31st Canadian Parliament

31st Canadian Parliament
Minority parliament
Oct. 9, 1979 – Dec. 14, 1979
Parliament leaders
Prime
minister		Rt. Hon. Joe Clark
Jun. 4, 1979 – Mar. 3, 1980
Cabinet21st Canadian Ministry
Leader of the
Opposition		Rt. Hon. Pierre Trudeau
June 4, 1979 (1979-06-04) – March 2, 1980 (1980-03-02)
Party caucuses
GovernmentProgressive Conservative Party
OppositionLiberal Party
RecognizedNew Democratic Party
UnrecognizedSocial Credit Party
House of Commons

Seating arrangements of the House of Commons
Speaker of the
Commons		Hon. James Jerome
September 30, 1974 (1974-09-30) – February 17, 1980 (1980-02-17)
Government
House leader		Hon. Walter Baker
October 9, 1979 (1979-10-09) – December 14, 1979 (1979-12-14)
Opposition
House leader		Hon. Allan MacEachen
October 9, 1979 (1979-10-09) – December 14, 1979 (1979-12-14)
Members282 MP seats
List of members
Senate

Seating arrangements of the Senate
Speaker of the
Senate		Hon. Allister Grosart
October 5, 1979 (1979-10-05) – March 3, 1980 (1980-03-03)
Government
Senate leader		Hon. Jacques Flynn
June 4, 1979 (1979-06-04) – March 2, 1980 (1980-03-02)
Opposition
Senate leader		Hon. Ray Perrault
May 22, 1979 (1979-05-22)–December 31, 1979 (1979-12-31)
Senators104 senator seats
List of senators
Sovereign
MonarchElizabeth II
6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022
Governor
general		Edward Schreyer
22 January 1979 – 14 May 1984
Sessions
1st session
October 9, 1979 (1979-10-09) – December 14, 1979 (1979-12-14)
← 30th → 32nd
Joe Clark was Prime Minister during the 31st Canadian Parliament.

The 31st Canadian Parliament was a briefly lived parliament in session from October 9 until December 14, 1979. The membership was set by the 1979 federal election on May 22, 1979, and it was dissolved after the minority government of Joe Clark failed to pass a Motion of Confidence on December 13, 1979. The dissolution of parliament led to the 1980 federal election.

There was only one session of the 31st Parliament:

Session Start End
1st October 9, 1979 December 14, 1979

Overview

The 31st Parliament was controlled by a Progressive Conservative Party minority led by Prime Minister Joe Clark and the 21st Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Liberal Party, led by former prime minister Pierre Trudeau.

Lasting only 66 days from first sitting to dissolution, and only nine months from election to election, the 31st was the shortest parliament in Canadian history.

Party standings

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

Affiliation House members Senate members[1]
1979 election
results 		At dissolution On election
day 1979[2] 		At dissolution
Progressive Conservative 136 136 18 28
Liberal 114 114 73 71
New Democratic 26 27 0 0
Social Credit 6 5 1 1
Independent 0 0 2 2
Independent Liberal 0 0 1 1
Total members 282 282 92 103
Vacant 0 0 9 1
Total seats 282 104

Major events

Canadian embassy in Israel

Prior to his election, Clark promised to move Canada's embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. This was a contentious choice for both economic and security reasons. Following pushback from his cabinet, Clark recanted his promise.[3]

Legislation and motions

Act's which received royal assent under 31st Parliament

1st Session

Source:[4]

Public acts
Date of Assent Index Title Bill Number
'November 20, 1979 1 Postal rates, An Act respecting certain C-11
2 Appropriation Act No. 1, 1979–80 C-23
'November 22, 1979 3 Borrowing Authority Act, 1979–80 C-10
'November 29, 1979 4 Old Age Security Act, An Act to amend the C-6
'December 6, 1979 5 Income Tax Act and to amend the Canada Pension Plan, An Act to amend the statute law relating to C-17
6 Customs Tariff and to make certain amendments to the New Zealand Trade Agreement Act, 1932, the Australian Trade Agreement Act, 1960 and the Union of South Africa Trade Agreement Act, 1932, An Act to amend the C-18
7 Federal District Commission to have acquired certain lands, An Act to confirm the authority of the S-10

Parliamentarians

House of Commons

Members of the House of Commons in the 31st parliament arranged by province.

