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Eighth
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Term (yyyy.mm.dd): 1896.08.19 - 1900.10.09
Duration: 1511 days (4 years, 1 month, 20 days)
Government Type:Majority Government
Government Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Number of Sessions:5
Date of General Election: 1896.06.23
Prime Minister:
Leader of the Official Opposition:
Sessions
SessionTerm (yyyy.mm.dd)DurationSenate SittingsHouse of Commons Sittings
5th 1900.02.01 - 1900.07.18 167 days77115
4th 1899.03.16 - 1899.08.11 148 days78102
3rd 1898.02.03 - 1898.06.13 130 days6886
2nd 1897.03.25 - 1897.06.29 96 days5165
1st 1896.08.19 - 1896.10.05 47 days2834

^ Duration of Sittings, Recess and Adjournments of the House of Commons
5th Session

Sitting, recess and adjournmentTerm (yyyy.mm.dd)Duration (days)
Dissolution 1900.10.09 - 1900.10.09
Intersession 1900.07.20 - 1900.10.08 81
Prorogation 1900.07.18 - 1900.07.18
Sitting 1900.05.01 - 1900.07.18
Recess 1900.04.27 - 1900.04.30 4
Sitting 1900.04.17 - 1900.04.26
Easter Recess 1900.04.12 - 1900.04.16 5
Start of Session 1900.02.01 - 1900.04.11

4th Session

Sitting, recess and adjournmentTerm (yyyy.mm.dd)Duration (days)
Intersession 1899.08.12 - 1900.03.31 233
Prorogation 1899.08.11 - 1899.08.11
Sitting 1899.05.25 - 1899.08.11
Recess 1899.05.21 - 1899.05.24 4
Sitting 1899.04.04 - 1899.05.20
Easter Recess 1899.04.01 - 1899.04.03 3
Start of Session 1899.03.16 - 1899.03.31

3rd Session

Sitting, recess and adjournmentTerm (yyyy.mm.dd)Duration (days)
Intersession 1898.06.14 - 1899.03.15 275
Prorogation 1898.06.13 - 1898.06.13
Sitting 1898.04.12 - 1898.06.13
Easter Recess 1898.04.07 - 1898.04.11 5
Sitting 1898.03.01 - 1898.04.06
Recess 1898.02.23 - 1898.02.28 6
Start of Session 1898.02.03 - 1898.02.22

2nd Session

Sitting, recess and adjournmentTerm (yyyy.mm.dd)Duration (days)
Intersession 1897.06.30 - 1898.02.02 218
Prorogation 1897.06.29 - 1897.06.29
Sitting 1897.04.20 - 1897.06.29
Easter Recess 1897.04.15 - 1897.04.19 5
Start of Session 1897.03.25 - 1897.04.14

1st Session

Sitting, recess and adjournmentTerm (yyyy.mm.dd)Duration (days)
Intersession 1896.10.06 - 1897.03.24 170
Prorogation 1896.10.05 - 1896.10.05
Start of Session 1896.08.19 - 1896.10.05
Days between Parliaments 1896.04.25 - 1896.08.18 116
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