| 1st Parliament of Canada | |||
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| Majority parliament | |||
| 24 September 1867 – 8 July 1872 | |||
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| Parliament leaders | |||
| Prime Minister | Rt. Hon. Sir John A. Macdonald 1 Jul 1867 – 5 Nov 1873 | ||
| Cabinet | 1st Canadian Ministry | ||
| Party caucuses | |||
| Government | Conservative Party & Liberal-Conservative | ||
| Opposition | Liberal Party | ||
| Crossbench | Anti-Confederation Party | ||
| House of Commons | |||
 Seating arrangements of the House of Commons | |||
| Speaker of the Commons | Hon. James Cockburn November 6, 1867 – March 25, 1874 | ||
| Members | 180 MP seats List of members | ||
| Senate | |||
| Speaker of the Senate | The Hon. Joseph-Édouard Cauchon November 5, 1867 – May 16, 1869 | ||
| Government Senate Leader | Alexander Campbell July 1, 1867 – November 5, 1873 | ||
| Opposition Senate Leader | Luc Letellier de St-Just July 1, 1867 – November 5, 1873 | ||
| Senators | 72 senator seats List of senators | ||
| Sovereign | |||
| Monarch | Victoria 1 July 1867 – 22 Jan. 1901 | ||
| Governor General | The Viscount Monck 1 July 1867 – 14 Nov. 1868 | ||
| Lord Lisgar 2 Feb. 1869 – 25 June 1872 | |||
| The Earl of Dufferin 25 June 1872 – 25 Nov. 1878 | |||
| Sessions | |||
| 1st session November 6, 1867 – May 22, 1868 | |||
| 2nd session April 15, 1869 – June 22, 1869 | |||
| 3rd session February 15, 1870 – May 12, 1870 | |||
| 4th session February 15, 1871 – April 14, 1871 | |||
| 5th session April 11, 1872 – June 14, 1872 | |||
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The 1st Canadian Parliament was in session from November 6, 1867, until July 8, 1872. The membership was set by the 1867 federal election from August 7 to September 20, 1867. It was prorogued prior to the 1872 election.
It was controlled by a majority coalition between the Conservative Party and the Liberal-Conservative Party under Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald and the 1st Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Liberal Party, led by Edward Blake from 1869 to 1871, followed by a vacancy in the Liberal leadership.
The Speaker was James Cockburn. See also List of Canadian electoral districts (1867–1871) for a list of the ridings in this parliament.