Key:

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

Newfoundland

Riding Member Political party First elected / previously elected No. of terms
  Bonavista—Trinity—Conception Dave Rooney Liberal 1972 3rd term
  Burin—St. George's Donald Jamieson Liberal 1966 5th term
  Roger Simmons (1979)* Liberal 1979 1st term
  Gander—Twillingate George Baker Liberal 1974 2nd term
  Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador Bill Rompkey Liberal 1972 3rd term
  Humber—Port au Port—St. Barbe Fonse Faour New Democrat 1978 2nd term
  St. John's East James McGrath Progressive Conservative 1957, 1968 7th term*
  St. John's West John Crosbie Progressive Conservative 1976 2nd term
* Donald Jamieson resigned from parliament and was replaced by Roger Simmons in a September 19, 1979, by-election

Prince Edward Island

Riding Member Political party First elected / previously elected No. of terms
  Cardigan Wilbur MacDonald Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Egmont David MacDonald Progressive Conservative 1965 5th term
  Hillsborough Thomas McMillan Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Malpeque Melbourne Gass Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term

Nova Scotia

Riding Member Political party First elected / previously elected No. of terms
  Annapolis Valley—Hants Pat Nowlan Progressive Conservative 1965 5th term
  Cape Breton Highlands—Canso Allan MacEachen Liberal 1953, 1962 9th term*
  Cape Breton—East Richmond Andrew Hogan New Democrat 1974 2nd term
  Cape Breton—The Sydneys Russell MacLellan Liberal 1979 1st term
  Central Nova Elmer MacKay Progressive Conservative 1971 4th term
  Cumberland—Colchester Robert Coates Progressive Conservative 1957 9th term
  Dartmouth—Halifax East Michael Forrestall Progressive Conservative 1965 5th term
  Halifax George Cooper ‡ Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Halifax West Howard Crosby Progressive Conservative 1978 2nd term
  South Shore Lloyd Crouse Progressive Conservative 1957 9th term
  South Western Nova Charles Haliburton Progressive Conservative 1972, 1979 2nd term*

New Brunswick

Riding Member Political party First elected / previously elected No. of terms
  Carleton—Charlotte Fred McCain Progressive Conservative 1972 3rd term
  Fundy—Royal Robert Corbett Progressive Conservative 1978 2nd term
  Gloucester Herb Breau Liberal 1968 4th term
  Madawaska—Victoria Eymard Corbin Liberal 1968 4th term
  Moncton Gary McCauley Liberal 1979 1st term
  Northumberland—Miramichi Maurice Dionne Liberal 1974 2nd term
  Restigouche Maurice Harquail Liberal 1975 2nd term
  Saint John Eric Ferguson Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Westmorland—Kent Roméo LeBlanc Liberal 1972 3rd term
  York—Sunbury J. Robert Howie Progressive Conservative 1972 3rd term

