3rd Canadian Ministry
3rd Canadian Ministry 3e conseil des ministres du Canada  | |
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3rd ministry of Canada  | |
| Date formed | 17 October 1878 | 
| Date dissolved | 6 June 1891 | 
| People and organizations | |
| Monarch | Victoria | 
| Governor General | Marquess of Dufferin Duke of Argyll Marquess of Lansdowne Earl of Derby  | 
| Prime Minister | John A. Macdonald | 
| Member party | Liberal-Conservative Party | 
| Status in legislature | 134 / 206 133 / 211 123 / 215 117 / 215 Majority  | 
| Opposition party | Liberal Party of Canada | 
| Opposition leader | 
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| History | |
| Elections | 1878, 1882, 1887, 1891 | 
| Legislature terms | |
| Incoming formation | 1878 Canadian federal election | 
| Outgoing formation | Death of John A. MacDonald | 
| Predecessor | 2nd Canadian Ministry | 
| Successor | 4th Canadian Ministry | 
The Third Canadian Ministry was the second cabinet chaired by Prime Minister John A. Macdonald. It governed Canada from 17 October 1878 to 6 June 1891, including the 4th, 5th, and 6th Canadian Parliaments, as well as the first three months of the 7th. The government was formed by the Liberal-Conservative Party in coalition with the old Conservative Party of Canada. Macdonald was also Prime Minister in the First Canadian Ministry.