guy Charbonneau November 2, 1984 (1984-11-02) – December 6, 1993 (1993-12-06)
Government Senate Leader	Hon. Lowell Murray June 30, 1986 (1986-06-30) – November 3, 1993 (1993-11-03)
Opposition Senate Leader	Hon. Allan MacEachen September 16, 1984 (1984-09-16) – November 30, 1991 (1991-11-30)
	Hon. Royce Herbert Frith November 30, 1991 (1991-11-30) – October 25, 1993 (1993-10-25)
Senators	104 senator seats List of senators
Sovereign
Monarch	Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022
Sessions
1st session December 12, 1988 (1988-12-12) – February 28, 1989 (1989-02-28)
2nd session April 3, 1989 (1989-04-03) – May 12, 1991 (1991-05-12)
3rd session May 13, 1991 (1991-05-13) – September 8, 1993 (1993-09-08)
← 33rd → 35th

The 34th Canadian Parliament was in session from December 12, 1988, until September 8, 1993. The membership was set by the 1988 federal election on November 21, 1988, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1993 election.

It was controlled by a Progressive Conservative Party majority, led first by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and the 24th Canadian Ministry, and then Prime Minister Kim Campbell and the 25th Canadian Ministry. The official opposition was the Liberal Party, led first by John Turner, and after 1990, by Jean Chrétien.

The speaker of the House of Commons was John Allen Fraser. See also list of Canadian electoral districts 1987-1997 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.

There were three sessions of the 34th Parliament:

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

* After dissolution but before turning over power to Kim Campbell, Brian Mulroney filled all Senate vacancies with Progressive Conservative members, for a total caucus of 58.
** There was one Reform senator in the middle of the 34th Parliament.
*** In the middle of the 34th Parliament, Brian Mulroney used a little-known clause in the constitution to fill the Senate above its normal seat limit by eight, to 112.

Members of the House of Commons in the 34th parliament arranged by province.

¥ Pat Nowlan quit the Tory party on October 24, 1990, to protest against the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax. He sat as an "Independent Conservative" for the remainder of the parliament.

* When Jean Chrétien was elected Liberal leader in 1990, Fernand Robichaud stepped aside 24 September 1990 to cause a by-election that would allow Chrétien to enter Parliament. Chrétien was elected in the December 10 by-election.

§ Just before the 1993 election, Gilles Bernier left the Tories to sit as an independent

† On May 5, 1990, seven Conservative and two Liberal MPs, led by Lucien Bouchard, left their parties to form the Bloc Québécois

‡ Richard Grisé left Parliament after being sentenced to jail for corruption. He was replaced by Philip Edmonston in a February 12, 1990 by-election.

Ø Jean-Claude Malépart died in office on September 16, 1989. The next year he was replaced by Gilles Duceppe in a by-election.

Δ On June 17, 1993, Denis Pronovost left the PC party to sit as an independent following conviction on criminal charges.

± Ed Broadbent retired from politics and was replaced by Michael Breaugh on October 13, 1990, after a by-election.

÷ John Dahmer died on November 26, 1988, after winning election but before being formally sworn in as a Member of Parliament. He was replaced by Deborah Grey in a 13 March 1989 by-election.

¥ Alex Kindy quit the Tory party on May 5, 1993, in protest over the GST. He sat as an Independent for the remainder of the parliament.

≈ David Kilgour quit the Tory party on October 24, 1990, in protest over the GST. He later joined the Liberals. (In 2005, he left the Liberals to sit as an independent.)

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