11th Canadian Parliament

11th Parliament of Canada
Majority parliament
January 20, 1909 – July 29, 1911
Parliament leaders
Prime Minister	Rt. Hon. Sir Wilfrid Laurier 11 July 1896 – 6 October 1911
Leader of the Opposition	Hon. Robert Borden February 6, 1901-October 9, 1911
Party caucuses
Government	Liberal Party
Opposition	Conservative Party
Third party	Labour
House of Commons
266px Seating arrangements of the House of Commons
Speaker of the Commons	Hon. Charles Marcil January 20, 1909 – November 14, 1911
Members	221 MP seats List of members
Senate
Speaker of the Senate	Hon. James Kerr January 14, 1909 – October 22, 1911
Government Senate Leader	Sir Richard John Cartwright 1909-October 6, 1911
Opposition Senate Leader	Sir James Alexander Lougheed April 1, 1906-October 6, 1911
Sovereign
Monarch	Edward VII 22 January 1901 – 6 May 1910
George V 6 May 1910 – 20 January 1936
Sessions
1st Session January 20, 1909 – May 19, 1909
2nd Session November 11, 1909 – May 4, 1910
3rd Session November 17, 1910 – July 29, 1911
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Sir Wilfrid Laurier was Prime Minister during the 11th Canadian Parliament.

The 11th Canadian Parliament was in session from January 20, 1909, until July 29, 1911. The membership was set by the 1908 federal election on October 26, 1908, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1911 election.

It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the 8th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Conservative/Liberal-Conservative, led by Robert Borden.

The Speaker was Charles Marcil. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1907-1914 for a list of the ridings in this parliament.

By-elections

Main article: By-elections to the 11th Canadian Parliament

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Drummond—Arthabaska	November 3, 1910	Louis Lavergne		Liberal	Arthur Gilbert		Nationaliste	Called to the Senate	No
City of Ottawa	January 29, 1910	Sir Wilfrid Laurier		Liberal	Albert Allard		Liberal	Chose to sit for Quebec East.	Yes
Dufferin	December 22, 1909	John Barr		Conservative	John Best		Conservative	Death	Yes
Lunenburg	December 22, 1909	Alexander Kenneth MacLean		Liberal	John Drew Sperry		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Middlesex West	November 20, 1909	William Samuel Calvert		Liberal	Duncan Campbell Ross		Liberal	Appointed to the National Transcontinental Railway Commission	Yes
Essex North	November 20, 1909	Robert Franklin Sutherland		Liberal	Oliver James Wilcox		Conservative	Appointed a judge	No
Lotbinière	October 26, 1909	Edmond Fortier		Liberal	Edmond Fortier		Liberal	Election declared void	Yes
Strathcona	October 20, 1909	Wilbert McIntyre		Liberal	James McCrie Douglas		Liberal	Death	Yes
Montcalm	September 25, 1909	François-Octave Dugas		Liberal	David-Arthur Lafortune		Independent Liberal	Appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Quebec	No
Waterloo North	June 22, 1909	William Lyon Mackenzie King		Liberal	William Lyon Mackenzie King		Liberal	Recontested upon appointment as Minister of Labour.	Yes
Carleton	February 22, 1909	Robert Borden		Conservative	Edward Kidd		Conservative	Chose to sit for Halifax	Yes
Comox—Atlin	February 8, 1909	William Sloan		Liberal	William Templeman		Liberal	Resignation to provide a seat for Templeman	Yes