25th Parliament of Ontario

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The 25th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from June 9, 1955, until May 4, 1959, just prior to the 1959 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party led by Leslie Frost.

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Alfred Wallace Downer served as speaker for the assembly. [1]

Members elected to the Assembly

Timeline

25th Legislative Assembly of Ontario - Movement in seats held (1955-1959)
Party1955Gain/(loss) due to1959
Resignation
as MPP
Death
in office
Byelection
gain
Byelection
hold
Progressive Conservative 83(6)(5)11184
Liberal 1010
Co-operative Commonwealth 33
Liberal–Labour 11
Independent PC1(1)
Total98(6)(6)11198
Changes in seats held (1955-1959)
SeatBeforeChange
DateMemberPartyReasonDateMemberParty
Renfrew South October 24, 1955 James Shannon Dempsey  Independent PCDied in officeJanuary 12, 1956 James Maloney   PC
York West July 2, 1956 Elmer Brandon   PC Died in officeOctober 18, 1956 Leslie Rowntree   PC
Middlesex North January 10, 1957 Thomas Patrick   PC Died in officeSeptember 5, 1957 William Atcheson Stewart   PC
Glengarry May 25, 1957 Osie Villeneuve   PC Resigned to contest the House of Commons seat of Glengarry—Prescott in the 1957 election September 5, 1957 Fernand Guindon   PC
Lanark August 14, 1957 George Henry Doucett   PC Resigned to contest the House of Commons seat of Lanark in a byelection, upon the death of William Gourlay Blair October 24, 1957 John Arthur McCue   PC
May 26, 1958 John Arthur McCue   PC Died in officeAugust 28, 1958 George Gomme   PC
Elgin November 9, 1957 Fletcher Stewart Thomas   PC Died in officeJanuary 30, 1958 Ron McNeil   PC
Huron January 5, 1958 Thomas Pryde   PC Died in officeMay 12, 1958 Charles MacNaughton   PC
Cochrane North January 22, 1958 Philip Kelly   PC Resigned from seat, after previously being ordered to resign as Minister of Mines May 12, 1958 René Brunelle   PC
St. George January 30, 1958 Dana Porter   PC Appointed as Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Appeal May 12, 1958 Allan Lawrence   PC
Renfrew North March 1, 1958 Stanley Joseph Hunt   PC Resigned to contest the House of Commons seat of Renfrew North in the 1958 election May 12, 1958 Maurice Hamilton   PC
Hastings East July 30, 1958 Roscoe Robson   PC Accepted an appointment as Sheriff of Hastings CountyAugust 28, 1958 Lloyd Price   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 2014-08-29.