38th Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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The 38th Legislative Assembly of Ontario is the current legislature of the government of the Province of Ontario, Canada. It officially opened November 19, 2003, at Queen's Park in Toronto. 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 is controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Premier Dalton McGuinty. The Official Opposition is the Progressive Conservative Party, led first by Ernie Eves, and now by John Tory. The speaker is Michael A. Brown.

There have been 2 sessions of the 38th Legislature:

Session	Start	End
1st	November 19, 2003	September 19, 2005
2nd	October 11, 2005	ongoing

1 Timeline of the 38th Parliament of Ontario
2 Party standings
3 List of members
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Timeline of the 38th Parliament of Ontario

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 is the first black Speaker of the Ontario legislature.

March 24, 2004:

Dominic Agostino, Liberal MPP for Hamilton East, dies suddenly of liver cancer.

May 13, 2004:

A by-election is held in Hamilton East to replace Dominic Agostino. Ontario New Democratic Party candidate Andrea Horwath defeats Liberal candidate Ralph Agostino, Mr. Agostino's brother. This win returns the NDP to 8 seats and official party status.

August 19, 2005:

Speaker Alvin Curling resigns to accept an appointment as Ambassador to the Dominican Republic.

November 24, 2005:

In a by-election, Bas Balkissoon holds the seat of Scarborough-Rouge River for the Liberals.

September 18, 2006:

Joe Cordiano, Liberal MPP for York South-Weston, resigns from the cabinet and the legislature, citing a desire to spend more time with family.

September 25, 2006:

Tony Wong, Liberal MPP for Markham, resigns 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, resigns from the legislature to make a successful bid for the mayoralty of Burlington.

February 8, 2007:

Three by-elections are held. Paul Ferreira wins York South-Weston for the NDP (the seat was previously held by the Liberals); former Halton Region chair Joyce Savoline retains Burlington for the PCs; and Michael Chan holds Markham for the Liberals.

[edit] Party standings

Affiliation		Election	Today
	Liberal Party	72	69
	Progressive Conservative Party	24	24
	New Democratic Party	7	10
	Vacant	0	0
Total		103
Government Majority		21	18

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Seating Plan
P = Premier, LO = Leader of Opposition, L = Leader of the NDP.

