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: SessionStartEnd 1st November 19, 2003 September 19, 2005 2nd October 11, 2005 June 5, 2007
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 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.
Party standings Affiliation Election Today Liberal Party 72 67 Progressive Conservative Party 24 24 New Democratic Party 7 10 Independent 0 1 Vacant 0 1 Total 103 Government Majority 21 17
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Seating Plan
P = Premier, LO = Leader of Opposition, L = Leader of the NDP.
List of members RidingMemberPartyFirst elected / previously electedNo. of termsNotesAlgoma—ManitoulinMichael A. BrownLiberal19875th termSpeaker of the Legislature from October 11, 2005.Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—AldershotTed McMeekin Liberal20002nd termBarrie—Simcoe—BradfordJoe TasconaProgressive Conservative19953rd termBeaches—East YorkMichael PrueNDP20012nd termBramalea—Gore—Malton—SpringdaleKuldip KularLiberal20031st termBrampton CentreLinda JeffreyLiberal20031st term Brampton West—MississaugaVic DhillonLiberal 20031st termBrantDave LevacLiberal19992nd termBruce—Grey—Owen SoundBill MurdochProgressive Conservative19904th termBurlingtonCam JacksonProgressive Conservative19856th termResigned seat September 28, 2006, to run for Mayor of Burlington.Joyce Savoline (2007)Progressive Conservative20071st termWon by-election February 8, 2007.CambridgeGerry MartiniukProgressive Conservative19953rd termChatham-Kent—EssexPat HoyLiberal19953rd termDavenportTony RuprechtLiberal19817th termDon Valley EastDavid CaplanLiberal 19973rd term Don Valley WestKathleen WynneLiberal20031st termDufferin—Peel—Wellington—GreyErnie EvesProgressive Conservative1981, 20028th term*PC Party Leader and Leader of the Opposition until September 28, 2004. Resigned seat January 31, 2005.John Tory (2005)Progressive Conservative20051st termPC Party Leader from September 28, 2004. Won by-election March 17, 2005. Leader of the Opposition from March 29.Durham John O'TooleProgressive Conservative19953rd termEglinton—LawrenceMichael ColleLiberal19953rd termElgin—Middlesex—LondonSteve PetersLiberal19992nd termErie—LincolnTim HudakProgressive Conservative19953rd termEssexBruce CrozierLiberal19934th termEtobicoke CentreDonna CansfieldLiberal20031st termEtobicoke NorthShafiq QaadriLiberal20031st termEtobicoke—LakeshoreLaurel BrotenLiberal20031st termGlengarry—Prescott—RussellJean-Marc LalondeLiberal19953rd termGuelph—WellingtonLiz SandalsLiberal20031st termHaldimand—Norfolk—BrantToby BarrettProgressive Conservative19953rd termHaliburton—Victoria—BrockLaurie ScottProgressive Conservative20031st termHaltonTed ChudleighProgressive Conservative19953rd termHamilton EastDominic AgostinoLiberal19953rd termDied March 24, 2004.Andrea Horwath (2004)NDP20041st termWon by-election May 13, 2004.Hamilton MountainMarie BountrogianniLiberal19992nd termHamilton WestJudy MarsalesLiberal20031st termHastings—Frontenac—Lennox and AddingtonLeona DombrowskyLiberal19992nd termHuron—BruceCarol MitchellLiberal20031st termKenora—Rainy RiverHoward HamptonNDP19875th termNDP Party LeaderKingston and the IslandsJohn GerretsenLiberal19953rd termKitchener CentreJohn MilloyLiberal20031st termKitchener—WaterlooElizabeth WitmerProgressive Conservative19904th termLambton—Kent—MiddlesexMaria Van BommelLiberal20031st termLanark—CarletonNorm SterlingProgressive Conservative19778th termLeeds—GrenvilleBob RuncimanProgressive Conservative19817th termLeader of the Opposition, September 28, 2004 to March 29, 2005.London North CentreDeb MatthewsLiberal20031st termLondon WestChris BentleyLiberal20031st termLondon—FanshawKhalil RamalLiberal20031st termMarkhamTony WongLiberal20031st termResigned seat September 25, 2006 in order to run for York Regional CouncilMichael Chan (2007)Liberal20071st termWon by-election February 8, 2007.Mississauga CentreHarinder TakharLiberal20031st termMississauga EastPeter FonsecaLiberal20031st termMississauga SouthTim PetersonLiberal20031st termResigned from Liberal caucus