18th Parliament of Ontario

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The 18th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from October 30, 1929, until May 16, 1934, just prior to the 1934 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Conservative Party led by George Howard Ferguson.

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George Stewart Henry replaced Ferguson as party leader and Premier in December 1930 after Ferguson was named Canadian High Commissioner in London.

Thomas Ashmore Kidd served as speaker for the assembly. [1]

Members elected to the Assembly

Italicized names indicate members returned by acclamation.

  1. election deferred to November 27, 1929, due to the death of Alexander Patterson Mewhinney the day before Election Day


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18th Legislative Assembly of Ontario - Movement in seats held (1929-1934)
Party1929Gain/(loss) due to1934
Death
in office
Resignation
as MPP
Byelection
gain
Byelection
hold
Conservative 90(9)(3)785
Liberal 13316
Progressive 44
Liberal–Progressive 11
United Farmers 11
Labour 11
Independent-Conservative22
Vacant22
Total112(7)(3)37112
Changes in seats held (1929–1934)
SeatBeforeChange
DateMemberPartyReasonDateMemberParty
Nipissing June 30, 1930 Henri Morel   Conservative Chose to stand for Nipissing in the 1930 federal election October 29, 1930 Charles Robert Harrison   Conservative
Lanark South August 3, 1930 James Alexander Anderson   Conservative Died in officeOctober 29, 1930 Egerton Reuben Stedman   Conservative
Waterloo South July 12, 1930 Karl Kenneth Homuth   Conservative Chose to stand for Waterloo North in the 1930 federal election October 29, 1930 Norman Otto Hipel   Liberal
Perth South July 19, 1930 David Bonis   Conservative Died in officeOctober 29, 1930 Charles Edward Richardson   Conservative
Hamilton West November 15, 1930 Frederick Thomas Smye   Conservative Died in officeFebruary 11, 1931 D'Arcy Argue Counsell Martin   Conservative
Grenville December 15, 1930 George Howard Ferguson   Conservative Appointed Canadian High Commissioner in London February 11, 1931 James Alfred Sanderson   Conservative
Norfolk May 13, 1931 John Strickler Martin   Conservative Died in officeJuly 8, 1931 Arthur Campbell Burt   Conservative
Wellington South September 19, 1931 Lincoln Goldie   Conservative Died in officeNovember 18, 1931 Duncan Paul Munro   Liberal
York West January 6, 1932 Forbes Godfrey   Conservative Died in officeMay 28, 1932 Henry Isaac Price   Conservative
Kent East August 13, 1933 Philip James Henry   Conservative Died in officeJanuary 3, 1934 Douglas Munro Campbell   Liberal
Renfrew North January 1, 1934 Edward Arunah Dunlop   Conservative Died in office Vacant
Perth North January 8, 1934 Joseph Dunsmore Monteith   Conservative Died in office Vacant

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References

  1. "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Archived from the original on 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2014-08-27.