1st Canadian Parliament
E884835
The 1st Canadian Parliament was the inaugural federal legislature of the Dominion of Canada, convened after Confederation in 1867 and responsible for establishing the country’s initial national laws and institutions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1st Canadian Parliament canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10769935 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1st Canadian Parliament Context triple: [Parliament of the Province of Canada, followedBy, 1st Canadian Parliament]
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A.
Parliament of the Province of Canada
The Parliament of the Province of Canada was the bicameral legislature that governed the united colonies of Upper and Lower Canada from 1841 until Confederation in 1867.
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B.
Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada was the elected lower house of the united Province of Canada (Canada East and Canada West) from 1841 to Confederation in 1867, serving as a key precursor to Canada’s modern parliamentary system.
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C.
11th Parliament
The 11th Parliament is the current sitting legislature of Uganda, comprising elected representatives responsible for making national laws and overseeing the government.
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D.
Legislative Council of the Province of Canada
The Legislative Council of the Province of Canada was the unelected upper house of the colonial legislature that governed Canada East and Canada West between 1841 and Confederation in 1867.
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E.
41st Canadian Parliament
The 41st Canadian Parliament was the federal legislative session that sat from 2011 to 2015 under Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservative majority government, during which several significant and controversial laws were passed.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1st Canadian Parliament Target entity description: The 1st Canadian Parliament was the inaugural federal legislature of the Dominion of Canada, convened after Confederation in 1867 and responsible for establishing the country’s initial national laws and institutions.
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A.
Parliament of the Province of Canada
The Parliament of the Province of Canada was the bicameral legislature that governed the united colonies of Upper and Lower Canada from 1841 until Confederation in 1867.
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B.
Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada was the elected lower house of the united Province of Canada (Canada East and Canada West) from 1841 to Confederation in 1867, serving as a key precursor to Canada’s modern parliamentary system.
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C.
11th Parliament
The 11th Parliament is the current sitting legislature of Uganda, comprising elected representatives responsible for making national laws and overseeing the government.
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D.
Legislative Council of the Province of Canada
The Legislative Council of the Province of Canada was the unelected upper house of the colonial legislature that governed Canada East and Canada West between 1841 and Confederation in 1867.
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E.
41st Canadian Parliament
The 41st Canadian Parliament was the federal legislative session that sat from 2011 to 2015 under Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservative majority government, during which several significant and controversial laws were passed.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Parliament of Canada
ⓘ
federal legislature ⓘ |
| convenedAfter | Canadian Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| dissolutionDate | 1872-07-08 ⓘ |
| election | 1867 Canadian federal election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1873-07-08 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | British North America Act, 1867 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fifthSessionStartDate | 1872-04-11 ⓘ |
| firstSessionEndDate | 1868-05-22 ⓘ |
| firstSessionStartDate | 1867-11-06 ⓘ |
| followedBy | 2nd Canadian Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fourthSessionStartDate | 1871-02-15 ⓘ |
| governmentType | majority government ⓘ |
| governorGeneralDuringParliament |
Charles Monck, 4th Viscount Monck
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLowerHouse | House of Commons of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUpperHouse | Senate of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Dominion of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastElection | 1872 Canadian federal election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeType | bicameral legislature ⓘ |
| legislatureNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| location | Ottawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metInBuilding | Parliament Buildings, Ottawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchDuringParliament | Queen Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMembersInHouseOfCommons | 181 ⓘ |
| numberOfSenators | 72 ⓘ |
| numberOfSessions | 5 ⓘ |
| officialName | First Parliament of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedBy |
Governor General Lord Monck
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Queen Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oppositionLeader |
Alexander Mackenzie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edward Blake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oppositionParty | Liberal Party of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passedAct |
British Columbia Terms of Union, 1871
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manitoba Act, 1870 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Parliament of the Province of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterDuringParliament | Sir John A. Macdonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterParty | Liberal-Conservative Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedProvince |
New Brunswick
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nova Scotia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sawProvinceJoin |
British Columbia
NERFINISHED
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Manitoba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sawTerritoryJoin | North-West Territories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondSessionStartDate | 1869-04-15 ⓘ |
| significance | established initial national laws and institutions of Canada ⓘ |
| startDate | 1867-11-06 ⓘ |
| thirdSessionStartDate | 1870-02-15 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1st Canadian Parliament Description of subject: The 1st Canadian Parliament was the inaugural federal legislature of the Dominion of Canada, convened after Confederation in 1867 and responsible for establishing the country’s initial national laws and institutions.
Referenced by (1)
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