| Jurisdiction | CA |
|---|---|
| # | 19th |
| Status | inactive |
| Term-begin | 1940-05-16 |
| Term-end | 1945-04-16 |
| Houseimage | Chambre des Communes 1940.png |
| Members | 245 |
| Sc | James Allison Glen |
| Scterm | 16 May 1940 – 5 September 1945 |
| Pm | William Lyon Mackenzie King |
| Ministry | 16th Canadian Ministry |
| Pm-begin | 1935-10-23 |
| Pm-end | 1948-11-15 |
| Lo | Richard Hanson |
| Loterm | 14 May 1940 – 1 January 1943 |
| Lo 2 | Gordon Graydon |
| Loterm 2 | 1 January 1943 – 10 June 1945 |
| Ghl | Ian Alistair Mackenzie |
| Ghlterm | 14 October 1944 – 30 April 1948 |
| Ss | Georges Parent |
| Ssterm | 9 May 1940 – 14 December 1942 |
| Ss 2 | Thomas Vien |
| Ssterm 2 | 23 January 1943 – 23 August 1945 |
| Gsl | Raoul Dandurand |
| Gslterm | 23 October 1935 – 11 March 1942 |
| Gsl 2 | James Horace King |
| Gslterm 2 | 26 May 1942 – 24 August 1945 |
| Osl | Arthur Meighen |
| Oslterm | 22 October 1935 – 16 January 1942 |
| Osl 2 | Charles Colquhoun Ballantyne |
| Oslterm 2 | 16 January 1942 – 11 September 1945 |
| Party | Liberal Party |
| Party 2 | National Government (Canada) & Conservative Party |
| Unrecparty 1 | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
| Unrecparty 2 | Social Credit Party |
| Unrecparty 3 | Liberal-Progressive |
| Sessionbegin | 16 May 1940 |
| Sessionend | 5 November 1940 |
| Sessionbegin 2 | 7 November 1940 |
| Sessionend 2 | 21 January 1942 |
| Sessionbegin 3 | 22 January 1942 |
| Sessionend 3 | 27 January 1943 |
| Sessionbegin 4 | 28 January 1943 |
| Sessionend 4 | 26 January 1944 |
| Sessionbegin 5 | 27 January 1944 |
| Sessionend 5 | 31 January 1945 |
| Sessionbegin 6 | 19 March 1945 |
| Sessionend 6 | 16 April 1945 |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Monarchterm | 11 December 1936 – 6 February 1952 |
| Viceroy | Alexander Cambridge |
| Viceroyterm | 21 June 1940 – 12 April 1946 |
| Lastparl | 18th |
| Nextparl | 20th |
The 19th Canadian Parliament was in session from 16 May 1940, until 16 April 1945. The membership was set by the 1940 federal election on 26 March 1940, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1945 election.
It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King and the 16th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the so-called "National Government" party (the name which the Conservatives ran under in the 1940 election), led in the House by Richard Hanson and Gordon Graydon consecutively as the three successive national leaders of the party, Robert Manion, Arthur Meighen and John Bracken did not have seats in the House of Commons. With the selection of Bracken as national leader in December 1942, the party became known as the Progressive Conservatives.
The Speaker was James Allison Glen. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1933–1947 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.
There were six sessions of the 19th Parliament.
On 30 December 1941, United Kingdom Prime Minister Winston Churchill addressed the House of Commons and Senate in Centre Block in his "Some chicken! Some neck!" speech.[1]
List of members
Following is a full list of members of the nineteenth Parliament listed first by province, then by electoral district.
Key:
- Party leaders are italicized.
- Parliamentary assistants is indicated by "‡".
- 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.
