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
Cabinet26th 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
GovernmentLiberal Party
OppositionBloc Québécois
Senate Opp.Progressive Conservative Party*
RecognizedReform Party
UnrecognizedNew 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)
Members295 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)
Senators104 senator seats
List of senators
Sovereign
MonarchElizabeth 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
Jean Chrétien was Prime Minister during the 35th Canadian Parliament.

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:

Session Start End
1st January 17, 1994 February 2, 1996
2nd February 27, 1996 April 27, 1997