24th Canadian Parliament


The 24th Canadian Parliament was in session from May 12, 1958, until April 19, 1962. The membership was set by the 1958 federal election on March 31, 1958, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1962 election.
It was controlled by a Progressive Conservative Party majority, which won the largest majority in Canadian history, under Prime Minister John Diefenbaker and the 18th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Liberal Party, led by Lester B. Pearson.
The Speaker was Roland Michener. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1952-1966 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.
There were five sessions of the 24th Parliament:
SessionStartEnd
1stMay 12, 1958September 6, 1958
2ndJanuary 15, 1959July 18, 1959
3rdJanuary 14, 1960August 10, 1960
4thNovember 17, 1960September 29, 1961
5thJanuary 18, 1962April 19, 1962

List of members

Following is a full list of members of the twenty-fourth Parliament listed first by province or territory, then by electoral district.
Electoral districts denoted by an asterisk indicates that district was represented by two members.

[Alberta]

[British Columbia]

[Manitoba]

[New Brunswick]

Newfoundland">Newfoundland and Labrador">Newfoundland

[Northwest Territories]

[Nova Scotia]

[Ontario]

[Prince Edward Island]

[Quebec]

[Saskatchewan]

[Yukon]

Major Bills of the 24th Parliament

Important bills of the 24th parliament included:

Succession