9th Parliament of Ontario

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.

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

Members elected to the Assembly

  Addington: James Reid
  Algoma East: Charles Franklin Farwell
  Algoma West: James Conmee
  Brant North: Daniel Burt
  Brant South: Arthur Sturgis Hardy
  Brockville: George Perry Graham
  Bruce Centre: Andrew Malcolm
  Bruce North: Charles Martin Bowman
  Bruce South: Reuben Eldridge Truax
  Cardwell: 'Edward Alfred Little
  Carleton: George Nelson Kidd (Ind-Con)
  Dufferin: John Barr
  Dundas: James Pliny Whitney
  Durham East: William Armstrong Fallis
  Durham West: William Henry Reid
  Elgin East: Charles Andrew Brower
  Elgin West: Findlay George MacDiarmid
  Essex North: William J. McKee
  Essex South: John Allan Auld
  Frontenac: John S. Gallagher
  Glengarry: Donald Robert McDonald
  Grenville: Robert L. Joynt
  Grey Centre: Isaac Benson Lucas
  Grey North: George Milward Boyd
  Grey South: David Jamieson]
  Haldimand: Joseph William Holmes
  Halton: John Roaf Barber
  Hamilton East: Henry Carscallen
  Hamilton West: Edward Alexander Colquhoun
  Hastings East: Samuel Russell
  Hastings North: William John Allen
  Hastings West: Marshall Bidwell Morrison
  Huron North: Archibald Hislop
  Huron South: Henry Eilber
  Huron West: James Thompson Garrow
  Kent East: Robert Ferguson
  Kent West: Thomas Letson Pardo
  Kingston: William Harty
  Lambton East: Henry John Pettypiece
  Lambton West: Frederick Forsyth Pardee
  Lanark North: William Clyde Caldwell
  Lanark South: Arthur James Matheson
  Leeds: Walter Beatty
  Lincoln: Elisha Jessop
  Middlesex East: Thomas D. Hodgins
  Middlesex North: William Taylor
  Middlesex West: George William Ross
  Monck: Richard Harcourt
  Muskoka: Samuel Bridgeland
  Nipissing: John Loughrin
  Norfolk North: Edwin Clarendon Carpenter
  Norfolk South: William Andrew Charlton
  Northumberland East: John Henry Douglas
  Northumberland West: Samuel Clarke
  Ontario North: William Henry Hoyle
  Ontario South: Charles Calder
  Oxford North: Andrew Pattulo
  Oxford South: Angus McKay
  Parry Sound: William Rabb Beatty
  Peel: John Smith
  Perth North: John Brown
  Perth South: William Caven Moscrip
  Peterborough East: Thomas Blezard
  Peterborough West: James Robert Stratton
  Prescott: Alfred Evanturel
  Prince Edward: William Ryerson Dempsey
  Renfrew North: Andrew Thomas White
  Renfrew South: 'Robert Adam Campbell
  Russell: Onésime Guibord
  Simcoe Centre: Alfred Burke Thompson
  Simcoe East: Andrew Miscampbell
  Stormont: John McLaughlin
  Toronto East: Robert Allan Pyne
  Toronto North: George Frederick Marter
  Toronto South: J.J. Foy
  Toronto West: Thomas Crawford
  Victoria East: John Hilliard Carnegie
  Victoria West: Samuel John Fox
  Waterloo North: Henry George Lackner
  Wellington East: John Craig
  Wellington South: John Mutrie
  Wellington West: James Tucker
  Wentworth North: Thomas Atkins Wardell
  Wentworth South: John Dickenson
  York East: John Richardson
  York North: Elihu James Davis
  York West: William James Hill

  1. ^ a b returned two members

Timeline

9th Legislative Assembly of Ontario - Movement in seats held (1898-1902)
Party 1898 Gain/(loss) due to 1902
Void
election 		Resignation
as MPP 		Death
in office 		Byelection
gain 		Byelection
hold
Liberal 51 (3) (4) (2) 4 6 52
Conservative 42 (2) (2) 2 1 41
Independent-Conservative 1 1
Total 94 (5) (4) (4) 6 7 94
Changes in seats held (1898–1902)
Seat Before Change
Date Member Party Reason Date Member Party
Wellington East September 6, 1898 John Craig █ Liberal Died in office October 27, 1898 John Morison Gibson █ Liberal
Elgin West October 12, 1898 Findlay George MacDiarmid █ Conservative Election declared void January 12, 1899 Donald Macnish █ Liberal
Ontario South October 13, 1898 Charles Calder █ Conservative Election declared void December 12, 1899 John Dryden █ Liberal
Perth South January 27, 1899 William Caven Moscrip █ Liberal Election declared void February 28, 1899 Samuel Nelson Monteith █ Conservative
Waterloo North April 1, 1899 Henry George Lackner █ Conservative Election declared void October 31, 1900[a 1] Louis Jacob Breithaupt █ Liberal
Brant South October 17, 1899 Arthur Sturgis Hardy █ Liberal Retired from politics December 12, 1899 Thomas Hiram Preston █ Liberal
Renfrew South October 25, 1899 Robert Adam Campbell █ Liberal Resigned to provide a seat for Latchford November 14, 1899 Francis Robert Latchford █ Liberal
Middlesex East November 20, 1899 Thomas D. Hodgins █ Conservative Died in office January 31, 1900 Thomas Robson █ Conservative
Elgin West November 21, 1899 Donald Macnish █ Liberal Election declared void December 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 office June 19, 1900[a 1] John W. Munro █ Liberal
Kingston April 15, 1901 William Harty █ Liberal Chose to stand for Kingston in the 1902 federal byelection January 30, 1902[a 1] Edward John Barker Pense █ Liberal
Kent East September 7, 1901 Robert Ferguson █ Liberal Died in office November 4, 1901[a 1] John Lee █ Liberal
  1. ^ a b c d returned by acclamation


Re-elections on seats being vacated (1898–1902)
Seat Incumbent Party Vacated Reason By-election
Lennox Bowen Ebenezer Aylsworth █ Liberal October 20, 1898 Election declared void November 18, 1898
Huron West James Thompson Garrow █ Liberal November 2, 1898 Resignation in exchange for withdrawal of election petition December 8, 1898
Halton John Roaf Barber █ Liberal November 4, 1898 Election declared void December 8, 1898
Hastings North William John Allen █ Conservative November 13, 1898 Resignation in exchange for withdrawal of election petition December 27, 1898
Nipissing John Loughrin █ Liberal November 16,1898 Election declared void December 27, 1898
Northumberland East John Henry Douglas █ Liberal November 18, 1898 Election declared void December 14, 1898
Elgin East Charles Andrew Brower █ Conservative April 1, 1899 Election declared void December 12, 1899
Peterborough West James Robert Stratton █ Liberal October 21, 1899 Sought re-election upon appointment as Provincial Secretary and Registrar November 7, 1899[a 1]
Ontario South John Dryden █ Liberal November 21, 1899 Election declared void December 12, 1899
Waterloo North Louis Jacob Breithaupt █ Liberal October 19, 1900 Election declared void October 31, 1900[a 1]
Huron West James Thompson Garrow █ Liberal March 12, 1901 Election declared void December 4, 1901
London Francis Baxter Leys █ Liberal April 15, 1901 Sought re-election in support of removing a dam on the Thames River July 9, 1901
  1. ^ a b returned by acclamation

External links

  • A History of Ontario : its resources and development., Alexander Fraser
  • Members in Parliament 9 Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine

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.
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