Quebec

Riding Member Political party First elected / previously elected No. of terms
  Abitibi Armand Caouette Social Credit 1974 2nd term
  Argenteuil Robert Gourd Liberal 1979 1st term
  Beauce Fabien Roy Social Credit 1979 1st term
  Beauharnois—Salaberry Gérald Laniel Liberal 1962 7th term
  Bellechasse Joseph Lambert Social Credit 1968 4th term
  Berthier—Maskinongé Antonio Yanakis Liberal 1965 5th term
  Blainville—Deux-Montagnes Francis Fox Liberal 1972 3rd term
  Bonaventure—Îles-de-la-Madeleine Rémi Bujold Liberal 1979 1st term
  Bourassa Carlo Rossi Liberal 1979 1st term
  Chambly Raymond Dupont Liberal 1972 3rd term
  Champlain Michel Veillette Liberal 1979 1st term
  Charlesbourg Pierre Bussières Liberal 1974 2nd term
  Charlevoix Charles Lapointe Liberal 1974 2nd term
  Châteauguay Ian Watson Liberal 1963 6th term
  Chicoutimi Marcel Dionne Liberal 1979 1st term
  Dollard Louis Desmarais Liberal 1979 1st term
  Drummond Yvon Pinard Liberal 1974 2nd term
  Duvernay Yves Demers Liberal 1972 3rd term
  Frontenac Léopold Corriveau Liberal 1970 4th term
  Gamelin Arthur Portelance Liberal 1968 4th term
  Gaspé Alexandre Cyr Liberal 1963, 1968 5th term*
  Gatineau René Cousineau Liberal 1979 1st term
  Hochelaga—Maisonneuve Serge Joyal Liberal 1974 2nd term
  Hull Gaston Isabelle Liberal 1965 5th term
  Joliette Roch La Salle Progressive Conservative 1968 4th term
  Jonquière Gilles Marceau Liberal 1968 4th term
  Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup Rosaire Gendron Liberal 1963 6th term
  Labelle Maurice Dupras Liberal 1970 4th term
  Lac-Saint-Jean Marcel Lessard Liberal 1962,[a] 1968 6th term*
  Lachine Roderick Blaker Liberal 1972 3rd term
  Langelier Gilles Lamontagne Liberal 1977 2nd term
  La Prairie Pierre Deniger Liberal 1979 1st term
  Lasalle John Campbell Liberal 1972 3rd term
  Laurier David Berger Liberal 1979 1st term
  Laval Marcel-Claude Roy Liberal 1968 4th term
  Laval-des-Rapides Jeanne Sauvé Liberal 1972 3rd term
  Lévis Raynald Guay Liberal 1963 6th term
  Longueuil Jacques Olivier Liberal 1972 3rd term
  Lotbiniere Richard Janelle ‡* Social Credit 1978 2nd term
  Independent
  Progressive Conservative
  Louis-Hébert Dennis Dawson Liberal 1977 2nd term
  Manicouagan André Maltais Liberal 1979 1st term
  Matapédia—Matane Pierre de Bané Liberal 1968 4th term
  Mégantic—Compton—Stanstead Claude Tessier Liberal 1974 2nd term
  Mercier Céline Hervieux-Payette Liberal 1979 1st term
  Missisquoi Heward Grafftey Progressive Conservative 1958, 1972 7th term*
  Montmorency Louis Duclos Liberal 1974 2nd term
  Mount Royal Pierre Trudeau Liberal 1965 5th term
  Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Warren Allmand Liberal 1965 5th term
  Outremont Marc Lalonde Liberal 1972 3rd term
  Papineau André Ouellet Liberal 1967 5th term
  Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle Thomas Lefebvre Liberal 1965 5th term
  Portneuf Rolland Dion Liberal 1979 1st term
  Québec-Est Gérard Duquet Liberal 1965 5th term
  Richelieu Jean-Louis Leduc Liberal 1979 1st term
  Richmond Alain Tardif Liberal 1979 1st term
  Rimouski Eudore Allard Social Credit 1972 3rd term
  Roberval Charles-Arthur Gauthier Social Credit 1962 7th term
  Rosemont Claude-André Lachance Liberal 1974 2nd term
  Saint-Denis Marcel Prud'homme Liberal 1964 6th term
  Saint-Henri—Westmount Donald Johnston Liberal 1978 2nd term
  Saint-Hyacinthe Marcel Ostiguy Liberal 1978 2nd term
  Saint-Jacques Jacques Guilbault Liberal 1968 4th term
  Saint-Jean Paul-André Massé Liberal 1979 1st term
  Saint-Léonard—Anjou Monique Bégin Liberal 1972 3rd term
  Saint-Maurice Jean Chrétien Liberal 1963 6th term
  Saint-Michel Marie Thérèse Killens Liberal 1979 1st term
  Sainte-Marie Jean-Claude Malépart Liberal 1979 1st term
  Shefford Jean Lapierre Liberal 1979 1st term
  Sherbrooke Irénée Pelletier Liberal 1972 3rd term
  Témiscamingue Henri Tousignant Liberal 1979 1st term
  Terrebonne Joseph-Roland Comtois Liberal 1965 5th term
  Trois-Rivières Claude Lajoie Liberal 1971 4th term
  Vaudreuil Hal Herbert Liberal 1972 3rd term
  Verchères Bernard Loiselle Liberal 1974 2nd term
  Verdun Pierre Savard Liberal 1977 2nd term
* Richard Janelle left Social Credit Party sat as an independent MP from September 22, 1979 until he joined the Progressive Conservative caucus on October 9 of that year

