Parliament of Canada
PARLIAMENT of CANADA
Site Map | A to Z Index | Contact Us | Français
Home Parliamentary Business Senators and Members About Parliament Visitor Information Employment

PARLINFO

Twentieth
20
Term (yyyy.mm.dd): 1945.09.06 - 1949.04.30
Duration: 1332 days (3 years, 7 months, 24 days)
Government Type:Majority Government
Government Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Number of Sessions:5
Date of General Election: 1945.06.11
Prime Minister:
Leader of the Official Opposition:
Sessions
SessionTerm (yyyy.mm.dd)DurationSenate SittingsHouse of Commons Sittings
5th 1949.01.26 - 1949.04.30 94 days3959
4th 1947.12.05 - 1948.06.30 208 days69119
3rd 1947.01.30 - 1947.07.17 168 days59115
2nd 1946.03.14 - 1946.08.31 170 days72118
1st 1945.09.06 - 1945.12.18 103 days4476

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

Sitting, recess and adjournmentTerm (yyyy.mm.dd)Duration (days)
Prorogation 1949.04.30 - 1949.04.30
Dissolution 1949.04.30 - 1949.04.30
Sitting 1949.04.25 - 1949.04.30
Easter Recess 1949.04.09 - 1949.04.24 16
Start of Session 1949.01.26 - 1949.04.08

4th Session

Sitting, recess and adjournmentTerm (yyyy.mm.dd)Duration (days)
Intersession 1948.07.01 - 1949.01.25 209
Prorogation 1948.06.30 - 1948.06.30
Sitting 1948.04.05 - 1948.06.30
Easter Recess 1948.03.25 - 1948.04.04 11
Sitting 1948.01.26 - 1948.03.24
Christmas Recess 1947.12.20 - 1948.01.25 37
Start of Session 1947.12.05 - 1947.12.19

3rd Session

Sitting, recess and adjournmentTerm (yyyy.mm.dd)Duration (days)
Intersession 1947.07.18 - 1947.12.04 140
Prorogation 1947.07.17 - 1947.07.17
Sitting 1947.04.14 - 1947.07.17
Easter Recess 1947.04.03 - 1947.04.13 11
Start of Session 1947.01.30 - 1947.04.02

2nd Session

Sitting, recess and adjournmentTerm (yyyy.mm.dd)Duration (days)
Intersession 1946.09.01 - 1947.01.29 151
Prorogation 1946.08.31 - 1946.08.31
Sitting 1946.04.29 - 1946.08.31
Easter Recess 1946.04.18 - 1946.04.28 11
Start of Session 1946.03.14 - 1946.04.17

1st Session

Sitting, recess and adjournmentTerm (yyyy.mm.dd)Duration (days)
Intersession 1945.12.19 - 1946.03.13 85
Prorogation 1945.12.18 - 1945.12.18
Start of Session 1945.09.06 - 1945.12.18
Days between Parliaments 1945.04.17 - 1945.09.05 142
^



© Library of Parliament
Home | Important Notices