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3rd Canadian Parliament
Majority parliament
Feb. 21, 1874 – Aug. 16, 1878
Parliament leaders
Prime
minister		Hon. Alexander Mackenzie
Nov. 7, 1873 – Oct. 8, 1878
Cabinet2nd Canadian Ministry
Leader of the
Opposition		Sir John A. Macdonald
Nov. 6, 1873 – Oct. 16, 1878
Party caucuses
GovernmentLiberal Party
OppositionConservative Party
& Liberal-Conservative
House of Commons

Seating arrangements of the House of Commons
Speaker of the
Commons		Timothy Warren Anglin
March 26, 1874 – February 12, 1879
Members206 seats MP seats
List of members
Senate
Speaker of the
Senate		The Hon. David Christie
January 9, 1874 – October 16, 1878
Government
Senate leader		Luc Letellier de St-Just
November 5, 1873 – December 14, 1876
Sir Richard William Scott
December 14, 1876 – October 7, 1878
Opposition
Senate leader		Alexander Campbell
November 7, 1873 – October 8, 1878
Senators92 seats senator seats
List of senators
Sovereign
MonarchVictoria
1 July 1867 – 22 Jan. 1901
Governor
general		The Earl of Dufferin
25 June 1872 – 25 Nov. 1878
Sessions
1st session
March 26, 1874 – May 26, 1874
2nd session
February 4, 1875 – April 8, 1875
3rd session
February 10, 1876 – April 12, 1876
4th session
February 8, 1877 – April 28, 1877
5th session
February 7, 1878 – May 10, 1878
← 2nd → 4th

The 3rd Canadian Parliament was in session from March 26, 1874, until August 17, 1878 (4 years and 144 days). The membership was set by the 1874 federal election on January 22, 1874. It was dissolved prior to the 1878 election.

It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Prime Minister Alexander Mackenzie and the 2nd Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Conservative/Liberal-Conservative, first led by Sir John A. Macdonald.

The Speaker was Timothy Warren Anglin. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1873-1882 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.

There were five sessions of the 3rd Parliament:

Session Start End
1st March 26, 1874 May 26, 1874
2nd February 4, 1875 April 8, 1875
3rd February 10, 1876 April 12, 1876
4th February 8, 1877 April 28, 1877
5th February 7, 1878 May 10, 1878

List of members

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Following is a full list of members of the third parliament listed first by province, then by electoral district.

Key:

  • Party leaders are italicized.
  • Cabinet ministers are in boldface.
  • The Prime Minister is both.
  • The Speaker is indicated by "(†)".

Electoral districts denoted by an asterisk (*) indicates that district was represented by two members.

British Columbia

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Electoral district Name Party First elected/previously elected No. of terms
Cariboo Joshua Spencer Thompson Liberal-Conservative 1871 3rd term
New Westminster James Cunningham Liberal 1874 1st term
Thomas Robert McInnes (from March 25, 1878) Independent 1878 1st term
Vancouver Arthur Bunster Liberal 1874 1st term
Victoria Francis James Roscoe Independent Liberal 1874 1st term
Amor De Cosmos Liberal 1871 3rd term
Yale Edgar Dewdney Conservative 1872 2nd term

Manitoba

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Electoral district Name Party First elected/previously elected No. of terms
Lisgar John Christian Schultz Conservative 1871 3rd term
Marquette Robert Cunningham (died 4 July 1874) Liberal 1872 2nd term
Joseph O'Connell Ryan (from August 25, 1874) Liberal 1874 1st term
Provencher Louis Riel (expelled from the House of Commons, reelected, reexpelled and banished from Canada) Independent 1873 2nd term
Andrew Bannatyne (from March 31, 1875) Liberal 1875 1st term
Selkirk Donald A. Smith Independent Conservative 1871 3rd term

One MP recontested his seat in a byelection, and was reelected.

  • Louis Riel was reelected in Provencher on September 3, 1874, upon the passage of a motion expelling him from the House of Commons.

New Brunswick

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Electoral district Name Party First elected/previously elected No. of terms
Albert John Wallace Liberal 1867 3rd term
Carleton Stephen Burpee Appleby Liberal 1872 2nd term
Charlotte Arthur Hill Gillmor Liberal 1874 1st term
City and County of St. John Isaac Burpee Liberal 1872 2nd term
Acalus Lockwood Palmer Liberal 1872 2nd term
City of St. John Jeremiah Smith Boies De Veber Liberal 1873 2nd term
Gloucester Timothy Warren Anglin (†) Liberal 1867 3rd term
Kent George McLeod Independent 1874 1st term
King's James Domville Conservative 1872 2nd term
Northumberland Peter Mitchell Independent 1872 2nd term
Queen's John Ferris Liberal 1867 3rd term
Restigouche George Moffat Conservative 1870 3rd term
George Haddow (from January 12, 1878) Independent 1878 1st term
Sunbury Charles Burpee Liberal 1867 3rd term
Victoria John Costigan Liberal-Conservative 1867 3rd term
Westmorland Albert James Smith Liberal 1867 3rd term
York John Pickard Independent Liberal 1868 3rd term

Two MPs recontested their seats in a byelection, and were reelected:

  • Timothy Warren Anglin was reelected in Gloucester on July 2, 1877.
  • Peter Mitchell was reelected in Northumberland on February 5, 1878.

