1st Canadian Parliament
{{Short description|Session of the Canadian Parliament (1867–1872)}}
{{Infobox Canadian Parliament
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| jurisdiction = CA
| # = 1st
| type = Majority
| houseimage = Canadian Parliament Layout 1867.svg
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| term-begin = September 24, 1867
| term-end = July 8, 1872
| sc = Hon. James Cockburn
| scterm = November 6, 1867 – March 25, 1874
| pm = Rt. Hon. Sir John A. Macdonald
| pm-begin = 1867-07-01
| pm-end = 1873-11-05
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| ss = The Hon. Joseph-Édouard Cauchon
| ssterm = November 5, 1867 – May 16, 1869
| gsl = Alexander Campbell
| gslterm = July 1, 1867 – November 5, 1873
| osl = Luc Letellier de St-Just
| oslterm = July 1, 1867 – November 5, 1873
| party = Conservative Party
& Liberal-Conservative
| party2 = Liberal Party
| party3 = Anti-Confederation Party
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| sessionbegin = November 6, 1867
| sessionend = May 22, 1868
| sessionbegin2 = April 15, 1869
| sessionend2 = June 22, 1869
| sessionbegin3 = February 15, 1870
| sessionend3 = May 12, 1870
| sessionbegin4 = February 15, 1871
| sessionend4 = April 14, 1871
| sessionbegin5 = April 11, 1872
| sessionend5 = June 14, 1872
| monarch = Victoria
| monarchterm = 1 July 1867 – 22 Jan. 1901
| viceroy = The Viscount Monck
| viceroyterm = 1 July 1867 – 14 Nov. 1868
| viceroy2 = Lord Lisgar
| viceroyterm2 = 2 Feb. 1869 – 25 June 1872
| viceroy3 = The Earl of Dufferin
| viceroyterm3 = 25 June 1872 – 25 Nov. 1878
| ministry = 1st Canadian Ministry
| ministrybegin = July 1, 1867
| ministryend = November 5, 1873
| members = 180
| senators = 72
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The 1st Canadian Parliament was in session from November 6, 1867, until July 8, 1872 (4 years and 252 days). The membership was set by the 1867 federal election from August 7 to September 20, 1867. It was prorogued prior to the 1872 election.
It was controlled by a majority coalition between the Conservative Party and the Liberal-Conservative Party under Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald and the 1st Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Liberal Party, led by Edward Blake from 1869 to 1871, followed by a vacancy in the Liberal leadership.
The Speaker was James Cockburn. See also List of Canadian electoral districts (1867–1871) for a list of the ridings in this parliament.
Members of Parliament
Following is a full list of members of the first parliament by province. Cabinet members are bolded.
Electoral districts denoted by an asterisk (*) indicates that district was represented by two members.
=Nova Scotia=
| class="wikitable"
!colspan=3 width=25%|Electoral district !Name !width=20%|Party |
| Annapolis
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Anti-Confederation|background}}| |{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |Anti-Confederate then Liberal1 |
| Antigonish
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Anti-Confederation|background}}| |{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal-Conservative|background}}| |
| Cape Breton
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Anti-Confederation|background}}| |{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal-Conservative|background}}| |
| rowspan=3|Colchester
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Anti-Confederation|background}}| |{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal-Conservative|background}}| |Archibald McLelan to June 21, 1869 (appointed to Senate) |
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal-Conservative|background}}|
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal-Conservative|background}}| |Adams George Archibald from September 9, 1869, to May 19, 1870 |
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}|
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |Frederick M. Pearson from November 8, 1870 |
| Cumberland
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| Digby
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Anti-Confederation|background}}| |{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |Anti-Confederate then Conservative1 |
| Guysborough
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Anti-Confederation|background}}| |{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal-Conservative|background}}| |
| rowspan=2|Halifax*
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Anti-Confederation|background}}| |{{Canadian party colour|CA|Independent|background}}| |Anti-Confederate then Independent |
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Anti-Confederation|background}}|
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |Anti-Confederate then Liberal1 |
| Hants
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Anti-Confederation|background}}| |{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal-Conservative|background}}| |
| Inverness
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Anti-Confederation|background}}| |{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal-Conservative|background}}| |
| rowspan=2|Kings
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Anti-Confederation|background}}| |{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |William Henry Chipman to April 9, 1870 (death) |Anti-Confederate then Liberal1 |
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}|
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |Leverett de Veber Chipman from June 23, 1870 |
| Lunenburg
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Anti-Confederation|background}}| |{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal-Conservative|background}}| |
| Pictou
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Anti-Confederation|background}}| |{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |Anti-Confederate then Liberal1 |
| Queens
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Anti-Confederation|background}}| |{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |Anti-Confederate then Liberal1 |
| rowspan=2|Richmond
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Anti-Confederation|background}}| |{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |William Croke to March 11, 1869 (death) |Anti-Confederate then Conservative1 |
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}|
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |Isaac Le Vesconte from April 20, 1869 |
| Shelburne
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Anti-Confederation|background}}| |{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal-Conservative|background}}| |
| Victoria
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Anti-Confederation|background}}| |{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |Anti-Confederate then Liberal1 |
| rowspan=2|Yarmouth
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Anti-Confederation|background}}| |{{Canadian party colour|CA|Anti-Confederation|background}}| |Thomas Killam to December 15, 1868 (death) |
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}|
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |Frank Killam from April 20, 1869 |
Note:
1 – The Anti-Confederate Party dissolved after failing to secure Nova Scotia's secession from Confederation. In 1869 its members joined other parties, or in one case sat as an independent.
