1st Canadian Parliament

1st Parliament of Canada
Majority parliament
24 September 1867 – 8 July 1872
Parliament leaders
Prime
Minister
Rt. Hon. Sir John A. Macdonald
1 Jul 1867 – 5 Nov 1873
Cabinet1st Canadian Ministry
Party caucuses
GovernmentConservative Party
& Liberal-Conservative
OppositionLiberal Party
CrossbenchAnti-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
Members180 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
Senators72 senator seats
List of senators
Sovereign
MonarchVictoria
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
→ 2nd

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.