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.

33rd Parliament of Canada
Majority parliament
5 November 1984 – 1 October 1988
Parliament leaders
Prime
Minister
Rt. Hon. Brian Mulroney
17 Sep 1984 – 25 Jun 1993
Cabinet24th Canadian Ministry
Leader of the
Opposition
Rt. Hon. John Turner
September 17, 1984 (1984-09-17) – February 7, 1990 (1990-02-07)
Party caucuses
GovernmentProgressive Conservative Party
OppositionLiberal Party
RecognizedNew Democratic Party
House of Commons

Seating arrangements of the House of Commons
Speaker of the
Commons
Hon. John William Bosley
November 5, 1984 (1984-11-05) – September 29, 1986 (1986-09-29)
Hon. John Allen Fraser
September 30, 1986 (1986-09-30) – January 16, 1994 (1994-01-16)
Government
House Leader
Hon. Ray Hnatyshyn
November 5, 1984 (1984-11-05) – June 29, 1986 (1986-06-29)
Hon. Don Mazankowski
June 30, 1986 (1986-06-30) – December 30, 1988 (1988-12-30)
Opposition
House Leader
Hon. Herb Gray
September 18, 1984 (1984-09-18) – February 7, 1990 (1990-02-07)
Members282 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. Dufferin Roblin
September 17, 1984 (1984-09-17) – June 29, 1986 (1986-06-29)
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)
Senators104 senator seats
List of senators
Sovereign
MonarchElizabeth II
6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022
Sessions
1st session
November 5, 1984 (1984-11-05) – August 28, 1986 (1986-08-28)
2nd session
September 30, 1986 (1986-09-30) – October 1, 1988 (1988-10-01)
← 32nd→ 34th
Brian Mulroney was Prime Minister during the 33rd Canadian Parliament.

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.

The Speaker was first John William Bosley and then John Allen Fraser. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1976-1987 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.

There were two sessions of the 33rd Parliament:

SessionStartEnd
1stNovember 5, 1984August 28, 1986
2ndSeptember 30, 1986October 1, 1988

Party standings

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

AffiliationHouse membersSenate members
1984 election
results
At dissolutionOn election
day 1984[1]
At dissolution
 Progressive Conservative2112032336
Liberal40387459
 New Democratic Party303200
 Independent1435
Independent Liberal0010
Total seats282277101100
Vacant0534
Total seats282104

Members of the House of Commons

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

Newfoundland

NamePartyElectoral district
 Morrissey JohnsonProgressive ConservativeBonavista—Trinity—Conception
 Joseph PriceProgressive ConservativeBurin—St. George's
 George BakerLiberalGander—Twillingate
 Bill RompkeyLiberalGrand Falls—White Bay—Labrador
 Brian TobinLiberalHumber—Port au Port—St. Barbe
 James McGrathProgressive ConservativeSt. John's East
 Jack Harris*New Democrat
 John CrosbieProgressive ConservativeSt. John's West

Prince Edward Island

NamePartyElectoral district
 Pat BinnsProgressive ConservativeCardigan
 George HendersonLiberalEgmont
 Thomas McMillanProgressive ConservativeHillsborough
 Melbourne GassProgressive ConservativeMalpeque

Nova Scotia

NamePartyElectoral district
 Pat NowlanProgressive ConservativeAnnapolis Valley—Hants
 Lawrence O'NeilProgressive ConservativeCape Breton Highlands—Canso
 David DingwallLiberalCape Breton—East Richmond
 Russell MacLellanLiberalCape Breton—The Sydneys
 Elmer MacKayProgressive ConservativeCentral Nova
 Robert CoatesProgressive ConservativeCumberland—Colchester
 Michael ForrestallProgressive ConservativeDartmouth—Halifax East
 Stewart MacInnesProgressive ConservativeHalifax
 Howard CrosbyProgressive ConservativeHalifax West
 Lloyd CrouseProgressive ConservativeSouth Shore
 Gerald ComeauProgressive ConservativeSouth West Nova

New Brunswick

NamePartyElectoral district
 Fred McCainProgressive ConservativeCarleton—Charlotte
 Robert CorbettProgressive ConservativeFundy—Royal
 Roger ClinchProgressive ConservativeGloucester
 Bernard ValcourtProgressive ConservativeMadawaska—Victoria
 Dennis CochraneProgressive ConservativeMoncton
 Bud JardineProgressive ConservativeNorthumberland—Miramichi
 Al GirardProgressive ConservativeRestigouche
 Gerald MerrithewProgressive ConservativeSaint John
 Fernand RobichaudLiberalWestmorland—Kent
 J. Robert HowieProgressive ConservativeYork—Sunbury

