25th Canadian Parliament

25th Canadian Parliament
Minority parliament
Sep. 27, 1962 – Feb. 6, 1963
Parliament leaders
Prime
minister		John Diefenbaker
Jun. 21, 1957 – Apr. 22, 1963
Cabinet18th Canadian Ministry
Leader of the
Opposition		Lester B. Pearson
January 16, 1958 – April 22, 1963
Party caucuses
GovernmentProgressive Conservative Party
OppositionLiberal Party
CrossbenchCo-operative Commonwealth Federation
Social Credit Party
House of Commons

Seating arrangements of the House of Commons
Speaker of the
Commons		Marcel Lambert
September 27, 1962 – May 15, 1963
Government
House leader		Gordon Churchill
January 14, 1960 − February 5, 1963
Opposition
House leader		Lionel Chevrier
October 14, 1957 – February 5, 1963
Members265 MP seats
List of members
Senate
Speaker of the
Senate		George Stanley White
September 24, 1962 − April 26, 1963
Government
Senate leader		Alfred Johnson Brooks
August 31, 1962 − April 21, 1963
Opposition
Senate leader		William Ross Macdonald
June 21, 1957 – April 22, 1963
Senators102 senator seats
List of senators
Sovereign
MonarchElizabeth II
6 February 1952 – 8 September 2022
Governor
general		Georges Vanier
15 September 1959 – 5 March 1967
Sessions
1st session
27 September 1962 – 6 February 1963
← 24th → 26th
John Diefenbaker (pictured here in 1962) was Prime Minister during the 25th Canadian Parliament.

The 25th Canadian Parliament was in session from September 27, 1962, until February 6, 1963. The membership was set by the 1962 federal election on June 18, 1962, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1963 election.

There was only one session of the 25th Parliament:

Session Start End
1st September 27, 1962 February 6, 1963

Overview

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

It was the third shortest parliament in Canadian history.

Party standings

Number of members

per party

Party leader General Election
June 18th, 1962
Progressive Conservative John Diefenbaker 116
Liberal Lester B. Pearson 99
Social Credit R.N. Thompson 30
New Democratic Party Tommy Douglas 19
Liberal - Labour 1
Total Seats 264

Major events

The Cuban Missile Crisis

Main article: Cuban Missile Crisis

Though the Cuban Missile Crisis began on October 14, 1962, American President John F. Kennedy did not consult with other nations for several days. Diefenbaker was initially skeptical about the supposed evidence and proposed sending envoys from the United Nations to inspect further.

Relations between Kennedy and Diefenbaker had been historically tense, owing partially to the infamous "Rostow Memo" incident where an internal American memo had been left behind by Kennedy's team after he had met with Diefenbaker. The memo detailed items that the American's wished to "push" Canada on, and Diefenbaker believed that the Americans were attempting to use their position to dominate Canada.

Diefenbaker was reluctant to put Canadian troops on alert, angering the American's. When he eventually did so, the climax of the crisis had passed.[1]

Nuclear Weapons

Historic agreements with NATO and NORAD in the 50s required Canada to drastically increase its defense spending. Diefenbaker had difficulty with the issue throughout his tenure. Questions about whether Canada should arm itself with nuclear warheads purchased from America drew international attention. Canada had long held an anti-nuclear proliferation position, but by the early 60s, external pressure had forced Diefenbaker toward making a difficult decision on the matter.

Liberal opposition leader, Lester B. Pearson, stated his support for fulfilling Canada's commitment to accept nuclear weapons, despite his opposition to nuclear weapons in general. This put increased pressure on Diefenbaker, whose cabinet was split over the matter. On February 3, 1963, members of the cabinet turned on Diefenbaker, in light of his inaction, and three days later his government fell.[2]

Parliamentarians

House of Commons

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

Key:

  • Party leaders are italicized.
  • Parliamentary secretaries is indicated by "‡".
  • Cabinet ministers are in boldface.
  • The Prime Minister is both.
  • The Speaker is indicated by "(†)".

