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This is a list of members of the House of Commons of Canada in the 39th Parliament of Canada (April 3, 2006 to September 7, 2008).
Members
Conservative
Liberal
Bloc Québécois
New Democratic
Green
Independent
Newfoundland and Labrador
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Quebec
^a Member since swearing-in date of by-election.
^b Leader since December 2, 2006.
Ontario
^c Elected as a Conservative .
^d Member since December 7, 2006 (elected on November 27 by-election).
^e Elected as a Liberal .
^f Elected as a Liberal .
^g Party leader until December 2, 2006.
^h Elected in a March 17, 2008 by-election.
^i Cabinet minister until November 27, 2006.
^j Elected in a March 17, 2008 by-election.
^k Cabinet minister since November 27, 2006.
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
^l Elected in a March 17, 2008 by-election.
Alberta
British Columbia
^m Elected as a Liberal .
^n Elected in a March 17, 2008 by-election.
^o Elected as a Liberal ; on August 30, 2008, Wilson declared that he would sit as Canada's first Green Member of Parliament.[ 1]
Territories
Changes since election
Changes to party standings during the 39th Parliament of Canada
January 23, 2006 to July 2, 2007
Affiliation[ 2]
2006
2007
Jan 23
Feb 6
Aug 28
Sep 20
Oct 18
Nov 27
Jan 5
Jan 28
Feb 6
Feb 21
Mar 21
Apr 12
Jun 5
Jun 26
Jul 2
Conservative
124
125
124
125
124
125
Liberal
103
102
101
102
101
100
101
100
99
Bloc Québécois
51
50
51
50
49
New Democratic
29
Independent
1
2
1
2
3
4
3
Total members
308
307
306
308
307
306
305
vacant
0
1
2
0
1
2
3
Government Majority
-60
-58
-57
-56
-58
-60
-58
-57
-56
-58
-56
-55
July 12, 2007 to August 30, 2008
Affiliation
2007
2008
Jul 12
Jul 27
Jul 29
Aug 31
Sep 17
Oct 28
Nov 23
Jan 25
Jan 29
Feb 4
Mar 13
Mar 17
Apr 7
Aug 1
Aug 30
Conservative
125
126
125
126
127
Liberal
98
97
96
95
94
97
96
95
Bloc Québécois
49
48
49
48
New Democratic
29
30
Independent
3
4
5
4
3
Green
0
1
Liberal without caucus
0
1
0
Total members
304
303
302
301
304
303
302
306
305
304
vacant
4
5
6
7
4
5
6
2
3
4
Government Majority
-54
-53
-52
-51
-52
-53
-52
-51
-50
-52
-51
-50
Changes in membership
Date
Name
Riding
Affiliation
Details
January 23, 2006
See List of Members
Election day of the 39th Canadian federal election
February 6, 2006
David Emerson
Vancouver Kingsway
Conservative
Appointed to cabinet, crossed the floor from the Liberals
August 28, 2006
Benoît Sauvageau
Repentigny
Bloc Québécois
Died in a car accident
September 20, 2006
Joe Fontana
London North Centre
Liberal
Vacated seat to run for Mayor of London, Ontario
October 18, 2006
Garth Turner
Halton
Independent
Removed from the Conservative caucus on after being accused of breaking caucus confidentiality.[1]
November 27, 2006
Raymond Gravel
Repentigny
Bloc Québécois
Elected in a by-election
November 27, 2006
Glen Pearson
London North Centre
Liberal
Elected in a by-election
January 5, 2007
Wajid Khan
Mississauga—Streetsville
Conservative
Crossed the floor from the Liberals
January 28, 2007
Jean Lapierre
Outremont
Liberal
Vacated seat to pursue television career
February 6, 2007
Garth Turner
Halton
Liberal
Joined the Liberal caucus [2]
February 21, 2007
Yvan Loubier
Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot
Bloc Québécois
Vacated seat to run in the 2007 Quebec general election
March 21, 2007
Joe Comuzzi
Thunder Bay—Superior North
Independent
Removed from the Liberal caucus on due to his intention to vote for the 2007 budget.[3]
April 12, 2007
Louise Thibault
Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques
Independent
Left the Bloc Québécois caucus [4]
June 5, 2007
Bill Casey
Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley
Independent
Expelled from the Conservative caucus for voting against his party's budget.
June 26, 2007
Joe Comuzzi
Thunder Bay—Superior North
Conservative
Joined the Conservative caucus.[5]
July 2, 2007
Bill Graham
Toronto Centre
Liberal
Vacated seat
July 12, 2007
Jim Peterson
Willowdale
Liberal
Vacated seat
July 27, 2007
Stephen Owen
Vancouver Quadra
Liberal
Vacated seat
July 29, 2007
Michel Gauthier
Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean
Bloc Québécois
Vacated seat
August 31, 2007
Gary Merasty
Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River
Liberal
Vacated seat
September 17, 2007
Denis Lebel
Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean
Conservative
Elected in a by-election
September 17, 2007
Thomas Mulcair
Outremont
New Democratic
Elected in a by-election
September 17, 2007
Ève-Mary Thaï Thi Lac
Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot
Bloc Québécois
Elected in a by-election
October 28, 2007
Blair Wilson
West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country
Liberal without caucus
Removed from the Liberal caucus, still identified as a Liberal
November 23, 2007
Wajid Khan
Mississauga—Streetsville
Independent
Left the Conservative caucus to sit as an independent
January 25, 2008
Lucienne Robillard
Westmount—Ville-Marie
Liberal
Vacated seat
January 29, 2008
Blair Wilson
West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country
Independent
Officially became an Independent
February 4, 2008
Wajid Khan
Mississauga—Streetsville
Conservative
Returned to the Conservative caucus.
March 13, 2008
Maka Kotto
Saint-Lambert
Bloc Québécois
Vacated seat to run in a provincial by-election
March 17, 2008
Rob Clarke
Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River
Conservative
Elected in a by-election
March 17, 2008
Joyce Murray
Vancouver Quadra
Liberal
Elected in a by-election
March 17, 2008
Martha Hall Findlay
Willowdale
Liberal
Elected in a by-election
March 17, 2008
Bob Rae
Toronto Centre
Liberal
Elected in a by-election
April 7, 2008
Brenda Chamberlain
Guelph
Liberal
Vacated seat
August 1, 2008
John Godfrey
Don Valley West
Liberal
Vacated seat
August 30, 2008
Blair Wilson
West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country
Green
Founded Green caucus.
See also
References
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