9th Parliament of Ontario

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Historical souvenir, Ontario Legislative Assembly in 1901. B. F. Johnston, British Library.

The 9th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from March 1, 1898, until April 19, 1902, just prior to the 1902 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Liberal Party led by Arthur Sturgis Hardy. George William Ross became the Liberal leader when Hardy retired in 1899.

Contents

François-Eugène-Alfred Évanturel served as speaker for the assembly. [1]

Members elected to the Assembly

  1. 1 2 returned two members

Timeline

9th Legislative Assembly of Ontario - Movement in seats held (1898-1902)
Party1898Gain/(loss) due to1902
Void
election
Resignation
as MPP
Death
in office
Byelection
gain
Byelection
hold
Liberal 51(3)(4)(2)4652
Conservative 42(2)(2)2141
Independent-Conservative11
Total94(5)(4)(4)6794
Changes in seats held (1898–1902)
SeatBeforeChange
DateMemberPartyReasonDateMemberParty
Wellington East September 6, 1898 John Craig   Liberal Died in officeOctober 27, 1898 John Morison Gibson   Liberal
Elgin West October 12, 1898 Findlay George MacDiarmid   Conservative Election declared voidJanuary 12, 1899 Donald Macnish   Liberal
Ontario South October 13, 1898 Charles Calder   Conservative Election declared voidDecember 12, 1899 John Dryden   Liberal
Perth South January 27, 1899 William Caven Moscrip   Liberal Election declared voidFebruary 28, 1899 Samuel Nelson Monteith   Conservative
Waterloo North April 1, 1899 Henry George Lackner   Conservative Election declared voidOctober 31, 1900 [a 1] Louis Jacob Breithaupt   Liberal
Brant South October 17, 1899 Arthur Sturgis Hardy   Liberal Retired from politicsDecember 12, 1899 Thomas Hiram Preston   Liberal
Renfrew South October 25, 1899 Robert Adam Campbell   Liberal Resigned to provide a seat for LatchfordNovember 14, 1899 Francis Robert Latchford   Liberal
Middlesex East November 20, 1899 Thomas D. Hodgins   Conservative Died in officeJanuary 31, 1900 Thomas Robson   Conservative
Elgin West November 21, 1899 Donald Macnish   Liberal Election declared voidDecember 12, 1899 Findlay George MacDiarmid   Conservative
Welland April 30, 1900 William Manley German   Liberal Chose to stand for Welland in the 1900 federal election December 13, 1900 John Franklin Gross   Liberal
Renfrew North May 17, 1900 Andrew Thomas White   Conservative Died in officeJune 19, 1900 [a 1] John W. Munro   Liberal
Kingston April 15, 1901 William Harty   Liberal Chose to stand for Kingston in the 1902 federal byelectionJanuary 30, 1902 [a 1] Edward John Barker Pense   Liberal
Kent East September 7, 1901 Robert Ferguson   Liberal Died in officeNovember 4, 1901 [a 1] John Lee   Liberal
  1. 1 2 3 4 returned by acclamation


Re-elections on seats being vacated (1898–1902)
SeatIncumbentPartyVacatedReasonBy-election
Lennox Bowen Ebenezer Aylsworth   Liberal October 20, 1898Election declared voidNovember 18, 1898
Huron West James Thompson Garrow   Liberal November 2, 1898Resignation in exchange for withdrawal of election petitionDecember 8, 1898
Halton John Roaf Barber   Liberal November 4, 1898Election declared voidDecember 8, 1898
Hastings North William John Allen   Conservative November 13, 1898Resignation in exchange for withdrawal of election petitionDecember 27, 1898
Nipissing John Loughrin   Liberal November 16,1898Election declared voidDecember 27, 1898
Northumberland East John Henry Douglas   Liberal November 18, 1898Election declared voidDecember 14, 1898
Elgin East Charles Andrew Brower   Conservative April 1, 1899Election declared voidDecember 12, 1899
Peterborough West James Robert Stratton   Liberal October 21, 1899Sought re-election upon appointment as Provincial Secretary and RegistrarNovember 7, 1899 [a 1]
Ontario South John Dryden   Liberal November 21, 1899Election declared voidDecember 12, 1899
Waterloo North Louis Jacob Breithaupt   Liberal October 19, 1900Election declared voidOctober 31, 1900 [a 1]
Huron West James Thompson Garrow   Liberal March 12, 1901Election declared voidDecember 4, 1901
London Francis Baxter Leys   Liberal April 15, 1901Sought re-election in support of removing a dam on the Thames RiverJuly 9, 1901
  1. 1 2 returned 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 2014-08-29.