The 8th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from June 26, 1894, until January 28, 1898, just prior to the 1898 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Liberal Party led by Oliver Mowat. Arthur Sturgis Hardy succeeded Mowat as Premier in 1896 after Mowat entered federal politics. The Assembly also had significant groupings from the Patrons of Industry (representing farmers' interests) and the Protestant Protective Association (representing anti-Catholic sentiment, and associated with the Orange Order), each of which returned candidates either on their own or with local Liberal or Conservative support.
William Douglas Balfour served as Speaker for the assembly until he was named to cabinet on July 14, 1896. Alfred Évanturel succeeded him as Speaker.
Members of the Assembly RidingMemberPartyFirst elected / previously electedNo. of termsAddingtonJames ReidConservative18902nd termAlgoma EastCharles Franklin FarwellLiberal18941st termAlgoma WestJames M. SavageConservative18941st termJames Conmee (1895)Liberal1885, 18954th term*BrantWilliam Bruce WoodLiberal18863rd termDaniel Burt (1895)Liberal18951st termBrant SouthArthur Sturgis HardyLiberal18737th termBrockvilleGeorge Augustus DanaLiberal18941st termBruce CentreJohn Stevenson McDonaldLiberal-Patrons of Industry18941st termBruce NorthDaniel McNaughtonLiberal-Protestant Protective18932nd termBruce SouthReuben Eldridge TruaxLiberal18941st termCardwellEdward Alfred Little Conservative-Protestant Protective18941st termCarletonGeorge Nelson KiddConservative-Patrons of Industry18941st termDufferinWilliam DynesPatrons of Industry18941st termDundasJames Pliny WhitneyConservative18883rd termDurham EastWilliam Armstrong FallisConservative18941st termDurham WestWilliam Henry Reid Conservative-Protestant Protective18941st termElgin EastCharles Andrew BrowerConservative18941st termElgin WestDonald MacnishLiberal-Patrons of Industry18941st termEssex NorthWilliam J. McKeeLiberal18941st termEssex SouthWilliam Douglas BalfourLiberal18825th termJohn Allan Auld (1896)Liberal18961st termFrontenacJoseph Longford HaycockLiberal-Patrons of Industry18941st termGlengarryDavid Murdoch McPhersonLiberal-Patrons of Industry18941st termGrenvilleOrlando BushConservative18902nd termGrey CentreThomas GameyProtestant Protective18941st termGrey NorthJames ClelandLiberal18902nd termGrey SouthDavid McNicolPatrons of Industry18941st termHaldimandJohn SennConservative18941st termJacob Baxter (1895)Liberal1867, 18958th term*HaltonWilliam KernsConservative18834th termHamilton EastJames Taylor MiddletonLiberal18941st termHamilton WestJohn Morison GibsonLiberal1879, 18915th term*Hastings EastAlexander McLarenLiberal-Patrons of Industry18941st termHastings NorthJames HaggertyPatrons of Industry18941st termHastings WestWilliam Hodgins BiggarLiberal18902nd termHuron EastThomas GibsonLiberal18717th termHuron SouthMurdo Young McLeanLiberal18941st termHuron WestJames Thompson GarrowLiberal18902nd termKent EastRobert FergusonLiberal18854th termKent WestThomas Letson PardoLiberal-Patrons of Industry18941st termKingstonEdward H. SmytheConservative18941st termWilliam Harty (1895)Liberal18951st termLambton EastPeter Duncan McCallumIndependent18932nd termLambton WestAlfred Thomas GurdConservative-Protestant Protective18941st termLanark NorthRichard Franklin PrestonConservative18941st termLanark SouthArthur James MathesonConservative18941st termLeedsWalter BeattyConservative18941st termLennoxWalter William MeachamConservative18863rd termLincolnJames HiscottConservative18902nd termLondonWilliam Ralph MeredithConservative18727th termThomas Saunders Hobbs (1894)Liberal18941st termMiddlesex EastWilliam ShoreLiberal-Protestant Protective18941st termMiddlesex NorthWilliam Henry TaylorLiberal-Patrons of Industry18941st termMiddlesex WestGeorge William RossLiberal18834th termMonckRichard HarcourtLiberal18795th termMuskokaGeorge Edward LangfordConservative-Protestant Protective18941st termNipissingJohn LoughrinLiberal18902nd termNorfolk NorthEdwin Clarendon CarpenterLiberal18912nd