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Budgets Time Elapsed Between the Opening of Parliament and the First Budget
Budget papers are classified at HJ 2054 A1. The English collection starts in 1865.


^41st  Parliament
Government: Conservative Party of Canada
Date of General Election: 2011.05.02
Date of Opening of Parliament: 2011.06.02
Date of First Budget: 2011.06.06

Number of Days between General Election and First Budget: 35 Days
Number of Days between Opening of Parliament and First Budget: 4 Days

^40th  Parliament
Government: Conservative Party of Canada
Date of General Election: 2008.10.14
Date of Opening of Parliament: 2008.11.18
Date of First Budget: 2009.01.27

Number of Days between General Election and First Budget: 105 Days
Number of Days between Opening of Parliament and First Budget: 70 Days

^39th  Parliament
Government: Conservative Party of Canada
Date of General Election: 2006.01.23
Date of Opening of Parliament: 2006.04.03
Date of First Budget: 2006.05.02

Number of Days between General Election and First Budget: 99 Days
Number of Days between Opening of Parliament and First Budget: 29 Days

^38th  Parliament
Government: Liberal Party of Canada
Date of General Election: 2004.06.28
Date of Opening of Parliament: 2004.10.04
Date of First Budget: 2005.02.23

Number of Days between General Election and First Budget: 240 Days
Number of Days between Opening of Parliament and First Budget: 142 Days

^37th  Parliament
Government: Liberal Party of Canada
Date of General Election: 2000.11.27
Date of Opening of Parliament: 2001.01.29
Date of First Budget: 2001.05.17

Number of Days between General Election and First Budget: 171 Days
Number of Days between Opening of Parliament and First Budget: 108 Days

^36th  Parliament
Government: Liberal Party of Canada
Date of General Election: 1997.06.02
Date of Opening of Parliament: 1997.09.22
Date of First Budget: 1998.02.24

Number of Days between General Election and First Budget: 267 Days
Number of Days between Opening of Parliament and First Budget: 155 Days

^35th  Parliament
Government: Liberal Party of Canada
Date of General Election: 1993.10.25
Date of Opening of Parliament: 1994.01.17
Date of First Budget: 1994.02.22

Number of Days between General Election and First Budget: 120 Days
Number of Days between Opening of Parliament and First Budget: 36 Days

^34th  Parliament
Government: Progressive Conservative Party
Date of General Election: 1988.11.21
Date of Opening of Parliament: 1988.12.12
Date of First Budget: 1989.04.27

Number of Days between General Election and First Budget: 157 Days
Number of Days between Opening of Parliament and First Budget: 136 Days

^33rd  Parliament
Government: Progressive Conservative Party
Date of General Election: 1984.09.04
Date of Opening of Parliament: 1984.11.05
Date of First Budget: 1984.11.08

Number of Days between General Election and First Budget: 65 Days
Number of Days between Opening of Parliament and First Budget: 3 Days

^32nd  Parliament
Government: Liberal Party of Canada
Date of General Election: 1980.02.18
Date of Opening of Parliament: 1980.04.14
Date of First Budget: 1980.04.21

Number of Days between General Election and First Budget: 63 Days
Number of Days between Opening of Parliament and First Budget: 7 Days

^31st  Parliament
Government: Progressive Conservative Party
Date of General Election: 1979.05.22
Date of Opening of Parliament: 1979.10.09
Date of First Budget: 1979.12.11

Number of Days between General Election and First Budget: 203 Days
Number of Days between Opening of Parliament and First Budget: 63 Days

^30th  Parliament
Government: Liberal Party of Canada
Date of General Election: 1974.07.08
Date of Opening of Parliament: 1974.09.30
Date of First Budget: 1974.11.18

Number of Days between General Election and First Budget: 133 Days
Number of Days between Opening of Parliament and First Budget: 49 Days

^29th  Parliament
Government: Liberal Party of Canada
Date of General Election: 1972.10.30
Date of Opening of Parliament: 1973.01.04
Date of First Budget: 1973.02.19

Number of Days between General Election and First Budget: 112 Days
Number of Days between Opening of Parliament and First Budget: 46 Days

^28th  Parliament
Government: Liberal Party of Canada
Date of General Election: 1968.06.25
Date of Opening of Parliament: 1968.09.12
Date of First Budget: 1968.10.22