[edit] List of members


Ted Arnott	Progressive Conservative	Waterloo—Wellington
Wayne Arthurs	Liberal	Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge
Bas Balkissoon	Liberal	Scarborough—Rouge River
Toby Barrett	Progressive Conservative	Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant
Rick Bartolucci	Liberal	Sudbury
Chris Bentley	Liberal	London West
Lorenzo Berardinetti	Liberal	Scarborough Southwest
Gilles Bisson	New Democrat	Timmins—James Bay
Marie Bountrogianni	Liberal	Hamilton Mountain
Jim Bradley	Liberal	St. Catharines
Laurel Broten	Liberal	Etobicoke—Lakeshore
Mike Brown†	Liberal	Algoma—Manitoulin
Jim Brownell	Liberal	Stormont—Dundas—Charlottenburgh
Michael Bryant	Liberal	St. Paul's
Donna Cansfield	Liberal	Etobicoke Centre
David Caplan	Liberal	Don Valley East
Mary Anne Chambers	Liberal	Scarborough East
Michael Chan	Liberal	Markham	From February 9, 2007
Ted Chudleigh	Progressive Conservative	Halton
Mike Colle	Liberal	Eglinton—Lawrence
Joseph Cordiano	Liberal	York South—Weston	Until 2006
Kim Craitor	Liberal	Niagara Falls
Bruce Crozier	Liberal	Essex
Bob Delaney	Liberal	Mississauga West
Vic Dhillon	Liberal	Brampton West—Mississauga
Caroline DiCocco	Liberal	Sarnia—Lambton
Cheri DiNovo	New Democrat	Parkdale—High Park
Leona Dombrowsky	Liberal	Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington
Brad Duguid	Liberal	Scarborough Centre
Dwight Duncan	Liberal	Windsor—St. Clair
Garfield Dunlop	Progressive Conservative	Simcoe North
Christine Elliott	Progressive Conservative	Whitby—Ajax
Paul Ferreira	New Democrat	York South—Weston	From February 9, 2007
Kevin Flynn	Liberal	Oakville
Peter Fonseca	Liberal	Mississauga East
John Gerretsen	Liberal	Kingston and the Islands
Michael Gravelle	Liberal	Thunder Bay—Superior North
Howard Hampton	New Democrat	Kenora—Rainy River
Ernie Hardeman	Progressive Conservative	Oxford
Andrea Horwath	New Democrat	Hamilton East
Pat Hoy	Liberal	Chatham-Kent—Essex
Tim Hudak	Progressive Conservative	Erie—Lincoln
Cam Jackson	Progressive Conservative	Burlington	Until 2006
Linda Jeffrey	Liberal	Brampton Centre
Frank Klees	Progressive Conservative	Oak Ridges
Peter Kormos	New Democrat	Niagara Centre
Kuldip Kular	Liberal	Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale
Monte Kwinter	Liberal	York Centre
Jean-Marc Lalonde	Liberal	Glengarry—Prescott—Russell
Jeff Leal	Liberal	Peterborough
Dave Levac	Liberal	Brant
Lisa MacLeod	Progressive Conservative	Nepean—Carleton
Rosario Marchese	New Democrat	Trinity—Spadina
Judy Marsales	Liberal	Hamilton West
Shelley Martel	New Democrat	Nickel Belt
Gerry Martiniuk	Progressive Conservative	Cambridge
Deb Matthews	Liberal	London North Centre
Bill Mauro	Liberal	Thunder Bay—Atikokan
Dalton McGuinty	Liberal	Ottawa South
Ted McMeekin	Liberal	Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot
Phil McNeely	Liberal	Ottawa—Orléans
Madeleine Meilleur	Liberal	Ottawa—Vanier
Norm Miller	Progressive Conservative	Parry Sound—Muskoka
John Milloy	Liberal	Kitchener Centre
Carol Mitchell	Liberal	Huron—Bruce
Jennifer Mossop	Liberal	Stoney Creek
Julia Munro	Progressive Conservative	York North
Bill Murdoch	Progressive Conservative	Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound
John O'Toole	Progressive Conservative	Durham
David Orazietti	Liberal	Sault Ste. Marie
Jerry Ouellette	Progressive Conservative	Oshawa
Ernie Parsons	Liberal	Prince Edward—Hastings
Richard Patten	Liberal	Ottawa Centre
Steve Peters	Liberal	Elgin—Middlesex—London
Tim Peterson	Liberal	Mississauga South
Gerry Phillips	Liberal	Scarborough—Agincourt
Michael Prue	New Democrat	Beaches—East York
Sandra Pupatello	Liberal	Windsor West
Shafiq Qaadri	Liberal	Etobicoke North
Mario Racco	Liberal	Thornhill
Khalil Ramal	Liberal	London—Fanshawe
David Ramsay	Liberal	Timiskaming—Cochrane
Lou Rinaldi	Liberal	Northumberland
Bob Runciman	Progressive Conservative	Leeds—Grenville
Tony Ruprecht	Liberal	Davenport
Liz Sandals	Liberal	Guelph—Wellington
Joyce Savoline	Progressive Conservative	Burlington	From February 7, 2007
Laurie Scott	Progressive Conservative	Haliburton—Victoria—Brock
Mario Sergio	Liberal	York West
Monique Smith	Liberal	Nipissing
George Smitherman	Liberal	Toronto Centre—Rosedale
Greg Sorbara	Liberal	Vaughan—King—Aurora
Norm Sterling	Progressive Conservative	Lanark—Carleton
Peter Tabuns	New Democrat	Toronto—Danforth
Harinder Takhar	Liberal	Mississauga Centre
Joe Tascona	Progressive Conservative	Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford
John Tory	Progressive Conservative	Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey
Maria Van Bommel	Liberal	Lambton—Kent—Middlesex
Jim Watson	Liberal	Ottawa West—Nepean
John Wilkinson	Liberal	Perth—Middlesex
Jim Wilson	Progressive Conservative	Simcoe—Grey
Elizabeth Witmer	Progressive Conservative	Kitchener—Waterloo
Tony Wong	Liberal	Markham	Until 2006
Kathleen Wynne	Liberal	Don Valley West
John Yakabuski	Progressive Conservative	Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke
David Zimmer	Liberal	Willowdale

Cabinet ministers are in bold, leaders are in italics and the Speaker of the Legislature has a dagger next to his name.

[edit] See also

v • d • e Politics of Ontario
Lieutenant-Governor	James K. Bartleman • Former Lieutenant-Governors
Premier	Dalton McGuinty • Former premiers • Time in office
Opposition Leader	John Tory • Former Opposition Leaders
Speaker of the Assembly	Michael A. Brown • Former Speakers
Legislature	Current assembly • Former legislatures • Cabinet
Political parties	Liberals • Progressive Conservatives • New Democrats • Political parties by time in office
Elections	Ontario general election, 2003 • Past elections • Ontario electoral districts
Current issues	Equalization payments • Ontario general election, 2007
Other Canadian politics	Federal • BC • AB • SK • MB • ON • QC • NB • NS • PEI • NL • YU • NT • NU