Ontario

Riding Member Political party First elected / previously elected No. of terms
  Algoma Maurice Foster Liberal 1968 4th term
  Beaches Robin Richardson Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Brampton—Georgetown John McDermid Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Brant Derek Blackburn New Democrat 1971 4th term
  Broadview—Greenwood Bob Rae New Democrat 1978 2nd term
  Bruce—Grey Gary Gurbin ‡ Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Burlington Bill Kempling Progressive Conservative 1972 3rd term
  Cambridge Chris Speyer ‡ Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Cochrane Keith Penner Liberal 1968 4th term
  Davenport Charles Caccia Liberal 1968 4th term
  Don Valley East Sam Wakim Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Don Valley West John Bosley ‡ Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Durham—Northumberland Allan Lawrence Progressive Conservative 1972 3rd term
  Eglinton—Lawrence Roland de Corneille Liberal 1979 1st term
  Elgin John Wise Progressive Conservative 1972 3rd term
  Erie Girve Fretz Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Essex—Kent Robert Daudlin Liberal 1974 2nd term
  Essex—Windsor Eugene Whelan Liberal 1962 7th term
  Etobicoke Centre Michael Wilson Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Etobicoke North Roy MacLaren Liberal 1979 1st term
  Etobicoke—Lakeshore Ken Robinson Liberal 1968, 1974 3rd term*
  Glengarry—Prescott—Russell Denis Éthier Liberal 1972 3rd term
  Grey—Simcoe Gus Mitges Progressive Conservative 1972 3rd term
  Guelph Albert Fish Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Haldimand—Norfolk Bud Bradley Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Halton Otto Jelinek ‡ Progressive Conservative 1972 3rd term
  Hamilton East John Munro Liberal 1962 7th term
  Hamilton Mountain Duncan Beattie Progressive Conservative 1972, 1979 2nd term*
  Hamilton—Wentworth Geoffrey Scott Progressive Conservative 1978 2nd term
  Hamilton West Lincoln Alexander Progressive Conservative 1968 4th term
  Hastings—Frontenac Bill Vankoughnet Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Huron—Bruce Robert McKinley Progressive Conservative 1965 5th term
  Kenora—Rainy River John Mercer Reid Liberal 1965 5th term
  Kent John Holmes ‡ Progressive Conservative 1972 3rd term
  Kingston and the Islands Flora MacDonald Progressive Conservative 1972 3rd term
  Kitchener John Reimer Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Lambton—Middlesex Sidney Fraleigh Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Lanark—Renfrew—Carleton Paul Dick Progressive Conservative 1972 3rd term
  Leeds—Grenville Thomas Cossitt Progressive Conservative 1972 3rd term
  Lincoln Kenneth Higson Progressive Conservative 1972, 1979 2nd term*
  London East Charles Turner Liberal 1968 4th term
  London West Judd Buchanan Liberal 1968 4th term
  London—Middlesex Nelson Elliott Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Mississauga North Alex Jupp Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Mississauga South Don Blenkarn Progressive Conservative 1972, 1979 2nd term*
  Nepean—Carleton Walter Baker Progressive Conservative 1972 3rd term
  Niagara Falls Jake Froese Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Nickel Belt John Rodriguez New Democrat 1972 3rd term
  Nipissing Jean-Jacques Blais Liberal 1972 3rd term
  Northumberland George Hees Progressive Conservative 1950,[b] 1965 10th term*
  Ontario Thomas Fennell ‡ Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Oshawa Ed Broadbent New Democrat 1968 4th term
  Ottawa—Carleton Jean-Luc Pépin Liberal 1963,[c] 1979 4th term*
  Ottawa Centre John Evans Liberal 1979 1st term
  Ottawa West Kenneth Binks Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Ottawa—Vanier Jean-Robert Gauthier Liberal 1972 3rd term
  Oxford Bruce Halliday Progressive Conservative 1974 2nd term
  Parkdale—High Park Jesse Flis Liberal 1979 1st term
  Parry Sound-Muskoka Stan Darling Progressive Conservative 1972 3rd term
  Perth William Jarvis Progressive Conservative 1972 3rd term
  Peterborough Bill Domm Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Prince Edward—Hastings Jack Ellis Progressive Conservative 1972 3rd term
  Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke Len Hopkins Liberal 1965 5th term
  Rosedale David Crombie Progressive Conservative 1978 2nd term
  Sarnia Bill Campbell Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Sault Ste. Marie Cyril Symes New Democrat 1972 3rd term
  Scarborough Centre Diane Stratas ‡ Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Scarborough East Gordon Gilchrist Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Scarborough West William Wightman ‡ Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Simcoe North Doug Lewis ‡ Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Simcoe South Ronald Stewart Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Spadina Peter Stollery Liberal 1972 3rd term
  St. Catharines Joseph Reid ‡ Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  St. Paul's Ron Atkey Progressive Conservative 1972, 1979 2nd term*
  Stormont—Dundas Ed Lumley Liberal 1974 2nd term
  Sudbury James Jerome (†) Liberal 1968 4th term
  Thunder Bay—Atikokan Paul McRae Liberal 1972 3rd term
  Thunder Bay—Nipigon Bob Andras Liberal 1965 5th term
  Timiskaming Arnold Peters New Democrat 1957 9th term
  Timmins—Chapleau Ray Chénier Liberal 1979 1st term
  Trinity Aideen Nicholson Liberal 1974 2nd term
  Victoria—Haliburton William C. Scott Progressive Conservative 1965 5th term
  Waterloo Walter McLean Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Welland Gilbert Parent Liberal 1974 2nd term
  Wellington—Dufferin—Simcoe Perrin Beatty Progressive Conservative 1972 3rd term
  Willowdale Bob Jarvis ‡ Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Windsor West Herb Gray Liberal 1962 7th term
  Windsor—Walkerville Mark MacGuigan Liberal 1968 4th term
  York Centre Bob Kaplan Liberal 1968,[d] 1974 3rd term*
  York East Ron Ritchie Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  York North John Gamble Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  York—Scarborough Paul McCrossan Progressive Conservative 1978 2nd term
  York South—Weston Ursula Appolloni Liberal 1974 2nd term
  York—Peel Sinclair Stevens Progressive Conservative 1972 3rd term
  York West James Fleming Liberal 1972 3rd term

