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The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is the legislative chamber of the Canadian province of Ontario. Its elected members are known as Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs). Bills passed by the Legislative Assembly are given royal assent by the lieutenant governor of Ontario to become law. Together,the Legislative Assembly and Lieutenant Governor make up the unicameral Legislature of Ontario. The assembly meets at the Ontario Legislative Building at Queen's Park in the provincial capital of Toronto.
The 1871 Ontario general election was the second general election held in the Province of Ontario,Canada. It was held on March 21,1871,to elect the 82 Members of the 2nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs").
This is a list of the legislative assemblies of Canada's provinces and territories. Each province's legislative assembly,along with the province's lieutenant governor,form the province's legislature. Historically,several provinces had bicameral legislatures,but they all eventually dissolved their upper house or merged it with their lower house,so that all provincial legislatures are now unicameral.
Thomas Ashmore Kidd was speaker of the Legislature of Ontario in 1930–34 and served as Conservative MLA for Kingston from 1926 to 1940 and Progressive Conservative MP for Kingston City from 1945 to 1949.
William Anderson was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Prince Edward in the 1st Parliament of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1870 to 1871.
The 18th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from October 30,1929,until May 16,1934,just prior to the 1934 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Conservative Party led by George Howard Ferguson.
The 19th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from June 19,1934,until August 25,1937,just prior to the 1937 general election. The Ontario Liberal Party led by Mitchell Hepburn came to power with a majority government.
The 29th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from October 21,1971,until August 11,1975,just prior to the 1975 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party led by Bill Davis.
The 31st Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from June 9,1977,until February 2,1981,just prior to the 1981 general election. The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party led by Bill Davis formed a second consecutive minority government.
The 36th Legislative Assembly of Ontario,Canada's most-populous province,was in session from June 8,1995,until May 5,1999,just prior to the Ontario general election. Majority was held by the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario led by Mike Harris.
Muskoka was an electoral riding in Ontario,Canada. It existed in various incarnations and names throughout its existence. It started as Muskoka-Parry Sound in 1875 and then changed to Muskoka in 1886. In 1934 it changed to Muskoka-Ontario and lasted until 1955 when it changed back to Muskoka. In 1987 it changed again to Muskoka-Georgian Bay. It was eliminated by redistribution in 1999,and its territories went to the new ridings of Parry Sound—Muskoka (66%) and Simcoe North (34%).
St. Patrick was a provincial electoral district in Ontario,Canada,that was established in 1926 out of the district of Toronto Northeast. It lasted until 1967 when it was merged with St. Andrew to form St. Andrew—St. Patrick.
Horace Stanley Colliver was a businessman and political figure in Ontario. He represented Prince Edward in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1923 to 1926 and from 1928 to 1934 as a Conservative member.
Cornish Canadians are Canadians of Cornish descent,including those who were born in Cornwall. The number of Canadian citizens of Cornish descent cannot be determined through census statistics,though speculative estimates place the population as high as 20,000.
Kenora was an Ontario provincial electoral district in northwestern Ontario until 1999.
Lanark South was an electoral riding in Ontario,Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and was abolished in 1933 before the 1934 election.
Bruce South was an electoral riding in Ontario,Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and was abolished in 1933 before the 1934 election.
Prince Edward was an electoral riding in Ontario,Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and was abolished in 1933 before the 1934 election.
Prince Edward—Lennox was an electoral riding in Ontario,Canada. It was created in 1933 before the 1934 election. In 1990 it was renamed and redistributed as Prince Edward—Lennox—South Hastings. In 1996 it was redistributed and merged into the riding of Prince Edward—Hastings before the 1999 election.
Peterborough East was an electoral riding in Ontario,Canada. It was created in 1867 at the time of confederation and was abolished in 1926. In 1926,Peterborough East and Peterborough West were redistributed into two ridings Peterborough City and Peterborough County. This lasted until 1934 when both ridings were merged into one riding called Peterborough.
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- ↑ "Edward Anderson | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 1934-06-19. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