=New Brunswick=
| class="wikitable" width=95%
!colspan=2 width=25%|Electoral district !Name !width=20%|Party |
| width=24% |Albert
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| Carleton
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| Charlotte
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| City and County of Saint John
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| City of Saint John
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal-Conservative|background}}| |
| Gloucester
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| Kent
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| King's
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| rowspan=2|Northumberland
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |John Mercer Johnson to September 8, 1868 (death) |
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}|
|Richard Hutchison from December 24, 1868 |
| Queen's
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| rowspan=3|Restigouche
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |John McMillan to February 15, 1868 (appointed Inspector of Post Offices) |
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}|
|William Murray Caldwell from March 13, 1868, to September 29, 1870 (death) |
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}|
|George Moffat from November 29, 1870 |
| Sunbury
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| Victoria
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal-Conservative|background}}| |
| Westmorland
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| rowspan=2|York
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |Charles Fisher to October 3, 1868 (appointed to the Supreme Court of New Brunswick) |
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}|
|John Pickard from October 28, 1868 |
=Quebec=
| class="wikitable" width=95%
!colspan=2 width=25%|Electoral district !Name !width=20%|Party |
| width=24% |Argenteuil
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal-Conservative|background}}| |
| Bagot
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| Beauce
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| Beauharnois
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| rowspan=2|Bellechasse
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |Louis Napoléon Casault to May 26, 1870 (appointed to Superior Court of Quebec) |
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}|
|Télesphore Fournier from August 15, 1870 |
| Berthier
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| Bonaventure
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| rowspan=2|Brome
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |Christopher Dunkin4 to October 24, 1871 (appointed to Superior Court of Quebec) |
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}|
|Edward Carter from November 17, 1871 |
| Chambly
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| Champlain
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| Charlevoix
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| Châteauguay
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| Chicoutimi—Saguenay
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| Compton
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal-Conservative|background}}| |
| Dorchester
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| Drummond—Arthabaska
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| Gaspé
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| Hochelaga
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| rowspan=2|Huntingdon
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal-Conservative|background}}| |John Rose2 to September 29, 1869 (resigned) |
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}|
|Julius Scriver from October 30, 1869 |
| Iberville
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| Jacques Cartier
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| Joliette
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| rowspan=2|Kamouraska
| |no election in 1867 due to rioting | |
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}|
|Charles Pelletier from February 17, 1869 |
| Laprairie
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| L'Assomption
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal-Conservative|background}}| |
| Laval
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| Lévis
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal-Conservative|background}}| |
| L'Islet
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| Lotbinière
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| Maskinongé
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| Mégantic
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| rowspan=2|Missisquoi
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |Brown Chamberlin to June 6, 1870 (resigned to become Queen's Printer) |
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal-Conservative|background}}|
|George Baker from July 5, 1870 |
| rowspan=2|Montcalm
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |Joseph Dufresne to July 13, 1871 (resigned) |
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}|
|Firmin Dugas from September 15, 1871 |
| Montmagny
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| rowspan=2|Montmorency
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |Joseph-Édouard Cauchon to November 1, 1867 |
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}|
|Jean Langlois from December 11, 1867 |
| Montreal Centre
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| Montreal East
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal-Conservative|background}}| |
| rowspan=2|Montreal West
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal-Conservative|background}}| |Thomas D'Arcy McGee to April 7, 1868 (assassinated) |
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal-Conservative|background}}|
|Michael Patrick Ryan from April 20, 1868 |
| Napierville
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| Nicolet
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| Ottawa (County of)
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal-Conservative|background}}| |
| Pontiac
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| Portneuf
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| Quebec-Centre
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| Quebec County
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| rowspan=2|Quebec East
