List of prime ministers of Canada by constituency
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The following is a list of electoral districts represented by the Prime Minister of Canada during their term(s) of office. Some prime ministers represented more than one constituency during their term(s), hence the tallied numbers exceed the number of prime ministers. Moreover, two prime ministers—John Abbott and Sir Mackenzie Bowell—served their terms while a member of the Senate. Charles Tupper and John Turner were members of neither the House of Commons or the Senate during their entire terms as prime minister.
Three provinces—New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Prince Edward Island—have never been represented by a sitting prime minister. Mackenzie King briefly represented the Prince Edward Island riding of Prince, and Jean Chrétien even more briefly represented the New Brunswick riding of Beauséjour prior to their premierships, however. None of the three territories has been represented by a person who served as prime minister.
Two ridings have been represented by two sitting prime ministers. Both King and John Diefenbaker served Prince Albert; and both Wilfrid Laurier and Louis St. Laurent represented Quebec East. R. B. Bennett represented Calgary West during his premiership, as did Stephen Harper prior to his. Similarly, John A. Macdonald served his fourth term as MP for Carleton, a riding represented by Robert Borden as Opposition Leader in the 10th Parliament.
| Electoral District | Province | Prime Minister | Portrait | Start | End | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| provisional | John A. Macdonald | _(cropped).jpg) |
1 July 1867 | 3 September 1867[a] | Macdonald was appointed as the first prime minister on the date that Canada came into existence, but before the first parliamentary election was held | ||
| Kingston |  Ontario |
3 September 1867[a] | 5 November 1873 | ||||
| Lambton | Ontario |
Alexander Mackenzie |  |
7 November 1873 | 8 October 1878 | ||
| Marquette |  Manitoba |
John A. Macdonald | |
October 17, 1878 | c. Nov 1878 [b] | Defeated in his long-held Kingston in the 1878 election, but was acclaimed in Marquette and elected in Victoria; in opting to sit as MP for Victoria, bypassed requirement for ministerial by-election as balloting in BC took place later on October 21, after the formation of his ministry. | |
| Victoria |  British Columbia |
21 October 1878 | 20 June 1882 | ||||
| Carleton | Ontario |
20 June 1882 | 21 February 1887 | Also elected in Lennox | |||
| Kingston | Ontario |
22 February 1887 | 6 June 1891 | Also re-elected in Carleton | |||
 Senator for Quebec(Inkerman) |
John Abbott | .jpg) |
16 June 1891 | 24 November 1892 | First person to serve as prime minister from the Senate | ||
| Antigonish |  Nova Scotia |
John Thompson | .jpg) |
5 December 1892 | 12 December 1894 | ||
| Senator for Ontario |
Mackenzie Bowell | .jpg) |
21 December 1894 | 27 April 1896 | |||
| Cape Breton | Nova Scotia |
Charles Tupper | 2.jpg) |
1 May 1896 | 8 July 1896 | Tupper was appointed as prime minister following the dissolution of the 7th Canadian Parliament but before the 1896 federal election in which his party lost. Although he was the member of Parliament for Cape Breton, he never sat in the House as prime minister as it was not in session. | |
| Quebec East | Quebec |
Wilfrid Laurier | _-_tight_crop.jpg) |
11 July 1896 | 6 October 1911 | also elected in Saskatchewan (Provisional District) in 1896 general election resigned the seat prior to formation of his ministry. | |
| Wright | Quebec |
November 3, 1904 | January 20, 1905 | Elected in and held these seats at various time concurrently with Quebec East, a seat he has held continuously 1877–1919. | |||
| Ottawa | Ontario |
October 26, 1908 | December 17, 1909 | ||||
| Soulanges | Quebec |
September 21, 1911 | October 6, 1911 | ||||
| Halifax | Nova Scotia |
Robert Borden | .jpg) |
10 October 1911 | 16 December 1917 | ||
| Kings | Nova Scotia |
17 December 1917 | 10 July 1920 | ||||
| Portage la Prairie | Manitoba |
Arthur Meighen |  |
10 July 1920 | 6 December 1921 | Defeated locally while leading his party to defeat in the 1921 federal election. | |
| extra-parliamentary while exiting as PM |
6 December 1921 | 29 December 1921 | |||||
| York North | Ontario |
William Mackenzie King |  |
29 December 1921 | 29 October 1925 | Defeated locally in the 1925 federal election; held premiership while extra-parliamentary until elected MP for Prince Albert via a by-election. | |
| extra-parliamentary | 29 October 1925 | 15 February 1926 | |||||
| Prince Albert |  Saskatchewan |
15 February 1926 | 28 June 1926 | ||||
| Portage la Prairie | Manitoba |
Arthur Meighen | |
29 June 1926 | 14 September 1926 | Defeated locally while leading his party to defeat in the 1926 federal election. | |
| extra-parliamentary while exiting as PM |
14 September 1926 | 25 September 1926 | |||||
| Prince Albert | Saskatchewan |
