- 27th Canadian Parliament
The 27th Canadian Parliament was in session from
January 18 ,1966 untilApril 23 ,1968 . The membership was set by the 1965 federal election onNovember 8 ,1963 , and it changed only somewhat due to resignations andby-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1968 election.It was controlled by a Liberal Party minority under Prime Minister
Lester B. Pearson and the19th Canadian Ministry .Pierre Trudeau succeeded Pearson as party leader and Prime Minister shortly before this Parliament ended for the 1968 national election.The Official Opposition was the Progressive Conservative Party, led first by
John Diefenbaker , and subsequently byMichael Starr .The Speaker was
Lucien Lamoureux . See alsoList of Canadian electoral districts 1952-1966 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.There were two sessions of the 27th Parliament:
British Columbia Newfoundland and Labrador Ontario Saskatchewan Yukon References
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