35th Canadian Parliament

35th Parliament of Canada
Majority parliament
17 January 1994 – 27 April 1997
Parliament leaders
Prime Minister	Rt. Hon. Jean Chrétien 4 Nov 1993 – 12 Dec 2003
Cabinet	26th Canadian Ministry
Leader of the Opposition	Hon. Lucien Bouchard October 25, 1993 (1993-10-25) – January 14, 1996 (1996-01-14)
	Hon. Gilles Duceppe (1st time) January 15, 1996 (1996-01-15) – February 16, 1996 (1996-02-16)
	Hon. Michel Gauthier February 17, 1996 (1996-02-17) – March 14, 1997 (1997-03-14)
	Hon. Gilles Duceppe (2nd time) March 15, 1997 (1997-03-15) – June 23, 1997 (1997-06-23)
Party caucuses
Government	Liberal Party
Opposition	Bloc Québécois
Senate Opp.	Progressive Conservative Party*
Recognized	Reform Party
Unrecognized	New Democratic Party
* Party only held official party status in the Senate.
House of Commons
Seating arrangements of the House of Commons
Speaker of the Commons	Hon. Gilbert Parent January 17, 1994 (1994-01-17) – January 28, 2001 (2001-01-28)
Government House Leader	Hon. Herb Gray November 4, 1993 (1993-11-04) – April 27, 1997 (1997-04-27)
Opposition House Leader	Hon. Michel Gauthier November 10, 1993 (1993-11-10) – February 17, 1996 (1996-02-17)
	Hon. Gilles Duceppe February 18, 1996 (1996-02-18) – March 16, 1997 (1997-03-16)
	Hon. Suzanne Tremblay March 17, 1997 (1997-03-17) – April 25, 1997 (1997-04-25)
Members	295 MP seats List of members
Senate
Seating arrangements of the Senate
Speaker of the Senate	Hon. Roméo LeBlanc December 7, 1993 (1993-12-07) – November 21, 1994 (1994-11-21)
	Hon. Gildas Molgat November 22, 1994 (1994-11-22) – January 25, 2001 (2001-01-25)
Government Senate Leader	Hon. Joyce Fairbairn November 4, 1993 (1993-11-04) – June 10, 1997 (1997-06-10)
Opposition Senate Leader	Hon. John Lynch-Staunton December 15, 1993 (1993-12-15) – September 30, 2004 (2004-09-30)
Senators	104 senator seats List of senators
Sovereign
Monarch	Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022
Governor General	Ray Hnatyshyn 29 January 1990 – 8 February 1995
	Roméo LeBlanc 8 February 1995 – 7 October 2000
Sessions
1st session January 14, 1994 (1994-01-14) – February 2, 1996 (1996-02-02)
2nd session February 27, 1996 (1996-02-27) – April 27, 1997 (1997-04-27)
← 34th → 36th

The 35th Canadian Parliament was in session from January 17, 1994, until April 27, 1997. The membership was set by the 1993 federal election on October 25, 1993, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1997 election.

It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and the 26th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Bloc Québécois, led first by Lucien Bouchard, then by Michel Gauthier, and finally by Gilles Duceppe.

The Speaker was Gilbert Parent. See also list of Canadian electoral districts 1987–96 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.

There were two sessions of the 35th Parliament: