33rd Canadian Parliament

The 33rd Canadian Parliament was in session from November 5, 1984, until October 1, 1988. The membership was set by the 1984 federal election on September 4, 1984, and it only changed slightly due to resignations and by-elections prior to being dissolved before the 1988 election.

There were two sessions of the 33rd Parliament: SessionStartEnd 1st November 5, 1984 August 28, 1986 2nd September 30, 1986 October 1, 1988

Overview It was controlled by a Progressive Conservative majority under Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and the 24th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Liberal Party, led by former prime minister John Turner.

Party standings

The party standings as of the election and as of dissolution were as follows: AffiliationHouse membersSenate members1984 electionresultsAt dissolutionOn electionday 1984Members of the Canadian Senate are appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister and remain as senators until the age of 75, even if the House of Commons has been dissolved or an election has been called.At dissolution21120323364038745930320014350010Total seats2822771011000534Total seats282104

Major events

Criminal Law Amendments The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1985 brought in reforms to Canada's criminal code to tackle many subject including but not limited to impaired driving and boating, computer crime, hostage-taking, and offences against nuclear material.

Ministry

The 24th Canadian Ministry lasted for the entirety of the 33rd Canadian Parliament and most of the 34th Canadian Parliament.

Officeholders

Head of State OfficePhotoNameAssumed officeLeft officeSovereignElizabeth IIFebruary 6, 1952September 8, 2022Governor GeneralJeanne SauvéMay 14,1984January 29, 1990

Party leadership PartyPhotoNameAssumed OfficeLeft OfficeProgressive ConservativeBrian MulroneyJune 11, 1983June 13, 1993LiberalJohn TurnerJune 16, 1984June 23, 1990New DemocraticEd BroadbentJuly 7, 1975December 5, 1989

Parliamentarians

House of Commons Members of the House of Commons in the 33rd parliament arranged by province.

Key: Party leaders are italicized. Parliamentary secretaries is indicated by "". Cabinet ministers are in boldface. The Prime Minister is both. The Speaker is indicated by "()".

Newfoundland NamePartyElectoral districtFirst elected / previously electedNo. of terms Morrissey Johnson Progressive Conservative Bonavista—Trinity—Conception19841st term Joseph Price Progressive Conservative Burin—St. George's19841st term George Baker Liberal Gander—Twillingate19744th term Bill Rompkey Liberal Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador19725th term Brian Tobin Liberal Humber—Port au Port—St. Barbe19802nd term James McGrath Progressive ConservativeSt. John's East1957, 19689th term* Jack Harris (1987)* New Democrat19871st term John Crosbie Progressive Conservative St. John's West19764th term James McGrath resigned from Parliament to become Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and was replaced by Jack Harris in a July 20, 1987, by-election

Prince Edward Island NamePartyElectoral districtFirst elected / previously electedNo. of terms Pat Binns Progressive Conservative Cardigan19841st term George Henderson Liberal Egmont19802nd term Thomas McMillan Progressive Conservative Hillsborough19793rd term Melbourne Gass Progressive Conservative Malpeque19793rd term

Nova Scotia NamePartyElectoral districtFirst elected / previously electedNo. of terms Pat Nowlan Progressive Conservative Annapolis Valley—Hants19657th term Lawrence O'Neil Progressive Conservative Cape Breton Highlands—Canso19841st term David Dingwall Liberal Cape Breton—East Richmond19802nd term Russell MacLellan Liberal Cape Breton—The Sydneys19793rd term Elmer MacKay Progressive Conservative Central Nova1971, 19846th term* Robert Coates Progressive Conservative Cumberland—Colchester195711th term Michael Forrestall Progressive Conservative Dartmouth—Halifax East19657th term Stewart McInnes Progressive Conservative Halifax19841st term Howard Crosby Progressive Conservative Halifax West19784th term Lloyd Crouse Progressive Conservative South Shore195711th term Gerald Comeau Progressive Conservative South West Nova 19841st term

New Brunswick NamePartyElectoral districtFirst elected / previously electedNo. of terms Fred McCain Progressive Conservative Carleton—Charlotte19725th term Robert Corbett Progressive Conservative Fundy—Royal19784th term Roger Clinch Progressive Conservative Gloucester19841st term Bernard Valcourt Progressive Conservative Madawaska—Victoria19841st term Dennis Cochrane Progressive Conservative Moncton19841st term Bud Jardine Progressive Conservative Northumberland—Miramichi19841st term Al Girard Progressive Conservative Restigouche19841st term Gerald Merrithew Progressive Conservative Saint John19841st term Fernand Robichaud Liberal Westmorland—Kent19841st term J. Robert Howie Progressive Conservative York—Sunbury19725th term