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |Pierre Huot to June 14, 1870 (resigned to become Postmaster of Quebec) |
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}|
|Adolphe Guillet dit Tourangeau from July 18, 1870 |
| Quebec West
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal-Conservative|background}}| |
| rowspan=2|Richelieu
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |Thomas McCarthy to September 23, 1870 (death) |
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}|
|Georges Isidore Barthe from November 18, 1870 |
| Richmond—Wolfe
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| Rimouski
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| Rouville
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| rowspan=2|Saint Maurice
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |Louis Léon Lesieur Desaulniers to September 29, 1868 (resigned) |
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}|
|Élie Lacerte from October 30, 1868 |
| Shefford
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| Town of Sherbrooke
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal-Conservative|background}}| |
| Soulanges
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| rowspan=2|St. Hyacinthe
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |Alexandre Kierzkowski to August 4, 1870 (death) |
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}|
|Louis Delorme from September 1, 1870 |
| St. John's
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| Stanstead
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal-Conservative|background}}| |
| Témiscouata
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| Terrebonne
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| rowspan=2|Three Rivers
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |Louis Boucher De Niverville to September 30, 1868 (resigned) |
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}|
|William McDougall from October 17, 1868 |
| Two Mountains
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| Vaudreuil
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| Verchères
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| Yamaska
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
Four Quebec members recontested their seats in byelections, and were re-elected:
2 – John Rose was reelected in Huntingdon on November 28, 1867, after being named Minister of Finance.
3 – Barthélemy Pouliot was unseated on petition, but was reelected in L'Islet on July 14, 1869.
4 – Christopher Dunkin was reelected in Brome on November 29, 1869, after being named Minister of Agriculture.
5 – John Henry Pope was reelected in Compton on November 11, 1871, after being named Minister of Agriculture following Dunkin's resignation from Parliament.
=Ontario=
| class="wikitable" width=95%
!colspan=2 width=25%|Electoral district !Name !width=20%|Party |
| width=24% |Addington
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| rowspan=2|Algoma
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |Wemyss Mackenzie Simpson to April 26, 1871 (appointed Indian Commissioner for Rupert's Land) |
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}|
|Frederick William Cumberland from June 30, 1871 |
| Bothwell
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| Brant North
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal-Conservative|background}}| |
| Brant South
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| Brockville
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| Bruce North
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| Bruce South
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| Cardwell
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| Carleton
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal-Conservative|background}}| |
| Cornwall
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| Dundas
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal-Conservative|background}}| |
| Durham East
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| Durham West
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| Elgin East
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| Elgin West
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| Essex
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| rowspan=2|Frontenac
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |Thomas Kirkpatrick to March 26, 1870 (death) |
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}|
|George Airey Kirkpatrick from April 27, 1870 |
| Glengarry
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| Grenville South
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| Grey North
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| Grey South
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| Haldimand
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| Halton
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| Hamilton
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| rowspan=2|Hastings East
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |Robert Read to February 24, 1871 (appointed to Senate) |
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}|
|John White from March 20, 1871 |
| Hastings North
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| Hastings West
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| Huron North
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| Huron South
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| Kent
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| Kingston
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal-Conservative|background}}| |The Right Honourable Sir John A. Macdonald, Prime Minister of Canada |
| Lambton
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| Lanark North
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal-Conservative|background}}| |
| Lanark South
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| Leeds North and Grenville North
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| Leeds South
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| rowspan=2|Lennox
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |rowspan=2|Richard John Cartwright |
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| rowspan=2|Lincoln
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal-Conservative|background}}| |James Rea Benson to March 14, 1868 (appointed to the Senate) |
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}|
