40th Parliament of Ontario

40th Parliament of Ontario
Minority parliament
21 November 2011 – 2 May 2014
Parliament leaders
Premier	Hon. Dalton McGuinty October 23, 2003 - February 11, 2013
	Hon. Kathleen Wynne February 11, 2013 - June 29, 2018
Cabinet	McGuinty ministry
Leader of the Opposition	Tim Hudak July 1, 2009 - July 2, 2014
Party caucuses
Government	Liberal Party
Opposition	Progressive Conservative Party
Recognized	New Democratic Party
Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the Assembly	Hon. Dave Levac November 21, 2011 - 2014
Government House Leader	Hon. John Milloy October 20, 2011 - June 12, 2014
Opposition House Leader	Jim Wilson October 20, 2011 - July 2, 2014
Members	107 MPP seats
Sovereign
Monarch	Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 – present
Sessions
1st session November 21, 2011 – October 15, 2012
2nd session February 19, 2013 – May 2, 2014
←  39th →  41st

The 40th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was a legislature of the government of the province of Ontario, Canada. The membership was set by the 2011 Ontario general election.

It was controlled by a Liberal Party minority. The government was led by Premier Dalton McGuinty until his resignation resulted in the 2013 leadership election, which selected Kathleen Wynne as his successor. Wynne is the first woman ever to serve as Premier of Ontario.

The Official Opposition was the Progressive Conservative Party, led by Tim Hudak, and the third party was the New Democrats, led by Andrea Horwath.

On May 2, 2014, Premier of Ontario Kathleen Wynne announced that she had formally requested that Lieutenant Governor of Ontario David Onley dissolve the 40th Legislative Assembly of Ontario and call a provincial general election to occur on June 12, 2014. ^[1]

Timeline of the 40th Parliament of Ontario

• November 21, 2011 – Dave Levac (Liberal, Brant) is elected Speaker on the second ballot defeating three other candidates.
• November 22, 2011 – Speech from the Throne is delivered.
• March 29, 2012: Finance Minister Dwight Duncan delivers the provincial budget.
• April 23, 2012: After negotiations between the Liberals and the NDP, the minority government agrees to amend the budget by adding $242 million to child care funding, $20 million for northern and rural hospitals, increase welfare and disability benefits by 1 per cent at a cost of $55 million, and add a 2% surtax on the portion of individual income that exceeds $500,000 a year.
• April 24, 2012: Budget approved 52–37 with NDP MPPs abstaining.
• April 27, 2012: Progressive Conservative MPP Elizabeth Witmer (Kitchener—Waterloo) resigns her seat upon accepting a government appointment as chair of the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board. The vacancy results in the government and Opposition being tied in seats, however, as Speaker David Levac is a Liberal, the Opposition continues to have a one-seat advantage. A Liberal victory in this pending by-election and in the pending Vaughan by-election would give it a majority in the legislature.
• August 1, 2012: Liberal MPP Greg Sorbara (Vaughan) resigns his seat.
• September 6, 2012: By-elections held in the ridings of Kitchener—Waterloo and Vaughan. Catherine Fife (NDP) elected as MPP for Kitchener—Waterloo. Steven Del Duca (Liberal) elected as MPP for Vaughan. The NDP gains one seat in the Ontario Legislature while the Liberals retain their 53-seat minority.
• October 15, 2012: Premier McGuinty prorogues the legislature and announces his resignation as Liberal Party leader pending a leadership convention.
• February 11, 2013: Kathleen Wynne is sworn in as Premier, and a new cabinet in sworn in.
• February 14, 2013: Chris Bentley and Dwight Duncan, Liberal MPPs for London West and Windsor—Tecumseh, resign.
• June 11, 2013: Passage of the Wynne government's first budget, with the support of the NDP; legislature recesses for the summer.
• June 12, 2013: Former Premier Dalton McGuinty resigns his Ottawa South seat.
• June 27, 2013: Liberal MPP Margarett Best (Scarborough—Guildwood) resigns her seat.
• July 2, 2013: Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs Laurel Broten (Etobicoke—Lakeshore) resigns from Cabinet and her seat.
• August 1, 2013: Five by-elections held to replace retiring Liberals. Results were two Liberals, two NDP, one Conservative.
• September 24, 2013: Kim Craitor, Liberal MPP for Niagara Falls, resigns his seat.
• December 31, 2013: Peter Shurman, Progressive Conservative MPP for Thornhill, resigns his seat.
• February 13, 2014: Two by-elections held to replace vacant Niagara Falls and Thornhill seats. Result is a Progressive Conservative hold in Thornhill and an NDP gain in Niagara Falls.
• March 25, 2014: Resignation of cabinet member Linda Jeffrey to run for mayor of Brampton causes a cabinet shuffle.
• May 2, 2014: The 40th Parliament of Ontario was dissolved as Wynne calls an election, to be held June 12, 2014. ^[1]

