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Thirtieth

Term (yyyy.mm.dd): 1974.09.30 - 1979.03.26

Duration: 1638 days (4 years, 5 months, 26 days)

Government Type:Majority Government

Government Party: Liberal Party of Canada

Number of Sessions:4

Date of General Election: 1974.07.08

Prime Minister:

Trudeau, Pierre Elliott (1968.04.20 - 1979.06.03)

Leader of the Official Opposition:

Clark, Charles Joseph (Joe) (1976.02.22 - 1979.06.03)
Stanfield, Robert Lorne (1967.11.06 - 1976.02.21)

Party Standings In The Senate

Date	Lib.	P.C.	Ind.	S.C.	Ind. Lib.	Vacant	Total
1979.05.14	73	18	2	1	1	9	104
1979.03.29	72	18	2	1	1	10	104
1979.03.27	74	18	2	1	1	8	104
1979.03.26(Dissolution)	73	18	2	1	1	9	104
1978.10.23	71	17	2	1	1	12	104
1978.07.30	72	17	2	1	1	11	104
1978.06.05	73	17	2	1	1	10	104
1978.04.21	74	17	2	1	1	9	104
1978.04.20	74	16	2	1	1	10	104
1978.03.26	75	16	2	1	1	9	104
1978.03.23	76	16	2	1	1	8	104
1978.02.28	71	14	2	1	1	15	104
1977.12.29	72	14	2	1	1	14	104
1977.08.19	72	15	2	1	1	13	104
1977.07.28	73	15	2	1	1	12	104
1977.04.05	74	15	2	1	1	11	104
1976.12.23	70	15	2	1	1	15	104
1976.12.17	69	15	2	1	1	16	104
1976.12.09	68	15	2	1	1	17	104
1976.11.18	66	15	2	1	1	19	104
1976.11.05	67	15	2	1	1	18	104
1976.10.12	68	15	2	1	1	17	104
1976.09.27	68	16	2	1	1	16	104
1976.06.23	69	16	2	1	1	15	104
1976.04.07	70	16	2	1	1	14	104
1976.03.18	70	17	2	1	1	13	104
1975.12.10	71	17	2	1	1	12	104
1975.10.23	72	17	2	1	1	11	104
1975.08.19	71	17	2	1	1	12	104
1975.08.07	70	17	2	1	1	13	104
1975.07.14	70	16	2	1	1	14	104
1975.05.23	70	18	2	1	1	10	102
1975.02.13	71	18	2	1	1	9	102
1974.12.01	72	18	2	1	1	8	102
1974.11.28	73	18	2	1	1	7	102
1974.10.30	74	18	2	1	1	6	102
1974.08.14	75	18	2	1	1	5	102
1974.07.08(Election)	76	18	2	1	1	4	102

