24th Canadian Parliament


The 24th Canadian Parliament was in session from May 12, 1958, until April 19, 1962. The membership was set by the 1958 federal election on March 31, 1958, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1962 election.
It was controlled by a Progressive Conservative Party majority, which won the largest majority in Canadian history, under Prime Minister John Diefenbaker and the 18th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Liberal Party, led by Lester B. Pearson.
The Speaker was Roland Michener. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1952-1966 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.
There were five sessions of the 24th Parliament.

List of members

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

[Alberta]

Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of terms
AcadiaJack HornerProgressive Conservative19581st term
AthabaskaJack BiggProgressive Conservative19581st term
Battle River—CamroseClifford SmallwoodProgressive Conservative19581st term
Bow RiverEldon WoolliamsProgressive Conservative19581st term
Calgary NorthDouglas HarknessProgressive Conservative19455th term
Calgary SouthArthur Ryan SmithProgressive Conservative19572nd term
Edmonton EastWilliam SkoreykoProgressive Conservative19581st term
Edmonton—StrathconaTerry NugentProgressive Conservative19581st term
Edmonton WestMarcel Lambert Progressive Conservative19572nd term
Jasper—EdsonHugh HornerProgressive Conservative19581st term
LethbridgeDeane GundlockProgressive Conservative19581st term
MacleodLawrence KindtProgressive Conservative19581st term
Medicine HatEdwin William BrunsdenProgressive Conservative19581st term
Peace RiverGed BaldwinProgressive Conservative19581st term
Red DeerHarris George RogersProgressive Conservative19581st term
VegrevilleFrank FaneProgressive Conservative19581st term
WetaskiwinJames Stanley SpeakmanProgressive Conservative19581st term

[British Columbia]

Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of terms
Burnaby—CoquitlamErhart RegierC.C.F.19533rd term
Burnaby—CoquitlamErhart RegierNew Democratic Party19533rd term
Burnaby—RichmondJohn DrysdaleProgressive Conservative19581st term
CaribooWalter HendersonProgressive Conservative19581st term
Coast—CapilanoWilliam Hector PayneProgressive Conservative19581st term
Comox—AlberniHenry McQuillanProgressive Conservative19581st term
Esquimalt—SaanichGeorge Pearkes Progressive Conservative19455th term
Esquimalt—SaanichGeorge Chatterton Progressive Conservative19611st term
Fraser ValleyWilliam Harold HicksProgressive Conservative19581st term
KamloopsDavie FultonProgressive Conservative19455th term
Kootenay EastMurray McFarlaneProgressive Conservative19581st term
Kootenay WestHerbert Wilfred HerridgeC.C.F.19455th term
Kootenay WestHerbert Wilfred HerridgeNew Democratic Party19455th term
NanaimoWalter MatthewsProgressive Conservative19581st term
New WestminsterWilliam McLennanProgressive Conservative19581st term
Okanagan BoundaryDavid Vaughan PughProgressive Conservative19581st term
Okanagan—RevelstokeStuart FlemingProgressive Conservative19581st term
SkeenaFrank HowardC.C.F.19572nd term
SkeenaFrank HowardNew Democratic Party19572nd term
Vancouver—BurrardJohn Russell TaylorProgressive Conservative19572nd term
Vancouver CentreDouglas JungProgressive Conservative19572nd term
Vancouver EastHarold WinchC.C.F.19533rd term
Vancouver EastHarold WinchNew Democratic Party19533rd term
Vancouver KingswayJohn Ferguson BrowneProgressive Conservative19581st term
Vancouver QuadraHoward Charles GreenProgressive Conservative19357th term
Vancouver SouthErnest James BroomeProgressive Conservative19572nd term
VictoriaAlbert McPhillipsProgressive Conservative19572nd term

[Manitoba]

Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of terms
Brandon—SourisWalter Dinsdale Progressive Conservative19514th term
ChurchillRobert SimpsonProgressive Conservative19572nd term
DauphinElmer ForbesProgressive Conservative19581st term
LisgarGeorge MuirProgressive Conservative19572nd term
MarquetteNick MandziukProgressive Conservative19572nd term
Portage—NeepawaGeorge FairfieldProgressive Conservative19572nd term
ProvencherWarner Jorgenson Progressive Conservative19572nd term
SelkirkEric Stefanson Sr.Progressive Conservative19581st term
SpringfieldVal Yacula Progressive Conservative19581st term
SpringfieldJoseph Slogan Progressive Conservative19581st term
St. BonifaceLaurier RégnierProgressive Conservative19581st term
Winnipeg NorthMurray SmithProgressive Conservative19581st term
Winnipeg North CentreJohn MacLeanProgressive Conservative19581st term
Winnipeg SouthGordon ChownProgressive Conservative19572nd term
Winnipeg South CentreGordon ChurchillProgressive Conservative19514th term

