3rd Canadian Parliament

3rd Parliament of Canada
Majority parliament
21 February 1874 – 16 August 1878
Parliament leaders
Prime
Minister
Hon. Alexander Mackenzie
7 Nov 1873 – 8 Oct 1878
Cabinet2nd Canadian Ministry
Leader of the
Opposition
Sir John A. Macdonald
Nov. 6, 1873 – Oct. 16, 1878
Party caucuses
GovernmentLiberal Party
OppositionConservative Party
& Liberal-Conservative
House of Commons

Seating arrangements of the House of Commons
Speaker of the
Commons
Timothy Warren Anglin
March 26, 1874 – February 12, 1879
Members206 seats MP seats
List of members
Senate
Speaker of the
Senate
The Hon. David Christie
January 9, 1874 – October 16, 1878
Government
Senate Leader
Luc Letellier de St-Just
November 5, 1873 – December 14, 1876
Sir Richard William Scott
December 14, 1876 – October 7, 1878
Opposition
Senate Leader
Alexander Campbell
November 7, 1873 – October 8, 1878
Senators92 seats senator seats
List of senators
Sovereign
MonarchVictoria
1 July 1867 – 22 Jan. 1901
Governor
General
The Earl of Dufferin
25 June 1872 – 25 Nov. 1878
Sessions
1st session
March 26, 1874 – May 26, 1874
2nd session
February 4, 1875 – April 8, 1875
3rd session
February 10, 1876 – April 12, 1876
4th session
February 8, 1877 – April 28, 1877
5th session
February 7, 1878 – May 10, 1878
← 2nd → 4th

The 3rd Canadian Parliament was in session from March 26, 1874, until August 17, 1878. The membership was set by the 1874 federal election on January 22, 1874. It was dissolved prior to the 1878 election.

It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Prime Minister Alexander Mackenzie and the 2nd Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Conservative/Liberal-Conservative, first led by Sir John A. Macdonald.

The Speaker was Timothy Warren Anglin. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1873-1882 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.

There were five sessions of the 3rd Parliament:

Session Start End
1st March 26, 1874 May 26, 1874
2nd February 4, 1875 April 8, 1875
3rd February 10, 1876 April 12, 1876
4th February 8, 1877 April 28, 1877
5th February 7, 1878 May 10, 1878