|Thomas Rodman Merritt from April 13, 1868 |
| London
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal-Conservative|background}}| |
| Middlesex East
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal-Conservative|background}}| |
| Middlesex North (federal electoral district)
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| Middlesex West
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| Monck
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal-Conservative|background}}| |
| Niagara
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| Norfolk North
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| Norfolk South
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| Northumberland East
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal-Conservative|background}}| |
| Northumberland West
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| Ontario North
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| Ontario South
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal-Conservative|background}}| |
| City of Ottawa
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal-Conservative|background}}| |
| Oxford North
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| Oxford South
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| Peel
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| Perth North
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| Perth South
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| Peterborough East
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| Peterborough West
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| Prescott
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| Prince Edward
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| rowspan=2|Renfrew North
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |John Rankin to October 12, 1869 (resigned) |
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal-Conservative|background}}|
|Francis Hincks from November 13, 1869 |
| rowspan=2|Renfrew South
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |Daniel McLachlin to June 3, 1869 (resigned) |
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}|
|John Lorn McDougall from July 12, 1869 |
| Russell
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| Simcoe North
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| Simcoe South
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal-Conservative|background}}| |
| Stormont
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal-Conservative|background}}| |
| Toronto East
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| Toronto West
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| Victoria North
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| Victoria South
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| Waterloo North
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| Waterloo South
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| Welland
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |
| rowspan=2|Wellington Centre
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |Thomas Sutherland Parker to October 24, 1868 (death) |
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}|
|James Ross from January 18, 1869 |
| Wellington North
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal-Conservative|background}}| |
| Wellington South
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| Wentworth North
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| Wentworth South
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| York East
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| York North
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |
| rowspan=2|York West
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal-Conservative|background}}| |William Pearce Howland to July 14, 1868 (appointed Lieutenant Governor of Ontario) |
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}|
|Amos Wright from August 14, 1868 |
Note:
6 – One Ontario MP, Alexander Morris, recontested his seat in a byelection. He was reelected in Lanark South on November 29, 1869, after being appointed Minister of Inland Revenue.
=Manitoba=
Manitoba joined Confederation in 1870. Byelections to choose Manitoba's representatives were held on March 2 and March 3, 1871.
| class="wikitable" width=95%
!colspan=2 width=25%|Electoral district !Name !width=20%|Party |
| width=24% |Lisgar
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |John Christian Schultz from March 2, 1871 |
| rowspan=2|Marquette* (both candidates declared elected due to a tie) |{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |James S. Lynch from March 2, 1871 |
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}|
|Angus McKay from March 2, 1871 |
| Selkirk
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |Donald Alexander Smith from March 2, 1871 |
| Provencher
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |Pierre Delorme from March 3, 1871 |
=British Columbia=
British Columbia joined Confederation in 1871. Byelections to choose the province's representatives were held in November and December of that year.
| class="wikitable" width=95%
!colspan=2 width=25%|Electoral district !Name !width=20%|Party |
| width=24% |Cariboo District
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |Joshua Spencer Thompson from December 19, 1871 |
| New Westminster District
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |Hugh Nelson from December 13, 1871 |
| Vancouver
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}}| |Robert Wallace from December 15, 1871 |
| rowspan=2|Victoria*
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |Amor De Cosmos from November 24, 1871 |
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}|
|Henry Nathan, Jr. from November 24, 1871 |
| Yale District
|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}}| |Charles Frederick Houghton from December 19, 1871 |
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Pre-Confederation predecessors
| class="wikitable"
!Colony !Assembly |
| Province of Canada |
| Nova Scotia |
| New Brunswick |
By-elections
{{Main|By-elections to the 1st Canadian Parliament}}
{{:By-elections to the 1st Canadian Parliament}}
Throne Speeches
=1st Session=
On Thursday November 7, 1867. The 1st session of the 1st parliament of the Dominion of Canada opened with a speech from the throne by the governor general, Charles Stanley Monck (The Viscount Monck).
