10th Canadian Parliament


The 10th Canadian Parliament was in session from January 11, 1905, until September 17, 1908. The membership was set by the 1904 federal election on November 3, 1904. It was dissolved prior to the 1908 election.
It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier and the 8th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Conservative/Liberal-Conservative, led by Robert Borden.
The Speaker was Robert Franklin Sutherland. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1903–1907 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.
There were four sessions of the 10th Parliament:
SessionStartEnd
1stJanuary 11, 1905July 20, 1905
2ndMarch 8, 1906July 13, 1906
3rdNovember 22, 1906April 27, 1907
4thNovember 28, 1907July 20, 1908

Major legislation

''Alberta Act''

The Alberta Act, S. C. 1905, c. 3 established the new province of Alberta, effective September 1, 1905. Its long title is An Act to establish and provide for the government of the Province of Alberta. The Act received royal assent on July 20, 1905. The Alberta Act is part of the Constitution of Canada.

''Saskatchewan Act''

The Saskatchewan Act, S. C. 1905, c. 42 established the new province of Saskatchewan, effective September 1, 1905. Its long title is An Act to establish and provide for the government of the Province of Saskatchewan. The Act received royal assent on July 20, 1905. The Saskatchewan Act is part of the Constitution of Canada.

''Juvenile Delinquents Act''

The Juvenile Delinquents Act, S.C. 1908, c. 40 was a law passed by the Parliament of Canada to improve its handling of juvenile crime. The act established procedures for the handling of juvenile offenses, including the government assuming control of juvenile offenders. It was revised in 1929 and superseded in 1984 by the Young Offenders Act.

List of members

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

[Alberta]/[Saskatchewan]

Alberta and Saskatchewan were established as Canadian provinces on 1 September 1905 from parts of what had formerly been the Northwest Territories. The old NWT electoral districts were not formally abolished until the 1907 redistribution, which took the provincial boundary into account. In the meantime, three by-elections were held in districts which straddled the new border.
Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of terms
Assiniboia WestWilliam Erskine Knowles Liberal19061st term
SaskatchewanGeorge Ewan McCraney Liberal19061st term
StrathconaWilbert McIntyre Liberal19061st term

[North-West Territories]

The regions of the North-West Territories represented in Parliament became the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan on 1 September 1905. Except in cases where the members resigned, NWT MPs continued to represent constituencies using the 1903 boundaries until the dissolution of the 10th Parliament.
Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of terms
Alberta (Provisional District)John HerronLiberal-Conservative19041st term
Assiniboia EastJohn Gillanders TurriffLiberal19041st term
Assiniboia WestThomas Walter ScottLiberal19002nd term
CalgaryMaitland Stewart McCarthyConservative19041st term
EdmontonFrank Oliver Liberal18963rd term
EdmontonFrank Oliver Liberal18963rd term
HumboldtAlan Joseph AdamsonLiberal19041st term
MackenzieEdward L. CashLiberal19041st term
Qu'AppelleRichard Stuart LakeConservative19041st term
Saskatchewan (Provisional District)John Henderson LamontLiberal19041st term
StrathconaPeter TalbotLiberal19041st term