Nova Scotia

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Electoral district Name Party First elected/previously elected No. of terms
Annapolis William Hallett Ray Liberal 1867 3rd term
Antigonish Angus McIsaac Liberal 1873 2nd term
Cape Breton Newton LeGayet Mackay Liberal 1872 2nd term
Cape Breton William McDonald Conservative 1872 2nd term
Colchester Thomas McKay Liberal-Conservative 1874 1st term
Cumberland Charles Tupper Conservative 1867 3rd term
Digby Edwin Randolph Oakes Liberal-Conservative 1874 1st term
William Berrian Vail (from October 26, 1874) Liberal 1874 1st term
John Chipman Wade (from January 29, 1878) Independent 1878 1st term
Guysborough John Angus Kirk Liberal 1874 1st term
Halifax Alfred Gilpin Jones Independent 1867, 1874 2nd term*
Halifax Patrick Power Independent Liberal 1867, 1874 2nd term*
Hants Monson Henry Goudge Liberal 1873 2nd term
Inverness Samuel McDonnell Liberal 1872 2nd term
Kings Frederick William Borden Liberal 1874 1st term
Lunenburg Charles Edward Church Liberal 1872 2nd term
Pictou* James William Carmichael Liberal 1867, 1874 2nd term*
John A. Dawson Liberal 1874 1st term
Queens James Fraser Forbes Liberal 1867 3rd term
Richmond Edmund Power Flynn Liberal 1874 1st term
Shelburne Thomas Coffin Liberal 1867 3rd term
Victoria William Ross Liberal 1867 3rd term
Charles James Campbell (from December 17, 1874) Conservative 1874 1st term
Barclay Edmund Tremaine (from April 28, 1875) Liberal 1875 1st term
Charles James Campbell (from September 21, 1876) Conservative 1876 1st term
Yarmouth Frank Killam Liberal 1868 3rd term

Two MPs recontested their seats in byelections, and were reelected.

  • Thomas McKay was reelected in Colchester on December 17, 1874
  • Alfred Gilpin Jones was reelected in Halifax on January 29, 1878, on being named Minister of Militia and Defence.

Ontario

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Electoral district Name Party First elected/previously elected No. of terms
Addington Schuyler Shibley Liberal-Conservative 1872 2nd term
Algoma Edward Borron Liberal 1874 1st term
Bothwell David Mills Liberal 1867 3rd term
Brant North Gavin Fleming Liberal 1872 2nd term
Brant South William Paterson Liberal 1872 2nd term
Brockville Jacob Dockstader Buell Liberal 1872 2nd term
Bruce North John Gillies Liberal 1872 2nd term
Bruce South Edward Blake Liberal 1872 2nd term
Cardwell John Hillyard Cameron Conservative 1867 3rd term
Dalton McCarthy (from December 14, 1876) Liberal-Conservative 1876 1st term
Carleton John Rochester Conservative 1872 2nd term
Cornwall Alexander Francis Macdonald Liberal 1874 1st term
Dundas William Gibson Independent Liberal 1872 2nd term
Durham East Lewis Ross Liberal Reformer 1872 2nd term
Durham West Edmund Burke Wood Liberal 1867 3rd term
Harvey William Burk (from April 7, 1874) Liberal 1874 1st term
Elgin East William Harvey Liberal 1872 2nd term
Colin MacDougall (from August 11, 1874) Liberal 1874 1st term
Elgin West George Elliott Casey Liberal 1872 2nd term
Essex William McGregor Liberal 1874 1st term
Frontenac George Airey Kirkpatrick Conservative 1870 3rd term
Glengarry Donald Alexander MacDonald Liberal 1867 3rd term
Archibald McNab (from July 7, 1875) Liberal 1875 1st term
Grenville South William Henry Brouse Liberal 1872 2nd term
Grey East William Kingston Flesher Conservative 1872 2nd term
Grey North George Snider Liberal 1867 3rd term
Grey South George Landerkin Liberal 1872 2nd term
Haldimand David Thompson Liberal 1867 3rd term
Halton Daniel Black Chisholm Liberal-Conservative 1867 3rd term
William McCraney (from January 25, 1875) Liberal 1875 1st term
Hamilton Aemilius Irving Liberal 1874 1st term
Hamilton Andrew Trew Wood Liberal 1874 1st term
Hastings East John White Conservative 1871 3rd term
Hastings North Mackenzie Bowell Conservative 1867 3rd term
Hastings West James Brown Conservative 1867 3rd term
Huron Centre Horace Horton Liberal 1872 2nd term
Huron North Thomas Farrow Liberal-Conservative 1867 3rd term
Huron South Malcolm Colin Cameron (election overturned in 1875) Liberal 1867 3rd term
Thomas Greenway (from 1875) Independent 1875 1st term
Kent Rufus Stephenson Conservative 1867 3rd term
Kingston Sir John A. Macdonald Liberal-Conservative 1867 3rd term
Lambton Alexander Mackenzie Liberal 1867 3rd term
Lanark North Daniel Galbraith Liberal 1872 2nd term
Lanark South John Graham Haggart Conservative 1872 2nd term
Leeds North and Grenville North Charles Frederick Ferguson Liberal-Conservative 1874 1st term
Leeds South David Ford Jones Conservative 1874 1st term
Lennox Richard John Cartwright Liberal 1867 3rd term
Lincoln James Norris Liberal 1874 1st term
London John Walker Liberal 1874 1st term
James Harshaw Fraser (from February 18, 1875) Liberal-Conservative 1875 1st term
Middlesex East Crowell Willson (election successfully contested 1874) Liberal-Conservative 1874 1st term
Duncan Macmillan (from January 28, 1875) Liberal-Conservative 1875 1st term
Middlesex North Thomas Scatcherd Liberal 1867 3rd term
Robert Colin Scatcherd (from June 7, 1876) Liberal 1876 1st term
Middlesex West George William Ross Liberal 1872 2nd term
Monck Lachlin McCallum Liberal-Conservative 1874 1st term
Muskoka Alexander Peter Cockburn Liberal 1872 2nd term
Niagara Josiah Burr Plumb Conservative 1874 1st term
Norfolk North John M. Charlton Liberal 1872 2nd term
Norfolk South John Stuart Liberal 1874 1st term
William Wallace (from December 16, 1874) Conservative 1874 1st term
Northumberland East James Lyons Biggar Independent Liberal 1874 1st term
Northumberland West William Kerr Liberal 1874 1st term
Ontario North Adam Gordon Liberal 1874 1st term
William Henry Gibbs (from July 5, 1876) Conservative 1874 1st term
Ontario South Malcolm Cameron Liberal Party of Canada 1874 1st term
Thomas Nicholson Gibbs (from July 5, 1876) Liberal-Conservative 1876 1st term
Ottawa (City of)* Pierre St. Jean Liberal 1874 1st term
Joseph Merrill Currier Liberal-Conservative 1867 3rd term
Oxford North Thomas Oliver Liberal 1867 3rd term
Oxford South Ebenezer Vining Bodwell (until April 1874 when he became superintendent of the Welland Canal) Liberal 1867 3rd term
James Atchison Skinner (from May 23, 1874) Liberal 1874 1st term
Peel Robert Smith Liberal 1872 2nd term
Perth North Andrew Monteith Conservative 1874 1st term
Perth South James Trow Liberal 1872 2nd term
Peterborough East James Hall Liberal 1874 1st term
Peterborough West John Bertram Liberal 1874 1st term
Prescott Albert Hagar Liberal 1867 3rd term
Prince Edward Walter Ross Liberal 1867 3rd term
Renfrew North Peter White Liberal-Conservative 1874 1st term
William Murray (from November 4, 1874) Liberal 1874 1st term
Peter White (from January 21, 1876) Liberal-Conservative 1876 1st term
Renfrew South John Lorn McDougall Liberal 1867, 1874 2nd term*
Russell Robert Blackburn Liberal 1874 1st term
Simcoe North Hermon Henry Cook Liberal 1872 2nd term
Simcoe South William Carruthers Little Liberal-Conservative 1867 3rd term
Stormont Cyril Archibald Liberal 1872 2nd term
Toronto Centre Robert Wilkes Liberal 1872 2nd term
John Macdonald (from May 21, 1875) Independent Liberal 1875 1st term
Toronto East John O'Donohoe Liberal-Conservative 1874 1st term
Samuel Platt (from January 18, 1875) Independent 1875 1st term
Victoria North James Maclennan Liberal 1874 1st term
Hector Cameron (from September 17, 1875) Conservative 1875 1st term
Victoria South Arthur McQuade Conservative 1874 1st term
Waterloo North Isaac Erb Bowman Liberal 1867 3rd term
Waterloo South James Young Liberal 1867 3rd term
Welland William Alexander Thomson Liberal 1872 2nd term
Wellington Centre George Turner Orton Liberal-Conservative 1874 1st term
Wellington North Nathaniel Higinbotham Liberal 1872 2nd term
Wellington South David Stirton Liberal 1867 3rd term
Donald Guthrie (from July 5, 1876) Liberal 1876 1st term
Wentworth North Thomas Bain Liberal 1872 2nd term
Wentworth South Joseph Rymal Liberal 1867 3rd term
West Toronto Thomas Moss Liberal 1873 2nd term
John Beverley Robinson (from November 6, 1875) Conservative 1875 1st term
York East James Metcalfe Liberal 1867 3rd term
York North Alfred Hutchinson Dymond Liberal 1874 1st term
York West David Blain Liberal 1872 2nd term

