Parliamentary session of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
38th Parliament of Ontario Premier Hon. Dalton McGuinty Leader of the Ernie Eves John Tory Government Liberal Party Opposition Progressive Conservative Party Recognized New Democratic Party Speaker of the Hon. Alvin Curling Hon. Michael Brown Government Dwight Duncan Opposition John Baird Bob Runciman Members 103 MPP seats Monarch Elizabeth II 1st session 2nd session
The 38th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was a legislature of the government of the Province of Ontario , Canada. It officially opened November 19, 2003, at Queen's Park in Toronto, and ended on June 5, 2007. The membership was set by the 2003 Ontario general election on October 2, 2003, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections .
It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Premier Dalton McGuinty . The Official Opposition was the Progressive Conservative Party , led first by Ernie Eves , and later by John Tory . The speaker was Michael A. Brown .
There were two sessions of the 38th Legislature:
Session Start End 1st November 19, 2003 September 19, 2005 2nd October 11, 2005 June 5, 2007
Timeline of the 38th Parliament of Ontario [ edit ] November 19, 2003: The legislature conducted a secret vote to elect the Speaker of the legislature. Liberal Party of Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) Alvin Curling is elected as Speaker. He was the first black Speaker of the Ontario legislature. March 24, 2004: Dominic Agostino , Liberal MPP for Hamilton East , died suddenly of liver cancer. May 13, 2004: A by-election was held in Hamilton East to replace Dominic Agostino. Ontario New Democratic Party candidate Andrea Horwath defeated Liberal candidate Ralph Agostino, Mr. Agostino's brother. This win returned the NDP to 8 seats and official party status. August 19, 2005: Speaker Alvin Curling resigned to accept an appointment as Ambassador to the Dominican Republic . November 24, 2005: In a by-election, Bas Balkissoon held the seat of Scarborough-Rouge River for the Liberals. September 18, 2006: Joe Cordiano , Liberal MPP for York South-Weston, resigned from cabinet and the legislature, citing a desire to spend more time with family. September 25, 2006: Tony Wong , Liberal MPP for Markham, resigned from the legislature to make a successful bid for a seat on York Regional Council. September 28, 2006: Cam Jackson , Progressive Conservative MPP for Burlington, resigned from the legislature to make a successful bid for the mayoralty of Burlington. February 8, 2007: Three by-elections were held. Paul Ferreira won York South-Weston for the NDP (the seat was previously held by the Liberals ); former Halton Region chair Joyce Savoline retained Burlington for the PCs ; and Michael Chan held Markham for the Liberals . March 29, 2007: Tim Peterson , brother of former Ontario Premier David Peterson , left the Liberal caucus to sit as an Independent until the next election, in which he ran for the PCs . June 5, 2007: The 38th Parliament 2nd Session is prorogued. July 12, 2007: Liberal MPP Ernie Parsons resigned his seat in order to accept an appointment as Justice of the Peace . September 10, 2007: 38th Parliament dissolved. **** **** * **** **** * **** **** * **** **** * **** **** **** * **** **** * **** **** **** * **** **** * **** **** * **** **** * **** **** **** * **** **** * **** **** **** **** * **** **** * **** **** * **** **** * **** **** **** * **** **** * **** **** **** **** * **** **** * **** LO * **** **** * **** L **** * **** **** * **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** * **** **** * **** P * **** **** * **** **** * **** **** * **** **** **** **** * **** **** * **** **** * **** **** * **** **** * **** **** * **** **** **** **** * **** **** * **** **** * **** **** * **** **** * **** **** * **** **** **** **** * **** **** * **** **** * **** **** * **** **** **** **** **** ****
Seating Plan
P = Premier, LO = Leader of Opposition, L = Leader of the NDP.
