This is a list of records relating to members of the

Canadian Parliament The Parliament of Canada (french: Parlement du Canada) is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the King, the Senate, and the House of Commons. By constitutional convention, th ...

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The youngest ever MP is currently

Pierre-Luc Dusseault Pierre-Luc Dusseault (born May 31, 1991) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 federal election at the age of 19, becoming the youngest Member of Parliament in the country's history. He was swor ...

, elected in the general election of

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at the age of 19 years and 11 months for the riding of

Sherbrooke Sherbrooke ( ; ) is a city in southern Quebec, Canada. It is at the confluence of the Saint-François and Magog rivers in the heart of the Estrie administrative region. Sherbrooke is also the name of a territory equivalent to a regional coun ...

. He succeeded former

Liberal Party The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. __TOC__ Active liberal parties This is a li ...

MP, Claude-André Lachance, who was elected in the federal election of

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. Lachance was 20 years and 3 months old when elected.

Laurin Liu Laurin Liu (, born November 13, 1990) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 federal election. She represented the electoral district of Rivière-des-Mille-Îles as a member of the New Democratic ...

, age 20, was elected to Parliament at the

2011 Canadian Federal Election The 2011 Canadian federal election was held on May 2, 2011, to elect members to the House of Commons of Canada of the 41st Canadian Parliament. The writs of election for the 2011 election were issued by Governor General David Johnston on March ...

. She represents the riding Rivière-des-Mille-Îles. In the same election,

Charmaine Borg Charmaine Borg is a Canadian politician who served as the New Democratic Party Member of Parliament for the riding of Terrebonne—Blainville in Quebec from 2011 to 2015. Borg was born on 3 November 1990 in Oakville, Ontario as one of seven c ...

, a mere 10 days older than Liu, won election to Parliament as the representative of

Terrebonne—Blainville Terrebonne—Blainville was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 until 2015. It was created in 1996 out of parts of Blainville—Deux-Montagnes, Repentigny and Joliett ...

. Other women under the age of 24 elected to the same parliament include

Ève Péclet Ève Péclet (born December 3, 1988) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 election. She represented the electoral district of La Pointe-de-l'Île as a member of the New Democratic Party. She wa ...

, 21, and

Mylène Freeman Mylène Freeman (born March 7, 1989) is a former Canadian politician who was the New Democratic Party (NDP) Member of Parliament for the riding of Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel in Quebec. She was elected in the 2011 Canadian federal election a ...

, 22.

Oldest

The oldest MP was William Anderson Black who was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1923 by-election for the riding of Halifax. At the time of election Mr. Black was 76 years, 1 month, 26 days old. He held his seat until his death on 1 September 1934 at the age of 86 years, 10 months and 22 days.

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Wilfrid Laurier was an MP for 44 years and 11 months between January 22, 1874 and February 17, 1919, although his tenure was not continuous. He did serve continuously for 41 years and 2 months from November 28, 1877 to February 17, 1919, making him also the MP with the longest continuous service.

Mackenzie Bowell Sir Mackenzie Bowell (; December 27, 1823 – December 10, 1917) was a Canadian newspaper publisher and politician, who served as the fifth prime minister of Canada, in office from 1894 to 1896. Bowell was born in Rickinghall, Suffolk, ...

served as a parliamentarian continuously for over 50 years. Bowell was elected to the

1st Canadian Parliament The 1st Canadian Parliament was in session from November 6, 1867, until July 8, 1872. The membership was set by the 1867 federal election from August 7 to September 20, 1867. It was prorogued prior to the 1872 election. It was controlled by a ...

in 1867 and served continuously as an MP until 1892, when he was appointed to the Senate, retaining his position in Cabinet and becoming Leader of the Government in the Senate in 1893. While a Senator, he served as the fifth Prime Minister of Canada. After resigning as Prime Minister, he continued to serve in the Senate until his death in 1917, marking 50 years, 2 months, and 4 days of continuous service throughout the first half-century of Canada's history.

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John Dahmer John Roderick Dahmer (September 5, 1937 – November 26, 1988) was elected a member of the House of Commons of Canada in 1988. His background was in education. A school teacher, guidance councillor, principal, and later involved in adult educa ...

died on 26 November 1988, five days after being elected, before he could be officially sworn in as an MP.

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