Hon. Alexander Mackenzie Nov. 7, 1873 – Oct. 8, 1878
Cabinet
2nd Canadian Ministry
Leader of the Opposition
Sir John A. Macdonald Nov. 6, 1873 – Oct. 16, 1878
Party caucuses
Government
Liberal Party
Opposition
Conservative Party & Liberal-Conservative
House of Commons
Seating arrangements of the House of Commons
Speaker of the Commons
Timothy Warren Anglin March 26, 1874 – February 12, 1879
Members
206 seats MP seats List of members
Senate
Speaker of the Senate
The Hon. David Christie January 9, 1874 – October 16, 1878
Government Senate Leader
Luc Letellier de St-Just November 5, 1873 – December 14, 1876
Sir Richard William Scott December 14, 1876 – October 7, 1878
Opposition Senate Leader
Alexander Campbell November 7, 1873 – October 8, 1878
Senators
92 seats senator seats List of senators
Sovereign
Monarch
Victoria 1 July 1867 – 22 Jan. 1901
Governor General
The Earl of Dufferin 25 June 1872 – 25 Nov. 1878
Sessions
1st session March 26, 1874 – May 26, 1874
2nd session February 4, 1875 – April 8, 1875
3rd session February 10, 1876 – April 12, 1876
4th session February 8, 1877 – April 28, 1877
5th session February 7, 1878 – May 10, 1878
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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. 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 five sessions of the 3rd Parliament:
Session
Start
End
1st
March 26, 1874
May 26, 1874
2nd
February 4, 1875
April 8, 1875
3rd
February 10, 1876
April 12, 1876
4th
February 8, 1877
April 28, 1877
5th
February 7, 1878
May 10, 1878
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