8th Canadian Parliament

8th Parliament of Canada
Majority parliament
19 August 1896 – 18 July 1900
Parliament leaders
Prime
Minister
Rt. Hon. Sir Wilfrid Laurier
11 Jul 1896 – 6 Oct 1911
Cabinet8th Canadian Ministry
Leader of the
Opposition
Charles Tupper
11 July 1896 – 5 February 1901
Party caucuses
GovernmentLiberal Party
OppositionConservative Party
& Liberal-Conservative
CrossbenchPatrons of Industry
House of Commons

Seating arrangements of the House of Commons
Speaker of the
Commons
James David Edgar
August 19, 1896 – July 31, 1899
Thomas Bain
August 1, 1899 – February 5, 1901
Senate
Speaker of the
Senate
Charles Alphonse Pantaléon Pelletier
July 13, 1896 – January 28, 1901
Government
Senate Leader
Oliver Mowat
August 19, 1896 – November 17, 1897
David Mills
November 17, 1897 – February 7, 1902
Opposition
Senate Leader
Mackenzie Bowell
April 27, 1896 – March 1, 1906
Sovereign
MonarchVictoria
1 July 1867 – 22 Jan. 1901
Governor
General
The Earl of Aberdeen
18 Sep. 1893 – 12 Nov. 1898
The Earl of Minto
12 Nov. 1898 – 10 Dec. 1904
Sessions
1st session
August 19, 1896 – October 5, 1896
2nd session
March 25, 1897 – June 29, 1897
3rd session
February 3, 1898 – June 13, 1898
4th session
March 16, 1899 – August 11, 1899
5th session
February 1, 1900 – July 18, 1900
← 7th → 9th
Sir Wilfrid Laurier was Prime Minister during the 8th Canadian Parliament.

The 8th Canadian Parliament was in session from August 19, 1896, until October 9, 1900. The membership was set by the 1896 federal election on June 23, 1896. It was dissolved prior to the 1900 election.

It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the 8th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Conservative/Liberal-Conservative, led by Charles Tupper.

The Speaker was first James David Edgar, and later Thomas Bain. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1892-1903 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.

There were five sessions of the 8th Parliament:

Session Start End
1st August 19, 1896 October 5, 1896
2nd March 25, 1897 June 29, 1897
3rd February 3, 1898 June 13, 1898
4th March 16, 1899 August 11, 1899
5th February 1, 1900 July 18, 1900