The 6th Canadian Parliament was in session from April 13, 1887, until February 3, 1891. The membership was set by the 1887 federal election on February 22, 1887. It was dissolved prior to the 1891 election .
It was controlled by a Conservative /Liberal-Conservative majority under Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald and the 3rd Canadian Ministry . The Official Opposition was the Liberal Party , led first by Edward Blake , and later by Wilfrid Laurier .
The Speaker was Joseph-Aldric Ouimet . See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1887-1892 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.
There were four sessions of the 6th Parliament:
Session
Start
End
1st
April 13, 1887
June 23, 1887
2nd
February 23, 1888
May 22, 1888
3rd
January 31, 1889
May 2, 1889
4th
January 16, 1890
May 16, 1890
Following is a full list of members of the sixth Parliament listed first by province, then by electoral district.
Party leaders are italicized .
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.
Electoral district
Name
Party
First elected/previously elected
Annapolis
John Burpee Mills
Conservative
1887
Antigonish
John Sparrow David Thompson
Liberal-Conservative
1885
Cape Breton *
David Mackeen
Conservative
1887
Hector Francis McDougall
Liberal-Conservative
1884
Colchester
Archibald McLelan (until unseated for bribery)
Conservative
1867, 1881
Archibald McLelan (by-election of 1887-10-27, until appointed Nova Scotia Lieutenant-Governor)
Conservative
Adams George Archibald (by-election of 1888-08-15)
Liberal-Conservative
1888
Cumberland
Charles Tupper (until election voided)
Conservative
1867
Charles Tupper (by-election of 1887-11-09, until 23 May 1888 appointment as UK High Commissioner for Canada)
Conservative
Arthur Rupert Dickey (by-election of 1888-07-13, until election voided)
Conservative
1888
Arthur Rupert Dickey (by-election of 1888-12-26)
Conservative
Digby
John Campbell (died 26 May 1887)
Conservative
1887
Herbert Ladd Jones (by-election of 1887-07-16)
Conservative
1887
Guysborough
John Angus Kirk
Liberal
1874, 1882
Halifax *
Alfred Gilpin Jones
Liberal
1867, 1874, 1887
Thomas Edward Kenny
Conservative
1887
Hants
Alfred Putnam
Conservative
1887
Inverness
Hugh Cameron
Conservative
1867, 1882
Kings
Frederick William Borden
Liberal
1874, 1887
Lunenburg
James Daniel Eisenhauer
Liberal
1887
Pictou *
Charles Hibbert Tupper (until ministerial appointment)
Conservative
1882
John McDougald
Liberal-Conservative
1881
Charles Hibbert Tupper (by-election of 1888-06-18)
Conservative
1882
Queens
Joshua Newton Freeman
Liberal-Conservative
1867, 1882
Richmond
Edmund Power Flynn
Liberal
1874, 1887
Shelburne
Thomas Robertson (until election voided 9 November 1887)
Liberal
1878
John Wimburne Laurie (by-election of 1887-12-15, until election voided)
Conservative
1887
John Wimburne Laurie (by-election of 1888-10-22)
Conservative
Victoria
John Archibald McDonald (until election voided)
Conservative
1887
John Archibald McDonald (by-election of 1887-11-21)
Liberal
Yarmouth
John Lovitt (until election voided 13 August 1887)
Liberal
1887
John Lovitt (by-election of 1887-12-15)
Liberal
Electoral district
Name
Party
First elected/previously elected
Addington
John William Bell
Conservative
1882
Algoma
Simon James Dawson
Conservative
1878
Bothwell
David Mills
Liberal
1884
Brant North
James Somerville
Liberal
1882
Brant South
William Paterson
Liberal
1872
Brockville
John Fisher Wood
Liberal-Conservative
1882
Bruce East
Henry Cargill (until resignation due to postmaster appointment)
Conservative
1887
Henry Cargill (by-election of 1887-04-02)
Conservative
Bruce North
Alexander McNeill
Liberal-Conservative
1882
Bruce West
Edward Blake (until resignation to become member for Durham West)
Liberal
1867, 1879, 1887
James Rowand (by-election of 1887-10-19)
Liberal
1887
Cardwell
Thomas White (died 21 April 1888)
Conservative
1885
Robert Smeaton White (by-election of 1888-10-03)
Conservative
1888
Carleton
John A. Macdonald (until resignation to become member for Kingston)
Liberal-Conservative
1867
George Lemuel Dickinson (by-election of 1888-02-01)
Conservative