Quebec

NamePartyElectoral district
 Guy St-JulienProgressive ConservativeAbitibi
 Lise BourgaultProgressive ConservativeArgenteuil—Papineau
 Gilles BernierProgressive ConservativeBeauce
 Jean-Guy HudonProgressive ConservativeBeauharnois—Salaberry
 Pierre BlaisProgressive ConservativeBellechasse
 Robert de CotretProgressive ConservativeBerthier—Maskinongé—Lanaudière
 Monique LandryProgressive ConservativeBlainville—Deux-Montagnes
 Darryl GrayProgressive ConservativeBonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine
 Carlo RossiLiberalBourassa
 Gabrielle BertrandProgressive ConservativeBrome—Missisquoi
 Richard GriséProgressive ConservativeChambly
 Michel ChampagneProgressive ConservativeChamplain
 Monique TardifProgressive ConservativeCharlesbourg
 Charles-André HamelinProgressive ConservativeCharlevoix
 Ricardo LopezProgressive ConservativeChâteauguay
 André HarveyProgressive ConservativeChicoutimi
 Gerry WeinerProgressive ConservativeDollard
 Jean-Guy GuilbaultProgressive ConservativeDrummond
 Vincent Della NoceProgressive ConservativeDuvernay
 Marcel MasseProgressive ConservativeFrontenac
 Michel GravelProgressive ConservativeGamelin
 Charles-Eugène MarinProgressive ConservativeGaspé
 Claudy MaillyProgressive ConservativeGatineau
 Édouard DesrosiersProgressive ConservativeHochelaga—Maisonneuve
 Joseph IsabelleLiberalHull—Aylmer
 Roch La SalleProgressive ConservativeJoliette
 Jean-Pierre BlackburnProgressive ConservativeJonquière
 André PlourdeProgressive ConservativeKamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup
 Fernand LadouceurProgressive ConservativeLabelle
 Clément M. CôtéProgressive ConservativeLac-Saint-Jean
 Lucien Bouchard*Progressive Conservative
 Robert LaytonProgressive ConservativeLachine
 Michel CôtéProgressive ConservativeLangelier
 Fernand JourdenaisProgressive ConservativeLa Prairie
 Claude LanthierProgressive ConservativeLasalle
 David BergerLiberalLaurier
 Guy RicardProgressive ConservativeLaval
 Raymond GarneauLiberalLaval-des-Rapides
 Gabriel FontaineProgressive ConservativeLévis
 Nic LeblancProgressive ConservativeLongueuil
 Maurice TremblayProgressive ConservativeLotbinière
 Suzanne DuplessisProgressive ConservativeLouis-Hébert
 Brian MulroneyProgressive ConservativeManicouagan
 Jean-Luc JoncasProgressive ConservativeMatapédia—Matane
 François GérinProgressive ConservativeMégantic—Compton—Stanstead
 Anne BlouinProgressive ConservativeMontmorency—Orléans
 Sheila FinestoneLiberalMount Royal
 Carole JacquesProgressive ConservativeMontreal—Mercier
 Jean-Claude MalépartLiberal PartyMontreal—Sainte-Marie
 Warren AllmandLiberalNotre-Dame-de-Grâce
 Lucie PépinLiberalOutremont
 André OuelletLiberalPapineau
 Barry MooreProgressive ConservativePontiac—Gatineau—Labelle
 Marc FerlandProgressive ConservativePortneuf
 Marcel TremblayProgressive ConservativeQuébec-Est
 Louis PlamondonProgressive ConservativeRichelieu
 Alain TardifLiberal PartyRichmond
 Monique VézinaProgressive ConservativeRimouski—Témiscouata
 Benoît BouchardProgressive ConservativeRoberval
 Suzanne Blais-Grenier**Progressive ConservativeRosemont
 Independent
 Marcel Prud'hommeLiberalSaint-Denis
 Don Johnston***LiberalSaint-Henri—Westmount
 Independent Liberal
 Andrée ChampagneProgressive ConservativeSaint-Hyacinthe
 Jacques GuilbaultLiberalSaint-Jacques
 André BissonnetteProgressive ConservativeSaint-Jean
 Alfonso GaglianoLiberalSaint-Léonard—Anjou
 Jean ChrétienLiberalSaint-Maurice—Champlain
 Gilles Grondin****Liberal
 Marie Thérèse KillensLiberalSaint-Michel—Ahuntsic
 Jean LapierreLiberalShefford
 Jean CharestProgressive ConservativeSherbrooke
 Gabriel DesjardinsProgressive ConservativeTémiscamingue
 Robert Toupin*****Progressive ConservativeTerrebonne
 Independent
 New Democrat
 Independent
 Pierre H. VincentProgressive ConservativeTrois-Rivières
 Pierre CadieuxProgressive ConservativeVaudreuil
 Marcel DanisProgressive ConservativeVerchères
 Gilbert ChartrandProgressive ConservativeVerdun—Saint-Paul
* 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 September 29, 1987, 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.

