No. Portrait Name
(Born–Died)
Term of Office Political Party Government Parliament
Took Office Left Office Time in Office
1 Portrait John Hancock
(1737–1797)
April 30,
1787
March 2,
1795
7 years, 306 days Non–Partisan Hancock I 1st
(1786)
Federalist Hancock II 2nd
(1790)
1922 United States Parliamentary Election

← 1918 November 6, 1922 1926 →

All 956 seats in the United States Parliament
479 seats needed for a majority
Registered99,044,100 Increase 6.41 pp
Turnout53,681,902 (54.20%) Decrease 2.60 pp
  First party Second party
 
Leader Arthur Meighen William Jennings Bryan
(Retired)
Party National Farmer–Labor
Leader since November 16, 1921 November 5, 1897
Leader's seat Ontario Ontario's
4th District

(Toronto West)
Nebraska Nebraska's
2nd District

(Lincoln)
Last election 44.11%, 326 49.89%, 572
Seats won 501 354
Seat change Increase 175 Decrease 218
Popular vote 25,498,903 22,589,344
Percentage 47.50% 42.08%
Swing Increase 3.39 pp Decrease 7.81 pp

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Alexander Taschereau Furnifold M. Simmons
Party Quebec Liberal and
Bloc Louisiana
Jacksonian
Leader since December 2, 1921 January 1, 1923
Leader's seat Quebec Quebec's
1st District

(Quebec North)
North Carolina North Carolina's
7th District

(Craven)
Last election 2.00%, 28 Did Not Contest
Seats won 46 43
Seat change Increase 18 Increase 43
Popular vote 2,893,454 2,700,199
Percentage 5.39% 5.03%
Swing Increase 3.39 pp New Party

Composition of the United States Parliament after the 1922 Election.

Government before election

Fifth Bryan Government
Farmer–Labor

Government after election

First Meighen Government
National

1934 United States Parliamentary Election

← 1930 November 5, 1934 1938 →

All 956 seats in the United States Parliament
479 seats needed for a majority
Registered113,736,395 Increase 2.67 pp
Turnout64,602,272 (56.80%) Decrease 0.10 pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Llewellyn Lewis Richard B. Bennett Pierce Long
Party Farmer–Labor National America First
Leader since January 5, 1931 January 5, 1933 December 8, 1933
Leader's seat Illinois Illinois's
19th District

(Springfield)
Alberta Athabasca's
1st District

(Calgary North)
Louisiana Louisiana's
8th District

(Winfield)
Last election 39.56%, 330 52.61%, 550 Did Not Contest
Seats won 510 318 51
Seat change Increase 180 Decrease 232 Increase 51
Popular vote 31,280,420 24,736,209 3,462,681
Percentage 48.42% 38.29% 5.36%
Swing Increase 8.86 pp Decrease 14.32 pp New Party

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Furnifold M. Simmons
(Retired)
J. Albert Godbout William E. Foster
Party Jacksonian Quebec Liberal Left Alliance
Leader since January 1, 1923 January 5, 1931 March 13, 1933
Leader's seat North Carolina North Carolina's
7th District

(Craven)
Quebec Quebec's
11th District

(Beauce)
Candidate for
New York City New York's
3rd District

(Manhattan East)
(Lost)
Last election 4.83%, 41 3.00%, 28 Did Not Contest
Seats won 31 28 10
Seat change Decrease 10 Steady Increase 10
Popular vote 2,480,727 1,944,528 697,704
Percentage 3.84% 3.01% 1.08%
Swing Decrease 0.99 pp Increase ??? pp New Party

Composition of the United States Parliament after the 1934 Election.

Government before election

First Bennett Government
National

Government after election

First Lewis Government
Farmer–Labor

William Jennings Bryan
Bryan in 1922
Chancellor of the United States
In office
January 4, 1915 – January 1, 1923
PresidentLouis Brandeis
Deputy
Chancellor
Meyer London
Preceded byHenry Cabot Lodge
Succeeded byArthur Meighen
In office
January 7, 1907 – January 2, 1911
PresidentHenry W. Laurier
Deputy
Chancellor
Eugene V. Debs
Preceded byJoseph Gurney Cannon
Succeeded byHenry Cabot Lodge
In office
March 4, 1901 – January 5, 1903
PresidentJames B. Weaver
Deputy
Chancellor
Joseph C. Sibley Jr.
Preceded byThomas Brackett Reed
Succeeded byJoseph Gurney Cannon
In office
November 5, 1897 – March 6, 1899
Acting: October 29, 1897 – November 5, 1897
PresidentJames B. Weaver
Deputy
Chancellor
Joseph C. Sibley Jr.
Preceded byHenry George
Succeeded byThomas Brackett Reed
Leader of the Opposition
In office
January 2, 1911 – January 4, 1915
PresidentRobert Borden
ChancellorHenry Cabot Lodge
Preceded byJoseph Gurney Cannon
Succeeded byArthur Meighen
In office
January 5, 1903 – January 7, 1907
PresidentChauncey Depew
ChancellorJoseph Gurney Cannon
Preceded byThomas Brackett Reed
Succeeded byJoseph Gurney Cannon
In office
March 6, 1899 – March 4, 1901
PresidentJames B. Weaver
ChancellorThomas Brackett Reed
Preceded byThomas Brackett Reed
Succeeded byThomas Brackett Reed
Leader of the Farmer–Labor Party
in the United States Parliament
In office
November 5, 1897 – January 1, 1923
Acting: October 29, 1897 – November 5, 1897
DeputyJoseph C. Sibley Jr.
(1897–1903)
Eugene V. Debs
(1903–1911)
Robert M. La Follette
(1911–1913)
Meyer London
(1913–1923)
Preceded byHenry George
Succeeded byMeyer London
Deputy Chancellor of the United States
In office
July 8, 1897 – November 5, 1897
ChancellorHenry George
Preceded byJames H. Kyle
Succeeded byJoseph C. Sibley Jr.
Deputy Leader of the Farmer–Labor Party
in the United States Parliament
In office
July 8, 1897 – November 5, 1897
LeaderHenry George
Preceded byJames H. Kyle
Succeeded byJoseph C. Sibley Jr.
Member of the
United States Parliament
from Nebraska's 2nd District
In office
March 2, 1891 – January 1, 1923
Preceded byWilliam James Connell
Succeeded byElmer Burkett
ConstituencyLincoln
Personal details
Born
William Jennings Bryan

(1860-03-19)March 19, 1860
Salem, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJuly 26, 1933(1933-07-26) (aged 73)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Resting placeVilla Serena, Miami, Florida, U.S.
Political partyFarmer–Labor
Spouse
(m. 1884; died 1930)
Children3, including Ruth
Parents
Relatives
Alma materIllinois College (AB)
Union College of Law (LLB)
Occupation
  • Lawyer
  • Politician
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