9th Canadian Parliament
The 9th Canadian Parliament was in session from February 6, 1901, until September 29, 1904. The membership was set by the 1900 federal election on November 7, 1900. It was dissolved prior to the 1904 election.
| 9th Parliament of Canada | |||
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| Majority parliament | |||
| 6 February 1901 – 29 September 1904 | |||
| Parliament leaders | |||
| Prime Minister | Sir Wilfrid Laurier July 11, 1896 – October 6, 1911 | ||
| Cabinet | 8th Canadian Ministry | ||
| Leader of the Opposition | Sir Robert Borden Feb. 6, 1901 – Oct. 9, 1911 | ||
| Party caucuses | |||
| Government | Liberal Party | ||
| Opposition | Conservative Party & Liberal-Conservative Party | ||
| House of Commons | |||
Seating arrangements of the House of Commons | |||
| Speaker of the Commons | Louis-Philippe Brodeur February 6, 1901 – January 18, 1904 | ||
| Napoléon Belcourt March 10, 1904 – January 10, 1905 | |||
| Senate | |||
| Speaker of the Senate | Lawrence Geoffrey Power January 29, 1901 – January 8, 1905 | ||
| Sovereign | |||
| Monarch | Edward VII January 22, 1901 – May 6, 1910 | ||
| The Earl of Minto 12 Nov. 1898 – 10 Dec. 1904 | |||
| Sessions | |||
| 1st session February 6, 1901 – May 23, 1901 | |||
| 2nd session February 13, 1902 – May 15, 1902 | |||
| 3rd session March 12, 1903 – October 24, 1903 | |||
| 4th session March 10, 1904 – August 10, 1904 | |||
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It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the 8th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Conservative/Liberal-Conservative, led by Robert Borden.
The Speaker was first Louis Philippe Brodeur, and later Napoléon Antoine Belcourt. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1892-1903 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.
There were four sessions of the 9th Parliament.
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