Ontario

NamePartyElectoral district
 Maurice FosterLiberalAlgoma
 Neil YoungNew DemocratBeaches
 John McDermidProgressive ConservativeBrampton—Georgetown
 Derek BlackburnNew DemocratBrant
 Lynn McDonaldNew DemocratBroadview—Greenwood
 Gary GurbinProgressive ConservativeBruce—Grey
 Bill KemplingProgressive ConservativeBurlington
 Chris SpeyerProgressive ConservativeCambridge
 Keith PennerLiberalCochrane
 Charles CacciaLiberalDavenport
 Bill AttewellProgressive ConservativeDon Valley East
 John BosleyProgressive ConservativeDon Valley West
 Allan LawrenceProgressive ConservativeDurham—Northumberland
 Roland de CorneilleLiberalEglinton—Lawrence
 John WiseProgressive ConservativeElgin
 Girve FretzProgressive ConservativeErie
 James CaldwellProgressive ConservativeEssex—Kent
 Steven W. LangdonNew DemocratEssex—Windsor
 Michael WilsonProgressive ConservativeEtobicoke Centre
 Robert PennockProgressive ConservativeEtobicoke North
 Patrick BoyerProgressive ConservativeEtobicoke—Lakeshore
 Don BoudriaLiberalGlengarry—Prescott—Russell
 Gus MitgesProgressive ConservativeGrey—Simcoe
 William WinegardProgressive ConservativeGuelph
 Bud BradleyProgressive ConservativeHaldimand—Norfolk
 Otto JelinekProgressive ConservativeHalton
 Sheila CoppsLiberalHamilton East
 Ian DeansNew DemocratHamilton Mountain
 Marion Dewar*New Democrat
 Geoffrey ScottProgressive ConservativeHamilton—Wentworth
 Peter PetersonProgressive ConservativeHamilton West
 William VankoughnetProgressive ConservativeHastings—Frontenac
 Murray CardiffProgressive ConservativeHuron—Bruce
 John ParryNew DemocratKenora—Rainy River
 Elliott HardeyProgressive ConservativeKent
 Flora MacDonaldProgressive ConservativeKingston and the Islands
 John ReimerProgressive ConservativeKitchener
 Sidney FraleighProgressive ConservativeLambton—Middlesex
 Paul DickProgressive ConservativeLanark—Renfrew—Carleton
 Jennifer CossittProgressive ConservativeLeeds—Grenville
 Shirley MartinProgressive ConservativeLincoln
 Jim JepsonProgressive ConservativeLondon East
 Thomas HockinProgressive ConservativeLondon West
 Terry CliffordProgressive ConservativeLondon—Middlesex
 Robert HornerProgressive ConservativeMississauga North
 Donald BlenkarnProgressive ConservativeMississauga South
 William TupperProgressive ConservativeNepean—Carleton
 Rob NicholsonProgressive ConservativeNiagara Falls
 John RodriguezNew DemocratNickel Belt
 Moe ManthaProgressive ConservativeNipissing
 George HeesProgressive ConservativeNorthumberland
 Thomas FennellProgressive ConservativeOntario
 Ed BroadbentNew DemocratOshawa
 Barry TurnerProgressive ConservativeOttawa—Carleton
 Michael CassidyNew DemocratOttawa Centre
 David DaubneyProgressive ConservativeOttawa West
 Jean-Robert GauthierLiberalOttawa—Vanier
 Bruce HallidayProgressive ConservativeOxford
 Andrew WiterProgressive ConservativeParkdale—High Park
 Stan DarlingProgressive ConservativeParry Sound—Muskoka
 Harry BrightwellProgressive ConservativePerth
 Bill DommProgressive ConservativePeterborough
 Jack EllisProgressive ConservativePrince Edward—Hastings
 Len HopkinsLiberalRenfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke
 David CrombieProgressive ConservativeRosedale
 Kenneth JamesProgressive ConservativeSarnia
 James KelleherProgressive ConservativeSault Ste. Marie
 Pauline BrowesProgressive ConservativeScarborough Centre
 Robert HicksProgressive ConservativeScarborough East
 Reginald StackhouseProgressive ConservativeScarborough West
 Doug LewisProgressive ConservativeSimcoe North
 Ronald StewartProgressive ConservativeSimcoe South
 Dan HeapNew DemocratSpadina
 Joseph ReidProgressive ConservativeSt. Catharines
 Barbara McDougallProgressive ConservativeSt. Paul's
 Norman WarnerProgressive ConservativeStormont—Dundas
 Douglas FrithLiberalSudbury
 Iain AngusNew DemocratThunder Bay—Atikokan
 Ernie EppNew DemocratThunder Bay—Nipigon
 John MacDougallProgressive ConservativeTimiskaming
 Aurèle GervaisProgressive ConservativeTimmins—Chapleau
 Aideen NicholsonLiberalTrinity
 William ScottProgressive ConservativeVictoria—Haliburton
 Walter McLeanProgressive ConservativeWaterloo
 Allan PietzProgressive ConservativeWelland
 Perrin BeattyProgressive ConservativeWellington—Dufferin—Simcoe
 John OostromProgressive ConservativeWillowdale
 Herb GrayLiberalWindsor West
 Howard McCurdyNew DemocratWindsor—Walkerville
 Bob KaplanLiberalYork Centre
 Alan RedwayProgressive ConservativeYork East
 Tony RomanIndependentYork North
 Paul McCrossanProgressive ConservativeYork—Scarborough
 John NunziataLiberalYork South—Weston
 Sinclair StevensProgressive ConservativeYork—Peel
 Sergio MarchiLiberalYork West
* Ian Deans left parliament to be appointed to a position in the federal government and was replaced by Marion Dewar in a 1987 by-election.