Riding Member Party First elected / previously elected Notes Algoma—Manitoulin Michael A. Brown Liberal 1987 Speaker of the Legislature from October 11, 2005. Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot Ted McMeekin Liberal 2000 Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford Joe Tascona Progressive Conservative 1995 Beaches—East York Michael Prue NDP 2001 Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale Kuldip Kular Liberal 2003 Brampton Centre Linda Jeffrey Liberal 2003 Brampton West—Mississauga Vic Dhillon Liberal 2003 Brant Dave Levac Liberal 1999 Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound Bill Murdoch Progressive Conservative 1990 Burlington Cam Jackson Progressive Conservative 1985 Resigned seat September 28, 2006, to run for Mayor of Burlington. Joyce Savoline (2007) Progressive Conservative 2007 Won by-election February 8, 2007. Cambridge Gerry Martiniuk Progressive Conservative 1995 Chatham-Kent—Essex Pat Hoy Liberal 1995 Davenport Tony Ruprecht Liberal 1981 Don Valley East David Caplan Liberal 1997 Don Valley West Kathleen Wynne Liberal 2003 Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey Ernie Eves Progressive Conservative 1981,[ a] PC Party Leader and Leader of the Opposition until September 28, 2004. Resigned seat January 31, 2005.
John Tory Progressive Conservative 2004 PC Party Leader from September 28, 2004. Won by-election March 17, 2005. Leader of the Opposition from March 29.
Durham John O'Toole Progressive Conservative 1995 Eglinton—Lawrence Michael Colle Liberal 1995 Elgin—Middlesex—London Steve Peters Liberal 1999 Erie—Lincoln Tim Hudak Progressive Conservative 1995 Essex Bruce Crozier Liberal 1993 Etobicoke Centre Donna Cansfield Liberal 2003 Etobicoke North Shafiq Qaadri Liberal 2003 Etobicoke—Lakeshore Laurel Broten Liberal 2003 Glengarry—Prescott—Russell Jean-Marc Lalonde Liberal 1995 Guelph—Wellington Liz Sandals Liberal 2003 Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant Toby Barrett Progressive Conservative 1995 Haliburton—Victoria—Brock Laurie Scott Progressive Conservative 2003 Halton Ted Chudleigh Progressive Conservative 1995 Hamilton East Dominic Agostino Liberal 1995 Died March 24, 2004. Andrea Horwath (2004) NDP 2004 Won by-election May 13, 2004. Hamilton Mountain Marie Bountrogianni Liberal 1999 Hamilton West Judy Marsales Liberal 2003 Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington Leona Dombrowsky Liberal 1999 Huron—Bruce Carol Mitchell Liberal 2003 Kenora—Rainy River Howard Hampton NDP 1987 NDP Party Leader Kingston and the Islands John Gerretsen Liberal 1995 Kitchener Centre John Milloy Liberal 2003 Kitchener—Waterloo Elizabeth Witmer Progressive Conservative 1990 Lambton—Kent—Middlesex Maria Van Bommel Liberal 2003 Lanark—Carleton Norm Sterling Progressive Conservative 1977 Leeds—Grenville Bob Runciman Progressive Conservative 1981 Leader of the Opposition, September 28, 2004 to March 29, 2005. London North Centre Deb Matthews Liberal 2003 London West Chris Bentley Liberal 2003 London—Fanshaw Khalil Ramal Liberal 2003 Markham Tony Wong Liberal 2003 Resigned seat September 25, 2006 in order to run for York Regional Council Michael Chan (2007) Liberal 2007 Won by-election February 8, 2007. Mississauga Centre Harinder Takhar Liberal 2003 Mississauga East Peter Fonseca Liberal 2003 Mississauga South Tim Peterson Liberal 2003 Resigned from Liberal caucus March 29, 2007 to sit as independent. Joined PC caucus June 6, 2007. Independent Progressive Conservative Mississauga West Bob Delaney Liberal 2003 Nepean—Carleton John Baird Progressive Conservative 1995 