In the speech, the governor general remarks the creation of the Dominion of Canada itself and the future expansion of the country from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific. Some notable objectives for this first government would be to determine "Currency, Customs, Excise, and Revenue generally,-for the adoption of a uniform Postal System,-for the proper management and maintenance of the Public Works and Properties of the Dominion,-for the adoption of a well considered scheme of Militia Organization
and Defence, for the proper administration of Indian affairs,-for the introduction of uniform Laws respecting Patents of Invention and Discovery,-the naturalization of Aliens,-and :the assimilation of the Criminal Law, and the Laws relating to Bankruptcy and Insolvency." He also notes the imperative immediate construction of the intercolonial railway. As well as the protection and development of Fisheries and Marine Interests. Finally, he speaks on the necessity to establish uniform laws regarding elections.{{cite web|url=https://lop.parl.ca/staticfiles/ParlInfo/Documents/ThroneSpeech/En/1-01-e.pdf|title=Documents. Throne Speech|website=parl.ca|access-date=31 May 2023}}
=2nd Session=
On Thursday April 15, 1869. The 2nd session of the 1st parliament of the Dominion of Canada opened with a speech from the throne by the governor general, John Young (The Lord Lisgar).
In the speech, the governor general speaks on confederation and the initiatives to bring parts of the Hudson Bay Company (The Northwest Territory) and Newfoundland into the union. He also speaks on the assimilation of provincial criminal laws into federal criminal laws. He also touches on future bills focusing on Elections, Bankruptcy and Insolvency, and Patents of invention and discovery.{{cite web|url=https://lop.parl.ca/staticfiles/ParlInfo/Documents/ThroneSpeech/En/1-02-e.pdf|title=Documents. Throne Speech|website=parl.ca|access-date=31 May 2023}}
=3rd Session=
On Tuesday February 15, 1870. The 3rd session of the 1st parliament of the Dominion of Canada opened with a speech from the throne by the governor general, John Young (The Lord Lisgar).
In the speech, he remarks the growing economy of the Dominion - specifically noting the fisheries. He also speaks on the difficulties faced in acquiring the Northwest Territory and the desire to go through with the assimilation. He continues in speaking on making the election process uniform among the country. He also notes the necessity to create a Court of Appeal as well as the need to prepare for the upcoming 1871 census.{{cite web|url=https://lop.parl.ca/staticfiles/ParlInfo/Documents/ThroneSpeech/En/1-03-e.pdf|title=Documents. Throne Speech|website=parl.ca|access-date=31 May 2023}}
= 4th Session=
On Wednesday February 15, 1871. The 4th session of the 1st parliament of the Dominion of Canada opened with a speech from the throne by the governor general, John Young (The Lord Lisgar).
In the speech, he highlights the menace of invasion from the United States. He also celebrates the creation of the province of Manitoba and looks forward to the same from British Columbia. On that topic, he speaks on the importance of the interoceanic railway to be created. He encourages more immigration to these new territories. He recommends the swift standardization of currency to not fall into the divisiveness seen in Europe. He says the census will occur on April 3, 1971. He briefly touches on some future bills pertaining to Parliamentary Elections, Weights and Measures, Insurance Companies, Savings Banks, and for the Consolidation and amendment of the Inspection Laws.{{cite web|url=https://lop.parl.ca/staticfiles/ParlInfo/Documents/ThroneSpeech/En/1-04-e.pdf|title=Documents. Throne Speech|website=parl.ca|access-date=31 May 2023}}
= 5th Session=
On Thursday April 11, 1872. The 5th session of the 1st parliament of the Dominion of Canada opened with a speech from the throne by the governor general, John Young (The Lord Lisgar).
In the speech, he highlights the threat of invasion of Manitoba from the United States. He remarks on a conference held in Ottawa in September 1871 on the subject of immigration. He recognizes the adoption of British Columbia into the union and the continuation of the railway project. He encourages the development of canals and a direct water communication between the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Bay of Fundy. He notes that the census has taken place. He briefly mentions future bills pertaining to Judges of Superior Courts-to the regulation and management of the Public Lands and Mines of the Dominion in Manitoba and the North West Territories, aid for the amendment of the laws relating to the Public Health.{{cite web|url=https://lop.parl.ca/staticfiles/ParlInfo/Documents/ThroneSpeech/En/1-05-e.pdf|title=Documents. Throne Speech|website=parl.ca|access-date=31 May 2023}}
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External links
- [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/023004/f1/nlc010178.U36.1-v6.jpg Seating plan for the House of Commons, 1867]
- [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/orders/001022-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=gl9hb9lg00d2grf93cjs2jf7a4&q1=&q2=&q3=1867&interval=20 1867 Orders-in-Council]
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