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

Alberta

Electoral district Name Party First elected/previously elected No. of terms
Acadia Jack Horner Progressive Conservative 1958 2nd term
Athabaska Jack Bigg Progressive Conservative 1958 2nd term
Battle River—Camrose Clifford Smallwood Progressive Conservative 1958 2nd term
Bow River Eldon Woolliams Progressive Conservative 1958 2nd term
Calgary North Douglas Harkness Progressive Conservative 1945 6th term
Calgary South Arthur Ryan Smith Progressive Conservative 1957 3rd term
Edmonton East William Skoreyko Progressive Conservative 1958 2nd term
Edmonton—Strathcona Terry Nugent Progressive Conservative 1958 2nd term
Edmonton West Marcel Lambert (†) Progressive Conservative 1957 3rd term
Jasper—Edson Hugh Horner Progressive Conservative 1958 2nd term
Lethbridge Deane Gundlock Progressive Conservative 1958 2nd term
Macleod Lawrence Kindt Progressive Conservative 1958 2nd term
Medicine Hat Bud Olson Social Credit 1957, 1962 2nd term*
Peace River Ged Baldwin ‡ Progressive Conservative 1958 2nd term
Red Deer Robert N. Thompson Social Credit 1962 1st term
Vegreville Frank Fane Progressive Conservative 1958 2nd term
Wetaskiwin Harry Andrew Moore Progressive Conservative 1962 1st term

British Columbia

Electoral district Name Party First elected/previously elected No. of terms
Burnaby—Coquitlam Erhart Regier (resigned 20 August 1962) New Democratic Party 1953 4th term
Tommy Douglas (by-election of 1962-10-22) New Democratic Party 1935,[a] 1962 3rd term*
Burnaby—Richmond Bob Prittie New Democratic Party 1962 1st term
Cariboo Bert Leboe Social Credit 1953, 1962 3rd term*
Coast—Capilano John (Jack) Davis Liberal 1962 1st term
Comox—Alberni Thomas Speakman Barnett New Democratic Party 1953, 1962 3rd term*
Esquimalt—Saanich George Chatterton Progressive Conservative 1961 2nd term
Fraser Valley Alexander Bell Patterson Social Credit 1953, 1962 3rd term*
Kamloops Davie Fulton Progressive Conservative 1945 6th term
Kootenay East Jim Byrne Liberal 1949, 1962 4th term*
Kootenay West Herbert Wilfred Herridge New Democratic Party 1945 6th term
Nanaimo—Cowichan—The Islands Colin Cameron New Democratic Party 1953, 1962 3rd term*
New Westminster Barry Mather New Democratic Party 1962 1st term
Okanagan Boundary David Vaughan Pugh Progressive Conservative 1958 2nd term
Okanagan—Revelstoke Stuart Fleming Progressive Conservative 1958 2nd term
Skeena Frank Howard New Democratic Party 1957 3rd term
Vancouver—Burrard Thomas R. Berger New Democratic Party 1962 1st term
Vancouver Centre John Robert (Jack) Nicholson Liberal 1962 1st term
Vancouver East Harold Winch New Democratic Party 1953 4th term
Vancouver Kingsway Arnold Webster New Democratic Party 1962 1st term
Vancouver Quadra Howard Charles Green Progressive Conservative 1935 8th term
Vancouver South Arthur Laing Liberal 1949, 1962 2nd term*
Victoria Albert McPhillips ‡ Progressive Conservative 1957 3rd term

Manitoba

Electoral district Name Party First elected/previously elected No. of terms
Brandon—Souris Walter Dinsdale Progressive Conservative 1951 5th term
Churchill Robert Simpson Progressive Conservative 1957 3rd term
Dauphin Elmer Forbes Progressive Conservative 1958 2nd term
Lisgar George Muir Progressive Conservative 1957 3rd term
Marquette Nick Mandziuk Progressive Conservative 1957 3rd term
Portage—Neepawa Siegfried Enns Progressive Conservative 1962 1st term
Provencher Warner Jorgenson ‡ Progressive Conservative 1957 3rd term
Selkirk Eric Stefanson Sr. Progressive Conservative 1958 2nd term
Springfield Joseph Slogan Progressive Conservative 1958 2nd term
St. Boniface Roger Teillet Liberal 1962 1st term
Winnipeg North David Orlikow New Democratic Party 1962 1st term
Winnipeg North Centre Stanley Knowles New Democratic Party 1942, 1962 6th term*
Winnipeg South Gordon Chown Progressive Conservative 1957 3rd term
Winnipeg South Centre Gordon Churchill Progressive Conservative 1951 5th term