Seating Plan

Martow

MacLaren

Milligan

Pettapiece

Hillier

Hatfield

Sattler

Gates

Nicholls

Jackson

Smith

Harris

Thompson

Yurek

Scott

McKenna

Walker

Leone

McDonell

Campbell

Vanthof

Schein

Armstrong

Mantha

P. Miller

Bailey

Ouellette

O'Toole

Clark

Chudleigh

Munro

Jones

Holyday

Dunlop

McNaughton

Barrett

Forster

Fife

Singh

Tabuns

Natyshak

Taylor

Wilson

Arnott

Hardeman

Fedeli

Elliott

Hudak

Yakabuski

MacLeod

N. Miller

Klees

Bisson

Horwath

DiNovo

Marchese

Gélinas

Prue

Levac

Milloy

Bradley

Chiarelli

Meilleur

Sousa

Wynne

Matthews

Naqvi

Sandals

Hoskins

MacCharles

Kwinter

Bartolucci

Takhar

Delaney

Gerretsen

Leal

Mauro

Murray

Piruzza

Chan

McMeekin

Gravelle

Duguid

Dhillon

Cansfield

Colle

Berardinetti

McNeely

Qaadri

Albanese

Moridi

Orazietti

Coteau

Sergio

Flynn

Zimmer

Balkissoon

Dickson

Jaczek

Mangat

Crack

Damerla

Wong

Del Duca

Fraser

Hunter

Levac

List of members

	Name	Party	Riding	First elected / previously elected	Notes
	Joe Dickson	Liberal	Ajax—Pickering	2007
	Michael Mantha	New Democrat	Algoma—Manitoulin	2011
	Ted McMeekin	Liberal	Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale	2000
	Rod Jackson	Progressive Conservative	Barrie	2011
	Michael Prue	New Democrat	Beaches—East York	2001
	Jagmeet Singh	New Democrat	Bramalea—Gore—Malton	2011
	Linda Jeffrey	Liberal	Brampton—Springdale	2003	Resigned on March 25, 2014
	Vacant
	Vic Dhillon	Liberal	Brampton West	2003
	Dave Levac	Liberal	Brant	1999
	Bill Walker	Progressive Conservative	Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound	2011
	Jane McKenna	Progressive Conservative	Burlington	2011
	Rob Leone	Progressive Conservative	Cambridge	2011
	Jack MacLaren	Progressive Conservative	Carleton—Mississippi Mills	2011
	Rick Nicholls	Progressive Conservative	Chatham-Kent—Essex	2011
	Jonah Schein	New Democrat	Davenport	2011
	Michael Coteau	Liberal	Don Valley East	2011
	Kathleen Wynne	Liberal	Don Valley West	2003	Premier since February 11, 2013
	Sylvia Jones	Progressive Conservative	Dufferin—Caledon	2007
	John O'Toole	Progressive Conservative	Durham	1995
	Mike Colle	Liberal	Eglinton—Lawrence	1995
	Jeff Yurek	Progressive Conservative	Elgin—Middlesex—London	2011
	Taras Natyshak	New Democrat	Essex	2011
	Donna Cansfield	Liberal	Etobicoke Centre	2003
	Laurel Broten	Liberal	Etobicoke—Lakeshore	2003	Resigned on July 2, 2013
	Doug Holyday	Progressive Conservative	2013	Elected in a by-election on August 1, 2013
	Shafiq Qaadri	Liberal	Etobicoke North	2003
	Grant Crack	Liberal	Glengarry—Prescott—Russell	2011
	Liz Sandals	Liberal	Guelph	2003
	Toby Barrett	Progressive Conservative	Haldimand—Norfolk	1995
	Laurie Scott	Progressive Conservative	Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock	2003, 2011
	Ted Chudleigh	Progressive Conservative	Halton	1995
	Andrea Horwath	New Democrat	Hamilton Centre	2004
	Paul Miller	New Democrat	Hamilton East—Stoney Creek	2007
	Monique Taylor	New Democrat	Hamilton Mountain	2011
	Lisa Thompson	Progressive Conservative	Huron—Bruce	2011
	Sarah Campbell	New Democrat	Kenora—Rainy River	2011
	John Gerretsen	Liberal	Kingston and the Islands	1995
	John Milloy	Liberal	Kitchener Centre	2003
	Michael Harris	Progressive Conservative	Kitchener—Conestoga	2011
	Elizabeth Witmer	Progressive Conservative	Kitchener—Waterloo	1990	Resigned on April 27, 2012
	Catherine Fife	New Democrat	2012	Elected in a by-election on September 6, 2012
	Monte McNaughton	Progressive Conservative	Lambton—Kent—Middlesex	2011
	Randy Hillier	Progressive Conservative	Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington	2007
	Steve Clark	Progressive Conservative	Leeds—Grenville	2010
	Teresa Armstrong	New Democrat	London—Fanshawe	2011
	Deb Matthews	Liberal	London North Centre	2003
	Chris Bentley	Liberal	London West	2003	Resigned on February 14, 2013
	Peggy Sattler	New Democrat	2013	Elected in a by-election on August 1, 2013