Manitoba

NamePartyElectoral district
 Lee ClarkProgressive ConservativeBrandon—Souris
 Rodney MurphyNew DemocratChurchill
 Brian WhiteProgressive ConservativeDauphin
 Jack MurtaProgressive ConservativeLisgar
 Charles MayerProgressive ConservativePortage—Marquette
 Jake EppProgressive ConservativeProvencher
 Léo DuguayProgressive ConservativeSaint Boniface
 Felix HoltmannProgressive ConservativeSelkirk—Interlake
 David OrlikowNew DemocratWinnipeg North
 Cyril KeeperNew DemocratWinnipeg North Centre
 Dan McKenzieProgressive ConservativeWinnipeg—Assiniboine
 Bill BlaikieNew DemocratWinnipeg—Birds Hill
 Lloyd AxworthyLiberalWinnipeg—Fort Garry
 Clement MinakerProgressive ConservativeWinnipeg—St. James

Saskatchewan

NamePartyElectoral district
 Leonard GustafsonProgressive ConservativeAssiniboia
 Vic AlthouseNew DemocratHumboldt—Lake Centre
 Bill McKnightProgressive ConservativeKindersley—Lloydminster
 Jack ScowenProgressive ConservativeMackenzie
 Bill GottseligProgressive ConservativeMoose Jaw
 Stan HovdeboNew DemocratPrince Albert
 Alvin HamiltonProgressive ConservativeQu'Appelle—Moose Mountain
 Simon De JongNew DemocratRegina East
 Leslie BenjaminNew DemocratRegina West
 Donald RavisProgressive ConservativeSaskatoon East
 Ray HnatyshynProgressive ConservativeSaskatoon West
 Geoff WilsonProgressive ConservativeSwift Current—Maple Creek
 John GormleyProgressive ConservativeThe Battlefords—Meadow Lake
 Lorne NystromNew DemocratYorkton—Melville

