| 4th Parliament of Canada | |||
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| Majority parliament | |||
| 13 February 1879 – 18 May 1882 | |||
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| Parliament leaders | |||
| Prime Minister | Rt. Hon. Sir John A. Macdonald 17 Oct 1878 – 6 Jun 1891 | ||
| Cabinet | 3rd Canadian Ministry | ||
| Leader of the Opposition | Alexander Mackenzie 17 October 1878 – 27 April 1880 | ||
| Edward Blake 4 May 1880 – 2 June 1887 | |||
| Party caucuses | |||
| Government | Conservative Party & Liberal-Conservative | ||
| Opposition | Liberal Party | ||
| House of Commons | |||
 Seating arrangements of the House of Commons | |||
| Speaker of the Commons | Joseph Godéric Blanchet 13 February 1879 – 7 February 1883 | ||
| Members | 206 seats MP seats List of members | ||
| Senate | |||
| Speaker of the Senate | The Hon. Robert Duncan Wilmot 7 November 1878 – 10 February 1880 | ||
| The Hon. Sir David Lewis Macpherson 11 February 1880 – 15 February 1880 | |||
| Amos Edwin Botsford 16 February 1880 – 18 April 1880 | |||
| The Hon. Sir David Lewis Macpherson 19 April 1880 – 16 October 1883 | |||
| Government Senate Leader | Alexander Campbell 18 October 1878 – 26 January 1887 | ||
| Opposition Senate Leader | Sir Richard William Scott 8 October 1878 – 27 April 1896 | ||
| Senators | 79 seats senator seats List of senators | ||
| Sovereign | |||
| Monarch | Victoria 1 July 1867 – 22 Jan. 1901 | ||
| Governor General | The Earl of Dufferin 25 June 1872 – 25 Nov. 1878 | ||
| The Duke of Argyll 25 Nov. 1878 – 23 Oct. 1883 | |||
| Sessions | |||
| 1st session 13 February 1879 – 15 May 1879 | |||
| 2nd session 12 February 1880 – 7 May 1880 | |||
| 3rd session 9 December 1880 – 21 March 1881 | |||
| 4th session 9 February 1882 – 17 May 1882 | |||
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The 4th Canadian Parliament was in session from 13 February 1879 until 18 May 1882. The membership was set by the 1878 federal election on 17 September 1878. It was dissolved prior to the 1882 election.
It was controlled by a Conservative/Liberal-Conservative majority under Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald and the 3rd Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Liberal Party, first led by Alexander Mackenzie, and then by Edward Blake.
The Speaker was Joseph Godéric Blanchet. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1873-1882 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.
There were four sessions of the 4th Parliament:
| Session | Start | End |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 13 February 1879 | 15 May 1879 |
| 2nd | 12 February 1880 | 7 May 1880 |
| 3rd | 9 December 1880 | 21 March 1881 |
| 4th | 9 February 1882 | 17 May 1882 |