22 MPs recontested their seats in byelections, and were reelected

  • William McGregor was reelected in Essex on October 22, 1874.
  • John Lorn McDougall was reelected in Renfrew South on October 24, 1874, and again on February 20, 1875.
  • Schuyler Shibley was reelected in Addington on October 28, 1874.
  • William Kerr was reelected in Northumberland West on November 17, 1874.
  • James Norris was reelected in Lincoln on November 17, 1874, and May 9, 1877.
  • James Lyons Biggar was reelected in Northumberland East on December 12, 1874.
  • George Turner Orton was reelected in Wellington Centre on December 13, 1874.
  • Charles Frederick Ferguson was reelected in Leeds North and Grenville North on December 16, 1874.
  • James MacLennan was reelected in Victoria North on December 22, 1874.
  • Josiah Burr Plumb was reelected in Niagara on December 22, 1874.
  • Herman Henry Cook was reelected in Simcoe North on December 26, 1874.
  • Sir John A. Macdonald was reelected in Kingston on December 29, 1874.
  • Nathaniel Higinbotham was reelected in Wellington North on March 18, 1875.
  • Aemilius Irving was reelected in Hamilton on May 20, 1875.
  • Andrew Trew Wood was reelected in Hamilton on May 20, 1875.
  • Edward Blake was reelected in Bruce South on June 2, 1875, after being named Minister of Justice.
  • Lachlan McCallum was reelected in Monck on June 22, 1875.
  • Alfred Hutchison Dymond was reelected in York North on June 29, 1875.
  • Andrew Monteith was reelected in Perth North on July 7, 1875.
  • Archibald McNab was reelected in Glengarry on July 31, 1876.
  • David Mills was reelected in Bothwell on November 15, 1876, after being named Minister of the Interior.
  • Joseph Merrill Currier was reelected in Ottawa on May 9, 1877.

Prince Edward Island

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Electoral district Name Party First elected/previously elected No. of terms
King's County* Daniel Davies Conservative 1873 2nd term
Peter Adolphus McIntyre Liberal 1874 1st term
Prince County* Stanislaus Francis Perry Liberal 1874 1st term
James Yeo Liberal 1873 2nd term
Queen's County* David Laird Liberal 1873 2nd term
Peter Sinclair Liberal 1873 2nd term
James Colledge Pope (from November 22, 1876) Conservative 1876 1st term