New Brunswick

Electoral district Name Party First elected/previously elected No. of terms
Charlotte Allan M.A. McLean Liberal 1962 1st term
Gloucester Hédard Robichaud Liberal 1953 4th term
Kent Guy Crossman Liberal 1962 1st term
Northumberland—Miramichi George Roy McWilliam Liberal 1949 5th term
Restigouche—Madawaska Jean-Eudes Dubé Liberal 1962 1st term
Royal Gordon Fairweather Progressive Conservative 1962 1st term
St. John—Albert Thomas Miller Bell ‡ Progressive Conservative 1953 4th term
Victoria—Carleton Hugh John Flemming Progressive Conservative 1960 2nd term
Westmorland Sherwood Rideout Liberal 1962 1st term
York—Sunbury John Chester MacRae Progressive Conservative 1957 3rd term

Newfoundland

Electoral district Name Party First elected/previously elected No. of terms
Bonavista—Twillingate Jack Pickersgill Liberal 1953 4th term
Burin—Burgeo Chesley William Carter Liberal 1949 5th term
Grand Falls—White Bay—Labrador Charles Granger Liberal 1958 2nd term
Humber—St. George's Herman Maxwell Batten Liberal 1953 4th term
St. John's East James McGrath ‡ Progressive Conservative 1957 3rd term
St. John's West Richard Cashin Liberal 1962 1st term
Trinity—Conception James Roy Tucker Liberal 1958 2nd term

Northwest Territories

Electoral district Name Party First elected/previously elected No. of terms
Northwest Territories Isabel Tibbie Hardie Liberal 1962 1st term

Nova Scotia

Electoral district Name Party First elected/previously elected No. of terms
Antigonish—Guysborough John Benjamin Stewart Liberal 1962 1st term
Cape Breton North and Victoria Robert Muir Progressive Conservative 1957 3rd term
Cape Breton South Malcolm MacInnis New Democratic Party 1962 1st term
Colchester—Hants Cyril Kennedy Progressive Conservative 1957 3rd term
Cumberland Robert Coates Progressive Conservative 1957 3rd term
Digby—Annapolis—Kings George Nowlan Progressive Conservative 1948, 1950 6th term*
Halifax* Robert McCleave ‡ Progressive Conservative 1957 3rd term
Edmund L. Morris Progressive Conservative 1957 3rd term
Inverness—Richmond Allan MacEachen Liberal 1953, 1962 3rd term*
Pictou Russell MacEwan Progressive Conservative 1957 3rd term
Queens—Lunenburg Lloyd Crouse Progressive Conservative 1957 3rd term
Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare Felton Legere Progressive Conservative 1958 2nd term

