8th Canadian Parliament


The 8th Canadian Parliament was in session from August 19, 1896, until October 9, 1900. The membership was set by the 1896 federal election on June 23, 1896. It was dissolved prior to the 1900 election.
It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the 8th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Conservative/Liberal-Conservative, led by Charles Tupper.
The Speaker was first James David Edgar, and later Thomas Bain. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1892-1903 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.
There were five sessions of the 8th Parliament:
SessionStartEnd
1stAugust 19, 1896October 5, 1896
2ndMarch 25, 1897June 29, 1897
3rdFebruary 3, 1898June 13, 1898
4thMarch 16, 1899August 11, 1899
5thFebruary 1, 1900July 18, 1900

List of members

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

[British Columbia]

[Manitoba]

[New Brunswick]

[Northwest Territories]

[Nova Scotia]

[Ontario]

[Prince Edward Island]

[Quebec]

By-elections