20th Parliament of Ontario

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The 20th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from October 6, 1937, until June 30, 1943, just prior to the 1943 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Liberal Party led by Mitchell Hepburn.

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In 1938, the title "Member of Provincial Parliament", abbreviated as "MPP", was officially adopted by the members of the legislative assembly.

Hepburn resigned as Premier in October 1942, remaining party leader, and Gordon Daniel Conant became Premier. In 1943, Harry Nixon became both party leader and Premier after a leadership convention was held for the provincial Liberal party.

Norman Otto Hipel served as speaker for the assembly until September 2, 1938. James Howard Clark replaced Hipel as speaker. [1]

Western Ontario

Central Ontario

Toronto

Eastern Ontario

Northern Ontario

Timeline

20th Legislative Assembly of Ontario - Movement in seats held (1937–1943)
Party1937Gain/(loss) due to1943
Changed
party
Death
in office
Resignation
as MPP
Byelection
gain
Byelection
hold
Liberal 622(4)(7)1559
Conservative 23(4)(2)219
Liberal–Progressive 3(1)2
United Farmers 1(1)
Independent-Liberal1(1)
Vacant5510
Total90(4)(4)1790
Changes in seats held (1937–1943)
SeatBeforeChange
DateMemberPartyReasonDateMemberParty
Sault Ste. Marie October 20, 1937 Richard McMeekin   Liberal Resigned to allow Campbell to enter provincial politicsNovember 23, 1937 Colin Alexander Campbell [d 1]   Liberal
Hamilton Centre January 26, 1938 William Frederick Schwenger   Liberal Appointed to BenchMarch 2, 1938 John Newlands   Liberal
Lambton East February 3, 1938 Milton Duncan McVicar   Liberal Died in officeMarch 22, 1938 Charles Oliver Fairbank   Liberal
Brantford June 5, 1938 Morrison Mann MacBride  Independent-LiberalDied in officeJuly 20, 1938 Louis Hagey   Liberal
Parkdale July 2, 1938 Fred McBrien   Conservative Died in officeOctober 5, 1938 William James Stewart   Conservative
Simcoe East January 13, 1939 William Finlayson   Conservative Resigned to enable Drew to gain seat as new party leaderFebruary 14, 1939 George Drew [d 1]   Conservative
Kingston March 7, 1940 Thomas Ashmore Kidd   Conservative Chose to stand in Kingston City in the 1940 federal election  Vacant
Bellwoods March 8, 1940 Arthur Wentworth Roebuck   Liberal Chose to stand in Trinity in the 1940 federal election  Vacant
Huron—Bruce March 22, 1940 Charles Alexander Robertson   Liberal Died in office Vacant
Cochrane South May 28, 1940 Charles Vincent Gallagher   Liberal Died in office Vacant
High Park May 30, 1940 William Alexander Baird   Conservative Died in office Vacant
Simcoe Centre August 18, 1940 Leonard Jennett Simpson   Liberal Died in officeOctober 23, 1940 Duncan McArthur [d 1] [a 1] [b 1] [c 1]   Liberal
Ottawa East September 27, 1940 Paul Leduc [a 1]   Liberal Appointed Registrar of Supreme Court of Canada November 27, 1940 Robert Laurier [a 1] [b 1] [c 1]   Liberal
Grey South January 23, 1941 Farquhar Oliver [a 1] [c 1]   United Farmers Appointed Minister of Public WorksFebruary 24, 1941Farquhar Robert Oliver [d 1]   Liberal
Lincoln January 10, 1942 Archibald Judson Haines   Liberal Resigned, in protest of a liquor licence being issued despite prior guarantees that it would not happen. Vacant
Fort William January 16, 1943 Franklin Harford Spence   Conservative Died in office Vacant
Ontario May 18, 1943 Gordon Daniel Conant   Liberal Appointed Master of the Supreme Court of Ontario. Vacant
Hastings East May 20, 1943 Harold Edward Welsh   Conservative Died in office, having drowned while fishing in Algonquin Provincial Park. Vacant
St. George June 1, 1943 Ian Thomas Strachan   Liberal Appointed Registrar of Deeds for the City of Toronto. Vacant


  1. 1 2 3 4 Won byelection by acclamation

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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.

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Cabinet member in Hepburn ministry
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Cabinet member in Conant ministry
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Cabinet member in Nixon ministry