termNorfolk SouthWilliam Andrew CharltonLiberal18902nd termNorthumberland EastWilliam Arnson WilloughbyConservative1886, 18884th term*Northumberland WestCorelli Collard FieldLiberal18863rd termOntario NorthThomas William ChappleLiberal18941st termOntario SouthJohn DrydenLiberal18795th termOttawaGeorge O. O'KeefeLiberal18941st termOttawaErskine Henry BronsonLiberal18863rd termOxford NorthOliver MowatLiberal18727th termAndrew Pattulo (1896)Liberal18961st termOxford SouthAngus McKayLiberal18863rd termParry SoundWilliam Rabb BeattyLiberal-Patrons of Industry18941st termPeelJohn SmithLiberal18922nd termPerth NorthThomas MagwoodConservative18912nd termPerth SouthJohn McNeillLiberal-Patrons of Industry18941st termPeterborough EastThomas BlezardLiberal18795th termPeterborough WestJames Robert StrattonLiberal18863rd termPrescottFrancis Eugene Alfred EvanturelLiberal18863rd termPrince EdwardJohn CavenLiberal-Patrons of Industry18941st termRenfrew NorthHenry BarrLiberal18922nd termRenfrew SouthRobert Adam CampbellLiberal18941st termRussellAlexander RobillardLiberal18863rd termSimcoe CentreRobert PatonLiberal18902nd termSimcoe EastAndrew MiscampbellConservative18902nd termSimcoe WestArchibald S. CurrieLiberal-Patrons of Industry18941st termStormontJohn BennettLiberal-Patrons of Industry18941st termToronto EastGeorge RyersonConservative18932nd termToronto NorthGeorge Frederick MarterConservative18863rd termToronto SouthOliver Aiken HowlandConservative18941st termToronto WestThomas CrawfordConservative18941st termVictoria EastJohn Hilliard CarnegieConservative18941st termVictoria WestJohn McKayLiberal-Equal Rights18902nd termWaterloo NorthAlexander Black RobertsonLiberal18941st termWaterloo SouthJohn Douglas MooreLiberal18902nd termWellandWilliam Manley GermanLiberal18941st termWellington EastJohn CraigLiberal18941st termWellington SouthJohn MutrieLiberal18941st termWellington WestGeorge TuckerConservative-Protestant Protective18941st termJames Tucker (1896)Conservative18961st termWentworth NorthJohn Ira FlattLiberal18941st termWentworth SouthNicholas AwreyLiberal18795th termJohn Dickenson (1896)Liberal18961st termYork EastJohn RichardsonLiberal18941st termYork NorthElihu James DavisLiberal18883rd termYork WestJoseph Wesley St. JohnConservative18941st term
Timeline + 8th Legislative Assembly of Ontario - Movement in seats held (1894-1898)Party1894Gain/(loss) due to1898 Voidelection Resignationas MPP Deathin office Byelectiongain Byelectionhold45 (1) (3) (1) 4 5 4923 (3) (1) 1 20Liberal-Patrons12 12Conservative–P.P.A.5 (1) 43 3Conservative-Patrons2 2Liberal-P.P.A.2 2Protestant Protective Association1 11 1Total 94 (5) (4) (1) 5 5 94
+ Changes in seats held (1894–1898) Seat Before ChangeDateMemberPartyReasonDateMemberPartyLondonOctober 25, 1894William Ralph Meredith ConservativeAppointed to BenchNovember 20, 1894Thomas Saunders Hobbs LiberalAlgoma WestDecember 20, 1894James M. Savage ConservativeElection declared voidJanuary 29, 1895James Conmee LiberalKingstonDecember 27, 1894Edward H. Smythe ConservativeElection declared voidJanuary 28, 1895William Harty LiberalWellington WestJanuary 29, 1895George Tucker Conservative–P.P.A.Election declared voidFebruary 1, 1896James Tucker ConservativeHaldimandFebruary 27, 1895John Senn ConservativeElection declared voidMarch 19, 1895Jacob Baxter LiberalBrant NorthApril 23, 1895William Bruce Wood LiberalAppointed Registrar of Brant CountyMay 20, 1895Daniel Burt LiberalKingstonSeptember 20, 1895William Harty LiberalElection declared voidOctober 8, 1895William Harty LiberalWentworth SouthDecember 26, 1895Nicholas Awrey LiberalAppointed Sheriff of Wentworth CountyJanuary 24, 1896John Dickenson LiberalOxford NorthJuly 14, 1896Oliver Mowat LiberalAppointed to the SenateSeptember 7, 1896Andrew Pattulo LiberalEssex SouthAugust 19, 1896William Douglas Balfour LiberalDied in officeOctober 20, 1896John Allan Auld Liberal
External links A History of Ontario : its resources and development., Alexander Fraser Members in Parliament 8
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