8th Parliament of Ontario

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The 8th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from June 26, 1894, until January 28, 1898, just prior to the 1898 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Liberal Party led by Oliver Mowat. Arthur Sturgis Hardy succeeded Mowat as Premier in 1896 after Mowat entered federal politics. The Assembly also had significant groupings from the Patrons of Industry (representing farmers' interests) and the Protestant Protective Association (representing anti-Catholic sentiment, and associated with the Orange Order), each of which returned candidates either on their own or with local Liberal or Conservative support.

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William Douglas Balfour served as Speaker for the assembly until he was named to cabinet on July 14, 1896. [1] Alfred Évanturel succeeded him as Speaker. [2]

Members elected to the Assembly

  1. ↑ returned two members

Timeline

8th Legislative Assembly of Ontario - Movement in seats held (1894-1898)
Party1894Gain/(loss) due to1898
Void
election		Resignation
as MPP		Death
in office		Byelection
gain		Byelection
hold
Liberal 45(1)(3)(1)4549
Conservative 23(3)(1)120
  Liberal-Patrons 1212
Conservative–P.P.A. 5(1)4
Patrons of Industry 33
  Conservative-Patrons 22
Liberal-P.P.A. 22
Protestant Protective Association 11
Independent-Conservative-PPA11
Total94(5)(4)(1)5594
Changes in seats held (1894–1898)
SeatBeforeChange
DateMemberPartyReasonDateMemberParty
London October 25, 1894 William Ralph Meredith   Conservative Appointed to BenchNovember 20, 1894 Thomas Saunders Hobbs   Liberal
Algoma West December 20, 1894 James M. Savage   Conservative Election declared voidJanuary 29, 1895 James Conmee   Liberal
Kingston December 27, 1894 [3] Edward H. Smythe   Conservative Election declared voidJanuary 28, 1895 William Harty   Liberal
Wellington West January 29, 1895 [a 1] George Tucker   Conservative–P.P.A. Election declared voidFebruary 1, 1896 James Tucker [a 2]   Conservative
Haldimand February 27, 1895 [4] John Senn   Conservative Election declared voidMarch 19, 1895 Jacob Baxter   Liberal
Brant North April 23, 1895 William Bruce Wood   Liberal Appointed Registrar of Brant County May 20, 1895 [a 3] Daniel Burt   Liberal
Kingston September 20, 1895 William Harty   Liberal Election declared voidOctober 8, 1895 [a 3] William Harty   Liberal
Wentworth South December 26, 1895 [5] Nicholas Awrey   Liberal Appointed Sheriff of Wentworth County January 24, 1896 John Dickenson   Liberal
Oxford North July 14, 1896 Oliver Mowat   Liberal Appointed to the SenateSeptember 7, 1896 Andrew Pattulo   Liberal
Essex South August 19, 1896 William Douglas Balfour   Liberal Died in officeOctober 20, 1896 John Allan Auld   Liberal
  1. ↑ dismissed on appeal, November 29, 1895
  2. ↑ brother of George Tucker
  3. 1 2 returned by acclamation

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References

  1. ↑ Balfour died shortly afterwards on August 19, 1896.
  2. ↑ "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Archived from the original on 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2014-08-29.
  3. ↑ "Dr. Smythe Unseated". Weekly British Whig . December 20, 1894. p. 1.
  4. ↑ "Editorial Notes". Waterloo County Chronicle. February 28, 1895. p. 4.
  5. ↑ "General Paragraphs". Daily British Whig . January 4, 1896. p. 1.
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