17th Canadian Parliament


The 17th Canadian Parliament was in session from 8 September 1930, until 14 August 1935. The membership was set by the 1930 federal election on 28 July 1930, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1935 election.
It was controlled by a Conservative Party majority under Prime Minister Richard Bedford Bennett and the 15th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Liberal Party, led by William Lyon Mackenzie King.
The Speaker was first George Black, and later James Langstaff Bowman. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1924-1933 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.
It was the third longest parliament in Canadian history.
There were six sessions of the 17th Parliament:
SessionStartEnd
1st8 September 193022 September 1930
2nd12 March 19313 August 1931
3rd4 February 193226 May 1932
4th6 October 193227 May 1933
5th25 January 19343 July 1934
6th17 January 19355 July 1935

List of members

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

[British Columbia]

Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of terms
CaribooJohn FraserConservative19253rd term
Comox—AlberniAlan Webster NeillIndependent19214th term
Fraser ValleyHarry James BarberConservative19253rd term
Kootenay EastMichael Dalton McLean Conservative19301st term
Kootenay EastHenry Herbert Stevens Conservative19116th term
Kootenay WestWilliam EslingConservative19253rd term
NanaimoCharles DickieConservative19214th term
New WestminsterThomas ReidLiberal19301st term
SkeenaOlof HansonLiberal19301st term
Vancouver—BurrardWilfred HanburyLiberal19301st term
Vancouver CentreIan Alistair MackenzieLiberal19301st term
Vancouver NorthAlbert Edward MunnLiberal19301st term
Vancouver SouthAngus MacInnisIndependent Labour19301st term
VictoriaD'Arcy PlunkettConservative19282nd term
YaleGrote StirlingConservative19244th term

[Manitoba]

Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of terms
BrandonDavid Wilson BeaubierConservative19301st term
DauphinJames Langstaff Bowman Conservative19301st term
LisgarJohn Livingstone BrownLiberal-Progressive19214th term
MacdonaldWilliam Gilbert WeirLiberal-Progressive19301st term
MarquetteHenry MullinsConservative1925, 19302nd term*
NeepawaThomas Gerow Murphy Conservative1925, 19302nd term*
NeepawaThomas Gerow Murphy Conservative1925, 19302nd term*
NelsonBernard Munroe StittConservative19301st term
Portage la PrairieWilliam Herbert BurnsConservative19301st term
ProvencherArthur-Lucien BeaubienLiberal-Progressive19214th term
SelkirkJames Herbert StittConservative19301st term
SourisErrick WillisProgressive Conservative19301st term
SpringfieldThomas HayConservative1917, 1925, 19303rd term*
St. BonifaceJohn Power HowdenLiberal19253rd term
Winnipeg NorthA. A. HeapsLabour19253rd term
Winnipeg North CentreJ. S. WoodsworthLabour19214th term
Winnipeg SouthRobert RogersConservative1911, 1925, 19303rd term*
Winnipeg South CentreWilliam Walker KennedyConservative1925, 19302nd term*

[New Brunswick]

Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of terms
CharlotteArthur D. GanongConservative19301st term
GloucesterPeter VeniotLiberal19262nd term
KentTélesphore ArsenaultConservative19301st term
NorthumberlandGeorge Manning McDadeConservative19301st term
Restigouche—MadawaskaMaxime CormierConservative19301st term
Restigouche—MadawaskaJoseph-Enoil Michaud Liberal19331st term
RoyalGeorge Burpee JonesConservative19214th term
RoyalGeorge Burpee Jones Conservative19214th term
St. John—Albert*Thomas BellConservative19253rd term
St. John—Albert*Murray MacLarenConservative19214th term
St. John—Albert*Murray MacLaren Conservative19214th term
Victoria—CarletonBenjamin Franklin SmithConservative19301st term
WestmorlandOtto Baird PriceConservative19253rd term
York—SunburyRichard HansonConservative19215th term

[Nova Scotia]

Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of terms
Antigonish—GuysboroughWilliam DuffLiberal1917, 19275th term*
Cape Breton North—VictoriaLewis Wilkieson JohnstoneConservative19253rd term
Cape Breton SouthFinlay MacDonaldConservative19253rd term
ColchesterMartin Luther UrquhartLiberal19301st term
CumberlandRobert Knowlton SmithConservative19253rd term
Digby—AnnapolisHarry ShortConservative19253rd term
Halifax*William Anderson BlackConservative19234th term
Halifax*Felix Patrick QuinnConservative19253rd term
Hants—KingsJames Lorimer IlsleyLiberal19262nd term
InvernessIsaac Duncan MacDougallConservative19253rd term
PictouThomas CantleyConservative19253rd term
Queens—LunenburgWilliam Gordon ErnstConservative19262nd term
Richmond—West Cape BretonJohn Alexander Macdonald Conservative19253rd term
Richmond—West Cape BretonEdgar Nelson Rhodes Conservative1908, 19304th term*
Shelburne—YarmouthJames RalstonLiberal19262nd term

[Ontario]

Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of terms
Algoma EastGeorge NicholsonConservative1917, 1925, 19303rd term*
Algoma WestThomas Edward SimpsonConservative19175th term
Brantford CityRobert Edwy RyersonConservative19253rd term
BrantFranklin SmokeConservative19253rd term
Bruce NorthJames MalcolmLiberal19214th term
Bruce SouthWalter Allan HallLiberal19253rd term
CarletonWilliam Foster GarlandConservative1912, 19215th term*
Dufferin—SimcoeWilliam Earl RoweConservative19253rd term
DurhamFred Wellington BowenConservative19214th term
Elgin WestMitchell Hepburn Liberal19262nd term
Elgin WestWilson Mills Liberal19341st term
Essex EastRaymond Ducharme MorandConservative1925, 19302nd term*
Essex SouthEccles James GottConservative19253rd term
Essex WestSidney Cecil RobinsonConservative19253rd term
Fort WilliamRobert Manion Conservative19175th term
Fort WilliamRobert Manion Conservative19175th term
Frontenac—AddingtonWilliam Spankie Conservative19292nd term
Frontenac—AddingtonColin Campbell Liberal19341st term
GlengarryAngus McGillisConservative19301st term
Grenville—DundasArza Clair CasselmanConservative1921, 19254th term*
Grey NorthVictor PorteousConservative19301st term
Grey SoutheastAgnes MacphailProgressive19214th term
HaldimandMark SennConservative19214th term
HaltonRobert King AndersonConservative19175th term
Hamilton EastGeorge Rennie Conservative19262nd term
Hamilton EastHumphrey Mitchell Labour19311st term
Hamilton WestCharles William BellConservative19253rd term
Hastings—PeterboroughAlexander Thomas EmburyConservative19253rd term
Hastings SouthWilliam Ernest TummonConservative19253rd term
Huron NorthGeorge SpottonConservative19272nd term
Huron SouthThomas McMillan Liberal19253rd term
Huron SouthWilliam Henry Golding Liberal19321st term
Kenora—Rainy RiverPeter Heenan Liberal19253rd term
Kenora—Rainy RiverHugh McKinnon Liberal19341st term
KentJames RutherfordLiberal19262nd term
Kingston CityArthur Edward RossConservative19214th term
Lambton EastJohn Thomas SprouleConservative19301st term
Lambton WestRoss GrayLiberal19292nd term
LanarkThomas Alfred ThompsonConservative19301st term
LeedsHugh Alexander Stewart Conservative19214th term