Number of Days between General Election and First Budget: 119 Days
Number of Days between Opening of Parliament and First Budget: 40 Days

^27th  Parliament
Government: Liberal Party of Canada
Date of General Election: 1965.11.08
Date of Opening of Parliament: 1966.01.18
Date of First Budget: 1966.03.29

Number of Days between General Election and First Budget: 141 Days
Number of Days between Opening of Parliament and First Budget: 70 Days

^26th  Parliament
Government: Liberal Party of Canada
Date of General Election: 1963.04.08
Date of Opening of Parliament: 1963.05.16
Date of First Budget: 1963.06.13

Number of Days between General Election and First Budget: 66 Days
Number of Days between Opening of Parliament and First Budget: 28 Days

^25th  Parliament
Government: Progressive Conservative Party
Date of General Election: 1962.06.18
Date of Opening of Parliament: 1962.09.27
Date of First Budget:

Number of Days between General Election and First Budget: Days
Number of Days between Opening of Parliament and First Budget: Days

^24th  Parliament
Government: Progressive Conservative Party
Date of General Election: 1958.03.31
Date of Opening of Parliament: 1958.05.12
Date of First Budget: 1958.06.17

Number of Days between General Election and First Budget: 78 Days
Number of Days between Opening of Parliament and First Budget: 36 Days

^23rd  Parliament
Government: Progressive Conservative Party
Date of General Election: 1957.06.10
Date of Opening of Parliament: 1957.10.14
Date of First Budget: 1957.12.06

Number of Days between General Election and First Budget: 179 Days
Number of Days between Opening of Parliament and First Budget: 53 Days

^22nd  Parliament
Government: Liberal Party of Canada
Date of General Election: 1953.08.10
Date of Opening of Parliament: 1953.11.12
Date of First Budget: 1954.04.06

Number of Days between General Election and First Budget: 239 Days
Number of Days between Opening of Parliament and First Budget: 145 Days

^21st  Parliament
Government: Liberal Party of Canada
Date of General Election: 1949.06.27
Date of Opening of Parliament: 1949.09.15
Date of First Budget: 1949.10.20

Number of Days between General Election and First Budget: 115 Days
Number of Days between Opening of Parliament and First Budget: 35 Days

^20th  Parliament
Government: Liberal Party of Canada
Date of General Election: 1945.06.11
Date of Opening of Parliament: 1945.09.06
Date of First Budget: 1945.10.12

Number of Days between General Election and First Budget: 123 Days
Number of Days between Opening of Parliament and First Budget: 36 Days

^19th  Parliament
Government: Liberal Party of Canada
Date of General Election: 1940.03.26
Date of Opening of Parliament: 1940.05.16
Date of First Budget: 1940.06.24

Number of Days between General Election and First Budget: 90 Days
Number of Days between Opening of Parliament and First Budget: 39 Days

^18th  Parliament
Government: Liberal Party of Canada
Date of General Election: 1935.10.14
Date of Opening of Parliament: 1936.02.06
Date of First Budget: 1936.05.01

Number of Days between General Election and First Budget: 200 Days
Number of Days between Opening of Parliament and First Budget: 85 Days

^17th  Parliament
Government: Conservative (1867-1942)
Date of General Election: 1930.07.28
Date of Opening of Parliament: 1930.09.08
Date of First Budget: 1931.06.01

Number of Days between General Election and First Budget: 308 Days
Number of Days between Opening of Parliament and First Budget: 266 Days

^16th  Parliament
Government: Liberal Party of Canada
Date of General Election: 1926.09.14
Date of Opening of Parliament: 1926.12.09
Date of First Budget: 1927.02.17

Number of Days between General Election and First Budget: 156 Days
Number of Days between Opening of Parliament and First Budget: 70 Days

^15th  Parliament
Government: Liberal Party of Canada
Date of General Election: 1925.10.29
Date of Opening of Parliament: 1926.01.07
Date of First Budget: 1926.04.15

Number of Days between General Election and First Budget: 168 Days
Number of Days between Opening of Parliament and First Budget: 98 Days

^14th  Parliament
Government: Liberal Party of Canada
Date of General Election: 1921.12.06
Date of Opening of Parliament: 1922.03.08
Date of First Budget: 1922.05.23