Ontario

Electoral district Name Party First elected/previously elected No. of terms
Algoma East Lester B. Pearson Liberal 1948 6th term
Algoma West George E. Nixon Liberal 1940 7th term
Brantford James Elisha Brown Liberal 1953, 1962 2nd term*
Brant—Haldimand Lawrence Pennell Liberal 1962 1st term
Broadview George Hees Progressive Conservative 1950 5th term
Bruce Andrew Ernest Robinson Progressive Conservative 1945, 1953 5th term*
Carleton Dick Bell Progressive Conservative 1957 3rd term
Cochrane Joseph-Anaclet Habel Liberal 1953 4th term
Danforth Reid Scott New Democratic Party 1962 1st term
Davenport Walter L. Gordon Liberal 1962 1st term
Dufferin—Simcoe William Earl Rowe Progressive Conservative 1925 11th term
Durham Russell Honey Liberal 1962 1st term
Eglinton Donald Fleming Progressive Conservative 1945 6th term
Elgin James Alexander McBain ‡ Progressive Conservative 1954 4th term
Essex East Paul Martin Sr. Liberal 1935 8th term
Essex South Eugene Whelan Liberal 1962 1st term
Essex West Herb Gray Liberal 1962 1st term
Fort William Hubert Badanai Liberal 1958 2nd term
Glengarry—Prescott Viateur Éthier Liberal 1962 1st term
Greenwood Andrew Brewin New Democratic Party 1962 1st term
Grenville—Dundas Jean Casselman Wadds ‡ Progressive Conservative 1958 2nd term
Grey—Bruce Eric Winkler Progressive Conservative 1957 3rd term
Grey North Percy Verner Noble Progressive Conservative 1957 3rd term
Halton Harry Harley Liberal 1962 1st term
Hamilton East John Munro Liberal 1962 1st term
Hamilton South Bob McDonald Progressive Conservative 1957 3rd term
Hamilton West Ellen Fairclough Progressive Conservative 1950 5th term
Hastings—Frontenac Rod Webb Progressive Conservative 1959 2nd term
Hastings South Lee Grills Progressive Conservative 1957 3rd term
High Park Pat Cameron Liberal 1949, 1962 3rd term*
Huron Elston Cardiff Progressive Conservative 1940 7th term
Kenora—Rainy River William Moore Benidickson Liberal-Labour 1945 6th term
Kent Sidney LeRoi Clunis Liberal 1962 1st term
Kingston Edgar Benson Liberal 1962 1st term
Lambton—Kent John Wesley Burgess Liberal 1962 1st term
Lambton West Walter Frank Foy Liberal 1962 1st term
Lanark George Doucett Progressive Conservative 1957 3rd term
Leeds John Matheson Liberal 1961 2nd term
Lincoln James McNulty Liberal 1962 1st term
London Ernest Halpenny Progressive Conservative 1957 3rd term
Middlesex East Campbell Millar Progressive Conservative 1962 1st term
Middlesex West William Howell Arthur Thomas Progressive Conservative 1957 3rd term
Niagara Falls Judy LaMarsh Liberal 1960 2nd term
Nickel Belt Osias Godin Liberal 1958 2nd term
Nipissing Jack Garland Liberal 1949 5th term
Norfolk Jack Roxburgh Liberal 1962 1st term
Northumberland Harry Oliver Bradley Progressive Conservative 1962 1st term
Ontario Michael Starr Progressive Conservative 1952 5th term
Ottawa East Jean-Thomas Richard Liberal 1945 6th term
Ottawa West George McIlraith Liberal 1940 7th term
Oxford Wally Nesbitt ‡ Progressive Conservative 1953 4th term
Parkdale Stanley Haidasz Liberal 1957,[b] 1962 2nd term*
Parry Sound-Muskoka Gordon Aiken Progressive Conservative 1957 3rd term
Peel Bruce Beer Liberal 1962 1st term
Perth J. Waldo Monteith Progressive Conservative 1953 4th term
Peterborough Fred Stenson Progressive Conservative 1962 1st term
Port Arthur Doug Fisher New Democratic Party 1957 3rd term
Prince Edward—Lennox Douglas Alkenbrack Progressive Conservative 1962 1st term
Renfrew North James Forgie Liberal 1953 4th term
Renfrew South James William Baskin Progressive Conservative 1957 3rd term
Rosedale Donald Stovel Macdonald Liberal 1962 1st term
Russell Paul Tardif Liberal 1959 2nd term
St. Paul's Ian Wahn Liberal 1962 1st term
Simcoe East Philip Bernard Rynard Progressive Conservative 1957 3rd term
Simcoe North Heber Smith Progressive Conservative 1957 3rd term
Spadina Sylvester Perry Ryan Liberal 1962 1st term
Stormont Lucien Lamoureux Liberal 1962 1st term
Sudbury Rodger Mitchell Liberal 1953 4th term
Timiskaming Arnold Peters New Democratic Party 1957 3rd term
Timmins Murdo Martin New Democratic Party 1957 3rd term
Trinity Paul Hellyer Liberal 1949,[c] 1958 4th term*
Victoria Clayton Hodgson Progressive Conservative 1945 6th term
Waterloo North Oscar Weichel Progressive Conservative 1958 2nd term
Waterloo South Gordon Chaplin Progressive Conservative 1962 1st term
Welland William Hector McMillan Liberal 1950 5th term
Wellington—Huron Marvin Howe Progressive Conservative 1953 4th term
Wellington South Alfred Hales ‡ Progressive Conservative 1957 3rd term
Wentworth Joseph Reed Sams Progressive Conservative 1962 1st term
York Centre James Edgar Walker Liberal 1962 1st term
York East Steven Otto Liberal 1962 1st term
York—Humber Ralph Cowan Liberal 1962 1st term
York North John Hollings Addison Liberal 1962 1st term
York—Scarborough Frank Charles McGee ‡ Progressive Conservative 1957 3rd term
York South David Lewis New Democratic Party 1962 1st term
York West Red Kelly Liberal 1962 1st term