March 29, 2007 to sit as independent. Joined PC caucus June 6, 2007.IndependentProgressive ConservativeMississauga WestBob DelaneyLiberal20031st termNepean—CarletonJohn BairdProgressive Conservative19953rd termResigned seat November 30, 2005, to run in 2006 Canadian Federal Election.Lisa MacLeod (2006)Progressive Conservative20061st termWon by-election March 30, 2006.Niagara CentrePeter KormosNDP19885th termNiagara FallsKim CraitorLiberal20031st termNickel BeltShelley MartelNDP19875th termNipissingMonique SmithLiberal20031st termNorthumberlandLou RinaldiLiberal20031st termOak RidgesFrank KleesProgressive Conservative19953rd term OakvilleKevin FlynnLiberal20031st termOshawaJerry OuelletteProgressive Conservative19953rd termOttawa CentreRichard PattenLiberal1987, 19954th term*Ottawa SouthDalton McGuintyLiberal19904th termLiberal Party Leader and Premier of OntarioOttawa West—NepeanJim WatsonLiberal20031st termOttawa—OrléansPhil McNeelyLiberal20031st termOttawa—VanierMadeleine MeilleurLiberal20031st term OxfordErnie HardemanProgressive Conservative19953rd termParkdale—High ParkGerard KennedyLiberal19963rd termResigned seat May 23, 2006, in order to run in 2006 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election.Cheri DiNovo (2006)NDP20061st termWon by-election September 14, 2006.Parry Sound—MuskokaNorm MillerProgressive Conservative20012nd termPerth—MiddlesexJohn WilkinsonLiberal20031st termPeterboroughJeff LealLiberal20031st termPickering—Ajax—UxbridgeWayne ArthursLiberal20031st termPrince Edward—HastingsErnie ParsonsLiberal19992nd termRenfrew—Nipissing—PembrokeJohn YakabuskiProgressive Conservative20031st termSarnia—Lambton Caroline Di CoccoLiberal 19992nd termSault Ste. MarieDavid OraziettiLiberal20031st termScarborough CentreBrad DuguidLiberal20031st termScarborough EastMary Anne ChambersLiberal20031st termScarborough SouthwestLorenzo BerardinettiLiberal20031st termScarborough—AgincourtGerry PhillipsLiberal19875th termScarborough—Rouge RiverAlvin CurlingLiberal19856th termSpeaker 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)Liberal20051st termWon by-election November 24, 2005.Simcoe NorthGarfield DunlopProgressive Conservative19992nd termSimcoe—GreyJim WilsonProgressive Conservative19904th termSt. CatharinesJim BradleyLiberal19778th termSt. Paul'sMichael BryantLiberal19992nd termStoney CreekJennifer MossopLiberal20031st termStormont—Dundas—CharlottenburghJim BrownellLiberal20031st termSudburyRick BartolucciLiberal19953rd termThornhillMario RaccoLiberal20031st termThunder Bay—AtikokanBill MauroLiberal20031st termThunder Bay—Superior NorthMichael GravelleLiberal19953rd termTimiskaming—CochraneDavid RamsayLiberal19856th termTimmins—James BayGilles BissonNDP19904th termToronto Centre—RosedaleGeorge SmithermanLiberal19992nd termToronto—DanforthMarilyn ChurleyNDP19904th termResigned seat November 29, 2005, in order to run in 2006 Canadian Federal Election.Peter Tabuns (2006)NDP20061st termWon by-election March 30, 2006Trinity—SpadinaRosario MarcheseNDP19904th termVaughan—King—AuroraGreg SorbaraLiberal1985, 20025th term*Waterloo—WellingtonTed ArnottProgressive Conservative19904th termWhitby—AjaxJim FlahertyProgressive Conservative19953rd termResigned seat November 29, 2005, in order to run in 2006 Canadian Federal Election.Christine Elliott (2006)Progressive Conservative20061st termWon by-election March 30, 2006.WillowdaleDavid Zimmer Liberal20031st termWindsor WestSandra PupatelloLiberal19953rd termWindsor—St. ClairDwight DuncanLiberal19953rd termYork CentreMonte KwinterLiberal19856th termYork NorthJulia MunroProgressive Conservative19953rd termYork South—WestonJoseph CordianoLiberal19856th termResigned seat September 18, 2006.Paul Ferreira (2007)NDP20071st termWon by-election February 8, 2007.York WestMario SergioLiberal19953rd term
Cabinet ministers are in bold. Party leaders are in italics. Premier is in both.
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References
External links Legislative Assembly of Ontario. CBC.ca Nov. 19, 2003: Ontario names Curling as new Speaker