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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:

Leader of the Official Opposition:

Sessions

Session	Term (yyyy.mm.dd)	Duration	Senate Sittings	House of Commons Sittings
4th	1978.10.11 - 1979.03.26	166 days	66	98
3rd	1977.10.18 - 1978.10.10	357 days	93	151
2nd	1976.10.12 - 1977.10.17	370 days	103	175
1st	1974.09.30 - 1976.10.12	743 days	216	343

^ Duration of Sittings, Recess and Adjournments of the House of Commons

4th Session

Sitting, recess and adjournment	Term (yyyy.mm.dd)	Duration (days)
Dissolution	1979.03.26 - 1979.03.26
Sitting	1979.01.23 - 1979.03.26	45
Christmas Recess	1978.12.23 - 1979.01.22	31
Start of Session	1978.10.11 - 1978.12.22	53

3rd Session

Sitting, recess and adjournment	Term (yyyy.mm.dd)	Duration (days)
Prorogation	1978.10.10 - 1978.10.10
Sitting	1978.10.10 - 1978.10.10	107
Summer Recess	1978.07.01 - 1978.10.09	101
Sitting	1978.04.03 - 1978.06.30
Easter Recess	1978.03.23 - 1978.04.02	11
Sitting	1978.01.23 - 1978.03.22
Christmas Recess	1977.12.21 - 1978.01.22	33
Start of Session	1977.10.18 - 1977.12.20	44

2nd Session

Sitting, recess and adjournment	Term (yyyy.mm.dd)	Duration (days)
Prorogation	1977.10.17 - 1977.10.17
Sitting	1977.10.17 - 1977.10.17	125
Summer Recess	1977.08.10 - 1977.10.16	68
Sitting Back-to-work legislation - Air Traffic Control Services Continuation Act	1977.08.04 - 1977.08.09
Recess	1977.07.26 - 1977.08.03	9
Sitting	1977.04.18 - 1977.07.25
Easter Recess	1977.04.07 - 1977.04.17	11
Sitting	1977.01.24 - 1977.04.06
Christmas Recess	1976.12.23 - 1977.01.23	32
Start of Session	1976.10.12 - 1976.12.22	50

1st Session

Sitting, recess and adjournment	Term (yyyy.mm.dd)	Duration (days)
Sitting	1976.10.12 - 1976.10.12	113
Prorogation	1976.10.12 - 1976.10.12
Summer Recess	1976.07.17 - 1976.10.11	87
Sitting	1976.04.26 - 1976.07.16
Easter Recess	1976.04.15 - 1976.04.25	10
Sitting	1976.01.26 - 1976.04.14
Christmas Recess	1975.12.21 - 1976.01.25	36
Sitting	1975.10.14 - 1975.12.20	172
Summer Recess	1975.07.31 - 1975.10.13	75
Sitting	1975.04.07 - 1975.07.30
Easter Recess	1975.03.27 - 1975.04.06	11
Sitting	1975.01.22 - 1975.03.26
Christmas Recess	1974.12.21 - 1975.01.21	32
Start of Session	1974.09.30 - 1974.12.20	58
Days between Parliaments	1974.05.10 - 1974.09.29	143