34th Canadian Parliament

34th Parliament of Canada
Majority parliament
12 December 1988 – 8 September 1993
Parliament leaders
Prime
Minister
Rt. Hon. Brian Mulroney
17 Sep 1984 – 25 Jun 1993
Rt. Hon. Kim Campbell
25 Jun 1993 – 4 Nov 1993
Cabinets24th Canadian Ministry
25th Canadian Ministry
Leader of the
Opposition
Rt. Hon. John Turner
September 17, 1984 (1984-09-17) – February 7, 1990 (1990-02-07)
Hon. Herb Gray
February 8, 1990 (1990-02-08) – December 20, 1990 (1990-12-20)
Hon. Jean Chrétien
December 21, 1990 (1990-12-21) – October 24, 1993 (1993-10-24)
Party caucuses
GovernmentProgressive Conservative Party
OppositionLiberal Party
RecognizedNew Democratic Party
House of Commons

Seating arrangements of the House of Commons
Speaker of the
Commons
Hon. John Allen Fraser
September 30, 1986 (1986-09-30) – January 16, 1994 (1994-01-16)
Government
House Leader
Hon. Don Mazankowski
June 30, 1986 (1986-06-30) – December 30, 1988 (1988-12-30)
Hon. Doug Lewis
April 3, 1989 (1989-04-03) – February 22, 1990 (1990-02-22)
Hon. Harvie Andre
February 23, 1990 (1990-02-23) – June 24, 1993 (1993-06-24)
Hon. Doug Lewis
June 25, 1993 (1993-06-25) – November 3, 1993 (1993-11-03)
Opposition
House Leader
Hon. Herb Gray
September 18, 1984 (1984-09-18) – February 7, 1990 (1990-02-07)
Hon. Jean-Robert Gauthier
February 7, 1990 (1990-02-07) – January 29, 1991 (1991-01-29)
Hon. David Charles Dingwall
January 30, 1991 (1991-01-30) – May 8, 1993 (1993-05-08)
Members295 MP seats
List of members
Senate

Seating arrangements of the Senate
Speaker of the
Senate
Hon. Guy Charbonneau
November 2, 1984 (1984-11-02) – December 6, 1993 (1993-12-06)
Government
Senate Leader
Hon. Lowell Murray
June 30, 1986 (1986-06-30) – November 3, 1993 (1993-11-03)
Opposition
Senate Leader
Hon. Allan MacEachen
September 16, 1984 (1984-09-16) – November 30, 1991 (1991-11-30)
Hon. Royce Herbert Frith
November 30, 1991 (1991-11-30) – October 25, 1993 (1993-10-25)
Senators104 senator seats
List of senators
Sovereign
MonarchElizabeth II
6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022
Sessions
1st session
December 12, 1988 (1988-12-12) – February 28, 1989 (1989-02-28)
2nd session
April 3, 1989 (1989-04-03) – May 12, 1991 (1991-05-12)
3rd session
May 13, 1991 (1991-05-13) – September 8, 1993 (1993-09-08)
← 33rd → 35th
Brian Mulroney was Prime Minister during most of the 34th Canadian Parliament.

The 34th Canadian Parliament was in session from December 12, 1988, until September 8, 1993. The membership was set by the 1988 federal election on November 21, 1988, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1993 election.

It was controlled by a Progressive Conservative Party majority, led first by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and the 24th Canadian Ministry, and then Prime Minister Kim Campbell and the 25th Canadian Ministry. The official opposition was the Liberal Party, led first by John Turner, and after 1990, by Jean Chrétien.

The speaker of the House of Commons was John Allen Fraser. See also list of Canadian electoral districts 1987-1997 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.

There were three sessions of the 34th Parliament:

Session Start End
1st December 12, 1988 February 28, 1989
2nd April 3, 1989 May 12, 1991
3rd May 13, 1991 September 8, 1993