- 26th Canadian Parliament
The 26th Canadian Parliament was in session from
May 16 ,1963 untilSeptember 8 ,1965 . The membership was set by the 1963 federal election onApril 8 ,1963 , and it changed only somewhat due to resignations andby-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1965 election.It was controlled by a Liberal Party minority under Prime Minister
Lester B. Pearson and the19th Canadian Ministry . The Official Opposition was the Progressive Conservative Party, led byJohn Diefenbaker .The Speaker was
Alan Macnaughton . See alsoList of Canadian electoral districts 1952-1966 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.There were three sessions of the 26th Parliament:
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