Prince Edward Island

Electoral district Name Party First elected/previously elected No. of terms
King's Margaret Mary Macdonald Progressive Conservative 1961 2nd term
Prince Orville Howard Phillips Progressive Conservative 1957 3rd term
Queen's* Angus MacLean Progressive Conservative 1951 5th term
Heath MacQuarrie ‡ Progressive Conservative 1957 3rd term

Quebec

Electoral district Name Party First elected/previously elected No. of terms
Argenteuil—Deux-Montagnes Vincent Drouin Liberal 1962 1st term
Beauce Gérard Perron Social Credit 1962 1st term
Beauharnois—Salaberry Gérald Laniel Liberal 1962 1st term
Bellechasse Bernard Dumont Social Credit 1962 1st term
Berthier—Maskinongé—Delanaudière Rémi Paul Progressive Conservative 1958 2nd term
Bonaventure Albert Béchard Liberal 1962 1st term
Brome—Missisquoi Heward Grafftey ‡ Progressive Conservative 1958 2nd term
Cartier Leon Crestohl Liberal 1950 5th term
Chambly—Rouville Bernard Pilon Liberal 1962 1st term
Champlain Jean-Paul Matte Liberal 1962 1st term
Chapleau Gérard Laprise Social Credit 1962 1st term
Charlevoix Louis-Philippe-Antoine Bélanger Social Credit 1962 1st term
Châteauguay—Huntingdon—Laprairie Jean Boucher Liberal 1953, 1962 3rd term*
Chicoutimi Maurice Côté Social Credit 1962 1st term
Compton—Frontenac Henry Latulippe Social Credit 1962 1st term
Dollard Guy Rouleau Liberal 1953 4th term
Dorchester Pierre-André Boutin Social Credit 1962 1st term
Drummond—Arthabaska David Ouellet Social Credit 1962 1st term
Gaspé Roland English Progressive Conservative 1957 3rd term
Gatineau Rodolphe Leduc Liberal 1936, 1954 6th term*
Hochelaga Raymond Eudes Liberal 1940 7th term
Hull Alexis Caron Liberal 1953 4th term
Îles-de-la-Madeleine Maurice Sauvé Liberal 1962 1st term
Jacques-Cartier—Lasalle Raymond Rock Liberal 1962 1st term
Joliette—l'Assomption—Montcalm Louis-Joseph Pigeon ‡ Progressive Conservative 1958 2nd term
Kamouraska Charles-Eugène Dionne Social Credit 1962 1st term
Labelle Gaston Clermont Liberal 1960 2nd term
Lac-Saint-Jean Marcel Lessard Social Credit 1962 1st term
Lafontaine Georges-C. Lachance Liberal 1962 1st term
Lapointe Gilles Grégoire Social Credit 1962 1st term
Laurier Lionel Chevrier Liberal 1935,[d] 1957 8th term*
Laval Jean-Léo Rochon Liberal 1962 1st term
Lévis J.-Aurélien Roy Social Credit 1962 1st term
Longueuil Pierre Sévigny Progressive Conservative 1958 2nd term
Lotbinière Raymond O'Hurley Progressive Conservative 1957 3rd term
Maisonneuve—Rosemont Jean-Paul Deschatelets Liberal 1953 4th term
Matapédia—Matane Alfred Belzile Progressive Conservative 1958 2nd term
Mégantic Raymond Langlois Social Credit 1962 1st term
Mercier Prosper Boulanger Liberal 1962 1st term
Montmagny—L'Islet Jean-Paul Cook Social Credit 1962 1st term
Mount Royal Alan Macnaughton Liberal 1949 5th term
Nicolet—Yamaska Clément Vincent Progressive Conservative 1962 1st term
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Edmund Tobin Asselin Liberal 1962 1st term
Outremont—St-Jean Romuald Bourque Liberal 1952 5th term
Papineau Adrien Meunier Liberal 1953 4th term
Pontiac—Témiscamingue Paul Martineau Progressive Conservative 1958 2nd term
Portneuf Jean-Louis Frenette Social Credit 1962 1st term
Québec—Montmorency Guy Marcoux Social Credit 1962 1st term
Quebec East Jean Robert Beaulé Social Credit 1962 1st term
Quebec South Jean-Charles Cantin Liberal 1962 1st term
Quebec West Lucien Plourde Social Credit 1962 1st term
Richelieu—Verchères Lucien Cardin Liberal 1952 5th term
Richmond—Wolfe André Bernier Social Credit 1962 1st term
Rimouski Gérard Légaré Liberal 1953, 1962 3rd term*
Rivière-du-Loup—Témiscouata Philippe Gagnon Social Credit 1962 1st term
Roberval Charles-Arthur Gauthier Social Credit 1962 1st term
Saguenay Lauréat Maltais Social Credit 1962 1st term
St. Ann Gérard Loiselle Liberal 1957 3rd term
Saint-Antoine—Westmount Charles (Bud) Drury Liberal 1962 1st term
Saint-Denis Azellus Denis Liberal 1935 8th term
Saint-Henri H.-Pit Lessard Liberal 1958 2nd term
Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot Théogène Ricard ‡ Progressive Conservative 1957 3rd term
Saint-Jacques Maurice Rinfret Liberal 1962 1st term
Saint-Jean—Iberville—Napierville Yvon Dupuis Liberal 1958 2nd term
St. Lawrence—St. George John Turner Liberal 1962 1st term
Sainte-Marie Georges Valade Progressive Conservative 1958 2nd term
Saint-Maurice—Laflèche Gérard Lamy Social Credit 1962 1st term
Shefford Gilbert Rondeau Social Credit 1962 1st term
Sherbrooke Gérard Chapdelaine Social Credit 1962 1st term
Stanstead René Létourneau Progressive Conservative 1958 2nd term
Terrebonne Léo Cadieux Liberal 1962 1st term
Trois-Rivières Léon Balcer Progressive Conservative 1949 5th term
Vaudreuil—Soulanges Marcel Bourbonnais Progressive Conservative 1958 2nd term
Verdun Bryce Mackasey Liberal 1962 1st term
Villeneuve Réal Caouette Social Credit 1946,[e] 1962 2nd term*