Resigned seat November 30, 2005, to run in 2006 Canadian Federal Election . Lisa MacLeod (2006) Progressive Conservative 2006 Won by-election March 30, 2006. Niagara Centre Peter Kormos NDP 1988 Niagara Falls Kim Craitor Liberal 2003 Nickel Belt Shelley Martel NDP 1987 Nipissing Monique Smith Liberal 2003 Northumberland Lou Rinaldi Liberal 2003 Oak Ridges Frank Klees Progressive Conservative 1995 Oakville Kevin Flynn Liberal 2003 Oshawa Jerry Ouellette Progressive Conservative 1995 Ottawa Centre Richard Patten Liberal 1987, 1995 Ottawa South Dalton McGuinty Liberal 1990 Liberal Party Leader and Premier of Ontario Ottawa West—Nepean Jim Watson Liberal 2003 Ottawa—Orléans Phil McNeely Liberal 2003 Ottawa—Vanier Madeleine Meilleur Liberal 2003 Oxford Ernie Hardeman Progressive Conservative 1995 Parkdale—High Park Gerard Kennedy Liberal 1996 Resigned seat May 23, 2006, in order to run in 2006 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election . Cheri DiNovo (2006) NDP 2006 Won by-election September 14, 2006. Parry Sound—Muskoka Norm Miller Progressive Conservative 2001 Perth—Middlesex John Wilkinson Liberal 2003 Peterborough Jeff Leal Liberal 2003 Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge Wayne Arthurs Liberal 2003 Prince Edward—Hastings Ernie Parsons Liberal 1999 Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke John Yakabuski Progressive Conservative 2003 Sarnia—Lambton Caroline Di Cocco Liberal 1999 Sault Ste. Marie David Orazietti Liberal 2003 Scarborough Centre Brad Duguid Liberal 2003 Scarborough East Mary Anne Chambers Liberal 2003 Scarborough Southwest Lorenzo Berardinetti Liberal 2003 Scarborough—Agincourt Gerry Phillips Liberal 1987 Scarborough—Rouge River Alvin Curling Liberal 1985 Speaker of the Legislature November 19, 2003 to August 19, 2005. Resigned seat August 19, 2005, in order to accept appointment as Canada's ambassador to the Dominican Republic .
Bas Balkissoon (2005) Liberal 2005 Won by-election November 24, 2005. Simcoe North Garfield Dunlop Progressive Conservative 1999 Simcoe—Grey Jim Wilson Progressive Conservative 1990 St. Catharines Jim Bradley Liberal 1977 St. Paul's Michael Bryant Liberal 1999 Stoney Creek Jennifer Mossop Liberal 2003 Stormont—Dundas—Charlottenburgh Jim Brownell Liberal 2003 Sudbury Rick Bartolucci Liberal 1995 Thornhill Mario Racco Liberal 2003 Thunder Bay—Atikokan Bill Mauro Liberal 2003 Thunder Bay—Superior North Michael Gravelle Liberal 1995 Timiskaming—Cochrane David Ramsay Liberal [ b] 1985 Timmins—James Bay Gilles Bisson NDP 1990 Toronto Centre—Rosedale George Smitherman Liberal 1999 Toronto—Danforth Marilyn Churley NDP 1990 Resigned seat November 29, 2005, in order to run in 2006 Canadian Federal Election . Peter Tabuns (2006) NDP 2006 Won by-election March 30, 2006 Trinity—Spadina Rosario Marchese NDP 1990 Vaughan—King—Aurora Greg Sorbara Liberal 1985,[ c] Waterloo—Wellington Ted Arnott Progressive Conservative 1990 Whitby—Ajax Jim Flaherty Progressive Conservative 1995 Resigned seat November 29, 2005, in order to run in 2006 Canadian Federal Election . Christine Elliott (2006) Progressive Conservative 2006 Won by-election March 30, 2006. Willowdale David Zimmer Liberal 2003 Windsor West Sandra Pupatello Liberal 1995 Windsor—St. Clair Dwight Duncan Liberal 1995 York Centre Monte Kwinter Liberal 1985 York North Julia Munro Progressive Conservative 1995 York South—Weston Joseph Cordiano Liberal 1985 Resigned seat September 18, 2006. Paul Ferreira (2007) NDP 2007 Won by-election February 8, 2007. York West Mario Sergio Liberal 1995
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