1888
Cornwall and Stormont
Darby Bergin
Liberal-Conservative
1872, 1878
Dundas
Charles Erastus Hickey
Conservative
1882
Durham East
Henry Alfred Ward
Conservative
1878
Durham West
Edward Blake
Liberal
1879
Elgin East
John Henry Wilson
Liberal
1882
Elgin West
George Elliott Casey
Liberal
1878
Essex North
James Colebrooke Patterson
Conservative
1872
Essex South
James Brien
Liberal
1887
Frontenac
George Airey Kirkpatrick
Conservative
1870
Glengarry
Patrick Purcell
Liberal
1887
Grenville South
Walter Shanly
Conservative
1885
Grey East
Thomas Simpson Sproule
Conservative
1878
Grey North
James Masson
Conservative
1887
Grey South
George Landerkin
Liberal
1872, 1882
Haldimand
Walter Humphries Montague
Conservative
1887
Walter Humphries Montague (by-election of 1887-11-12)
Conservative
Charles Wesley Colter (by-election of 1889-01-30)
Liberal
1889
Walter Humphries Montague (by-election of 1890-02-20)
Conservative
1887, 1890
Halton
John Waldie (until 19 January 1888 unseating for bribery)
Liberal
1887
David Henderson (by-election of 1888-02-07, until unseated for corruption)
Conservative
1888
John Waldie (by-election of 1888-08-22)
Liberal
1887, 1888
Hamilton *
Adam Brown
Conservative
1887
Alexander McKay
Conservative
1887
Hastings East
Samuel Barton Burdett
Liberal
1887
Hastings North
Mackenzie Bowell
Conservative
1867
Hastings West
Alexander Robertson (died 29 February 1888)
Conservative
1882
Henry Corby Jr. (by-election of 1888-03-17)
Conservative
1888
Huron East
Peter Macdonald
Liberal
1887
Huron South
John McMillan
Liberal
1882, 1887
Huron West
Robert Porter
Liberal-Conservative
1887
Kent
Archibald Campbell (until unseated 17 November 1887)
Liberal
1887
Archibald Campbell (by-election of 1888-05-02)
Liberal
Kingston
John A. Macdonald
Liberal-Conservative
1867
Lambton East
George Moncrieff
Conservative
1887
Lambton West
James Frederick Lister
Liberal
1882
Lanark North
Joseph Jamieson
Conservative
1882
Lanark South
John Graham Haggart (until 3 August 1888 Postmaster General appointment)
Conservative
1872
John Graham Haggart (by-election of 1888-08-15)
Conservative
Leeds North and Grenville North
Charles Frederick Ferguson
Liberal-Conservative
1874
Leeds South
George Taylor
Conservative
1882
Lennox
Uriah Wilson
Conservative
1887
Lincoln and Niagara
John Charles Rykert (resigned 2 May 1890)
Conservative
1878
John Charles Rykert (by-election of 1890-05-23)
Conservative
1890
London
John Carling
Liberal-Conservative
1867, 1878
Middlesex East
Joseph Henry Marshall
Conservative
1887
Middlesex North
Timothy Coughlin
Liberal-Conservative
1878
Middlesex South
James Armstrong
Liberal
1882
Middlesex West
William Frederick Roome (until unseated by petition)
Conservative
1887
William Frederick Roome (by-election of 1888-03-10)
Conservative
Monck
Arthur Boyle
Conservative
1887
Muskoka and Parry Sound
William Edward O'Brien
Conservative
1882
Norfolk North
John Charlton
Liberal
1872
Norfolk South
David Tisdale
Conservative
1887
Northumberland East
Albert Elhanon Mallory (until unseated for bribery)
Liberal
1887
Edward Cochrane (by-election of 1887-12-22, until election voided)
Conservative
1887
Edward Cochrane (by-election of 1888-11-21)
Conservative
Northumberland West
George Guillet
Conservative
1885
Ontario North
Frank Madill
Conservative
1887
Ontario South
William Smith
Conservative
1887
Ontario West
James David Edgar
Liberal
1884
Ottawa (City of) *
William Goodhue Perley
Conservative
1887
Honoré Robillard
Liberal-Conservative
1887
Charles Herbert Mackintosh (by-election of 1890-04-26)
Conservative
1882, 1890
Oxford North
James Sutherland
Liberal
1880
Oxford South
Richard John Cartwright
Liberal
1867
Peel
William Armstrong McCulla
Conservative
1887
Perth North
Samuel Rollin Hesson
Conservative
1878
Perth South
James Trow
Liberal
1872
Peterborough East
John Lang
Independent Liberal
1887
Peterborough West
James Stevenson
Conservative
1887
Prescott
Simon Labrosse
Liberal
1882
Prince Edward
John Milton Platt (until election voided)
Liberal
1882
John Milton Platt (by-election of 1888-03-10)
Liberal
Renfrew North
Peter White
Conservative
1876
Renfrew South
Robert Campbell (died in office)