Quebec

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Electoral district Name Party First elected/previously elected No. of terms
Argenteuil John Abbott Liberal-Conservative 1867 3rd term
Lemuel Cushing (from November 4, 1874) Liberal 1874 1st term
Thomas Christie (from December 31, 1875) Liberal 1875 1st term
Bagot Joseph-Alfred Mousseau Conservative 1874 1st term
Beauce Christian Pozer Liberal 1867 3rd term
Joseph Bolduc (from October 18, 1876) Conservative 1876 1st term
Beauharnois Ulysse-Janvier Robillard Independent Conservative 1872 2nd term
Bellechasse Télesphore Fournier Liberal 1870 3rd term
Joseph-Goderic Blanchet (from November 23, 1875) Conservative 1875 1st term
Berthier Anselme Homère Pâquet Liberal 1867 3rd term
Edward Octavian Cuthbert (from February 27, 1875) Conservative 1875 1st term
Bonaventure Théodore Robitaille Conservative 1867 3rd term
Brome Nathaniel Pettes Liberal 1874 1st term
Chambly Amable Jodoin Liberal 1874 1st term
Pierre-Basile Benoit (from January 7, 1876) Conservative 1876 1st term
Champlain Hippolyte Montplaisir Liberal-Conservative 1874 1st term
Charlevoix Pierre-Alexis Tremblay Liberal 1867 3rd term
Hector-Louis Langevin (from January 22, 1876) Conservative 1876 1st term
Châteauguay Luther Hamilton Holton Liberal 1867 3rd term
Chicoutimi—Saguenay Ernest Cimon Conservative 1874 1st term
Compton John Henry Pope Liberal-Conservative 1867 3rd term
Dorchester François Fortunat Rouleau Conservative 1874 1st term
Drummond—Arthabaska Wilfrid Laurier Liberal 1874 1st term
Désiré Olivier Bourbeau (from October 27, 1877) Conservative 1877 1st term
Gaspé Louis George Harper Conservative 1874 1st term
John Short (from July 10, 1875) Conservative 1875 1st term
Hochelaga Alphonse Desjardins Conservative 1874 1st term
Huntingdon Julius Scriver Liberal 1869 3rd term
Iberville François Béchard Liberal 1867 3rd term
Jacques Cartier Rodolphe Laflamme Liberal 1872 2nd term
Joliette Louis François Georges Baby Conservative 1872 2nd term
Kamouraska Charles Pelletier Liberal 1869 3rd term
Charles-François Roy (from February 19, 1877) Conservative 1877 1st term
Laprairie Alfred Pinsonneault Conservative 1867 3rd term
L'Assomption Hilaire Hurteau Liberal-Conservative 1874 1st term
Laval Joseph-Aldric Ouimet Liberal-Conservative 1873 2nd term
Lévis Louis-Honoré Fréchette Liberal 1874 1st term
L'Islet Philippe Baby Casgrain Liberal 1872 2nd term
Lotbinière Henri Bernier Liberal 1874 1st term
Maskinongé Louis-Alphonse Boyer Liberal 1872 2nd term
Mégantic Édouard-Émery Richard Liberal 1872 2nd term
Missisquoi William Donahue Liberal 1874 1st term
Montcalm Firmin Dugas Conservative 1871 3rd term
Montmagny Henri-Thomas Taschereau Liberal 1872 2nd term
Montmorency Jean Langlois Conservative 1867 3rd term
Montreal Centre Michael Patrick Ryan Liberal-Conservative 1872 2nd term
Bernard Devlin (from November 26, 1875) Liberal 1875 1st term
Montreal East Louis-Amable Jetté Liberal 1872 2nd term
Montreal West Frederick Mackenzie Liberal 1874 1st term
Thomas Workman (from October 30, 1875) Liberal 1875 1st term
Napierville Antoine-Aimé Dorion Liberal 1872 2nd term
Sixte Coupal dit la Reine (from August 4, 1874) Liberal 1874 1st term
Nicolet Joseph Gaudet Conservative 1867 3rd term
François-Xavier-Ovide Méthot (from December 18, 1877) Independent Conservative 1877 1st term
Ottawa (County of) Alonzo Wright Liberal-Conservative 1867 3rd term
Pontiac William McKay Wright Liberal-Conservative 1872 2nd term
Portneuf Esdras Alfred de St-Georges Liberal 1872 2nd term
Quebec-Centre Joseph-Édouard Cauchon Conservative 1872 2nd term
Jacques Malouin (from November 3, 1877) Independent 1877 1st term
Quebec County Joseph-Philippe-René-Adolphe Caron Conservative 1873 2nd term
Quebec East Isidore Thibaudeau Liberal 1874 1st term
Wilfrid Laurier (from November 28, 1877) Liberal 1874 1st term
Quebec West Thomas McGreevy Liberal-Conservative 1867 3rd term
Richelieu Georges Isidore Barthe Independent Conservative 1870, 1874 2nd term*
Richmond—Wolfe Henry Aylmer Liberal 1874 1st term
Rimouski Jean-Baptiste Romuald Fiset Liberal 1872 2nd term
Rouville Guillaume Cheval dit St-Jacques Liberal 1867, 1874 2nd term*
Saint Maurice Charles Gérin-Lajoie Liberal 1874 1st term
Shefford Lucius Huntington Liberal 1867 3rd term
Town of Sherbrooke Edward Towle Brooks Conservative 1872 2nd term
Soulanges Jacques-Philippe Lanthier Conservative 1872 2nd term
St. Hyacinthe Louis Delorme Liberal 1870 3rd term
St. John's François Bourassa Liberal 1867 3rd term
Stanstead Charles Carroll Colby Liberal-Conservative 1867 3rd term
Témiscouata Jean-Baptiste Pouliot Liberal 1874 1st term
Terrebonne Louis Masson Conservative 1867 3rd term
Three Rivers William McDougall Conservative 1868 3rd term
Two Mountains Wilfrid Prévost Liberal 1872 2nd term
Charles Auguste Maximilien Globensky (from February 26, 1875) Independent 1875 1st term
Jean-Baptiste Daoust (from March 11, 1876) Conservative 1876 1st term
Vaudreuil Robert Harwood Liberal-Conservative 1872 2nd term
Verchères Félix Geoffrion Liberal 1867 3rd term
Yamaska Charles Gill Conservative 1874 1st term

