The 5th Parliament of Ontario was in session from February 27, 1883, until November 15, 1886, just prior to the 1886 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Liberal Party led by Oliver Mowat.
Charles Clarke served as speaker for the assembly.
Members of the Assembly
RidingMemberPartyFirst elected / previously electedNo. of termsCommentsAddingtonGeorge DenisonConservative18831st termAlgomaRobert Adam LyonLiberal18783rd termAlgoma EastRobert Adam LyonLiberal18783rd termAlgoma WestJames ConmeeLiberal18851st termelected June 26, 1885BrantJames YoungLiberal18792nd termTreasurer and Commissioner of Agriculture in Mowat ministry from June 2 to November 2, 1883Brant SouthArthur Sturgis HardyLiberal18734th termProvincial Secretary and Registrar in Mowat ministryBrockvilleChristopher Finlay FraserConservative18724th termCommissioner of Public Works in Mowat ministryBruce NorthJohn GilliesIndependent-Liberal18831st termBruce SouthHamilton Parke O'ConnorLiberal18822nd termCardwellWilliam Henry HammellConservative18831st termCarletonGeorge William MonkConservative18714th termCornwallAlexander Peter RossConservative18831st termDufferinRobert McGheeConservative18831st termDundasAndrew BroderConservative18753rd termDurham EastCharles Herbert BreretonConservative18822nd termDurham WestJames Wellington McLaughlinLiberal18792nd termElgin EastCharles Oaks ErmatingerConservative18831st termElgin WestJohn CascadenLiberal18792nd termEssex NorthSolomon WhiteConservative18783rd termEssex SouthWilliam Douglas BalfourLiberal18822nd termFrontenacHenry WilmotConservative18831st termGlengarryJames RaysideLiberal18822nd termGrenville SouthFrederick John FrenchConservative18792nd termGrey EastAbram William LauderConservative18675th termdied February 20, 1884 (his first name may be Abraham)Neil McColman (1884)Conservative18841st termelected March 18, 1884Grey NorthDavid CreightonConservative18753rd termGrey SouthJohn BlytheConservative18831st termHaldimandJacob BaxterLiberal18675th termHaltonWilliam KernsConservative18831st termHamiltonJohn Morison GibsonLiberal18792nd termHastings EastWilliam Parker HudsonConservative18831st termHastings NorthAlpheus Field WoodConservative18831st termHastings WestEphraim George SillsLiberal18831st termHuron EastThomas GibsonLiberal18714th termHuron SouthArchibald BishopLiberal18734th termHuron WestAlexander McLagan RossLiberal18753rd termTreasurer and Commissioner of Agriculture in Mowat ministry after November 2, 1883Kent EastDaniel McCraneyLiberal18753rd termdied February 28, 1885Robert Ferguson (1885)Liberal18851st termelected June 20, 1885Kent WestJames ClancyConservative18831st termKingstonJames Henry MetcalfeConservative18792nd termLambton EastPeter GrahamLiberal18753rd termLambton WestTimothy Blair PardeeLiberal18675th termCommissioner of Crown Lands in Mowat ministryLanark NorthWilliam Clyde CaldwellLiberal1872, 18793rd term*Lanark SouthWilliam LeesIndependent18792nd termLeeds North and Grenville NorthHenry MerrickConservative18714th termLeeds SouthRobert Henry PrestonConservative1875, 18832nd term*LennoxAlexander Hall RoeLiberal18831st termdied July 12, 1884George Douglas Hawley (1884)Liberal1879, 18842nd term*elected August 25, 1884LincolnSylvester NeelonLiberal1875, 18793rd term*LondonWilliam Ralph MeredithConservative18724th termLeader of the OppositionMiddlesex EastDonald MacKenzieLiberal18831st termMiddlesex NorthJohn WatersLiberal18792nd termMiddlesex WestAlexander JohnstonConservative18831st termunseated November 15, 1883(?) after an appealGeorge William Ross (1883)Liberal18831st termelected December 14, 1883Minister of Education in Mowat ministry after November 23, 1883MonckRichard HarcourtLiberal18792nd termMuskoka and Parry SoundFrederick G. FauquierConservative18831st termunseated November 15, 1883(?) after an appealJacob William Dill (1884)Liberal18841st termelected July 23, 1884Norfolk NorthJohn Bailey FreemanLiberal18792nd termNorfolk SouthWilliam MorganConservative18792nd termNorthumberland EastJames Marshall FerrisLiberal18753rd termNorthumberland WestRobert MulhollandConservative18831st termOntario NorthIsaac James GouldLiberal18831st termOntario SouthJohn DrydenLiberal18792nd termOttawaPatrick BaskervilleConservative18792nd termOxford NorthOliver MowatLiberal18724th termPremier and Attorney General in Mowat ministryOxford SouthAdam CrooksLiberal1871, 18754th term*Minister of Education in Mowat ministry until November 23, 1883resigned from legislative assembly February 14, 1884George Atwell Cooke (1884)Liberal18841st termelected March 5, 1884PeelKenneth ChisholmLiberal18734th termPerth NorthJohn George HessConservative18831st termPerth SouthThomas BallantyneLiberal18753rd termPeterborough EastThomas BlezardLiberal18792nd termPeterborough WestJohn CarnegieConservative1867, 18832nd term*PrescottAlbert Peter HagarLiberal18812nd termPrince EdwardJames HartIndependent-Liberal18831st termRenfrew NorthThomas MurrayLiberal1869, 1879, 18833rd term*Renfrew SouthJohn Francis DowlingLiberal18831st termRussellHonoré RobillardLiberal-Conservative18831st termSimcoe EastCharles Alfred DruryLiberal18822nd termSimcoe SouthGeorge Prevost McKayConservative18831st termSimcoe WestOrson James PhelpsLiberal18831st termStormontJoseph KerrConservative18792nd termToronto EastAlexander MorrisConservative18792nd termToronto WestHenry Edward ClarkeConservative18831st termVictoria NorthJohn FellConservative18831st termVictoria SouthDuncan John McIntyreLiberal18831st termWaterloo NorthElias Weber Bingeman SniderLiberal18812nd termWaterloo SouthIsaac MasterLiberal1877, 18823rd term*WellandJames E. MorinLiberal18831st termWellington CentreCharles ClarkeLiberal18714th termSpeakerWellington SouthJames LaidlawLiberal18792nd termWellington WestRobert McKimLiberal1867, 18794th term*Wentworth NorthJames McMahonLiberal18753rd termWentworth SouthNicholas AwreyLiberal18792nd termYork EastGeorge BadgerowLiberal18792nd termYork NorthJoseph Henry WiddifieldLiberal18753rd termYork WestJohn GrayConservative18831st term
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References
Web resources A History of Ontario : its resources and development., Alexander Fraser Members in Parliament 5