Liberal
1882
John Ferguson (by-election of 1887-08-02)
Independent Conservative
1887
Russell
William Cameron Edwards (unseated for bribery)
Liberal
1887
William Cameron Edwards (by-election of 1888-05-07)
Liberal
Simcoe East
Herman Henry Cook
Liberal
1874, 1882
Simcoe North
Dalton McCarthy
Conservative
1872
Simcoe South
Richard Tyrwhitt
Conservative
1882
Toronto Centre
George Ralph Richardson Cockburn
Conservative
1887
Toronto East
John Small
Conservative
1872
Victoria North
John Augustus Barron
Liberal
1887
Victoria South
Adam Hudspeth (resigned)
Conservative
1887
Adam Hudspeth (by-election of 1887-04-20, died in office)
Conservative
Charles Fairbairn (by-election of 1890-12-18)
Liberal-Conservative
1890
Waterloo North
Isaac Erb Bowman
Liberal
1867, 1887
Waterloo South
James Livingston
Liberal
1882
Welland
John Ferguson
Conservative
1878
Wellington Centre
Andrew Semple
Liberal
1887
Wellington North
James McMullen
Liberal
1882
Wellington South
James Innes
Liberal
1882
Wentworth North
Thomas Bain
Liberal
1872
Wentworth South
Franklin Metcalfe Carpenter
Conservative
1887
West Toronto
Frederick Charles Denison
Conservative
1887
York East
Alexander Mackenzie
Liberal
1867
York North
William Mulock
Liberal
1882
York West
Nathaniel Clarke Wallace
Conservative
1878
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Victoria South
December 18, 1890
Adam Hudspeth
Conservative
Charles Fairbairn
Liberal-Conservative
Death
Yes
Napierville
December 9, 1890
Louis Sainte-Marie
Liberal
François-Xavier Paradis
Conservative
Resigned to enter provincial politics in Quebec.
No
Kent
July 31, 1890
Pierre-Amand Landry
Conservative
Édouard H. Léger
Conservative
Appointed a judge in the county court of Westmorland and Kent.
Yes
Montmorency
July 25, 1890
Charles Langelier
Liberal
Louis-Georges Desjardins
Conservative
Resignation to enter provincial politics in Quebec.
No
New Westminster
June 19, 1890
Donald Chisholm
Conservative
Gordon Edward Corbould
Conservative
Death
Yes
Lincoln and Niagara
May 23, 1890
John Charles Rykert
Conservative
John Charles Rykert
Conservative
Resignation to recontest over charges of corruption.
Yes
Ottawa (City of) (electoral district)
April 26, 1890
William Goodhue Perley
Conservative
Charles Herbert Mackintosh
Conservative
Death
Yes
Haldimand
February 20, 1890
Charles Wesley Colter
Liberal
Walter Humphries Montague
Conservative
Election declared void.
No
Stanstead
December 18, 1889
Charles Carroll Colby
Liberal-Conservative
Charles Carroll Colby
Liberal-Conservative
Recontested upon appointment as President of the Privy Council.
Yes
Victoria
October 28, 1889
Edgar Crow Baker
Conservative
Thomas Earle
Conservative
Resignation.
Yes
Compton
May 16, 1889
John Henry Pope
Liberal-Conservative
Rufus Henry Pope
Conservative
Death
Yes
Haldimand
January 30, 1889
Walter Humphries Montague
Conservative
Charles Wesley Colter
Liberal
Election declared void.
No
Provencher
January 24, 1889
Joseph Royal
Conservative
Alphonse Alfred Clément Larivière
Conservative
Appointed Lieutenant-Governor of the North West Territories .
Yes
Joliette
January 16, 1889
Édouard Guilbault
Conservative
Hilaire Neveu
Nationalist
Election declared void.
No
Cumberland
December 26, 1888
Arthur Rupert Dickey
Conservative
Arthur Rupert Dickey
Conservative
Election declared void.
Yes
Cariboo
November 22, 1888
James Reid
Liberal-Conservative
Francis Stillman Barnard
Conservative
Called to the Senate.
Yes
Northumberland East
November 21, 1888
Edward Cochrane
Conservative
Edward Cochrane
Conservative
Election declared void.
Yes
Shelburne
October 22, 1888
John Wimburne Laurie
Conservative
John Wimburne Laurie
Conservative
Election declared void.
Yes
Cardwell
October 3, 1888
Thomas White
Conservative
Robert Smeaton White
Conservative
Death
Yes
Montreal East
September 26, 1888
Charles-Joseph Coursol
Conservative
Alphonse-Télesphore Lépine
Independent Conservative
Death
No
Assiniboia East
September 12, 1888
William Dell Perley
Conservative
Edgar Dewdney
Conservative
Called to the Senate
Yes
Halton
August 22, 1888
John Waldie
Conservative
David Henderson
Conservative
Election declared void.
