41st Parliament of Ontario
| 41st Parliament of Ontario | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Majority parliament | |||
| 2014 – | |||
| Parliament leaders | |||
| Premier |
Hon. Kathleen Wynne February 11, 2013 - present | ||
| Leader of the Opposition |
Jim Wilson July 2, 2014 - September 14, 2015 | ||
|
Patrick Brown September 14, 2015 - present | |||
| Party caucuses | |||
| Government | Liberal Party | ||
| Opposition | Progressive Conservative Party | ||
| Third party | New Democratic Party | ||
| Legislative Assembly | |||
| Speaker of the Assembly |
Hon. Dave Levac November 21, 2011 - present | ||
| Government House Leader |
Hon. Yasir Naqvi June 24, 2014 - present | ||
| Opposition House Leader |
Steve Clark July 2, 2014 - September 10, 2015 | ||
|
Jim Wilson September 10, 2015 - present | |||
| Members | 107 MPP seats | ||
| Sovereign | |||
| Monarch |
Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 – present | ||
| Sessions | |||
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1st Session July 2, 2014 – September 8, 2016 | |||
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2nd Session September 12, 2016 – | |||
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| This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Ontario |
| See also |
| Politics by state / territory |
The 41st Legislative Assembly of Ontario is the current legislature of the government of the province of Ontario, Canada. The membership was set by the 2014 Ontario general election.
It is controlled by a Liberal Party majority. The government is led by Premier Kathleen Wynne.
The Official Opposition is the Progressive Conservative Party led by Patrick Brown, and the third party is the New Democratic Party, led by Andrea Horwath.
Timeline of the 41st Parliament of Ontario
- June 12: The Ontario Liberal Party under Kathleen Wynne wins a majority government in the 41st Ontario general election. Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak announces his intention to step down following the selection of his successor.[1]
- July 2, 2014 : The 41st Parliament of Ontario begin its first session. Jim Wilson becomes Leader of the Opposition after being chosen interim leader of the Progressive Conservatives.[2] Dave Levac, member from Brant was re-elected as the speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
- July 3, 2014 : David C. Onley addresses the speech from the throne for the last time as Lieutenant Governor of Ontario.
- July 24, 2014 : The Liberals pass their May 1st budget in its final reading.
- November 20, 2014 : NDP MPP Joe Cimino (Sudbury) resigns for health and family reasons.[3]
- February 5, 2015 : Former federal NDP MP Glenn Thibeault, now running as the Liberal candidate wins the by-election to replace Joe Cimino in the riding of Sudbury.[4]
- August 1, 2015 : PC MPP Garfield Dunlop (Simcoe North) resigns in order to allow new PC leader Patrick Brown to run for a seat in the legislature.
- August 28, 2015 : PC MPP Christine Elliott (Whitby-Oshawa) resigns her seat.
- September 3, 2015: In a by-election, PC leader Patrick Brown is elected the MPP for Simcoe North
- February 11, 2016: Lorne Coe wins the Whitby-Oshawa by-election holding the seat for the PCs.
- March 22, 2016: Bas Balkissoon resigns as the Liberal MPP for Scarborough—Rouge River.
- June 21, 2016: Madeleine Meilleur resigns as Liberal MPP for Ottawa—Vanier.
- September 1: PC candidate Raymond Cho is elected in the Scarborough—Rouge River by-election, gaining a seat held by the Liberals.
- September 16, 2016: Tim Hudak resigns as PC MPP for Niagara West—Glanbrook.
- October 19: Two provincial by-elections have been called for November 17 to fill vacant seats in the Ottawa-Vanier and Niagara-West Glanbrook ridings.[5]
Party standings
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Members[6] | |
| Liberal | Kathleen Wynne | |
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| Progressive Conservative | Patrick Brown | |
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| New Democratic | Andrea Horwath | |
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| Vacant | | ||||
| Total |
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| Government Majority |
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Seating plan
(v • d • e)
See the following for a detailed seating plan: Official Seating Plan of the 41st Legislature(PDF)
| ********** | Albenese | Oosterhoff | * | Walker | Smith | * | Harris | Nicholls | * | Martow | McDonell | * | Pettapiece | Coe | * | * | Campbell | Mantha | * | Hatfield | Gretzky | * | Gates | French | * | ||||
| Bailey | MacLaren | Cho | Yurek | Munro | Barrett | Thompson | Scott | McNaughton | Miller | Hillier | Forster | Fife | Gélinas | Armstrong | Natyshak | Taylor | Sattler | ||||||||||||
| Arnott | Hardeman | MacLeod | Wilson | Jones | BROWN | Clark | Fedeli | Yakabuski | Singh | HORWATH | Bisson | Vanthof | DiNovo | Tabuns | Miller |
List of members
Officeholders
Speaker
- Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Hon. Dave Levac (Liberal)
Other Chair occupants
- Deputy Speaker and Chair of the Committee of the Whole: Soo Wong (Liberal)
Leaders
- Premier of Ontario: Hon. Kathleen Wynne (Liberal)
- Leader of the Opposition: Patrick Brown (Progressive Conservative)
- Ontario New Democratic Party: Andrea Horwath
Floor leaders
- Government House Leader: Hon. Yasir Naqvi
- Opposition House Leader: Jim Wilson
- NDP House Leader: Gilles Bisson
Whips
- Chief Government Whip: Jim Bradley
- Official Opposition Whip: John Yakabuski
- NDP Whip: John Vanthof
Front benches
- Executive Council of Ontario
- Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet of the 41st Legislative Assembly of Ontario
- Ontario New Democratic Party Shadow Cabinet of the 41st Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Membership changes
| Number of members per party by date |
2014 | 2015 | 2016 | ||||||||||
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| Jun 12 | Nov 20 | Feb 5 | Aug 1 | Aug 28 | Sep 3 | Feb 11 | Mar 22 | Jun 30 | Sep 1 | Sep 16 | Nov 17 | ||
| Liberal | 58 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 58 | ||||||||
| Progressive Conservative | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | |||||
| New Democratic | 21 | 20 | |||||||||||
| Total members | 107 | 106 | 107 | 106 | 105 | 106 | 107 | 106 | 105 | 106 | 105 | 107 | |
| Vacant | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Government majority | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | ||
References
- ↑ "Ontario election 2014: Tim Hudak to step down". CBC News. June 12, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
- ↑ Brennan, Richard (July 2, 2014). "Progressive Conservatives pick Jim Wilson as interim leader". The Toronto Star. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
- ↑ "NDP MPP Joe Cimino resigns seat: cites family, health issues". CBC News. November 20, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ↑ "Sudbury decides to go red, despite controversy". Northern Life. February 5, 2015.
- ↑ "Two Ontario by-elections called for Nov. 17". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
- ↑ CBC.ca OntarioVotes2007
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