Number of Days between General Election and First Budget: 168 Days
Number of Days between Opening of Parliament and First Budget: 76 Days

^13th  Parliament
Government: Unionist (Conservative and Liberal)
Date of General Election: 1917.12.17
Date of Opening of Parliament: 1918.03.18
Date of First Budget: 1918.04.30

Number of Days between General Election and First Budget: 134 Days
Number of Days between Opening of Parliament and First Budget: 43 Days

^12th  Parliament
Government: Conservative (1867-1942)
Date of General Election: 1911.09.21
Date of Opening of Parliament: 1911.11.15
Date of First Budget: 1912.03.13

Number of Days between General Election and First Budget: 174 Days
Number of Days between Opening of Parliament and First Budget: 119 Days

^11th  Parliament
Government: Liberal Party of Canada
Date of General Election: 1908.10.26
Date of Opening of Parliament: 1909.01.20
Date of First Budget: 1909.04.20

Number of Days between General Election and First Budget: 176 Days
Number of Days between Opening of Parliament and First Budget: 90 Days

^10th  Parliament
Government: Liberal Party of Canada
Date of General Election: 1904.11.03
Date of Opening of Parliament: 1905.01.11
Date of First Budget: 1905.07.06

Number of Days between General Election and First Budget: 245 Days
Number of Days between Opening of Parliament and First Budget: 176 Days

^9th  Parliament
Government: Liberal Party of Canada
Date of General Election: 1900.11.07
Date of Opening of Parliament: 1901.02.06
Date of First Budget: 1901.03.14

Number of Days between General Election and First Budget: 127 Days
Number of Days between Opening of Parliament and First Budget: 36 Days

^8th  Parliament
Government: Liberal Party of Canada
Date of General Election: 1896.06.23
Date of Opening of Parliament: 1896.08.19
Date of First Budget: 1897.04.22

Number of Days between General Election and First Budget: 303 Days
Number of Days between Opening of Parliament and First Budget: 246 Days

^7th  Parliament
Government: Liberal-Conservative
Date of General Election: 1891.03.05
Date of Opening of Parliament: 1891.04.29
Date of First Budget: 1891.06.23

Number of Days between General Election and First Budget: 110 Days
Number of Days between Opening of Parliament and First Budget: 55 Days

^6th  Parliament
Government: Liberal-Conservative
Date of General Election: 1887.02.22
Date of Opening of Parliament: 1887.04.13
Date of First Budget: 1887.05.12

Number of Days between General Election and First Budget: 79 Days
Number of Days between Opening of Parliament and First Budget: 29 Days

^5th  Parliament
Government: Liberal-Conservative
Date of General Election: 1882.06.20
Date of Opening of Parliament: 1883.02.08
Date of First Budget: 1883.03.30

Number of Days between General Election and First Budget: 283 Days
Number of Days between Opening of Parliament and First Budget: 50 Days

^4th  Parliament
Government: Liberal-Conservative
Date of General Election: 1878.09.17
Date of Opening of Parliament: 1879.02.13
Date of First Budget: 1879.03.14

Number of Days between General Election and First Budget: 178 Days
Number of Days between Opening of Parliament and First Budget: 29 Days

^3rd  Parliament
Government: Liberal Party of Canada
Date of General Election: 1874.01.22
Date of Opening of Parliament: 1874.03.26
Date of First Budget: 1874.04.14

Number of Days between General Election and First Budget: 82 Days
Number of Days between Opening of Parliament and First Budget: 19 Days

^2nd  Parliament
Government: Liberal-Conservative
Date of General Election: 1872.10.12
Date of Opening of Parliament: 1873.03.05
Date of First Budget: 1873.04.01

Number of Days between General Election and First Budget: 171 Days
Number of Days between Opening of Parliament and First Budget: 27 Days

^1st  Parliament
Government: Liberal-Conservative
Date of General Election: 1867.09.20
Date of Opening of Parliament: 1867.11.06
Date of First Budget: 1867.12.07

Number of Days between General Election and First Budget: 78 Days
Number of Days between Opening of Parliament and First Budget: 31 Days
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Updated on: 2007.01.15

Revised on: 2007.01.15

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