24th Canadian Parliament

24th Parliament of Canada
Majority parliament
12 May 1958 – 19 April 1962
Parliament leaders
Prime
Minister
John Diefenbaker
21 Jun 1957 – 22 Apr 1963
Cabinet18th Canadian Ministry
Leader of the
Opposition
Lester B. Pearson
Party caucuses
GovernmentProgressive Conservative Party
OppositionLiberal Party
CrossbenchCo-operative Commonwealth Federation
House of Commons

Seating arrangements of the House of Commons
Members265 MP seats
List of members
Sovereign
MonarchElizabeth II
Sessions
1st session
1958-05-12 – 1958-09-06
2nd session
1959-01-15 – 1959-07-18
3rd session
1960-01-14 – 1960-08-10
4th session
1960-11-17 – 1961-09-29
5th session
1962-01-18 – 1962-04-19
← 23rd → 25th

The 24th Canadian Parliament was in session from May 12, 1958, until April 19, 1962. The membership was set by the 1958 federal election on March 31, 1958, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1962 election.

It was controlled by a Progressive Conservative Party majority, which won the largest majority in Canadian history, under Prime Minister John Diefenbaker and the 18th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Liberal Party, led by Lester B. Pearson.

The Speaker was Roland Michener. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1952-1966 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.

There were five sessions of the 24th Parliament.