- 22nd Canadian Parliament
The 22nd Canadian Parliament was in session from
November 12 ,1953 untilApril 12 ,1957 . The membership was set by the 1953 federal election onAugust 10 ,1953 , and it changed only somewhat due to resignations andby-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1957 election.It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Prime Minister
Louis St. Laurent and the17th Canadian Ministry . The Official Opposition was the Progressive Conservative Party, led first by George Drew, and then byWilliam Earl Rowe , George Drew (again),William Earl Rowe , andJohn George Diefenbaker consecutively.The Speaker was
Louis-René Beaudoin . See alsoList of Canadian electoral districts 1952-1966 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.There were five sessions of the 22nd Parliament:
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