Manitoba

Riding Member Political party First elected / previously elected No. of terms
  Brandon—Souris Walter Dinsdale Progressive Conservative 1951 11th term
  Churchill Rodney Murphy New Democrat 1979 1st term
  Dauphin Gordon Ritchie Progressive Conservative 1968 4th term
  Lisgar Jack Murta ‡ Progressive Conservative 1970 4th term
  Portage—Marquette Charles Mayer Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Provencher Jake Epp Progressive Conservative 1972 3rd term
  Selkirk—Interlake Terry Sargeant New Democrat 1979 1st term
  St. Boniface Robert Bockstael Liberal 1979 1st term
  Winnipeg North David Orlikow New Democrat 1962 7th term
  Winnipeg North Centre Stanley Knowles New Democrat 1942, 1962 12th term*
  Winnipeg—Assiniboine Dan McKenzie ‡ Progressive Conservative 1972 3rd term
  Winnipeg—Birds Hill Bill Blaikie New Democrat 1979 1st term
  Winnipeg—Fort Garry Lloyd Axworthy Liberal 1979 1st term
  Winnipeg—St. James Bob Lane Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term

Saskatchewan

Riding Member Political party First elected / previously elected No. of terms
  Assiniboia Lenard Gustafson Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Humboldt—Lake Centre George Richardson Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Kindersley—Lloydminster Bill McKnight Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Mackenzie Stanley Korchinski Progressive Conservative 1958 8th term
  Moose Jaw Douglas Neil Progressive Conservative 1972 3rd term
  Prince Albert John Diefenbaker* Progressive Conservative 1940 13th term
  Stan Hovdebo (1979) New Democrat 1979 1st term
  Qu'Appelle—Moose Mountain Alvin Hamilton Progressive Conservative 1957,[e] 1972 8th term*
  Regina East Simon De Jong New Democrat 1979 1st term
  Regina West Les Benjamin New Democrat 1968 4th term
  Saskatoon East Robert Ogle New Democrat 1979 1st term
  Saskatoon West Ray Hnatyshyn Progressive Conservative 1974 2nd term
  Swift Current—Maple Creek Frank Hamilton Progressive Conservative 1972 3rd term
  The Battlefords—Meadow Lake Terry Nylander Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Yorkton—Melville Lorne Nystrom New Democrat 1968 4th term
*John Diefenbaker died on August 16, 1979; Stan Hovdebo won the following November 19th by-election to fill his seat

Alberta

Riding Member Political party First elected / previously elected No. of terms
  Athabasca Paul Yewchuk Progressive Conservative 1968 4th term
  Bow River Gordon Taylor Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Calgary Centre Harvie Andre Progressive Conservative 1972 3rd term
  Calgary East John Kushner Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Calgary North Eldon Woolliams Progressive Conservative 1958 8th term
  Calgary South John Thomson Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Calgary West Jim Hawkes Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Crowfoot Arnold Malone Progressive Conservative 1974 2nd term
  Edmonton East William Yurko Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Edmonton North Steve Paproski Progressive Conservative 1968 4th term
  Edmonton South Douglas Roche ‡ Progressive Conservative 1972 3rd term
  Edmonton West Marcel Lambert Progressive Conservative 1957 9th term
  Edmonton—Strathcona David Kilgour ‡ Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Lethbridge—Foothills Blaine Thacker Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Medicine Hat Bert Hargrave ‡ Progressive Conservative 1972 3rd term
  Peace River Ged Baldwin Progressive Conservative 1958 8th term
  Pembina Peter Elzinga Progressive Conservative 1974 2nd term
  Red Deer Gordon Towers Progressive Conservative 1972 3rd term
  Vegreville Don Mazankowski Progressive Conservative 1968 4th term
  Wetaskiwin Kenneth Schellenberger ‡ Progressive Conservative 1972 3rd term
  Yellowhead Joe Clark Progressive Conservative 1972 3rd term

British Columbia

Riding Member Political party First elected / previously elected No. of terms
  Burnaby Svend Robinson New Democrat 1979 1st term
  Capilano Ron Huntington Progressive Conservative 1974 2nd term
  Cariboo—Chilcotin Lorne Greenaway Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Comox—Powell River Ray Skelly New Democrat 1979 1st term
  Cowichan—Malahat—The Islands Don L. Taylor Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Esquimalt—Saanich Donald Munro Progressive Conservative 1972 3rd term
  Fraser Valley East Alexander Patterson Progressive Conservative 1953,[a] 1962,[f] 1972 8th term*
  Fraser Valley West Robert Wenman Progressive Conservative 1974 2nd term
  Kamloops—Shuswap Don Cameron Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Kootenay East—Revelstoke Stan Graham Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Kootenay West Robert Brisco Progressive Conservative 1974 2nd term
  Mission—Port Moody Mark Rose New Democrat 1968,[g] 1979 3rd term*
  Nanaimo—Alberni Edward Miller New Democrat 1979 1st term
  New Westminster—Coquitlam Pauline Jewett New Democrat 1963,[h] 1979 2nd term*
  North Vancouver—Burnaby Chuck Cook Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Okanagan North George Whittaker Progressive Conservative 1972 3rd term
  Okanagan—Similkameen Frederick King Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Prince George—Bulkley Valley Robert McCuish Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Prince George—Peace River Frank Oberle Sr. Progressive Conservative 1972 3rd term
  Richmond—South Delta Tom Siddon ‡ Progressive Conservative 1978 2nd term
  Skeena James Fulton New Democrat 1979 1st term
  Surrey—White Rock—North Delta Benno Friesen Progressive Conservative 1974 2nd term
  Vancouver Centre Arthur Phillips Liberal 1979 1st term
  Vancouver East Margaret Mitchell New Democrat 1979 1st term
  Vancouver Kingsway Ian Waddell New Democrat 1979 1st term
  Vancouver Quadra Bill Clarke Progressive Conservative 1972 3rd term
  Vancouver South John Allen Fraser Progressive Conservative 1972 3rd term
  Victoria Allan McKinnon Progressive Conservative 1972 3rd term

