22nd Canadian Parliament Prime Louis St. Laurent Cabinet 17th Canadian Ministry Leader of the George A. Drew William Earl Rowe George A. Drew William Earl Rowe John Diefenbaker Government Liberal Party Opposition Progressive Conservative Party Crossbench Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Social Credit Party Liberal-Labour Liberal-Progressive Members 265 MP seatsList of members Monarch Elizabeth II 1st session 2nd session 3rd session 4th session 5th session
Louis St. Laurent was Prime Minister during the 22nd Canadian Parliament.The 22nd Canadian Parliament was in session from November 12, 1953, until April 12, 1957. The membership was set by the 1953 federal election on August 10, 1953, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1957 election .
It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent and the 17th Canadian Ministry . The Official Opposition was the Progressive Conservative Party , led first by George Drew , and then by William Earl Rowe , George Drew (again), William Earl Rowe , and John Diefenbaker consecutively.
The Speaker was Louis-René Beaudoin . See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1952-1966 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.
There were five sessions of the 22nd Parliament.
List of members
Following is a full list of members of the twenty-second Parliament listed first by province, then by electoral district.
Electoral districts denoted by an asterisk (*) indicates that district was represented by two members.
Electoral district Name Party Argenteuil—Deux-Montagnes Philippe Valois Liberal Beauce Raoul Poulin Independent Beauharnois—Salaberry Robert Cauchon Liberal Bellechasse Louis-Philippe Picard (until resignation) Liberal Ovide Laflamme (by-election of September 26, 1955) Liberal Berthier—Maskinongé—delanaudière Joseph Langlois Liberal Bonaventure Bona Arsenault Liberal Brome—Missisquoi Joseph-Léon Deslières Liberal Cartier Leon David Crestohl Liberal Chambly—Rouville Roch Pinard Liberal Champlain Joseph Irenée Rochefort Liberal Chapleau David Gourd Liberal Charlevoix Auguste Maltais Liberal Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie Jean Boucher Liberal Chicoutimi Paul-Edmond Gagnon Independent Compton—Frontenac Joseph-Adéodat Blanchette Liberal Dollard Guy Rouleau Liberal Dorchester Robert Perron Progressive Conservative Drummond—Arthabaska Armand Cloutier Liberal Gaspé Léopold Langlois Liberal Gatineau Joseph-Célestin Nadon (died December 17, 1953) Liberal Rodolphe Leduc (by-election of March 22, 1954) Liberal Hochelaga Raymond Eudes Liberal Hull Alexis Caron Liberal Îles-de-la-Madeleine Charles Cannon Liberal Jacques-Cartier—Lasalle Edgar Leduc Liberal Joliette—l'Assomption—Montcalm Maurice Breton Liberal Kamouraska Arthur Massé Independent Liberal Labelle Gustave Roy Liberal Lac-Saint-Jean André Gauthier Liberal Lafontaine J.-Georges Ratelle Liberal Lapointe Fernand Girard Independent Laurier J.-Eugène Lefrançois Liberal Laval Léopold Demers Liberal Lévis Maurice Bourget Liberal Longueuil Auguste Vincent Liberal Lotbinière Hugues Lapointe Liberal Maisonneuve—Rosemont Jean-Paul Deschatelets Liberal Matapédia—Matane Léandre Thibault Liberal Mégantic Joseph Lafontaine Liberal Mercier Marcel Monette Liberal Montmagny—L'Islet Jean Lesage Liberal Mount Royal Alan Macnaughton Liberal Nicolet—Yamaska Maurice Boisvert Liberal Notre-Dame-de-Grâce William McLean Hamilton Progressive Conservative Outremont—St-Jean Romuald Bourque Liberal Papineau Adrien Meunier Independent Liberal Pontiac—Témiscamingue Hugh Proudfoot Liberal Portneuf Pierre Gauthier Liberal Québec—Montmorency Wilfrid Lacroix Liberal Quebec East Louis St. Laurent Liberal Quebec South Charles Gavan Power (until July 28, 1955, Senate appointment) Liberal Francis (Frank) Gavan Power (by-election of September 26, 1955) Liberal Quebec West J.