1st Canadian Parliament
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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.
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
ⓘ
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 ⓘ |
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