Alberta
British Columbia
| Electoral district | Name | Party | First elected/previously elected | No. of terms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cariboo | James Gray Turgeon | Liberal | 1935 | 2nd term | |
| Comox—Alberni | Alan Webster Neill | Independent | 1921 | 6th term | |
| Fraser Valley | George Cruickshank | Liberal | 1940 | 1st term | |
| Kamloops | Thomas O'Neill | Liberal | 1935 | 2nd term | |
| Kootenay East | George MacKinnon | National Government | 1940 | 1st term | |
| Progressive Conservative | |||||
| Kootenay West | William Esling | National Government | 1925 | 5th term | |
| Progressive Conservative | |||||
| Nanaimo | Alan Chambers | Liberal | 1940 | 1st term | |
| New Westminster | Thomas Reid | Liberal | 1930 | 3rd term | |
| Skeena | Olof Hanson | Liberal | 1930 | 3rd term | |
| Vancouver—Burrard | Gerry McGeer | Liberal | 1935 | 2nd term | |
| Vancouver Centre | Ian Alistair Mackenzie | Liberal | 1930 | 3rd term | |
| Vancouver East | Angus MacInnis | C.C.F. | 1930 | 3rd term | |
| Vancouver North | James Sinclair | Liberal | 1940 | 1st term | |
| Vancouver South | Howard Charles Green | National Government | 1935 | 2nd term | |
| Progressive Conservative | |||||
| Victoria | Robert Mayhew | Liberal | 1937 | 2nd term | |
| Yale | Grote Stirling | National Government | 1924 | 6th term | |
| Progressive Conservative |
Manitoba
New Brunswick
| Electoral district | Name | Party | First elected/previously elected | No. of terms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte | Burton Hill | Liberal | 1935 | 2nd term | |
| Gloucester | Clarence Joseph Veniot | Liberal | 1936 | 2nd term | |
| Kent | Aurel Léger | Liberal | 1940 | 1st term | |
| Northumberland | Joseph Leonard O'Brien | National Government | 1940 | 1st term | |
| Progressive Conservative | |||||
| Restigouche—Madawaska | Joseph Enoil Michaud | Liberal | 1933 | 3rd term | |
| Royal | Alfred Johnson Brooks | National Government | 1935 | 2nd term | |
| Progressive Conservative | |||||
| St. John—Albert | King Hazen | National Government | 1940 | 1st term | |
| Progressive Conservative | |||||
| Victoria—Carleton | Heber Harold Hatfield | National Government | 1940 | 1st term | |
| Progressive Conservative | |||||
| Westmorland | Henry Read Emmerson | Liberal | 1935 | 2nd term | |
| York—Sunbury | Richard Hanson | National Government | 1921, 1940 | 6th term* | |
| Progressive Conservative |
Nova Scotia
| Electoral district | Name | Party | First elected/previously elected | No. of terms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigonish—Guysborough | J. Ralph Kirk | Liberal | 1936 | 2nd term | |
| Cape Breton North and Victoria | Matthew Maclean | Liberal | 1937 | 2nd term | |
| Cape Breton South | Clarence Gillis | C.C.F. | 1940 | 1st term | |
| Colchester—Hants | Gordon Purdy | Liberal | 1935 | 2nd term | |
| Cumberland | Percy Chapman Black | National Government | 1940 | 1st term | |
| Progressive Conservative | |||||
| Digby—Annapolis—Kings | J. L. Ilsley | Liberal | 1926 | 4th term | |
| Halifax* | Gordon B. Isnor | Liberal | 1935 | 2nd term | |
| William Chisholm Macdonald ‡ | Liberal | 1940 | 1st term | ||
| Inverness—Richmond | Moses Elijah McGarry | Liberal | 1940 | 1st term | |
| Pictou | Henry Byron McCulloch | Liberal | 1935 | 2nd term | |
| Queens—Lunenburg | John James Kinley | Liberal | 1935 | 2nd term | |
| Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare | Vincent Pottier | Liberal | 1935 | 2nd term |
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
| Electoral district | Name | Party | First elected/previously elected | No. of terms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King's | Thomas Vincent Grant | Liberal | 1935 | 2nd term | |
| Prince | James Ralston | Liberal | 1926,[f] 1940 | 3rd term* | |
| Queen's* | James Lester Douglas | Liberal | 1940 | 1st term | |
| Cyrus Macmillan ‡ | Liberal | 1940 | 1st term |
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Yukon
| Electoral district | Name | Party | First elected/previously elected | No. of terms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yukon | George Black | National Government | 1921, 1940 | 5th term | |
| Progressive Conservative |
By-elections
Notes
- ^ Marquette (First elected as a Unionist/Progressive)
- ^ Brandon
- ^ First elected as a Progressive
- ^ Toronto North/Toronto Northwest
- ^ Hamilton East (First elected as a Labour)
- ^ Shelburne—Yarmouth (Nova Scotia)
- ^ Waterloo North (Ontario)
- ^ Prince (PEI)/York North (Ontario)
- ^ First elected as a Liberal
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