17th Parliament of Ontario

The 17th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from December 1, 1926, until September 17, 1929, just prior to the 1929 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Conservative Party led by George Howard Ferguson.

William David Black served as speaker for the assembly.[1]

Members elected to the Assembly

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Timeline

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17th Legislative Assembly of Ontario - Movement in seats held (1926-1929)
Party 1926 Gain/(loss) due to 1929
Election
void
Death
in office
Resignation
as MPP
Byelection
gain
Byelection
hold
Conservative 72 (1) (3) 2 2 72
Liberal 14 14
Progressive 10 (1) (1) 8
Liberal–Progressive 4 4
United Farmers 3 3
Labour 1 1
Independent-Liberal 4 (1) 3
Independent-Conservative 2 2
Independent-Progressive 1 1
Liberal-Prohibitionist 1 1
Vacant 3 3
Total 112 (1) (1) (2) 2 2 112
Changes in seats held (1926–1929)
Seat Before Change
Date Member Party Reason Date Member Party
Prince Edward September 16, 1927 William Edgar Raney  Progressive Appointed to the Bench November 1, 1927 Horace Stanley Colliver  Conservative
Bruce South November 14, 1927 Malcolm Alex McCallum  Progressive Election declared void June 27, 1928 Foster Graham Moffatt  Conservative
Renfrew North April 2, 1928 Alexander Stuart  Conservative Died in office June 27, 1928 Edward Arunah Dunlop  Conservative
Hamilton East May 15, 1928 Leeming Carr  Conservative Appointed Sheriff for Wentworth County June 27, 1928 William Morrison  Conservative
Lanark North June 1929 Thomas Alfred Thompson  Conservative Chose to stand in the 1929 federal Lanark byelection  Vacant
Prescott September 10, 1929 Edmond Proulx  Independent-Liberal Appointed to the Bench  Vacant
St. David September 1929 Joseph Elijah Thompson  Conservative Appointed Registrar of the Surrogate Court  Vacant
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Notes and references

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Notes

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  1. ^ Hogarth was one of two Conservative candidates who were selected in parallel meetings arising from a dispute over the validity of the list of delegates.[2]
  2. ^ Newman was selected to represent both the Liberals and the Progressives. He would join the Liberal caucus after the election.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Archived from the original on 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
  2. ^ "Two Conservatives Run Same Riding". Oshawa Daily Reformer. November 11, 1926. p. 2.
  3. ^ "Fusionist Chosen". Oshawa Daily Reformer. November 1, 1926. p. 8.