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24th Parliament of Canada
Majority parliament
12 May 1958 – 19 April 1962
Parliament leaders
Prime Minister	John Diefenbaker 21 Jun 1957 – 22 Apr 1963
Cabinet	18th Canadian Ministry
Leader of the Opposition	Lester B. Pearson
Party caucuses
Government	Progressive Conservative Party
Opposition	Liberal Party
Crossbench	Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
House of Commons
Seating arrangements of the House of Commons
Members	265 MP seats List of members
Sovereign
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Sessions
1st session 1958-05-12 – 1958-09-06
2nd session 1959-01-15 – 1959-07-18
3rd session 1960-01-14 – 1960-08-10
4th session 1960-11-17 – 1961-09-29
5th session 1962-01-18 – 1962-04-19
← 23rd → 25th

The 24th Canadian Parliament was in session from May 12, 1958, until April 19, 1962. The membership was set by the 1958 federal election on March 31, 1958, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1962 election.

It was controlled by a Progressive Conservative Party majority, which won the largest majority in Canadian history, under Prime Minister John Diefenbaker and the 18th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Liberal Party, led by Lester B. Pearson.

The Speaker was Roland Michener. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1952-1966 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.

There were five sessions of the 24th Parliament.

List of members

Following is a full list of members of the twenty-fourth Parliament listed first by province or territory, then by electoral district.

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

Alberta

British Columbia

Manitoba

New Brunswick

Newfoundland

Northwest Territories

Nova Scotia

Ontario

Prince Edward Island

Quebec

Saskatchewan

Yukon

Major Bills of the 24th Parliament

Important bills of the 24th parliament included:

• The Canadian Bill of Rights

By-elections

References

• Government of Canada. "18th Ministry". Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office. Retrieved 2006-11-09.
• Government of Canada. "24th Parliament". Members of the House of Commons: 1867 to Date: By Parliament. Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2006-12-20. Retrieved 2006-11-30.
• Government of Canada. "Duration of Sessions". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2007-11-14. Retrieved 2006-05-12.
• Government of Canada. "General Elections". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2006-05-04. Retrieved 2006-05-12.
• Government of Canada. "Key Dates for each Parliament". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2005-09-14. Retrieved 2006-05-12.
• Government of Canada. "Leaders of the Opposition in the House of Commons". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2007-03-11. Retrieved 2006-05-12.
• Government of Canada. "Prime Ministers of Canada". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 27 April 2006. Retrieved 2006-05-12.
• Government of Canada. "Speakers". Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 2006-09-17. Retrieved 2006-05-12.

Succession

• Canadian parliaments
• 1958 establishments in Canada
• 1962 disestablishments in Canada
• 1958 in Canadian politics
• 1959 in Canadian politics
• 1960 in Canadian politics
• 1961 in Canadian politics
• 1962 in Canadian politics