3rd Canadian Parliament

The 3rd Canadian Parliament was in session from March 26, 1874, until August 17, 1878 (4 years and 144 days). The membership was set by the 1874 federal election on January 22, 1874. It was dissolved prior to the 1878 election.

It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Prime Minister Alexander Mackenzie and the 2nd Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Conservative/ Liberal-Conservative, first led by Sir John A. Macdonald.

The Speaker was Timothy Warren Anglin. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1873-1882 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.

There were five sessions of the 3rd Parliament:

List of members

Following is a full list of members of the third parliament listed first by province, then by electoral district.
Party leaders are ''italicized''.
Cabinet ministers are in boldface.
The Prime Minister is ''both''.
The Speaker is indicated by "()".

Electoral districts denoted by an asterisk (*) indicates that district was represented by two members.

British Columbia

Manitoba

One MP recontested his seat in a byelection, and was reelected.
*Louis Riel was reelected in ''Provencher'' on September 3, 1874, upon the passage of a motion expelling him from the House of Commons.

New Brunswick

Two MPs recontested their seats in a byelection, and were reelected:
*Timothy Warren Anglin was reelected in ''Gloucester'' on July 2, 1877.
*Peter Mitchell was reelected in ''Northumberland'' on February 5, 1878.

Nova Scotia

Two MPs recontested their seats in byelections, and were reelected.
*Thomas McKay was reelected in ''Colchester'' on December 17, 1874
*Alfred Gilpin Jones was reelected in ''Halifax'' on January 29, 1878, on being named Minister of Militia and Defence.

Ontario

22 MPs recontested their seats in byelections, and were reelected
*William McGregor was reelected in ''Essex'' on October 22, 1874.
*John Lorn McDougall was reelected in ''Renfrew South'' on October 24, 1874, and again on February 20, 1875.
*Schuyler Shibley was reelected in ''Addington'' on October 28, 1874.
*William Kerr was reelected in ''Northumberland West'' on November 17, 1874.
*James Norris was reelected in ''Lincoln'' on November 17, 1874, and May 9, 1877.
*James Lyons Biggar was reelected in ''Northumberland East'' on December 12, 1874.
*George Turner Orton was reelected in ''Wellington Centre'' on December 13, 1874.
*Charles Frederick Ferguson was reelected in ''Leeds North and Grenville North'' on December 16, 1874.
*James MacLennan was reelected in ''Victoria North'' on December 22, 1874.
*Josiah Burr Plumb was reelected in ''Niagara'' on December 22, 1874.
*Herman Henry Cook was reelected in ''Simcoe North'' on December 26, 1874.
*Sir John A. Macdonald was reelected in ''Kingston'' on December 29, 1874.
*Nathaniel Higinbotham was reelected in ''Wellington North'' on March 18, 1875.
*Aemilius Irving was reelected in ''Hamilton'' on May 20, 1875.
*Andrew Trew Wood was reelected in ''Hamilton'' on May 20, 1875.
*Edward Blake was reelected in ''Bruce South'' on June 2, 1875, after being named Minister of Justice.
*Lachlan McCallum was reelected in ''Monck'' on June 22, 1875.
*Alfred Hutchison Dymond was reelected in ''York North'' on June 29, 1875.
*Andrew Monteith was reelected in ''Perth North'' on July 7, 1875.
*Archibald McNab was reelected in ''Glengarry'' on July 31, 1876.
*David Mills was reelected in ''Bothwell'' on November 15, 1876, after being named Minister of the Interior.
*Joseph Merrill Currier was reelected in ''Ottawa'' on May 9, 1877.

Prince Edward Island

Quebec

Twelve MPs recontested their seats in byelections, and were reelected:
*Félix Geoffrion was reelected in ''Verchères'' on July 25, 1874, after being named Minister of Inland Revenue.
*Henry Aylmer was reelected in ''Richmond—Wolfe'' on December 4, 1874, after being named Receiver-General.
*Louis François George Baby was reelected in ''Joliette'' on December 10, 1874.
*Frederick Mackenzie was reelected in ''Montreal West'' on December 10, 1874.
*Amable Jodoin was reelected in ''Chambly'' on December 30, 1874.
*Hilaire Hurteau was reelected in ''L'Assomption'' on January 16, 1875.
*Sixte Coupal dit la Reine was reelected in ''Napierville'' on June 19, 1875.
*Bernard Devlin was reelected in ''Montreal Centre'' on November 26, 1875.
*François Fortunat Rouleau was reelected in ''Dorchester'' on December 14, 1875.
*Joseph-Édouard Cauchon was reelected in ''Quebec Centre'' on December 27, 1875, after being named President of the Privy Council.
*Rodolphe Laflamme was reelected in ''Jacques Cartier'' on December 28, 1876, after being named Minister of Inland Revenue.
*Hector-Louis Langevin was reelected in ''Charlevoix'' on March 23, 1877.

By-elections

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Succession

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