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Party Standings as of August 30, 2008

Province  Lib. Cons. B.Q. Green N.D.P. Ind. Vacant Total
Newfoundland 4 3           7
Prince Edward Island 4             4
Nova Scotia 6 2     2 1   11
New Brunswick 6 3     1     10
Quebec 11 11 48     2 2 75
Ontario 51 41     12   2 106
Manitoba 3 8     3     14
Saskatchewan 1 13           14
Alberta   28           28 
British Columbia 7 18   1 10     36
Yukon 1             1
Northwest Territories         1     1
Nunavut 1             1
Total  95 127 48 1 30 3 4 308
 

Changes in House of Commons membership since the general election of January 23, 2006:

Mr. Emerson (elected as Lib. - Vancouver Kingsway Jan. 23, 2006) Conservative as of February 6, 2006

Mr. Sauvageau (BQ - Repentigny): deceased, August 28, 2006

Mr. Fontana (Lib.- London North Center): resigned September 20, 2006

Mr. Turner (CPC — Halton): Independent as of October 18, 2006

Mr. Gravel (BQ - Repentigny): elected by-election November 27, 2006, following death of Mr. Sauvageau (BQ) August 28, 2006

Mr. Pearson (Lib. — London North Center): elected by-election November 27, 2006, following resignation of Mr. Fontana (Lib.) September 20, 2006.

Mr. Khan (Lib. - Mississauga - Streetsville): Conservative as of January 5, 2007.

Mr. Lapierre (Lib. — Outremont): resigned January 28, 2007

Mr. Turner (Ind.— Halton): Liberal as of February 6, 2007

Mr. Loubier (BQ — Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot): resigned February 21, 2007

Mr. Comuzzi (Lib. — Thunder Bay—Superior North): Independent as of March 21, 2007.

Ms.Thibault (BQ — Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques): Independent as of April 12, 2007.

Mr. Casey (CPC — Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley): Independent as of June 6, 2007.

Mr. Comuzzi (Ind. — Thunder Bay—Superior North): Conservative as of June 27, 2007.

Mr. Graham (Lib. — Toronto Centre): resigned July 2, 2007.

Mr. Peterson (Lib. — Willowdale): resigned July 12, 2007.

Mr. Owen (Lib. — Vancouver Quadra): resigned July 27, 2007.

Mr. Gauthier (BQ — Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean): resigned July 29, 2007.

Mr. Merasty (Lib.— Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River): resigned August 31, 2007.

Mr. Mulcair (NDP — Outremont): elected by-election September 17, 2007, following resignation of Mr. Lapierre (Lib.) January 28, 2007.

Mrs. Thi Lac (BQ — Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot): elected by-election September 17, 2007, following resignation of Mr. Loubier (BQ) February 21, 2007.

Mr. Lebel (CPC — Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean): elected by-election September 17, 2007, following resignation of Mr. Gauthier (BQ) July 29, 2007.

Mr. Khan (CPC — Mississauga—Streetsville): Independent as of November 23, 2007.

Ms. Robillard (Lib.— Westmount—Ville-Marie): resigned January 25, 2008.

Mr. Wilson (Lib.— West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country ): Independent as of January 29, 2008.

Mr. Khan (Ind. — Mississauga—Streetsville): Conservative as of February 4, 2008.

Mr. Kotto (BQ — Saint-Lambert): resigned March 13, 2008.

Ms. Hall Findlay (Lib. — Willowdale): elected by-election March 17, 2008, following resignation of Mr. Peterson (Lib.) July 12, 2007.

Mr. Rae (Lib. — Toronto Centre): elected by-election March 17, 2008, following resignation of Mr. Graham (Lib.) July 2, 2007.

Ms. Murray  (Lib. — Vancouver Quadra): elected by-election March 17, 2008, following resignation of Mr. Owen (Lib.) July 27, 2007.

Mr. Clarke (CPC — Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River): elected by-election March 17, 2008, following resignation of Mr. Merasty (Lib.) August 31, 2007.

Mrs. Chamberlain (Lib. — Guelph): resigned April 7, 2008.

Mr. Godfrey (Lib. — Don Valley West): resigned August 1, 2008.

Mr. Wilson (Ind. — West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country) Green as of August 30, 2008. Note that Mr Wilson continues to function essentially as an Independent in the eyes of the Speaker, as the Green Party does not meet the required minimum number of 12 MPs to be considered a party within the House of Commons.

Source: Parliament

You can compare these numbers with the party standings at dissolution for the 2006, 2004 and 2000 elections.

 

I welcome any feedback and suggestions for fresh material to add to this site -

Andrew Heard
Political Science Department  --  Simon Fraser university