32nd Canadian Parliament

32nd Parliament of Canada
Majority parliament
14 April 1980 – 9 July 1984
Parliament leaders
Prime
Minister
Pierre Trudeau
3 Mar 1980 – 30 Jun 1984
John Turner
30 Jun 1984 – 17 Sep 1984
Cabinets22nd Canadian Ministry
23rd Canadian Ministry
Leader of the
Opposition
Joe Clark
March 3, 1980 (1980-03-03) – February 1, 1983 (1983-02-01)
Erik Nielsen (interim)
February 2, 1983 (1983-02-02) – August 28, 1983 (1983-08-28)
Brian Mulroney
August 29, 1983 (1983-08-29) – September 16, 1984 (1984-09-16)
Party caucuses
GovernmentLiberal Party
OppositionProgressive Conservative Party
RecognizedNew Democratic Party
UnrecognizedSocial Credit Party*
* Only in the Senate.
House of Commons

Seating arrangements of the House of Commons
Speaker of the
Commons
Jeanne Sauvé
April 14, 1980 (1980-04-14) – January 15, 1984 (1984-01-15)
John Allen Fraser
January 16, 1984 (1984-01-16) – November 4, 1984 (1984-11-04)
Government
House Leader
Yvon Pinard
March 3, 1980 (1980-03-03) – June 29, 1984 (1984-06-29)
André Ouellet
June 30, 1984 (1984-06-30) – July 9, 1984 (1984-07-09)
Opposition
House Leader
Walter Baker
April 14, 1980 (1980-04-14) – September 8, 1981 (1981-09-08)
Erik Nielsen
September 9, 1981 (1981-09-09) – February 8, 1983 (1983-02-08)
Doug Lewis
February 9, 1983 (1983-02-09) – September 6, 1983 (1983-09-06)
Erik Nielsen (2nd time)
September 7, 1983 (1983-09-07) – April 5, 1984 (1984-04-05)
Ray Hnatyshyn
April 6, 1984 (1984-04-06) – July 9, 1984 (1984-07-09)
Members282 MP seats
List of members
Senate

Seating arrangements of the Senate
Speaker of the
Senate
Jean Marchand
March 4, 1980 (1980-03-04) – December 15, 1983 (1983-12-15)
Maurice Riel
December 16, 1983 (1983-12-16) – November 1, 1984 (1984-11-01)
Government
Senate Leader
Ray Perrault
March 3, 1980 (1980-03-03) – September 29, 1982 (1982-09-29)
Bud Olson
September 30, 1982 (1982-09-30) – June 29, 1984 (1984-06-29)
Allan MacEachen
June 30, 1984 (1984-06-30) – September 16, 1984 (1984-09-16)
Opposition
Senate Leader
Jacques Flynn
January 1, 1980 (1980-01-01) – January 1, 1984 (1984-01-01)
Senators104 senator seats
List of senators
Sovereign
MonarchElizabeth II
6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022
Sessions
1st session
April 14, 1980 (1980-04-14) – November 30, 1983 (1983-11-30)
2nd session
December 7, 1983 (1983-12-07) – July 4, 1984 (1984-07-04)
← 31st → 33rd

The 32nd Canadian Parliament was in session from April 14, 1980, until July 9, 1984. The membership was set by the 1980 federal election on February 18, 1980, and it only changed slightly due to resignations and by-elections prior to being dissolved before the 1984 election.

It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority, led first by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and the 22nd Canadian Ministry, and then by Prime Minister John Turner and the 23rd Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Progressive Conservative Party, led first by Joe Clark, and then Brian Mulroney.

The Speaker was Jeanne Sauvé then Cyril Lloyd Francis. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1976-1987 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.

There were two sessions of the 32nd Parliament:

Session Start End
1st April 14, 1980 November 30, 1983
2nd December 7, 1983 July 9, 1984