22nd Canadian Parliament
The 22nd Canadian Parliament was in session from November 12, 1953, until April 12, 1957. The membership was set by the 1953 federal election on August 10, 1953, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1957 election.
| 22nd Parliament of Canada | |||
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| Majority parliament | |||
| 12 November 1953 – 12 April 1957 | |||
| Parliament leaders | |||
| Prime Minister | Louis St. Laurent | ||
| Cabinet | 17th Canadian Ministry | ||
| Leader of the Opposition | George A. Drew | ||
| William Earl Rowe | |||
| George A. Drew | |||
| William Earl Rowe | |||
| John Diefenbaker | |||
| Party caucuses | |||
| Government | Liberal Party | ||
| Opposition | Progressive Conservative Party | ||
| Crossbench | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation | ||
| Social Credit Party | |||
| Liberal-Labour | |||
| Liberal-Progressive | |||
| House of Commons | |||
Seating arrangements of the House of Commons | |||
| Members | 265 MP seats List of members | ||
| Sovereign | |||
| Monarch | Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022 | ||
| Sessions | |||
| 1st session 1953-11-12 – 1954-11-20 | |||
| 2nd session 1955-01-07 – 1955-07-28 | |||
| 3rd session 1956-01-10 – 1956-08-14 | |||
| 4th session 1956-11-26 – 1957-01-08 | |||
| 5th session 1957-01-08 – 1957-04-12 | |||
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It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent and the 17th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Progressive Conservative Party, led first by George Drew, and then by William Earl Rowe, George Drew (again), William Earl Rowe, and John Diefenbaker consecutively.
The Speaker was Louis-René Beaudoin. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1952-1966 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.
There were five sessions of the 22nd Parliament.