Quebec NamePartyElectoral districtFirst elected / previously electedNo. of terms Guy St-Julien Progressive Conservative Abitibi19841st term Lise Bourgault Progressive Conservative Argenteuil—Papineau19841st term Gilles Bernier Progressive Conservative Beauce19841st term Jean-Guy Hudon Progressive Conservative Beauharnois—Salaberry19841st term Pierre Blais Progressive Conservative Bellechasse19841st term Robert de Cotret Progressive Conservative Berthier—Maskinongé—Lanaudière1978, 19842nd term* Monique Landry Progressive Conservative Blainville—Deux-Montagnes19841st term Darryl Gray Progressive Conservative Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine19841st term Carlo Rossi Liberal Bourassa19793rd term Gabrielle Bertrand Progressive Conservative Brome—Missisquoi19841st term Richard Grisé Progressive Conservative Chambly19841st term Michel Champagne Progressive Conservative Champlain19841st term Monique Tardif Progressive Conservative Charlesbourg19841st term Charles-André Hamelin Progressive Conservative Charlevoix19841st term Ricardo Lopez Progressive Conservative Châteauguay19841st term André Harvey Progressive Conservative Chicoutimi19841st term Gerry Weiner Progressive Conservative Dollard19841st term Jean-Guy Guilbault Progressive Conservative Drummond19841st term Vincent Della Noce Progressive Conservative Duvernay19841st term Marcel Masse Progressive Conservative Frontenac19841st term Michel Gravel Progressive Conservative Gamelin19841st term Charles-Eugène Marin Progressive Conservative Gaspé19841st term Claudy Mailly Progressive Conservative Gatineau19841st term Édouard Desrosiers Progressive Conservative Hochelaga—Maisonneuve19841st term Gaston Isabelle Liberal Hull—Aylmer19657th term Roch La Salle Progressive Conservative Joliette19686th term Jean-Pierre Blackburn Progressive Conservative Jonquière19841st term André Plourde Progressive Conservative Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup19841st term Fernand Ladouceur Progressive Conservative Labelle19841st term Clément M. Côté Progressive Conservative Lac-Saint-Jean19841st term Lucien Bouchard (1988)* Progressive Conservative19881st term Robert Layton Progressive Conservative Lachine19841st term Michel Côté Progressive Conservative Langelier19841st term Fernand Jourdenais Progressive Conservative La Prairie19841st term Claude Lanthier Progressive Conservative Lasalle19841st term David Berger Liberal Laurier19793rd term Guy Ricard Progressive Conservative Laval19841st term Raymond Garneau Liberal Laval-des-Rapides19841st term Gabriel Fontaine Progressive Conservative Lévis19841st term Nic Leblanc Progressive Conservative Longueuil19841st term Maurice Tremblay Progressive Conservative Lotbinière19841st term Suzanne Duplessis Progressive Conservative Louis-Hébert19841st term Brian Mulroney Progressive Conservative Manicouagan19832nd term Jean-Luc Joncas Progressive Conservative Matapédia—Matane19841st term François Gérin Progressive Conservative Mégantic—Compton—Stanstead19841st term Anne Blouin Progressive Conservative Montmorency—Orléans19841st term Sheila Finestone Liberal Mount Royal19841st term Carole Jacques Progressive Conservative Montreal—Mercier19841st term Jean-Claude Malépart Liberal Montreal—Sainte-Marie19793rd term Warren Allmand Liberal Notre-Dame-de-Grâce19657th term Lucie Pépin Liberal Outremont19841st term André Ouellet Liberal Papineau19677th term Barry Moore Progressive Conservative Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle19841st term Marc Ferland Progressive Conservative Portneuf19841st term Marcel Tremblay Progressive Conservative Québec-Est19841st term Louis Plamondon Progressive Conservative Richelieu19841st term Alain Tardif Liberal Richmond19793rd term Monique Vézina Progressive Conservative Rimouski—Témiscouata19841st term Benoît Bouchard Progressive Conservative Roberval19841st termSuzanne Blais-Grenier** Progressive ConservativeRosemont19841st term Independent Marcel Prud'homme Liberal Saint-Denis19648th termDon Johnston*** LiberalSaint-Henri—Westmount19784th term Independent Liberal Andrée Champagne Progressive Conservative Saint-Hyacinthe19841st term Jacques Guilbault Liberal Saint-Jacques19686th term André Bissonnette Progressive Conservative Saint-Jean19841st term Alfonso Gagliano Liberal Saint-Léonard—Anjou19841st term Jean Chrétien Liberal Saint-Maurice—Champlain19638th term Gilles Grondin (1986)**** Liberal19861st term Marie Thérèse Killens Liberal Saint-Michel—Ahuntsic19793rd term Jean Lapierre Liberal Shefford19793rd term Jean Charest Progressive Conservative Sherbrooke19841st term Gabriel Desjardins Progressive Conservative Témiscamingue19841st termRobert Toupin***** Progressive ConservativeTerrebonne19841st term Independent New Democrat Independent Pierre H. Vincent Progressive Conservative Trois-Rivières19841st term Pierre Cadieux Progressive Conservative Vaudreuil19841st term Marcel Danis Progressive Conservative Verchères19841st term Gilbert Chartrand Progressive Conservative Verdun—Saint-Paul19841st term * Clément M. Côté resigned and was replaced by Lucien Bouchard in a June 20, 1988, by-election. ** Don Johnston resigned from the Liberal caucus to sit as an Independent Liberal on January 18, 1988. *** Suzanne Blais-Grenier expelled from the Progressive Conservative for refusing to withdraw allegations of kickbacks involving the Quebec wing of the party and sat as an Independent on September 21, 1988. **** Jean Chrétien resigned from parliament due to poor relations with the party leader. He was replaced by Gilles Grondin in a June 29, 1986, by-election. ***** Robert Toupin left the Progressive Conservative sat as an Independent on May 14, 1986 and join the New Democratic Party on December 16, 1986. And left the NDP to sit again as an Independent on October 26, 1987.

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