William Mackenzie King |  |
25 September 1926 | 6 August 1930 | ||
| Calgary West |  Alberta |
R.B. Bennett | .jpg) |
7 August 1930 | 22 October 1935 | ||
| Prince Albert | Saskatchewan |
William Mackenzie King |  |
23 October 1935 | 11 June 1945 | Defeated locally in the 1945 general election; held premiership while extra-parliamentary until elected MP for Glengarry via a by-election. | |
| extra-parliamentary | 11 June 1945 | 6 August 1945 | |||||
| Glengarry | Ontario |
6 August 1945 | 15 November 1948 | ||||
| Quebec East | Quebec |
Louis St. Laurent |  |
15 November 1948 | 20 June 1957 | ||
| Prince Albert | Saskatchewan |
John Diefenbaker | .jpg) |
21 June 1957 | 21 April 1963 | ||
| Algoma East | Ontario |
Lester B. Pearson | .jpg) |
22 April 1963 | 20 April 1968 | ||
| Mount Royal | Quebec |
Pierre Trudeau | _(cropped).jpg) |
20 April 1968 | 3 June 1979 | ||
| Yellowhead | Alberta |
Joe Clark | .jpg) |
4 June 1979 | 2 March 1980 | ||
| Mount Royal | Quebec |
Pierre Trudeau | _(cropped).jpg) |
3 March 1980 | 30 June 1984 | ||
| extra-parliamentary | John Turner | .jpg) |
30 June 1984 | 4 September 1984 | Not a member of the Senate or the House of Commons when elected Liberal leader/appointed prime minister. | ||
| Vancouver Quadra while exiting as PM | British Columbia |
4 September 1984 | 17 September 1984 | Elected in Vancouver Quadra in the 1984 election, ceased being prime minister prior to the opening of the 33rd Parliament. | |||
| Manicouagan | Quebec |
Brian Mulroney | .jpg) |
17 September 1984 | 21 November 1988 | ||
| Charlevoix | Quebec |
21 November 1988 | 25 June 1993 | ||||
| Vancouver Centre | British Columbia |
Kim Campbell | _(cropped).jpg) |
25 June 1993 | 25 October 1993 | ||
| extra-parliamentary while exiting as PM |
25 October 1993 | 3 November 1993 | Defeated locally while leading her party to defeat in the 1993 federal election. | ||||
| Saint-Maurice | Quebec |
Jean Chrétien | .jpg) |
4 November 1993 | 12 December 2003 | ||
| LaSalle—Émard | Quebec |
Paul Martin | .jpg) |
12 December 2003 | 5 February 2006 | ||
| Calgary Southwest | Alberta |
Stephen Harper |  |
6 February 2006 | 19 October 2015 | ||
| Calgary Heritage | Alberta |
19 October 2015 | 3 November 2015 | while exiting as PM, left office as PM before taking seat. | |||
| Papineau | Quebec |
Justin Trudeau | _(cropped).jpg) |
4 November 2015 | 14 March 2025 | ||
| extra-parliamentary | Mark Carney |  |
14 March 2025 | 28 April 2025 | Not a member of the Senate or the House of Commons when elected Liberal leader/appointed prime minister. Elected in Nepean in the 2025 election.[1] | ||
| Nepean | Ontario |
28 April 2025 | incumbent | ||||
Electoral Districts represented by future or former prime ministers
| Electoral District | Province | Prime Minister | Pre/Post | Start | End | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York East | Ontario | Alexander Mackenzie | Post | 1882 | 1892 | |
| Argenteuil | Quebec | John Abbott | Pre | 1867 | 1874 | |
| Pre | 1880 | 1887 | ||||
| Hastings North | Ontario | Sir Mackenzie Bowell | Pre | 1867 | 1892 | while member of Macdonald (II), Abbott ministries |
| Cumberland | Nova Scotia | Sir Charles Tupper | Pre | 1867 | 1884 | while member of Macdonald (I) & II) |
| Pre | 1887 | 1888 | ||||
| Drummond—Arthabaska | Quebec | Sir Wilfrid Laurier | Pre | 1874 | 1877 | held until defeat in ministerial by-election |
| Halifax | Nova Scotia | Sir Robert Borden | Pre | 1896 | 1904 | while Leader of Opposition (from 1901) |
| Carleton | Ontario |
Pre | 1905 | 1909 | while Leader of Opposition | |
| Grenville | Ontario | Arthur Meighen | Post & Pre | 1922 | 1925 | while Leader of Opposition |
| Waterloo North | Ontario | W. L. Mackenzie King | Pre | 1908 | 1911 | while member of Laurier ministry |
| Prince |  Prince Edward Island |
Post & Pre | 1919 | 1921 | while Leader of Opposition | |
| Calgary | Alberta | R. B. Bennett | Pre | 1911 | 1917 | |
| Lake Centre | Saskatchewan | John Diefenbaker | Pre | 1940 | 1953 | |
| Rocky Mountain | Alberta | Joe Clark | Pre | 1972 | 1979 | while Leader of Opposition |
| Kings—Hants | Nova Scotia |
Post | 2000 | 2000 | ||
| Calgary Centre | Alberta |
Post | 2000 | 2004 | ||
| St. Lawrence—St. George | Quebec | John Turner | Pre | 1962 | 1968 | while member of Pearson, Trudeau (I) ministries |
| Ottawa-Carleton | Ontario |
Pre | 1968 | 1976 | while member of Trudeau (I) ministry | |
| Vancouver Quadra | British Columbia |
Post | 1984 | 1993 | while Leader of Opposition | |
| Central Nova | Nova Scotia | Brian Mulroney | Pre | 1983 | 1984 | while Leader of Opposition |
| Saint-Maurice—Laflèche | Quebec | Jean Chrétien | Pre | 1963 | 1968 | while member of Pearson, Trudeau (I) ministries |
| Saint-Maurice | Quebec |
Pre | 1968 | 1986 | while member of Trudeau (I) & II) , Turner ministries | |
| Beauséjour |  New Brunswick |
Pre | 1990 | 1993 | while Leader of Opposition | |
| Calgary West | Alberta | Stephen Harper | Pre | 1993 | 1997 |