^ List of changes to party standings

Date	Change
1979.05.14	Senator: Connolly, Harold Joseph Province / Territory: Nova Scotia Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada Resignation
1979.03.29	Senator: Bourget, Maurice Province / Territory: Quebec Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada Death
1979.03.27	Senator: Rousseau, Yvette Boucher Province / Territory: Quebec Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada Appointed
1979.03.27	Senator: Leblanc, Fernand-E. Province / Territory: Quebec Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada Appointed
1979.03.26	Senator: Wood, Dalia Province / Territory: Quebec Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada Appointed
1979.03.26	Senator: Muir, Robert Province / Territory: Nova Scotia Political Affiliation: Progressive Conservative Party Appointed
1979.03.26	Senator: Thériault, L. Norbert Province / Territory: New Brunswick Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada Appointed
1978.10.23	Senator: Greene, John James Province / Territory: Ontario Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada Death
1978.07.30	Senator: Macnaughton, Alan Aylesworth Province / Territory: Quebec Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada Retirement
1978.06.05	Senator: Michaud, Hervé J. Province / Territory: New Brunswick Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada Death
1978.04.21	Senator: Wagner, Claude Province / Territory: Quebec Political Affiliation: Progressive Conservative Party Appointed
1978.04.20	Senator: Côté, Joseph Julien Jean-Pierre Province / Territory: Quebec Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada Resignation
1978.03.26	Senator: Ewasew, John Province / Territory: Quebec Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada Death
1978.03.23	Senator: Anderson, Margaret Jean Province / Territory: New Brunswick Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada Appointed
1978.03.23	Senator: Haidasz, Stanley Province / Territory: Ontario Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada Appointed
1978.03.23	Senator: Guay, Joseph-Phillippe Province / Territory: Manitoba Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada Appointed
1978.03.23	Senator: Lewis, Philip Derek Province / Territory: Newfoundland and Labrador Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada Appointed
1978.03.23	Senator: Marshall, Jack Province / Territory: Newfoundland and Labrador Political Affiliation: Progressive Conservative Party Appointed
1978.03.23	Senator: Bird, Florence Bayard Province / Territory: Ontario Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada Appointed
1978.03.23	Senator: Roblin, Dufferin (Duff) Province / Territory: Manitoba Political Affiliation: Progressive Conservative Party Appointed
1978.02.28	Senator: Duggan, James Province / Territory: Newfoundland and Labrador Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada Resignation
1977.12.29	Senator: Haig, James Campbell Province / Territory: Manitoba Political Affiliation: Progressive Conservative Party Resignation
1977.08.19	Senator: Burchill, George Percival Province / Territory: New Brunswick Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada Resignation
1977.07.28	Senator: Carter, Chesley William Province / Territory: Newfoundland and Labrador Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada Retirement
1977.04.05	Senator: Bosa, Peter Province / Territory: Ontario Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada Appointed
1977.04.05	Senator: Frith, Royce Herbert Province / Territory: Ontario Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada Appointed
1977.04.05	Senator: Olson, Horace Andrew (Bud) Province / Territory: Alberta Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada Appointed
1977.04.05	Senator: Adams, Willie Province / Territory: Northwest Territories Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada Appointed
1976.12.23	Senator: Rizzuto, Pietro Province / Territory: Quebec Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada Appointed
1976.12.17	Senator: Ewasew, John Province / Territory: Quebec Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada Appointed
1976.12.09	Senator: Marchand, Jean Province / Territory: Quebec Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada Appointed
1976.12.09	Senator: Steuart, David Gordon Province / Territory: Saskatchewan Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada Appointed
1976.11.18	Senator: Basha, Michael G. Province / Territory: Newfoundland and Labrador Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada Resignation
1976.11.05	Senator: Lefrançois, J.-Eugène Province / Territory: Quebec Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada Resignation
1976.10.12	Senator: Blois, Frederick Murray Province / Territory: Nova Scotia Political Affiliation: Progressive Conservative Party Resignation
1976.09.27	Senator: Prowse, James Harper Province / Territory: Alberta Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada Death
1976.06.23	Senator: Boucher, William Albert Province / Territory: Saskatchewan Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada Death
1976.04.07	Senator: O'Leary, M. Grattan Province / Territory: Ontario Political Affiliation: Progressive Conservative Party Death
1976.03.18	Senator: Gouin, Léon Mercier Province / Territory: Quebec Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada Resignation
1975.12.10	Senator: Gélinas, Louis-Philippe Province / Territory: Quebec Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada Resignation
1975.10.23	Senator: Lucier, Paul Province / Territory: Yukon Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada Appointed
1975.08.19	Senator: Austin, Jacob (Jack) Province / Territory: British Columbia Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada Appointed
1975.08.07	Senator: Smith, George Isaac Province / Territory: Nova Scotia Political Affiliation: Progressive Conservative Party Appointed
1975.07.14	Senator: Welch, Frank Corbett Province / Territory: Nova Scotia Political Affiliation: Progressive Conservative Party Resignation
1975.05.23	Senator: Fergusson, Muriel McQueen Province / Territory: New Brunswick Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada Resignation
1975.02.13	Senator: Laing, Arthur Province / Territory: British Columbia Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada Death
1974.12.01	Senator: Kickham, Thomas Joseph Province / Territory: Prince Edward Island Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada Death
1974.11.28	Senator: Aird, John Black Province / Territory: Ontario Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada Resignation
1974.10.30	Senator: Martin, Paul Joseph James Province / Territory: Ontario Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada Resignation
1974.08.14	Senator: Bourque, Romuald Province / Territory: Quebec Political Affiliation: Liberal Party of Canada Death