[New Brunswick]

Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of terms
CharlotteCaldwell StewartProgressive Conservative19581st term
GloucesterHédard RobichaudLiberal19533rd term
KentHervé MichaudLiberal19533rd term
Northumberland—MiramichiGeorge Roy McwilliamLiberal19494th term
Restigouche—MadawaskaCharles Van HorneProgressive Conservative19553rd term
Restigouche—MadawaskaEdgar Fournier Progressive Conservative19611st term
RoyalAlfred Johnson BrooksProgressive Conservative19357th term
RoyalHugh John Flemming Progressive Conservative19601st term
St. John—AlbertThomas Miller Bell Progressive Conservative19533rd term
Victoria—CarletonGage MontgomeryProgressive Conservative19524th term
WestmorlandWilliam CreaghanProgressive Conservative19581st term
York—SunburyJohn Chester MacRaeProgressive Conservative19572nd term

Newfoundland">Newfoundland and Labrador">Newfoundland

Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of terms
Bonavista—TwillingateJack PickersgillLiberal19533rd term
Burin—BurgeoChesley William CarterLiberal19494th term
Grand Falls—White Bay—LabradorCharles GrangerLiberal19581st term
Humber—St. George'sHerman Maxwell BattenLiberal19533rd term
St. John's EastJames McGrathProgressive Conservative19572nd term
St. John's WestWilliam Joseph BrowneProgressive Conservative1949, 19573rd term*
Trinity—ConceptionJames Roy TuckerLiberal19581st term

[Nova Scotia]

Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of terms
Antigonish—GuysboroughClement O'LearyProgressive Conservative19581st term
Cape Breton North and VictoriaRobert MuirProgressive Conservative19572nd term
Cape Breton SouthDonald MacInnisProgressive Conservative19572nd term
Colchester—HantsCyril KennedyProgressive Conservative19572nd term
CumberlandRobert CoatesProgressive Conservative19572nd term
Digby—Annapolis—KingsGeorge NowlanProgressive Conservative1948, 19505th term*
Halifax*Robert McCleaveProgressive Conservative19572nd term
Halifax*Edmund L. Morris Progressive Conservative19572nd term
Inverness—RichmondRobert MacLellanProgressive Conservative19581st term
PictouRussell MacEwanProgressive Conservative19572nd term
Queens—LunenburgLloyd CrouseProgressive Conservative19572nd term
Shelburne—Yarmouth—ClareFelton LegereProgressive Conservative19581st term

[Prince Edward Island]

Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of terms
King'sJohn Augustine Macdonald Progressive Conservative19572nd term
King'sMargaret Mary Macdonald Progressive Conservative19611st term
PrinceOrville Howard PhillipsProgressive Conservative19572nd term
Queen's*Angus MacLeanProgressive Conservative19514th term
Queen's*Heath MacQuarrieProgressive Conservative19572nd term

[Saskatchewan]

Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of terms
AssiniboiaHazen ArgueC.C.F.19455th term
New Democratic PartyAssiniboiaHazen Argue-19455th term
LiberalAssiniboiaHazen Argue-19455th term
Humboldt—MelfortReynold RappProgressive Conservative19581st term
KindersleyRobert HanbidgeProgressive Conservative19581st term
MackenzieStanley KorchinskiProgressive Conservative19581st term
Meadow LakeBert CadieuProgressive Conservative19581st term
MelvilleJames OrmistonProgressive Conservative19581st term
Moose Jaw—Lake CentreJ. Ernest PascoeProgressive Conservative19581st term
Moose MountainRichard SouthamProgressive Conservative19581st term
Prince AlbertJohn DiefenbakerProgressive Conservative19406th term
Qu'AppelleAlvin HamiltonProgressive Conservative19572nd term
Regina CityKen MoreProgressive Conservative19581st term
Rosetown—BiggarClarence Owen CooperProgressive Conservative19581st term
RosthernEdward NasserdenProgressive Conservative19581st term
SaskatoonHenry Frank Jones Progressive Conservative19572nd term
Swift Current—Maple CreekJack McIntoshProgressive Conservative19581st term
The BattlefordsAlbert HornerProgressive Conservative19581st term
YorktonG. Drummond ClancyProgressive Conservative19581st term

[Yukon]

Electoral districtNamePartyFirst elected/previously electedNo. of terms
YukonErik NielsenProgressive Conservative19572nd term

Major bills of the 24th Parliament

Important bills of the 24th parliament included: