11th Parliament of Canada | |||
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Majority parliament | |||
20 January 1909 – 29 July 1911 | |||
Parliament leaders | |||
Prime Minister | Rt. Hon. Sir Wilfrid Laurier 11 Jul 1896 – 6 Oct 1911 | ||
Cabinet | 8th Canadian Ministry | ||
Leader of the Opposition | Hon. Robert Borden February 6, 1901 – October 9, 1911 | ||
Party caucuses | |||
Government | Liberal Party | ||
Opposition | Conservative Party & Liberal-Conservative | ||
Crossbench | Labour | ||
House of Commons | |||
Seating arrangements of the House of Commons | |||
Speaker of the Commons | Hon. Charles Marcil January 20, 1909 – November 14, 1911 | ||
Members | 221 MP seats List of members | ||
Senate | |||
Speaker of the Senate | Hon. James Kerr January 14, 1909 – October 22, 1911 | ||
Government Senate Leader | Sir Richard John Cartwright 1909 – October 6, 1911 | ||
Opposition Senate Leader | Sir James Alexander Lougheed April 1, 1906 – October 6, 1911 | ||
Sovereign | |||
Monarch | Edward VII 22 January 1901 – 6 May 1910 | ||
George V 6 May 1910 – 20 January 1936 | |||
Governor General | The Earl Grey Dec. 10, 1904 – Oct. 13, 1911 | ||
Sessions | |||
1st session January 20, 1909 – May 19, 1909 | |||
2nd session November 11, 1909 – May 4, 1910 | |||
3rd session November 17, 1910 – July 29, 1911 | |||
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The 11th Canadian Parliament was in session from January 20, 1909, until July 29, 1911. The membership was set by the 1908 federal election on October 26, 1908, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1911 election.
It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the 8th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Conservative/Liberal-Conservative, led by Robert Borden.
The Speaker was Charles Marcil. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1907-1914 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.