Member of Parliament (Canada)
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A member of Parliament (post-nominal letters: MP; French: député, [depyte]) is an elected politician in the House of Commons of Canada, the lower house of the Parliament of Canada.
Infobox
Occupation type
Politician
Activity sectors
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Competencies
Lawpublic speakingdecision-makingbudgetingcommunications
Related jobs
Senatorgovernment ministermember of Provincial Parliamentmember of the Legislative Assemblycity councillor
Tables
· Number of members
1st
1st
Parliament(s)
1st
Years
1867–1872
# of Ridings
180
+/–
2nd
2nd
Parliament(s)
2nd
Years
1872–1874
# of Ridings
200
+/–
20
3rd, 4th
3rd, 4th
Parliament(s)
3rd, 4th
Years
1874–1882
# of Ridings
206
+/–
6
5th
5th
Parliament(s)
5th
Years
1882–1887
# of Ridings
211
+/–
5
6th, 7th
6th, 7th
Parliament(s)
6th, 7th
Years
1887–1896
# of Ridings
215
+/–
4
8th, 9th
8th, 9th
Parliament(s)
8th, 9th
Years
1896–1904
# of Ridings
213
+/–
2
10th
10th
Parliament(s)
10th
Years
1904–1908
# of Ridings
214
+/–
1
11th, 12th
11th, 12th
Parliament(s)
11th, 12th
Years
1908–1917
# of Ridings
221
+/–
7
13th, 14th
13th, 14th
Parliament(s)
13th, 14th
Years
1917–1925
# of Ridings
235
+/–
14
15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th
15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th
Parliament(s)
15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th
Years
1925–1949
# of Ridings
245
+/–
10
21st
21st
Parliament(s)
21st
Years
1949–1953
# of Ridings
262
+/–
17
22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th
22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th
Parliament(s)
22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th
Years
1953–1968
# of Ridings
265
+/–
3
28th, 29th, 30th
28th, 29th, 30th
Parliament(s)
28th, 29th, 30th
Years
1968–1979
# of Ridings
264
+/–
1
31st, 32nd, 33rd
31st, 32nd, 33rd
Parliament(s)
31st, 32nd, 33rd
Years
1979–1988
# of Ridings
282
+/–
18
34th, 35th
34th, 35th
Parliament(s)
34th, 35th
Years
1988–1997
# of Ridings
295
+/–
13
36th, 37th
36th, 37th
Parliament(s)
36th, 37th
Years
1997–2004
# of Ridings
301
+/–
6
38th, 39th, 40th, 41st
38th, 39th, 40th, 41st
Parliament(s)
38th, 39th, 40th, 41st
Years
2004–2015
# of Ridings
308
+/–
7
42nd, 43rd, 44th
42nd, 43rd, 44th
Parliament(s)
42nd, 43rd, 44th
Years
2015–2025
# of Ridings
338
+/–
30
45th
45th
Parliament(s)
45th
Years
Since 2025
# of Ridings
343
+/–
5
| Parliament(s) | Years | # of Ridings | +/– |
| 1st | 1867–1872 | 180 | |
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | 200 | 20 |
| 3rd, 4th | 1874–1882 | 206 | 6 |
| 5th | 1882–1887 | 211 | 5 |
| 6th, 7th | 1887–1896 | 215 | 4 |
| 8th, 9th | 1896–1904 | 213 | 2 |
| 10th | 1904–1908 | 214 | 1 |
| 11th, 12th | 1908–1917 | 221 | 7 |
| 13th, 14th | 1917–1925 | 235 | 14 |
| 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th | 1925–1949 | 245 | 10 |
| 21st | 1949–1953 | 262 | 17 |
| 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th | 1953–1968 | 265 | 3 |
| 28th, 29th, 30th | 1968–1979 | 264 | 1 |
| 31st, 32nd, 33rd | 1979–1988 | 282 | 18 |
| 34th, 35th | 1988–1997 | 295 | 13 |
| 36th, 37th | 1997–2004 | 301 | 6 |
| 38th, 39th, 40th, 41st | 2004–2015 | 308 | 7 |
| 42nd, 43rd, 44th | 2015–2025 | 338 | 30 |
| 45th | Since 2025 | 343 | 5 |
References
- www.justice.gc.cahttps://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/csj-sjc/legis-redact/legistics/p1p19.html
- www.thecanadianencyclopedia.cahttps://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/redistribution
- CBC Newshttps://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/electoral-redistribution-process-canada-new-ridings-1.6767033
- www.elections.cahttp://web.archive.org/web/20250429015450/https://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=res&dir=cir/red/faq&document=index&lang=e
- Constitution Act, 1867https://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/const/c1867_e.html#misc
- Victoria 1867, Fifth Schedule
- Canadian Monarchist Newshttp://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090708014149/http://www.monarchist.ca/cmn/2003/CMN_summer_2003_Update%2D6.pdf
- House of Commons Procedure and Practice
- www.lexology.comhttps://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=ed778b42-c6f2-4b5f-a103-4c4260f83bb1
- lop.parl.cahttps://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Salaries