Territories

Riding Member Political party First elected / previously elected No. of terms
  Nunatsiaq Peter Ittinuar New Democrat 1979 1st term
  Western Arctic Dave Nickerson Progressive Conservative 1979 1st term
  Yukon Erik Nielsen Progressive Conservative 1957 9th term

Committees

House[5]

Standing

  • Standing Committee on Agriculture
  • Standing Committee on Broadcasting, Films and Assistance to the Arts
  • Standing Committee on Communications and Culture
  • Standing Committee on External Affairs and National Defence
  • Standing Committee on Finance, Trade and Economic Affairs
  • Standing Committee on Fisheries and Forestry
  • Standing Committee on Health, Welfare and Social Affairs
  • Standing Committee on Indian Affairs and Northern Development
  • Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs
  • Standing Committee on Labour, Manpower and Immigration
  • Standing Committee on Management and Members' Services
  • Standing Committee on Miscellaneous Estimates
  • Standing Committee on National Resources and Public Works
  • Standing Committee on Northern Pipelines
  • Standing Committee on Privileges and Elections
  • Standing Committee on Public Accounts
  • Standing Committee on Regional Development
  • Standing Committee on Transport and Communications
  • Standing Committee on Transport and Communications
  • Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs

Senate[6]

Standing

  • Standing Committee on Agriculture
  • Standing Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce
  • Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs
  • Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs
  • Standing Committee on National Finance
  • Standing Committee on Transport and Communications

Special

  • Special Committee on the Northern Pipeline

Joint

Standing Joint Committees

  • Standing Joint Committee on Regulations and other Statutory Instruments

Ministry

Main article: 21st Canadian Ministry

The 21st Canadian Ministry lasted for the entirety of the 31st Canadian Parliament.

Officeholders

Party leadership

Party Name From To
Liberal Pierre Trudeau April 6, 1968 June 16, 1984
Progressive Conservative Joe Clark November 20, 1976 June 3, 1979
New Democratic Ed Broadbent July 7, 1975 December 5, 1989
Social Credit Fabien Roy 1979 1980

Changes to Party Standings

By-elections

Main article: By-elections to the 31st Canadian Parliament


By-election Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause Retained
Prince Albert November 19, 1979 John Diefenbaker      Progressive Conservative Stan Hovdebo      New Democratic Death (heart attack) No
Burin—St. George's September 19, 1979 Don Jamieson      Liberal Roger Simmons      Liberal Resignation Yes


Notes

  1. ^ a b First elected as a Social Credit
  2. ^ Broadview
  3. ^ Drummond—Arthabaska/Drummond (Quebec)
  4. ^ Don Valley
  5. ^ Qu'Appelle
  6. ^ Re-elected as a Social Credit
  7. ^ Fraser Valley West
  8. ^ Northumberland (Ontario) (First elected as a Liberal)

References

Standing Committee on Agriculture Standing Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce

Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs

Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Standing Committee on National Finance

Special Committee on the Northern Pipeline

Standing Joint Committee on Regulations and other Statutory Instruments

Standing Committee on Transport and Communications Standing Committee on Agriculture Standing Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce

Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs

Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Standing Committee on National Finance

Special Committee on the Northern Pipeline

Standing Joint Committee on Regulations and other Statutory Instruments

Standing Committee on Transport and Communications

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  2. ^ Members of the Canadian Senate are appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister and remain as senators until the age of 75, even if the House of Commons has been dissolved or an election has been called.
  3. ^ Thompson, Elizabeth (December 7, 2017). "Secret 1979 documents shed new light on why Joe Clark broke Jerusalem embassy promise". CBC News. Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  4. ^ Lapointe, Renaude (July 20, 1977). "FIRST SESSION, THIRTIETH PARLIAMENT 23-24-25 ELIZABETH Il, 1974-75-76". Journals of the Senate of Canada. 121: 987–992. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  5. ^ "House of Commons Committees, 31st Parliament, 1st Session - Canadian Parliamentary Historical Resources". parl.canadiana.ca. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
  6. ^ "Senate Committees, 31st Parliament, 1st Session - Canadian Parliamentary Historical Resources". parl.canadiana.ca. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
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