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Thirty-Ninth
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Term (yyyy.mm.dd): 2006.04.03 - 2008.09.07
Duration: 888 days (2 years, 5 months, 4 days)
Government Type:Minority Government
Government Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Number of Sessions:2
Date of General Election: 2006.01.23
Prime Minister:
Leader of the Official Opposition:
Party Standings In The House of Commons
DateC.P.C.Lib.B.Q.N.D.P.Ind.G.P.VacantTotal
2008.09.07(Dissolution)127954830314308
2008.08.30127954830314308
2008.08.01127954830404308
2008.04.07127964830403308
2008.03.17127974830402308
2008.03.13126944830406308
2008.02.04126944930405308
2008.01.29125944930505308
2008.01.25125954930405308
2007.11.23125964930404308
2007.09.17126964930304308
2007.08.31125964829307308
2007.07.29125974829306308
2007.07.27125974929305308
2007.07.12125984929304308
2007.07.02125994929303308
2007.06.271251004929302308
2007.06.051241004929402308
2007.04.121251004929302308
2007.03.211251005029202308
2007.02.211251015029102308
2007.02.061251015129101308
2007.01.281251005129201308
2007.01.051251015129200308
2006.11.271241025129200308
2006.10.181241015029202308
2006.09.201251015029102308
2006.08.281251025029101308
2006.02.061251025129100308
2006.01.23(Election)1241035129100308

^ List of changes to party standings
DateChange
2008.08.30
Constituency: West Vancouver--Sunshine Coast--Sea to Sky Country (British Columbia)
Political Affiliation: Independent

Sits as a member of the Green Party as of August 30, 2008.
2008.08.01
Constituency: Don Valley West (Ontario)
Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada

Resignation. Appointed Head of the Toronto French School effective July 1, 2008.
2008.04.07
Constituency: Guelph (Ontario)
Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada

Resignation. Quits political life.
2008.03.17
M.P.: Rae, Bob
Constituency: Toronto Centre (Ontario)
Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada

Elected at a By-Election.
2008.03.17
Constituency: Willowdale (Ontario)
Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada

Elected at a By-Election.
2008.03.17
Constituency: Vancouver Quadra (British Columbia)
Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada

Elected at a By-Election.
2008.03.17
M.P.: Clarke, Rob
Constituency: Desnethé--Missinippi--Churchill River (Saskatchewan)
Political Affiliation: Conservative Party of Canada

Elected at a By-Election.
2008.03.13
M.P.: Kotto, Maka
Constituency: Saint-Lambert (Quebec)
Political Affiliation: Bloc Québécois

Resignation. Enters provincial politics in Quebec.
2008.02.04
M.P.: Khan, Wajid
Constituency: Mississauga--Streetsville (Ontario)
Political Affiliation: Independent

Sits as a Conservative as of February 4, 2008.
2008.01.29
Constituency: West Vancouver--Sunshine Coast--Sea to Sky Country (British Columbia)
Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada

Left the Caucus October 28, 2007, continued to sit as Liberal though not member of the Caucus. Sat as an Independent as of January 29, 2008.
2008.01.25
Constituency: Westmount--Ville-Marie (Quebec)
Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada

Resignation. Quits political life.
2007.11.23
M.P.: Khan, Wajid
Constituency: Mississauga--Streetsville (Ontario)
Political Affiliation: Conservative Party of Canada

Sits as an Independent as of November 23, 2007.
2007.09.17
Constituency: Outremont (Quebec)
Political Affiliation: New Democratic Party

Elected at a By-Election.
2007.09.17
M.P.: Lebel, Denis
Constituency: Roberval--Lac-Saint-Jean (Quebec)
Political Affiliation: Conservative Party of Canada

Elected at a By-Election.
2007.09.17
Constituency: Saint-Hyacinthe--Bagot (Quebec)
Political Affiliation: Bloc Québécois

Elected at a By-Election. First Canadian of Vietnamese origin elected to the House of Commons.
2007.08.31
Constituency: Desnethé--Missinippi--Churchill River (Saskatchewan)
Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada

Resignation. For family reasons.
2007.07.29
Constituency: Roberval--Lac-Saint-Jean (Quebec)
Political Affiliation: Bloc Québécois

Resignation. For health reasons and to commence a career as a communicator.
2007.07.27
Constituency: Vancouver Quadra (British Columbia)
Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada

Resignation. Appointed Vice President, External and Community Relations, University of British Columbia, August 15, 2007.
2007.07.12
Constituency: Willowdale (Ontario)
Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada

Resignation. To make room for new members within the House of Commons.
2007.07.02
M.P.: Graham, Bill
Constituency: Toronto Centre (Ontario)
Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada

Resignation. To make room for new members within the House of Commons. Accepts the position of chancellor at the University of Toronto.
2007.06.27
Constituency: Thunder Bay--Superior North (Ontario)
Political Affiliation: Independent

Sits as a Conservative as of June 27, 2007.
2007.06.06
Constituency: Cumberland--Colchester--Musquodoboit Valley (Nova Scotia)
Political Affiliation: Conservative Party of Canada

Suspended form the Caucus and sat as and Independent as of June 6, 2007.
2007.04.12
Constituency: Rimouski-Neigette--Témiscouata--Les Basques (Quebec)
Political Affiliation: Bloc Québécois

Sits as an Independent as of April 12, 2007.
2007.03.21
Constituency: Thunder Bay--Superior North (Ontario)
Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada

Suspended from the Caucus and sat as an Independent as of March 21, 2007.
2007.02.21
Constituency: Saint-Hyacinthe--Bagot (Quebec)
Political Affiliation: Bloc Québécois

Resignation. Enters provincial politics in Quebec.
2007.02.06
Constituency: Halton (Ontario)
Political Affiliation: Independent

Sits as a Liberal as of February 6, 2007.
2007.01.28
Constituency: Outremont (Quebec)
Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada

Resignation. Resumes his broadcasting career.
2007.01.05
M.P.: Khan, Wajid
Constituency: Mississauga--Streetsville (Ontario)
Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada

Sits as a Conservative as of January 5, 2007.
2006.11.27
Constituency: London North Centre (Ontario)
Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada

Elected at a By-Election.
2006.11.27
Constituency: Repentigny (Quebec)
Political Affiliation: Bloc Québécois

Elected at a By-Election.
2006.10.18
Constituency: Halton (Ontario)
Political Affiliation: Conservative Party of Canada

Suspended from the Caucus and sat as an Independent as of October 18, 2006.
2006.09.20
Constituency: London North Centre (Ontario)
Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada

Resignation. Enters municipal politics in London, Ontario.
2006.08.28
Constituency: Repentigny (Quebec)
Political Affiliation: Bloc Québécois

Died in office.
2006.02.06
Constituency: Vancouver Kingsway (British Columbia)
Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada

Sits as a Conservative as of February 6, 2006.
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