Twelve MPs recontested their seats in byelections, and were reelected:

  • Félix Geoffrion was reelected in Verchères on July 25, 1874, after being named Minister of Inland Revenue.
  • Henry Aylmer was reelected in Richmond—Wolfe on December 4, 1874, after being named Receiver-General.
  • Louis François George Baby was reelected in Joliette on December 10, 1874.
  • Frederick Mackenzie was reelected in Montreal West on December 10, 1874.
  • Amable Jodoin was reelected in Chambly on December 30, 1874.
  • Hilaire Hurteau was reelected in L'Assomption on January 16, 1875.
  • Sixte Coupal dit la Reine was reelected in Napierville on June 19, 1875.
  • Bernard Devlin was reelected in Montreal Centre on November 26, 1875.
  • François Fortunat Rouleau was reelected in Dorchester on December 14, 1875.
  • Joseph-Édouard Cauchon was reelected in Quebec Centre on December 27, 1875, after being named President of the Privy Council.
  • Rodolphe Laflamme was reelected in Jacques Cartier on December 28, 1876, after being named Minister of Inland Revenue.
  • Hector-Louis Langevin was reelected in Charlevoix on March 23, 1877.

By-elections

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Main article: By-elections to the 3rd Canadian Parliament
By-election Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause Retained
New Westminster March 25, 1878 James Cunningham      Liberal Thomas Robert McInnes      Independent Resignation No
Northumberland February 5, 1878 Peter Mitchell      Independent Peter Mitchell      Independent Resignation to re-contest after being accused of violating the Independence of Parliament Act by leasing a building to the government while he was a senator. Yes
Halifax January 29, 1878 Alfred Gilpin Jones      Independent Alfred Gilpin Jones      Independent Resignation to re-contest because of an alleged breach of the Independence of Parliament Act. Yes
Digby January 19, 1878 William Berrian Vail      Liberal John Chipman Wade      Conservative Resignation to re-contest due to conflict of interest allegations. No
Restigouche January 12, 1878 George Moffat Sr.      Conservative George Haddow      Independent Resignation No
Nicolet December 18, 1877 Joseph Gaudet      Conservative François-Xavier-Ovide Méthot      Independent Conservative Appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec No
Quebec East November 28, 1877 Isidore Thibaudeau      Liberal Wilfrid Laurier      Liberal Resignation to provide a seat for Laurier. Yes
Quebec-Centre November 3, 1877 Joseph-Édouard Cauchon      Conservative Jacques Malouin      Independent Appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba. No
Drummond—Arthabaska October 27, 1877 Wilfrid Laurier      Liberal Désiré Olivier Bourbeau      Conservative Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Inland Revenue. No
Gloucester July 2, 1877 Timothy Anglin      Liberal Timothy Anglin      Liberal Resignation to re-contest after being found in violation of the Independence of Parliament Act for accepting government printing contracts, and being censured by the House of Commons Committee on Privilege. Yes
Ottawa (City of) May 9, 1877 Joseph Merrill Currier      Liberal-Conservative Joseph Merrill Currier      Liberal-Conservative Resignation to re-contest for having infringed the Independence of Parliament Act by conducting business dealings with the government while still a member. Yes
Lincoln May 9, 1877 James Norris      Liberal James Norris      Liberal Resigns in order to re-contest after acquiring a government contract.[1] Yes
Charlevoix March 23, 1877 Hector-Louis Langevin      Conservative Hector-Louis Langevin      Conservative Election declared void. Yes
Kamouraska February 19, 1877 Charles Alphonse Pantaléon Pelletier      Liberal Charles-François Roy      Conservative Called to the Senate. No
Jacques Cartier December 28, 1876 Rodolphe Laflamme      Liberal Rodolphe Laflamme      Liberal Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Inland Revenue. Yes
Cardwell December 14, 1876 John Hillyard Cameron      Conservative Dalton McCarthy      Conservative Death Yes
Queen's County November 22, 1876 David Laird      Liberal James Colledge Pope      Conservative Appointed Lieutenant-Governor of the North West Territories. No
Bothwell November 15, 1876 David Mills      Liberal David Mills      Liberal Recontested upon appointment as Minister of the Interior and Superintendent General of Indian Affairs. Yes
Beauce October 18, 1876 Christian Henry Pozer      Liberal Joseph Bolduc      Conservative Called to the Senate. No
Victoria September 21, 1876 Barclay Edmund Tremaine      Liberal Charles James Campbell      Conservative Appointed a County Court judge. No
Glengarry July 31, 1876 Archibald McNab      Liberal Archibald McNab      Liberal Election declared void. Yes