	Michael Chan	Liberal	Markham—Unionville	2007
	Amrit Mangat	Liberal	Mississauga—Brampton South	2007
	Dipika Damerla	Liberal	Mississauga East—Cooksville	2011
	Harinder Takhar	Liberal	Mississauga—Erindale	2003
	Charles Sousa	Liberal	Mississauga South	2007
	Bob Delaney	Liberal	Mississauga—Streetsville	2003
	Lisa MacLeod	Progressive Conservative	Nepean—Carleton	2006
	Frank Klees	Progressive Conservative	Newmarket—Aurora	1995
	Kim Craitor	Liberal	Niagara Falls	2003	Resigned on September 24, 2013
	Wayne Gates	New Democrat	2014	Elected in a by-election on February 13, 2014
	Tim Hudak	Progressive Conservative	Niagara West—Glanbrook	1995
	France Gélinas	New Democrat	Nickel Belt	2007
	Vic Fedeli	Progressive Conservative	Nipissing	2011
	Rob Milligan	Progressive Conservative	Northumberland—Quinte West	2011
	Helena Jaczek	Liberal	Oak Ridges—Markham	2007
	Kevin Flynn	Liberal	Oakville	2003
	Jerry Ouellette	Progressive Conservative	Oshawa	1995
	Yasir Naqvi	Liberal	Ottawa Centre	2007
	Phil McNeely	Liberal	Ottawa—Orléans	2003
	Dalton McGuinty	Liberal	Ottawa South	1990	Premier until February 11, 2013; resigned on June 12, 2013.
	John Fraser	Liberal	2013	Elected in a by-election on August 1, 2013
	Madeleine Meilleur	Liberal	Ottawa—Vanier	2003
	Bob Chiarelli	Liberal	Ottawa West—Nepean	1987, 2010
	Ernie Hardeman	Progressive Conservative	Oxford	1995
	Cheri DiNovo	New Democrat	Parkdale—High Park	2006
	Norm Miller	Progressive Conservative	Parry Sound—Muskoka	2001
	Randy Pettapiece	Progressive Conservative	Perth—Wellington	2011
	Jeff Leal	Liberal	Peterborough	2003
	Tracy MacCharles	Liberal	Pickering—Scarborough East	2011
	Todd Smith	Progressive Conservative	Prince Edward—Hastings	2011
	John Yakabuski	Progressive Conservative	Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke	2003
	Reza Moridi	Liberal	Richmond Hill	2007
	Jim Bradley	Liberal	St. Catharines	1977
	Eric Hoskins	Liberal	St. Paul's	2009
	Bob Bailey	Progressive Conservative	Sarnia—Lambton	2007
	David Orazietti	Liberal	Sault Ste. Marie	2003
	Soo Wong	Liberal	Scarborough—Agincourt	2011
	Brad Duguid	Liberal	Scarborough Centre	2003
	Margarett Best	Liberal	Scarborough—Guildwood	2007	Resigned on June 27, 2013
	Mitzie Hunter	Liberal	2013	Elected in a by-election on August 1, 2013
	Bas Balkissoon	Liberal	Scarborough—Rouge River	2005
	Lorenzo Berardinetti	Liberal	Scarborough Southwest	2003
	Jim Wilson	Progressive Conservative	Simcoe—Grey	1990
	Garfield Dunlop	Progressive Conservative	Simcoe North	1999
	Jim McDonell	Progressive Conservative	Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry	2011
	Rick Bartolucci	Liberal	Sudbury	1995
	Peter Shurman	Progressive Conservative	Thornhill	2007	Resigned on December 31, 2013
	Gila Martow	Progressive Conservative	2014	Elected in a by-election on February 13, 2014
	Bill Mauro	Liberal	Thunder Bay—Atikokan	2003
	Michael Gravelle	Liberal	Thunder Bay—Superior North	1995
	John Vanthof	New Democrat	Timiskaming—Cochrane	2011
	Gilles Bisson	New Democrat	Timmins—James Bay	1990
	Glen Murray	Liberal	Toronto Centre	2010
	Peter Tabuns	New Democrat	Toronto—Danforth	2006
	Rosario Marchese	New Democrat	Trinity—Spadina	1990
	Greg Sorbara	Liberal	Vaughan	1985 [a] , 2002	Resigned on August 1, 2012
	Steven Del Duca	Liberal	2012	Elected in a by-election on September 6, 2012
	Cindy Forster	New Democrat	Welland	2011
	Ted Arnott	Progressive Conservative	Wellington—Halton Hills	1990
	Christine Elliott	Progressive Conservative	Whitby—Oshawa	2006
	David Zimmer	Liberal	Willowdale	2003
	Dwight Duncan	Liberal	Windsor—Tecumseh	1995	Resigned on February 14, 2013
	Percy Hatfield	New Democrat	2013	Elected in a by-election on August 1, 2013
	Teresa Piruzza	Liberal	Windsor West	2011
	Monte Kwinter	Liberal	York Centre	1985
	Julia Munro	Progressive Conservative	York—Simcoe	1995
	Laura Albanese	Liberal	York South—Weston	2007
	Mario Sergio	Liberal	York West	1995