Alberta

NamePartyElectoral district
 Jack ShieldsProgressive ConservativeAthabasca
 Gordon TaylorProgressive ConservativeBow River
 Harvie AndreProgressive ConservativeCalgary Centre
 Alex KindyProgressive ConservativeCalgary East
 Paul GagnonProgressive ConservativeCalgary North
 Bobbie SparrowProgressive ConservativeCalgary South
 Jim HawkesProgressive ConservativeCalgary West
 Arnold MaloneProgressive ConservativeCrowfoot
 William LesickProgressive ConservativeEdmonton East
 Steve PaproskiProgressive ConservativeEdmonton North
 Jim EdwardsProgressive ConservativeEdmonton South
 Murray DorinProgressive ConservativeEdmonton West
 David KilgourProgressive ConservativeEdmonton—Strathcona
 Blaine ThackerProgressive ConservativeLethbridge—Foothills
 Robert Harold PorterProgressive ConservativeMedicine Hat
 Albert CooperProgressive ConservativePeace River
 Peter ElzingaProgressive ConservativePembina
 Walter van de WalleProgressive Conservative
 Gordon TowersProgressive ConservativeRed Deer
 Don MazankowskiProgressive ConservativeVegreville
 Kenneth SchellenbergerProgressive ConservativeWetaskiwin
 Joe ClarkProgressive ConservativeYellowhead

British Columbia

NamePartyElectoral district
 Svend RobinsonNew DemocratBurnaby
 Mary CollinsProgressive ConservativeCapilano
 Lorne GreenawayProgressive ConservativeCariboo—Chilcotin
 Raymond SkellyNew DemocratComox—Powell River
 James ManlyNew DemocratCowichan—Malahat—The Islands
 Patrick CroftonProgressive ConservativeEsquimalt—Saanich
 Ross BelsherProgressive ConservativeFraser Valley East
 Robert WenmanProgressive ConservativeFraser Valley West
 Nelson RiisNew DemocratKamloops—Shuswap
 Stan GrahamProgressive ConservativeKootenay East—Revelstoke
 Robert BriscoProgressive ConservativeKootenay West
 Gerry St. GermainProgressive ConservativeMission—Port Moody
 Ted SchellenbergProgressive ConservativeNanaimo—Alberni
 Pauline JewettNew DemocratNew Westminster—Coquitlam
 Chuck CookProgressive ConservativeNorth Vancouver—Burnaby
 Vincent DantzerProgressive ConservativeOkanagan North
 Frederick KingProgressive ConservativeOkanagan—Similkameen
 Robert McCuishProgressive ConservativePrince George—Bulkley Valley
 Frank Oberle, Sr.Progressive ConservativePrince George—Peace River
 Tom SiddonProgressive ConservativeRichmond—South Delta
 James FultonNew DemocratSkeena
 Benno FriesenProgressive ConservativeSurrey—White Rock—North Delta
 Pat CarneyProgressive ConservativeVancouver Centre
 Margaret MitchellNew DemocratVancouver East
 Ian WaddellNew DemocratVancouver Kingsway
 John TurnerLiberalVancouver Quadra
 John FraserProgressive ConservativeVancouver South
 Allan McKinnonProgressive ConservativeVictoria

Northern Territories

NamePartyElectoral district
 Thomas SulukProgressive ConservativeNunatsiaq
 Dave NickersonProgressive ConservativeWestern Arctic
 Erik NielsenProgressive ConservativeYukon
 Audrey McLaughlin*New Democrat
* Erik Nielsen left parliament to become head of the National Transportation Agency and was replaced by Audrey McLaughlin in a 1987 by-election.

By-elections

By-electionDateIncumbentPartyWinnerPartyCauseRetained
Lac-Saint-JeanJune 20, 1988Clément Côté    Progressive ConservativeLucien Bouchard    Progressive ConservativeResignationYes
St. John's EastJuly 20, 1987James A. McGrath    Progressive ConservativeJack Harris    New DemocraticResignationNo
Hamilton MountainJuly 20, 1987Ian Deans    New DemocraticMarion Dewar    New DemocraticResignationYes
YukonJuly 20, 1987Erik Nielsen    Progressive ConservativeAudrey McLaughlin    New DemocraticResignationNo
PembinaSeptember 29, 1986Peter Elzinga    Progressive ConservativeWalter van de Walle    Progressive ConservativeResignationYes
Saint-MauriceSeptember 29, 1986Jean Chrétien    LiberalGilles Grondin    LiberalResignationYes


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