No
Lanark South
August 15, 1888
John Graham Haggart
Liberal
John Graham Haggart
Conservative
Recontested upon appointment as Postmaster-General.
Yes
Colchester
August 15, 1888
Archibald McLelan
Conservative
Adams George Archibald
Liberal-Conservative
Appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia .
Yes
Nicolet
July 17, 1888
Athanase Gaudet
Nationalist Conservative
Fabien Boisvert
Independent Conservative
Death
No
Cumberland
July 13, 1888
Charles Tupper
Conservative
Arthur Rupert Dickey
Conservative
Appointed Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom .
Yes
Pictou
June 18, 1888
Charles Hibbert Tupper
Conservative
Charles Hibbert Tupper
Conservative
Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Marine and Fisheries.
Yes
Russell
May 7, 1888
William C. Edwards
Liberal
William C. Edwards
Liberal
Election declared void.
Yes
Kent
May 2, 1888
Archibald Campbell
Liberal
Archibald Campbell
Liberal
Election declared void.
Yes
L'Assomption
April 3, 1888
Joseph Gauthier
Liberal
Joseph Gauthier
Liberal
Election declared void.
Yes
Missisquoi
March 27, 1888
George Clayes
Liberal
Daniel Bishop Meigs
Liberal
Death
Yes
Prince Edward
March 19, 1888
John Milton Platt
Liberal
John Milton Platt
Liberal
Election declared void.
Yes
Hastings West
March 17, 1888
Alexander Robertson
Conservative
Henry Corby, Jr.
Conservative
Death
Yes
Middlesex West
March 10, 1888
William Frederick Roome
Conservative
William Frederick Roome
Conservative
Election declared void.
Yes
Halton
February 7, 1888
John Waldie
Liberal
David Henderson
Conservative
Election declared void.
No
Carleton
February 1, 1888
John A. Macdonald
Liberal-Conservative
George Lemuel Dickinson
Conservative
Chose to sit for Kingston.
Yes
Victoria
January 23, 1888
Noah Shakespeare
Conservative
Edward Gawler Prior
Conservative
Appointed Postmaster of Victoria.
Yes
Queen's
January 18, 1888
George Gerald King
Liberal
George Frederick Baird
Conservative
Election declared void.
No
Dorchester
January 7, 1888
Henri Jules Juchereau Duchesnay
Nationalist Conservative
Honoré-Julien-Jean-Baptiste Chouinard
Conservative
Death
No
Northumberland East
December 22, 1887
Albert Mallory
Liberal
Edward Cochrane
Conservative
Election declared void.
No
Shelburne
December 15, 1887
Thomas Robertson
Liberal
John Wimburne Laurie
Conservative
Election declared void.
No
Yarmouth
December 15, 1887
John Lovitt
Liberal
John Lovitt
Liberal
Election declared void.
Yes
Victoria
November 21, 1887
Charles James Campbell
Conservative
John Archibald McDonald
Liberal
Election declared void.
No
Haldimand
November 12, 1887
Walter Humphries Montague
Conservative
Walter Humphries Montague
Conservative
Election declared void.
Yes
Cumberland
November 9, 1887
Charles Tupper
Conservative
Charles Tupper
Conservative
Election declared void.
Yes
Colchester
October 27, 1887
Archibald McLelan
Conservative
Archibald McLelan
Conservative
Election declared void.
Yes
Bruce West
October 19, 1887
Edward Blake
Liberal
James Rowand
Liberal
Chose to sit for Durham West.
Yes
Richelieu
October 18, 1887
Jean-Baptiste Labelle
Conservative
Joseph-Aimé Massue
Conservative
Death
Yes
Charlevoix
September 28, 1887
Simon-Xavier Cimon
Conservative
Simon Cimon
Conservative
Death
Yes
Renfrew South
August 2, 1887
Robert Campbell
Liberal
John Ferguson
Independent
Death
No
Digby
July 16, 1887
John Campbell
Conservative
Herbert Ladd Jones
Conservative
Death
Yes
Restigouche
May 21, 1887
Robert Moffat
Conservative
George Moffat Jr.
Conservative
Death
Yes
Victoria South
April 20, 1887
Adam Hudspeth
Conservative
Adam Hudspeth
Liberal-Conservative
Seeks re-election due to holding the office of revising officer.
Yes
Bruce East
April 2, 1887
Henry Cargill
Conservative
Henry Cargill
Conservative
Seeks re-election due to holding the position of postmaster.
Yes
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