LeedsHugh Alexander Stewart Conservative19214th term
LincolnJames Dew ChaplinConservative19175th term
LondonJohn Franklin WhiteConservative19214th term
Middlesex EastFrank BoyesConservative19301st term
Middlesex WestJohn Campbell ElliottLiberal19253rd term
Muskoka—OntarioPeter McGibbonConservative19253rd term
NipissingRaoul HurtubiseLiberal19301st term
Norfolk—ElginWilliam Horace TaylorLiberal19262nd term
NorthumberlandWilliam Alexander FraserLiberal19301st term
OntarioWilliam Henry MooreLiberal19301st term
Ottawa (City of)*T. Franklin AhearnLiberal19301st term
Ottawa (City of)*Edgar-Rodolphe-Eugène ChevrierLiberal1921, 19263rd term*
Oxford NorthDonald Matheson Sutherland Conservative1925, 19302nd term*
Oxford NorthDonald Matheson Sutherland Conservative1925, 19302nd term*
Oxford SouthThomas Merritt Cayley Liberal19262nd term
Oxford SouthAlmon Rennie Liberal19341st term
ParkdaleDavid SpenceConservative19214th term
Parry SoundJames ArthursConservative19087th term
PeelSamuel ChartersConservative19175th term
Perth NorthDavid McKenzie WrightConservative1925, 19302nd term*
Perth SouthFred SandersonLiberal19253rd term
Peterborough WestEdward Armour PeckConservative19253rd term
Port Arthur—Thunder BayDonald James CowanConservative19262nd term
PrescottElie-Oscar BertrandLiberal19292nd term
Prince Edward—LennoxJohn Aaron WeeseConservative19301st term
Renfrew NorthIra Delbert CotnamConservative19253rd term
Renfrew SouthMartin James MaloneyConservative19253rd term
RussellAlfred GouletLiberal19253rd term
Simcoe EastAlfred Burke ThompsonConservative19253rd term
Simcoe NorthJohn Thomas SimpsonConservative19301st term
StormontFrank Thomas ShaverConservative19301st term
Timiskaming NorthJoseph-Arthur BradetteLiberal19262nd term
Timiskaming SouthWesley Ashton Gordon Conservative19301st term
Timiskaming SouthWesley Ashton Gordon Conservative19301st term
Toronto EastEdmond Baird Ryckman Conservative19214th term
Toronto EastEdmond Baird Ryckman Conservative19214th term
Toronto EastThomas Langton Church Conservative19341st term
Toronto East CentreRobert Charles MatthewsConservative19262nd term
Toronto—High ParkAlexander James AndersonConservative19253rd term
Toronto NortheastRichard Langton BakerConservative1925, 19302nd term*
Toronto NorthwestJohn Ritchie MacNicolConservative19301st term
Toronto—ScarboroughJoseph Henry HarrisConservative19214th term
Toronto SouthGeorge Reginald GearyConservative19253rd term
Toronto West CentreSamuel FactorLiberal19301st term
VictoriaThomas Hubert StinsonConservative19253rd term
Waterloo NorthWilliam Daum EulerLiberal19175th term
Waterloo SouthAlexander EdwardsConservative19253rd term
WellandGeorge Hamilton PettitConservative19253rd term
Wellington NorthJohn Knox BlairLiberal19301st term
Wellington SouthHugh Guthrie Conservative19009th term
Wellington SouthHugh Guthrie Conservative19009th term
WentworthGordon Crooks WilsonConservative19116th term
York NorthThomas Herbert Lennox Conservative19253rd term
York NorthWilliam Pate Mulock Liberal19341st term
York SouthRobert Henry McGregorConservative19262nd term
York WestEarl LawsonConservative19282nd term