Ontario South July 5, 1876 Malcolm Cameron      Liberal Thomas Nicholson Gibbs      Liberal-Conservative Death No
Ontario North July 5, 1876 Adam Gordon      Liberal William Henry Gibbs      Conservative Death No
Wellington South July 5, 1876 David Stirton      Liberal Donald Guthrie      Liberal Appointed Postmaster of Guelph. Yes
Middlesex North June 7, 1876 Thomas Scatcherd      Liberal Robert Colin Scatcherd      Liberal Death Yes.
Two Mountains March 11, 1876 Charles Auguste Maximilien Globensky      Independent Jean-Baptiste Daoust      Conservative Resignation No
Charlevoix January 22, 1876 Pierre-Alexis Tremblay      Liberal Hector-Louis Langevin      Conservative Election declared void. No
Renfrew North January 21, 1876 William Murray      Liberal Peter White      Conservative Election declared void. No
Chambly January 7, 1876 Amable Jodoin      Liberal Pierre Basile Benoit      Conservative Election declared void. No
Argenteuil December 31, 1875 Lemuel Cushing, Jr.      Liberal Thomas Christie      Liberal Election declared void. Yes
Quebec-Centre December 27, 1875 Joseph-Édouard Cauchon      Conservative Joseph-Édouard Cauchon      Conservative Recontested upon appointment as President of the Privy Council. Yes
Dorchester December 14, 1875 François Fortunat Rouleau      Liberal-Conservative François Fortunat Rouleau      Liberal-Conservative Election declared void. Yes
Montreal Centre November 26, 1875 Bernard Devlin      Liberal Bernard Devlin      Liberal Election declared void. Yes
Bellechasse November 23, 1875 Télesphore Fournier      Liberal Joseph Goderic Blanchet      Conservative Appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada. No
West Toronto November 6, 1875 Thomas Moss      Liberal John Beverly Robinson      Conservative Appointed to the Court of Appeal of Ontario No
Montreal West October 30, 1875 Frederick Mackenzie      Liberal Thomas Workman      Liberal Election declared void. Yes
Victoria North September 17, 1875 James Maclennan      Liberal Hector Cameron      Conservative Court overturns result of 1874 by-election and declared Cameron seated. No
Gaspé July 10, 1875 Louis George Harper      Conservative John Short      Conservative Election declared void. Yes
Glengarry July 7, 1875 Donald Alexander Macdonald      Liberal Archibald McNab      Liberal Appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario. Yes
Perth North July 7, 1875 Andrew Monteith      Conservative Andrew Monteith      Conservative Election declared void. Yes
York North June 29, 1875 Alfred Hutchinson Dymond      Liberal Alfred Hutchinson Dymond      Liberal Election declared void. Yes
Monck June 22, 1875 Lachlin McCallum      Liberal-Conservative Lachlin McCallum      Liberal-Conservative Election declared void. Yes
Napierville June 19, 1875 Sixte Coupal dit la Reine      Liberal Sixte Coupal dit la Reine      Liberal Election declared void. Yes
Bruce South June 2, 1875 Edward Blake      Liberal Edward Blake      Liberal Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Justice. Yes
Toronto Centre May 21, 1875 Robert Wilkes      Liberal John Macdonald      Liberal Election declared void. Yes
Hamilton May 20, 1875 Andrew Trew Wood and Aemilius Irving      Liberal Aemilius Irving and Andrew Trew Wood      Liberal Double member constituency - elections declared void. Yes
Victoria April 28, 1875 Charles James Campbell      Conservative Barclay Edmund Tremaine      Liberal Campbell unseated by decision of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia., 28 February 1875; Tremaine declared duly elected by decision of Election Court, 28 April 1875 No
Provencher March 31, 1875 Louis Riel      Independent Andrew Bannatyne      Liberal Unseated from the House of Commons and declared an outlaw, 25 February 1875 No
Wellington North March 18, 1875 Nathaniel Higinbotham      Liberal Nathaniel Higinbotham      Liberal Election declared void. Yes
Berthier February 27, 1875 Anselme-Homère Pâquet      Liberal Edward Octavian Cuthbert      Conservative Called to the Senate. No
Two Mountains February 26, 1875 Wilfrid Prévost      Liberal Charles Auguste Maximilien Globensky      Independent Election declared void No
Renfrew South February 20, 1875 John Lorn McDougall      Liberal John Lorn McDougall      Liberal Election declared void. Yes
London February 18, 1875 John Walker      Liberal James Harshaw Fraser      Liberal-Conservative Election declared void No
Huron South February 11, 1875 Malcolm Colin Cameron      Liberal Thomas Greenway      Independent Election declared void. No
Middlesex East January 28, 1875 Crowell Willson      Liberal-Conservative Duncan Macmillan      Liberal-Conservative Election declared void. Yes