Saskatchewan

Electoral district Name Party First elected/previously elected No. of terms
Assiniboia Hazen Argue Liberal 1945[f] 6th term
Humboldt—Melfort—Tisdale Reynold Rapp Progressive Conservative 1958 2nd term
Kindersley Robert Hanbidge Progressive Conservative 1958 2nd term
Mackenzie Stanley Korchinski Progressive Conservative 1958 2nd term
Meadow Lake Bert Cadieu Progressive Conservative 1958 2nd term
Melville James Ormiston Progressive Conservative 1958 2nd term
Moose Jaw—Lake Centre J. Ernest Pascoe Progressive Conservative 1958 2nd term
Moose Mountain Richard Southam Progressive Conservative 1958 2nd term
Prince Albert John Diefenbaker Progressive Conservative 1940 7th term
Qu'Appelle Alvin Hamilton Progressive Conservative 1957 3rd term
Regina City Ken More Progressive Conservative 1958 2nd term
Rosetown—Biggar Clarence Owen Cooper Progressive Conservative 1958 2nd term
Rosthern Edward Nasserden Progressive Conservative 1958 2nd term
Saskatoon Henry Frank Jones ‡ Progressive Conservative 1957 3rd term
Swift Current—Maple Creek Jack McIntosh Progressive Conservative 1958 2nd term
The Battlefords Albert Horner Progressive Conservative 1958 2nd term
Yorkton G. Drummond Clancy Progressive Conservative 1958 2nd term

Yukon

Electoral district Name Party First elected/previously elected No. of terms
Yukon Erik Nielsen Progressive Conservative 1957 3rd term

Ministry

The 18th Canadian Ministry began at the beginning of the 23rd Canadian Parliament and lasted until near the end of the 25th Canadian Parliament.