[Prince Edward Island]

Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of terms
King'sJohn Alexander MacdonaldConservative19253rd term
PrinceAlfred Edgar MacLeanLiberal19214th term
Queen's*Chester McLureConservative19301st term
Queen's*John Howard MyersConservative19301st term

[Quebec]

Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of terms
ArgenteuilGeorge Halsey PerleyConservative1904, 19256th term*
BagotCyrille DumaineLiberal19302nd term
BeauceÉdouard LacroixLiberal19253rd term
BeauharnoisMaxime RaymondLiberal19253rd term
BellechasseJoseph Oscar Lefebre BoulangerLiberal19262nd term
Berthier—MaskinongéJoseph-Arthur BarretteConservative1911, 19302nd term*
BonaventureCharles MarcilLiberal19009th term
Brome—MissisquoiFollin Horace PickelConservative19301st term
CartierSamuel William JacobsLiberal19175th term
Chambly—VerchèresAlfred Duranleau Conservative19301st term
Chambly—VerchèresAlfred Duranleau Conservative19301st term
ChamplainJean-Louis BaribeauConservative19301st term
Charlevoix—SaguenayPierre-François CasgrainLiberal19175th term
ChicoutimiAlfred DubucLiberal19253rd term
Châteauguay—HuntingdonJohn Clarke MooreConservative19301st term
ComptonSamuel GobeilConservative19301st term
DorchesterOnésime GagnonConservative19301st term
Drummond—ArthabaskaWilfrid GirouardLiberal19253rd term
GaspéMaurice BrassetLiberal19301st term
HochelagaÉdouard-Charles St-PèreLiberal19214th term
HullAlphonse FournierLiberal19301st term
Jacques CartierGeorges-Philippe LaurinConservative19301st term
JolietteCharles-Édouard FerlandLiberal19282nd term
KamouraskaJoseph Georges BouchardLiberal19224th term
LabelleHenri BourassaIndependent1896, 19256th term*
Lake St. JohnJoseph-Léonard DuguayConservative19301st term
Laprairie—NapiervilleVincent DupuisLiberal19292nd term
L'Assomption—MontcalmPaul-Arthur SéguinLiberal19087th term
Laurier—OutremontJoseph-Alexandre MercierLiberal19253rd term
Laval—Two MountainsArthur Sauvé Conservative19301st term
Laval—Two MountainsArthur Sauvé Conservative19301st term
LévisÉmile FortinConservative19301st term
L'IsletJoseph-Fernand FafardLiberal19175th term
LotbinièreJoseph-Achille VervilleLiberal19253rd term
MaisonneuveClément Robitaille Liberal19214th term
MaisonneuveJoseph Jean Liberal19321st term
MataneHenri LaRueConservative19301st term
MéganticEusèbe RobergeLiberal19224th term
MontmagnyArmand LavergneConservative1904, 19303rd term*
Mount RoyalRobert Smeaton WhiteConservative1888, 19255th term*
NicoletLucien DuboisLiberal19301st term
PontiacCharles BélecConservative19301st term
PortneufJules DesrochersLiberal19301st term
Québec—MontmorencyCharles-Napoléon DorionConservative19301st term
Quebec EastErnest LapointeLiberal19049th term
Quebec SouthCharles Gavan PowerLiberal19175th term
Quebec WestMaurice Dupré Conservative19301st term
Quebec WestMaurice Dupré Conservative19301st term
RichelieuArthur CardinLiberal19116th term
Richmond—WolfeFrançois-Joseph LaflècheConservative19301st term
RimouskiEugène FisetLiberal19244th term
St. AnnJohn Alexander SullivanConservative19301st term
St. AntoineLeslie Gordon BellConservative19253rd term
St. DenisArthur DenisLiberal19214th term
St. HenriPaul MercierLiberal19214th term
St. Hyacinthe—RouvilleAdélard FontaineLiberal19301st term
St. JamesFernand RinfretLiberal19205th term
St. Johns—IbervilleMartial RhéaumeLiberal19301st term
St. Lawrence—St. GeorgeCharles Cahan Conservative19253rd term
St. Lawrence—St. GeorgeCharles Cahan Conservative19253rd term
St. MaryHermas DeslauriersLiberal19175th term
SheffordJ.-Eugène TétreaultConservative19262nd term
SherbrookeCharles Benjamin HowardLiberal19253rd term
StansteadJohn Thomas HackettConservative19301st term
TerrebonneLouis-Étienne ParentLiberal19301st term
Three Rivers—St. MauriceArthur Bettez Liberal19253rd term
Three Rivers—St. MauriceCharles Bourgeois Conservative19311st term
TémiscouataJean-François PouliotLiberal19244th term
Vaudreuil—SoulangesJoseph ThauvetteLiberal19301st term
WrightFizalam-William PerrasLiberal19253rd term
YamaskaAimé Boucher Liberal19215th term
YamaskaAimé Boucher Liberal19215th term

[Saskatchewan]

Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of terms
AssiniboiaRobert McKenzieLiberal19253rd term
HumboldtAlbert Frederick TotzkeLiberal19253rd term
KindersleyArchibald M. CarmichaelProgressive19214th term
Last MountainHarry ButcherLiberal19301st term
Long LakeWalter Davy CowanConservative1917, 19302nd term*
MackenzieMilton Neil Campbell Progressive19214th term
MackenzieJohn Angus MacMillan Liberal19331st term
Maple CreekJames Beck SwanstonConservative19301st term
MelfortRobert Weir Conservative19301st term
MelfortRobert Weir Conservative19301st term
MelvilleWilliam Richard MotherwellLiberal19214th term
Moose JawWilliam Addison BeynonConservative19301st term
North BattlefordCameron Ross McIntoshLiberal19253rd term
Prince AlbertWilliam Lyon Mackenzie KingLiberal1908, 1919, 19266th term*
Qu'AppelleErnest PerleyLiberal19214th term
ReginaFranklin White TurnbullConservative19301st term
RosetownWilliam John LoucksLiberal19301st term
SaskatoonFrank MacMillanConservative19301st term
South BattlefordJohn VallanceLiberal19253rd term
Swift CurrentCharles Edward BothwellLiberal19253rd term
WeyburnEdward James YoungLiberal19253rd term
Willow BunchThomas F. DonnellyLiberal19253rd term
YorktonGeorge Washington McPheeLiberal19253rd term

[Yukon]

Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of terms
YukonGeorge Black Conservative19214th term