20th Parliament of Ontario

The 20th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from October 6, 1937, until June 30, 1943, just prior to the 1943 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Liberal Party led by Mitchell Hepburn.

In 1938, the title "Member of Provincial Parliament", abbreviated as "MPP", was officially adopted by the members of the legislative assembly.

Hepburn resigned as Premier in October 1942, remaining party leader, and Gordon Daniel Conant became Premier. In 1943, Harry Nixon became both party leader and Premier after a leadership convention was held for the provincial Liberal party.

Norman Otto Hipel served as speaker for the assembly until September 2, 1938. James Howard Clark replaced Hipel as speaker.[1]

Western Ontario

Central Ontario

Toronto

Eastern Ontario

Northern Ontario

Timeline

20th Legislative Assembly of Ontario - Movement in seats held (1937–1943)
Party 1937 Gain/(loss) due to 1943
Changed
party 		Death
in office 		Resignation
as MPP 		Byelection
gain 		Byelection
hold
Liberal 62 2 (4) (7) 1 5 59
Conservative 23 (4) (2) 2 19
Liberal–Progressive 3 (1) 2
United Farmers 1 (1) –
Independent-Liberal 1 (1) –
Vacant – 5 5 10
Total 90 – (4) (4) 1 7 90
Changes in seats held (1937–1943)
Seat Before Change
Date Member Party Reason Date Member Party
Sault Ste. Marie October 20, 1937 Richard McMeekin █ Liberal Resigned to allow Campbell to enter provincial politics November 23, 1937 Colin Alexander Campbell[d 1] █ Liberal
Hamilton Centre January 26, 1938 William Frederick Schwenger █ Liberal Appointed to Bench March 2, 1938 John Newlands █ Liberal
Lambton East February 3, 1938 Milton Duncan McVicar █ Liberal Died in office March 22, 1938 Charles Oliver Fairbank █ Liberal
Brantford June 5, 1938 Morrison Mann MacBride █ Independent-Liberal Died in office July 20, 1938 Louis Hagey █ Liberal
Parkdale July 2, 1938 Fred McBrien █ Conservative Died in office October 5, 1938 William James Stewart █ Conservative
Simcoe East January 13, 1939 William Finlayson █ Conservative Resigned to enable Drew to gain seat as new party leader February 14, 1939 George Drew[d 1] █ Conservative
Kingston March 7, 1940 Thomas Ashmore Kidd █ Conservative Chose to stand in Kingston City in the 1940 federal election █ Vacant
Bellwoods March 8, 1940 Arthur Wentworth Roebuck █ Liberal Chose to stand in Trinity in the 1940 federal election █ Vacant
Huron—Bruce March 22, 1940 Charles Alexander Robertson █ Liberal Died in office █ Vacant
Cochrane South May 28, 1940 Charles Vincent Gallagher █ Liberal Died in office █ Vacant
High Park May 30, 1940 William Alexander Baird █ Conservative Died in office █ Vacant
Simcoe Centre August 18, 1940 Leonard Jennett Simpson █ Liberal Died in office October 23, 1940 Duncan McArthur[d 1][a 1][b 1][c 1] █ Liberal
Ottawa East September 27, 1940 Paul Leduc[a 1] █ Liberal Appointed Registrar of Supreme Court of Canada November 27, 1940 Robert Laurier[a 1][b 1][c 1] █ Liberal
Grey South January 23, 1941 Farquhar Oliver[a 1][c 1] █ United Farmers Appointed Minister of Public Works February 24, 1941 Farquhar Robert Oliver[d 1] █ Liberal
Lincoln January 10, 1942 Archibald Judson Haines █ Liberal Resigned, in protest of a liquor licence being issued despite prior guarantees that it would not happen. █ Vacant
Fort William January 16, 1943 Franklin Harford Spence █ Conservative Died in office █ Vacant
Ontario May 18, 1943 Gordon Daniel Conant █ Liberal Appointed Master of the Supreme Court of Ontario. █ Vacant
Hastings East May 20, 1943 Harold Edward Welsh █ Conservative Died in office, having drowned while fishing in Algonquin Provincial Park. █ Vacant
St. George June 1, 1943 Ian Thomas Strachan █ Liberal Appointed Registrar of Deeds for the City of Toronto. █ Vacant


  1. ^ a b c d Won byelection by acclamation

References

  1. ^ "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Archived from the original on 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2014-08-27.

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Cabinet member in Hepburn ministry
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Cabinet member in Conant ministry
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Cabinet member in Nixon ministry