Membership changes

Number of members per party by date		2011	2012			2013							2014
		Oct 6	Apr 27	Aug 1	Sep 6	Feb 14	Jun 12	Jun 28	Jul 2	Aug 1	Sep 24	Dec 31	Feb 13	Mar 25
	Liberal	53		52	53	51	50	49	48	50	49			48
	Progressive Conservative	37	36							37		36	37
	New Democratic	17			18					20			21
	Total members	107	106	105	107	105	104	103	102	107	106	105	107	106
	Vacant	0	1	2	0	2	3	4	5	0	1	2	0	1
	Government majority	−1	0	−1		−3	−4	−5	−6	−7	−8	−7	−9	−10

Membership changes in the 40th Assembly
	Date	Name	District	Party	Reason
	April 27, 2012	Elizabeth Witmer	Kitchener—Waterloo	Progressive Conservative	Resigned to accept a government appointment as chair of the WSIB.
	August 1, 2012	Greg Sorbara	Vaughan	Liberal	Resigned
	September 6, 2012	Steven Del Duca	Vaughan	Liberal	Elected in by-election
	September 6, 2012	Catherine Fife	Kitchener—Waterloo	New Democrat	Elected in by-election
	February 14, 2013	Chris Bentley	London West	Liberal	Resigned
	February 14, 2013	Dwight Duncan	Windsor—Tecumseh	Liberal	Resigned
	June 12, 2013	Dalton McGuinty	Ottawa South	Liberal	Resigned
	June 28, 2013	Margarett Best	Scarborough—Guildwood	Liberal	Resigned
	July 2, 2013	Laurel Broten	Etobicoke—Lakeshore	Liberal	Resigned
	August 1, 2013	John Fraser	Ottawa South	Liberal	Elected in by-election
	August 1, 2013	Percy Hatfield	Windsor—Tecumseh	New Democrat	Elected in by-election
	August 1, 2013	Doug Holyday	Etobicoke—Lakeshore	Progressive Conservative	Elected in by-election
	August 1, 2013	Mitzie Hunter	Scarborough—Guildwood	Liberal	Elected in by-election
	August 1, 2013	Peggy Sattler	London West	New Democrat	Elected in by-election
	September 24, 2013	Kim Craitor	Niagara Falls	Liberal	Resigned
	December 31, 2013	Peter Shurman	Thornhill	Progressive Conservative	Resigned
	February 13, 2014	Wayne Gates	Niagara Falls	New Democrat	Elected in by-election
	February 13, 2014	Gila Martow	Thornhill	Progressive Conservative	Elected in by-election
	March 25, 2014	Linda Jeffrey	Brampton—Springdale	Liberal	Resigned to run for mayor office in Brampton

Sessions

There were two sessions of the 40th Legislature.

Session	Start	End
1st	November 22, 2011	October 15, 2012
2nd	February 19, 2013	May 2, 2014

Notes

1. York Centre

References

1. "Ontario election 2014: Wynne vows to re-introduce budget | CBC News".

External links

• Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Archived 2007-03-16 at the Wayback Machine