Office holders

Party leadership

Party Name From To
Progressive Conservative John Diefenbaker April 22, 1963 September 8, 1967
Liberal Lester B. Pearson January 16, 1958 April 6, 1968
Social Credit R.N. Thompson July 7, 1961 March 9, 1967
New Democratic Tommy Douglas August 3, 1961 April 24, 1971

House of Commons

Presiding officer

Office Officer Riding From To Party
Speaker of the House of Commons Marcel Lambert Edmonton West September 27, 1962 May 15, 1963 Progressive Conservative

Government leadership (Progressive Conservative)

Office Officer Riding From To
Prime Minister John Diefenbaker Prince Albert June 21, 1957 April 22, 1963
House Leader Gordon Churchill Winnipeg South Centre January 14, 1960 February 5, 1963
Whip Théogène Ricard Hull 1962 1963

Changes to party standings

By-elections


By-election Date Incumbent Party Winner Party Cause Retained
Burnaby—Coquitlam October 22, 1962 Erhart Regier      New Democratic Tommy Douglas      New Democratic Resignation to provide a seat for Douglas Yes


Legislation and motions

Act's which received royal assent under 25th Parliament

1st Session

Source:[3]

Public acts
Date of Assent Index Title Bill Number
October 25, 1962 1 Appropriation Act No. 6, 1962 C-68
November 1, 1962 2 Export Credits Insurance Act, An Act to amend the C-63
November 29, 1962 3 Appropriation Act No. 7, 1962 C-86
4 Combines Investigation Act and the Criminal Code, An Act to amend the C-49
5 Estate Tax Act, An Act to amend the C-79
6 Excise Tax Act, An Act to amend the C-80
7 Farm Credit Act, An Act to amend the C-71
8 Income Tax Act, An Act to amend the C-78
December 20, 1962 9 Appropriation Act No. 8, 1962 C-105
10 Atlantic Development Board Act C-94
11 Canadian National Railway — construction of a line of railway in the Province of New Brunswick from Nepisiguit Junction to the property of Brunswick Mining and Smelting Corporation Limited, a distance of approximately 15 miles C-93
12 Canadian World Exhibition Corporation Act C-103
13 Coal Production Assistance Act, An Act to amend the C-64
14 Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act and the Federal-Provincial Tax-Sharing Arrangements Act, An Act to amend the C-101
15 Food and Drugs Act, An Act to amend the C-3
16 National Health and Welfare Act, An Act to amend the Department of C-4
17 National Housing Act, 1954, An Act to amend the C-102

Local and Private Acts

Date of Assent Index Title Bill Number
November 29, 1962 and December 20, 1962 18 Imperial Life Assurance Company of Canada, An Act respecting the S-16
19 Merit Insurance Company, An Act respecting S-14
20 North American General Insurance Company, An Act respecting the S-6
21 Canadian Pacific Railway Company, An Act respecting S-4
22 Christian Brothers of Ireland in Canada, An Act to incorporate the S-7
23 Trustee Board of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, An Act respecting the S-8
24 Eastern Trust Company, An Act respecting the S-5

See also

  • List of Canadian electoral districts 1952-1966 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.

Notes

  1. ^ Weyburn (Saskatchewan)
  2. ^ Trinity
  3. ^ Davenport
  4. ^ Stormont (Ontario)
  5. ^ Pontiac
  6. ^ First elected as a CCF/New Democratic Party

References

  1. ^ "Canada's Role in the Cuban Missile Crisis - Diefenbaker Canada Centre". diefenbaker. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  2. ^ "The Nuclear Question in Canada - Diefenbaker Canada Centre". diefenbaker. Retrieved 2026-04-02.
  3. ^ White, George. "FIRST SESSION, TWENTY-FIFTH PARLIAMENT 11-12 ELIZABETH II, 1962-63". Journals of the Senate of Canada. 109: 517–518. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
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