38th Parliament of Canada
minority parliament
4 October 2004 – 29 November 2005
Parliament leaders
Prime
Minister		Rt. Hon. Paul Martin
December 12, 2003 (2003-12-12) – February 6, 2006 (2006-02-06)
Cabinet27th Canadian Ministry
Leader of the
Opposition		Hon. Stephen Harper
March 20, 2004 (2004-03-20) – February 6, 2006 (2006-02-06)
Party caucuses
GovernmentLiberal Party
OppositionConservative Party
RecognizedBloc Québécois
New Democratic Party
UnrecognizedProgressive Conservative*
* Only in the Senate.
House of Commons

Seating arrangements of the House of Commons
Speaker of the
Commons		Hon. Peter Milliken
January 29, 2001 (2001-01-29) – June 2, 2011 (2011-06-02)
Government
House Leader		Hon. Tony Valeri
October 4, 2004 (2004-10-04) – November 29, 2005 (2005-11-29)
Opposition
House Leader		Hon. John Douglas Reynolds
October 4, 2004 (2004-10-04) – January 27, 2005 (2005-01-27)
Jay D. Hill
January 30, 2005 (2005-01-30) – November 29, 2005 (2005-11-29)
Members308 seats MP seats
List of members
Senate

Seating arrangements of the Senate
Speaker of the
Senate		Hon. Dan Hays
October 4, 2004 (2004-10-04) – February 6, 2006 (2006-02-06)
Government
Senate Leader		Hon. Jacob Austin
October 4, 2004 (2004-10-04) – February 6, 2006 (2006-02-06)
Opposition
Senate Leader		Hon. Noël Kinsella
October 4, 2004 (2004-10-04) – February 6, 2006 (2006-02-06)
Senators105 seats senator seats
List of senators
Sovereign
MonarchHM Elizabeth II
6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022
Governor
General		HE Rt. Hon. Adrienne Clarkson
October 7, 1999 (1999-10-07) – September 27, 2005 (2005-09-27)
HE Rt. Hon. Michaëlle Jean
September 27, 2005 (2005-09-27) – October 1, 2010 (2010-10-01)
Sessions
1st session
October 4, 2004 (2004-10-04) – November 29, 2005 (2005-11-29)
← 37th → 39th

The 38th Canadian Parliament was in session from October 4, 2004, until November 29, 2005. The membership was set by the 2004 federal election on June 28, 2004, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections, but due to the seat distribution, those few changes significantly affected the distribution of power. It was dissolved prior to the 2006 election.

It was controlled by a Liberal Party minority under Prime Minister Paul Martin and the 27th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Conservative Party, led by Stephen Harper.

The Speaker was Peter Milliken. See also List of Canadian federal electoral districts for a list of the ridings in this parliament.

There was one session of the 38th Parliament:

Session Start End
1st October 4, 2004 November 29, 2005

The parliament was dissolved following a vote of non-confidence passed on 28 November by the opposition Conservatives, supported by the New Democratic Party and Bloc Québécois. Consequently, a federal election was held on 23 January 2006 to choose the next parliament.

Party standings

The party standings as of the election and as of dissolution were as follows:

Affiliation House members Senate members
2004 election
results		 At dissolution On election
day 2004[1]		 At dissolution
Liberal 135 133 64 67
Conservative 99 98 25 23
Bloc Québécois 54 53 0 0
New Democratic 19 18 0 1
Independent 1 4 4 5
Senate Progressive Conservative Caucus 0 0 3 5
Total members 308 306 96 101
Vacant 0 2 9 4
Total seats 308 105

Bills of the 38th Parliament

Important bills of the 38th parliament included:

Complete list of bills

Members

MPs who changed political parties

In early 2005 Ontario Member of Parliament (MP) Belinda Stronach crossed the floor to the Liberal Party after running for Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, and coming in second to Stephen Harper. She ended her public relationship with Conservative MP Peter MacKay.

Officeholders

Speakers

Other chair occupants

House of Commons


Senate

Leaders

Floor leaders

The following were the parties' floor leaders during the 39th Parliament:[8]

House of Commons


Senate

Whips

The party whips in this party were as follows:[9][10]

House of Commons


Senate

By-elections

By-electionDateIncumbentPartyWinnerPartyCauseRetained
Labrador May 24, 2005 Lawrence D. O'Brien      Liberal Todd Russell      Liberal Death (cancer) Yes

See also

References

  1. ↑ Members of the Canadian Senate are appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister and remain as senators until the age of 75, even if the House of Commons has been dissolved or an election has been called.
  2. ↑ Government of Canada. "Speakers of the Canadian House of Commons". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2007-11-13. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
  3. ↑ "The Hon. Daniel Hays". Archived from the original on 27 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
  4. ↑ "Member of Parliament Profile (Current) – Hon Chuck Strahl". Parliament of Canada website. Archived from the original on 2013-01-01. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
  5. ↑ "Member of Parliament Profile (Current) – Marcel Proulx". Parliament of Canada website. Archived from the original on 2013-01-01. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
  6. ↑ "Officers and Officials of Parliament – Political Officers – House of Commons – Assistant Deputy Chairs of Committees of the Whole 1967 to Date". Parliament of Canada website. Archived from the original on 2007-09-21. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
  7. ↑ "The Hon. Shirley Maheu". Parliament of Canada website. Archived from the original on 2008-09-27. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
  8. ↑ Government of Canada (2007-01-15). "Party House Leaders". ParlInfo. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
  9. ↑ "House of Commons Whips".
  10. ↑ "Senate Whips". Archived from the original on 2008-04-10. Retrieved 2008-09-12.

Succession

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