23rd Parliament of Ontario

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The 23rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from June 2, 1948, until October 6, 1951, just prior to the 1951 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, however its leader, George Drew, lost his seat in the 1948 general election and soon after resigned as party leader to enter federal politics and take the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. He was replaced on October 19, 1948, by Thomas Laird Kennedy who served as premier and interim Progressive Conservative leader until Leslie Frost became party leader and succeeded Kennedy as premier on May 4, 1949.

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The official opposition was led by Ted Jolliffe of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF).

M.C. Davies served as speaker for the assembly. [1]

On April 5, 1951, the Fair Employment Practices Act [2] and the Female Employees Fair Remuneration Act [3] were passed. The first act introduced fines and a complaint procedure to deal with discrimination based on race or religion in hiring practices. The second act was intended to ensure that female workers were paid the same wage as a male worker doing the same work for the same employer. [4]

Members elected to the Assembly


Timeline

23rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario - Movement in seats held (1948-1951)
Party1948Gain/(loss) due to1951
Death
in office		Byelection
hold
Progressive Conservative 53(3)353
Co-operative Commonwealth 2121
Liberal 1313
Labor–Progressive 22
Liberal–Labour 11
Total90(3)390
Changes in seats held (1948–1951)
SeatBeforeChange
DateMemberPartyReasonDateMemberParty
Parry Sound August 19, 1948 Charles Cragg █  PC Died in officeDecember 9, 1948 Allister Johnston █  PC
Cochrane North October 6, 1948 John Carrère █  PC Died in officeJune 8, 1949 Marcel Léger █  PC
Leeds March 12, 1949 Walter Bain Reynolds █  PC Died in officeOctober 31, 1949 Hugh Reynolds █  PC

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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.
  2. ↑ The Fair Employment Practices Act, 1951 , S.O. 1951, c. 24
  3. ↑ The Female Employees Fair Remuneration Act, 1951 , S.O. 1951, c. 26
  4. ↑ "Promoting Fair Employment in Ontario". Canadian Human Rights Commission. Archived from the original on 2014-09-28. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
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