Halton January 25, 1875 Daniel Black Chisholm      Liberal-Conservative William McCraney      Liberal Election declared void. No
Toronto East January 18, 1875 John O'Donohoe      Liberal-Conservative Samuel Platt      Independent Election declared void. No
L'Assomption January 16, 1875 Hilaire Hurteau      Liberal-Conservative Hilaire Hurteau      Liberal-Conservative Election declared void. Yes
Montreal Centre January 12, 1875 Michael Patrick Ryan      Liberal-Conservative Bernard Devlin      Liberal Election declared void. No
Chambly December 30, 1874 Pierre Basile Benoit      Conservative Amable Jodoin      Liberal Election declared void. No
Kingston December 29, 1874 John A. Macdonald      Liberal-Conservative John A. Macdonald      Liberal-Conservative Election declared void. Yes
Simcoe North December 26, 1874 Herman Henry Cook      Liberal Herman Henry Cook      Liberal Election declared void. Yes
Victoria North December 22, 1874 James Maclennan      Liberal James Maclennan      Liberal Election declared void. Yes
Niagara December 22, 1874 Josiah Burr Plumb      Conservative Josiah Burr Plumb      Conservative Election declared void. Yes
Victoria December 17, 1874 William Ross      Liberal Charles James Campbell      Conservative Appointed to Collector of Customs at Halifax. No
Colchester December 17, 1874 Thomas McKay      Liberal-Conservative Thomas McKay      Liberal-Conservative Election declared void. Yes
Leeds North and Grenville North December 16, 1874 Charles Frederick Ferguson      Liberal-Conservative Charles Frederick Ferguson      Liberal-Conservative Election declared void. Yes
Norfolk South December 16, 1874 John Stuart      Liberal William Wallace      Conservative Election declared void. No
Wellington Centre December 13, 1874 George Turner Orton      Liberal-Conservative George Turner Orton      Liberal-Conservative Election declared void. Yes
Northumberland East December 12, 1874 James Lyons Biggar      Independent Liberal James Lyons Biggar      Independent Liberal Election declared void. Yes
Joliette December 10, 1874 Louis François Georges Baby      Conservative Louis François Georges Baby      Conservative Election declared void. Yes
Montreal West December 10, 1874 Frederick Mackenzie      Liberal Frederick Mackenzie      Liberal Election declared void. Yes
Richmond—Wolfe December 4, 1874 Henry Aylmer      Liberal Henry Aylmer      Liberal Election declared void. Yes
Northumberland West November 17, 1874 William Kerr      Liberal William Kerr      Liberal Election declared void. Yes
Lincoln November 17, 1874 James Norris      Liberal James Norris      Liberal Election declared void. Yes
Argenteuil November 4, 1874 John Abbott      Liberal-Conservative Lemuel Cushing, Jr.      Liberal Election declared void. No
Renfrew North November 4, 1874 Peter White      Conservative William Murray      Liberal Election declared void. No
Addington October 28, 1874 Schuyler Shibley      Conservative Schuyler Shibley      Liberal-Conservative Election declared void. Yes
Digby October 26, 1874 Edwin Randolph Oakes      Liberal-Conservative William Berrian Vail      Liberal Appointed to the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia. No
Renfrew South October 24, 1874 John Lorn McDougall      Liberal John Lorn McDougall      Liberal Election declared void. Yes
Essex October 22, 1874 William McGregor      Liberal William McGregor      Liberal Election declared void. Yes
Cornwall October 20, 1874 Alexander Francis Macdonald      Liberal Alexander Francis Macdonald      Liberal Election declared void. Yes
Provencher September 3, 1874 Louis Riel      Independent Louis Riel      Independent Expelled from the House of Commons Yes
Marquette August 25, 1874 Robert Cunningham      Liberal Joseph O'Connell Ryan      Liberal Death, Ryan awarded seat upon re-examination of votes cast. Yes
Elgin East August 11, 1874 William Harvey      Liberal Colin MacDougall      Liberal Death Yes
Napierville August 4, 1874 Antoine-Aimé Dorion      Liberal Sixte Coupal dit la Reine      Liberal Appointed Chief Justice of Quebec. Yes
Verchères July 25, 1874 Félix Geoffrion      Liberal Félix Geoffrion      Liberal Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Inland Revenue. Yes
Oxford South May 23, 1874 Ebenezer Vining Bodwell      Liberal James Atchison Skinner      Liberal Appointed Superintendent of the Welland Canal. Yes
Durham West April 7, 1874 Edmund B. Wood      Liberal Harvey William Burk      Liberal Appointed Chief Justice of Manitoba. Yes


References

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  1. ^ Canada. Parliament. House of Commons (1877). Journals of the House of Commons of the Dominion of Canada. Vol. 11. p. 264. Retrieved 2015-06-24.

Succession

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