-Wilfrid Dufresne Progressive Conservative Richelieu—Verchères Lucien Cardin Liberal Richmond—Wolfe Ernest-Omer Gingras Liberal Rimouski Gérard Légaré Liberal Roberval Georges Villeneuve Liberal Saguenay Lomer Brisson Liberal St. Ann Thomas Healy Liberal Saint-Antoine—Westmount Douglas Abbott (until July 1, 1954, emolument appointment) Liberal George Carlyle Marler (by-election of November 8, 1954) Liberal Saint-Denis Azellus Denis Liberal Saint-Henri Joseph-Arsène Bonnier Liberal Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot Joseph Fontaine Liberal Saint-Jacques Roland Beaudry Liberal Saint-Jean—Iberville—Napierville Alcide Côté (died August 7, 1955) Liberal J.-Armand Ménard (by-election of December 19, 1955) Liberal St. Lawrence—St. George Brooke Claxton (resigned July 31, 1954) Liberal Claude Richardson (by-election of November 8, 1954) Liberal Sainte-Marie Hector Dupuis Liberal Saint-Maurice—Laflèche Joseph-Adolphe Richard Liberal Shefford Marcel Boivin Liberal Sherbrooke Maurice Gingues Liberal Stanstead Louis-Édouard Roberge Liberal Témiscouata Jean-François Pouliot (until July 28, 1955, Senate appointment) Liberal Jean-Paul St. Laurent (by-election of September 26, 1955) Liberal Terrebonne Lionel Bertrand Liberal Trois-Rivières Léon Balcer Progressive Conservative Vaudreuil—Soulanges Louis-René Beaudoin Liberal Verdun Paul-Émile Côté (until January 1, 1954, emolument appointment) Liberal Yves Leduc (by-election of March 22, 1954) Liberal Villeneuve Armand Dumas Liberal
By-elections By-election Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause Retained Saint-Jean—Iberville—Napierville December 19, 1955 Alcide Côté Liberal J.-Armand Ménard Liberal Death Yes Spadina October 24, 1955 David A. Croll Liberal Charles E. Rea Progressive Conservative Called to the Senate No Restigouche—Madawaska September 26, 1955 Joseph Gaspard Boucher Liberal Joseph Charles Van Horne Progressive Conservative Death No Bellechasse September 26, 1955 L.-Philippe Picard Liberal Ovide Laflamme Liberal Resignation Yes Quebec South September 26, 1955 Charles G. Power Liberal Frank G. Power Liberal Called to the Senate Yes Témiscouata September 26, 1955 Jean-François Pouliot Liberal Jean-Paul St-Laurent Liberal Called to the Senate Yes Battle River—Camrose June 20, 1955 Robert Fair Social Credit James A. Smith Social Credit Death Yes Selkirk November 8, 1954 Robert James Wood Liberal Scottie Bryce C. C. F. Death No Stormont November 8, 1954 Lionel Chevrier Liberal Albert Peter Lavigne Liberal Appointed President of the St. Lawrence Seaway Authority Yes Trinity November 8, 1954 Lionel Conacher Liberal Donald D. Carrick Liberal Death Yes York West November 8, 1954 Agar Rodney Adamson Progressive Conservative John B. Hamilton Progressive Conservative Death Yes Saint-Antoine—Westmount November 8, 1954 Douglas Charles Abbott Liberal George C. Marler Liberal Appointed a Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada Yes St. Lawrence—St. George November 8, 1954 Brooke Claxton Liberal Claude Richardson Liberal Resignation Yes Elgin March 22, 1954 Charles Delmer Coyle Progressive Conservative James A. McBain Progressive Conservative Death Yes Peel March 22, 1954 Gordon Graydon Progressive Conservative John Pallett Progressive Conservative Death Yes Gatineau March 22, 1954 Joseph-Célestin Nadon Liberal Rodolphe Leduc Liberal Death Yes Verdun March 22, 1954 Paul-Émile Côté Liberal Yves Leduc Liberal Appointed a Superior Court Judge of Quebec Yes
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