# 36th Canadian Parliament

The 36th Canadian Parliament was in session from September 22, 1997, until October 22, 2000. The membership was set by the 1997 federal election on June 2, 1997, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 2000 election.
It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and the 26th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was first the Reform Party, led by Preston Manning, and then its successor party, the Canadian Alliance led by interim leader Deborah Grey.
The Speaker was Gilbert Parent. See also list of Canadian electoral districts 1996-2003 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.
For the first time in Canadian history, five different parties held official party status. Although five major parties ran for the 35th Parliament, the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada and the New Democratic Party both failed to win official party status in that parliament.
There were two sessions of the 36th Parliament:
| Session | Start | End |
| 1st | September 22, 1997 | September 18, 1999 |
| 2nd | October 12, 1999 | October 22, 2000 |

## Party standings

The party standings as of the election and as of dissolution were as follows:
| Affiliation | Affiliation | House members | House members | Senate members | Senate members |
| Affiliation | Affiliation | 1997 election results | At dissolution | On election day 1997 | At dissolution |
| | Liberal Party of Canada | 155 | 161 | 51 | 56 |
| | Reform | 60 | — | 0 | — |
| | Bloc Québécois | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| | New Democratic Party | 21 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| | Progressive Conservative Party of Canada | 20 | 15 | 50 | 35 |
| | Independent | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| | Alliance | — | 58 | — | 1 |
| Total members | Total members | 301 | 301 | 104 | 97 |
| | Vacant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Total seats | Total seats | 301 | 301 | 104 | 105 |

## By-elections

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained |
| Okanagan—Coquihalla | September 11, 2000 | Jim Hart | Canadian Alliance | Stockwell Day | Canadian Alliance | Resignation to provide a seat for Day | Yes |
| Kings—Hants | September 11, 2000 | Scott Brison | Progressive Conservative | Joe Clark | Progressive Conservative | Resignation to provide a seat for Clark | Yes |
| St. John's West | May 15, 2000 | Charlie Power | Progressive Conservative | Loyola Hearn | Progressive Conservative | Resignation | Yes |
| York West | November 15, 1999 | Sergio Marchi | Liberal | Judy Sgro | Liberal | Resignation | Yes |
| Hull—Aylmer | November 15, 1999 | Marcel Massé | Liberal | Marcel Proulx | Liberal | Resignation | Yes |
| Mount Royal | November 15, 1999 | Sheila Finestone | Liberal | Irwin Cotler | Liberal | Resignation | Yes |
| Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar | November 15, 1999 | Chris Axworthy | New Democratic | Dennis Gruending | New Democratic | Resignation | Yes |
| Windsor—St. Clair | April 12, 1999 | Shaughnessy Cohen | Liberal | Rick Limoges | Liberal | Death (cerebral hemorrhage) | Yes |
| Sherbrooke | September 14, 1998 | Jean Charest | Progressive Conservative | Serge Cardin | Bloc Québécois | Resignation to accept leadership of the Liberal Party of Quebec and enter provincial politics | No |
| Port Moody—Coquitlam | March 30, 1998 | Sharon Hayes | Reform | Lou Sekora | Liberal | Resignation | No |