The 9th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from March 1, 1898, until April 19, 1902, just prior to the 1902 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Liberal Party led by Arthur Sturgis Hardy. George William Ross became the Liberal leader when Hardy retired in 1899.
François-Eugène-Alfred Évanturel served as speaker for the assembly.
Members of the Assembly RidingMemberPartyFirst elected / previously electedNo. of termsAddingtonJames ReidConservative18903rd termAlgoma EastCharles Franklin FarwellLiberal18942nd termAlgoma WestJames ConmeeLiberal1885, 18955th term*BrantDaniel BurtLiberal18952nd termBrant SouthArthur Sturgis HardyLiberal18738th termThomas Hiram Preston (1899)Liberal18991st termBrockvilleGeorge Perry GrahamLiberal18981st termBruce CentreAndrew MalcolmLiberal18981st termBruce NorthCharles Martin BowmanLiberal18981st termBruce SouthReuben Eldridge TruaxLiberal18942nd termCardwellEdward Alfred LittleConservative18942nd termCarletonGeorge Nelson KiddIndependent Conservative18942nd termDufferinJohn BarrConservative1875, 1890, 18984th term*DundasJames Pliny WhitneyConservative18884th termDurham EastWilliam Armstrong FallisConservative18942nd termDurham WestWilliam Henry ReidConservative18942nd termElgin EastCharles Andrew BrowerConservative18942nd termElgin WestFindlay George MacDiarmidConservative18981st termDonald Macnish (1899)Liberal1894, 18992nd term*Findlay George MacDiarmid (1900)Conservative1898, 19002nd term*Essex NorthWilliam J. McKeeLiberal18942nd termEssex SouthJohn Allan AuldLiberal18962nd termFrontenacJohn S. GallagherConservative18981st termGlengarryDonald Robert McDonaldConservative18981st termGrenvilleRobert L. JoyntConservative18981st termGrey CentreIsaac Benson LucasConservative18981st termGrey NorthGeorge Milward BoydConservative18981st termGrey SouthDavid JamiesonConservative18981st termHaldimandJoseph William HolmesLiberal18981st termHaltonJohn Roaf BarberLiberal18981st termHamilton EastHenry CarscallenConservative18981st termHamilton WestEdward Alexander ColquhounConservative18981st termHastings EastSamuel RussellLiberal18981st termHastings NorthWilliam John AllenConservative18981st termHastings WestMarshall Bidwell MorrisonConservative18981st termHuron EastArchibald HislopLiberal18981st termHuron SouthHenry EilberConservative18981st termHuron WestJames Thompson GarrowLiberal18903rd termKent EastRobert FergusonLiberal18855th termJohn Lee (1901)Liberal19011st termKent WestThomas Letson PardoLiberal18942nd termKingstonWilliam HartyLiberal18952nd termEdward John Barker Pense (1901)Liberal19011st termLambton EastHenry John PettypieceLiberal18981st termLambton WestFrederick Forsyth PardeeLiberal18981st termLanark NorthWilliam Clyde CaldwellLiberal1872, 1879, 1888, 18986th term*Lanark SouthArthur James MathesonConservative18942nd termLeedsWalter BeattyConservative18942nd termLennoxBowen Ebenezer AylsworthLiberal18981st termLincolnElisha JessopConservative18981st termLondonFrancis Baxter LeysLiberal18981st termMiddlesex EastThomas D. HodginsConservative18981st termThomas Robson (1900)Conservative19001st termMiddlesex NorthWilliam Henry TaylorLiberal18942nd termMiddlesex WestGeorge William RossLiberal18835th termMonckRichard HarcourtLiberal18796th termMuskokaSamuel BridgelandLiberal18981st termNipissingJohn LoughrinLiberal18903rd termNorfolk NorthEdwin Clarendon CarpenterLiberal18913rd termNorfolk SouthWilliam Andrew CharltonLiberal18903rd termNorthumberland EastJohn Henry DouglasLiberal18981st termNorthumberland WestSamuel ClarkeLiberal18981st termOntario NorthWilliam Henry HoyleConservative18981st termOntario SouthCharles CalderConservative18981st termJohn Dryden (1899)Liberal1879, 18996th term*OttawaCharles Berkeley PowellConservative18981st termOttawaAlexander LumsdenLiberal18981st termOxford NorthAndrew PattuloLiberal18962nd termOxford SouthAngus McKayLiberal18864th termParry SoundWilliam Rabb BeattyLiberal18942nd termPeelJohn SmithLiberal18923rd termPerth NorthJohn BrownLiberal18981st termPerth SouthWilliam Caven MoscripLiberal18981st termSamuel Nelson Monteith (1899)Conservative18991st termPeterborough EastThomas BlezardLiberal18796th termPeterborough WestJames Robert StrattonLiberal18864th termPrescottFrancis Eugene Alfred EvanturelLiberal18864th termPrince EdwardWilliam Ryerson DempseyConservative18981st termRenfrew NorthAndrew Thomas WhiteConservative18981st termJohn W. Munro (1900)Liberal19001st termRenfrew SouthRobert Adam CampbellLiberal18942nd termFrancis Robert Latchford (1899)Liberal18991st termRussellOnésime GuibordLiberal18981st termSimcoe CentreAlfred Burke ThompsonConservative18981st termSimcoe EastAndrew MiscampbellConservative18903rd termSimcoe WestJames Stoddart DuffConservative18981st termStormontJohn McLaughlinConservative18981st termToronto EastRobert Allan PyneConservative18981st termToronto NorthGeorge Frederick MarterConservative18864th termToronto SouthJ.J. FoyConservative18981st termToronto WestThomas CrawfordConservative18942nd termVictoria EastJohn Hilliard CarnegieConservative18942nd termVictoria WestSamuel John FoxConservative18981st termWaterloo NorthHenry George LacknerConservative18981st termLouis Jacob Breithaupt (1899)Liberal18991st termWaterloo SouthWilliam Abram KribsConservative18981st termWellandWilliam Manley GermanLiberal18981st termJohn Franklin Gross (1900)Liberal19001st termWellington EastJohn Craig<Liberal18942nd termJohn Morison Gibson (1899)Liberal1879, 1891, 18996th term*Wellington SouthJohn MutrieLiberal18942nd termWellington WestJames TuckerConservative18962nd termWentworth NorthThomas Atkins WardellConservative18981st termWentworth SouthJohn DickensonLiberal18962nd termYork EastJohn RichardsonLiberal18942nd termYork NorthElihu James DavisLiberal18884th termYork WestWilliam James HillLiberal18981st term
Timeline + 9th Legislative Assembly of Ontario - Movement in seats held (1898-1902)Party1898Gain/(loss) due to1902 Voidelection Resignationas MPP Deathin office Byelectiongain Byelectionhold51 (3) (4) (2) 4 6 5242 (2) (2) 2 1 411 1Total 94 (5) (4) (4) 6 7 94
+ Changes in seats held (1898–1902) Seat Before ChangeDateMemberPartyReasonDateMemberPartyWellington EastSeptember 6, 1898John CraigDied in officeOctober 27, 1898John Morison GibsonElgin WestOctober 12, 1898Findlay George MacDiarmidElection declared voidJanuary 12, 1899 Donald MacnishOntario SouthOctober 13, 1898Charles CalderElection declared voidDecember 12, 1899John DrydenPerth SouthJanuary 27, 1899William Caven MoscripElection declared voidFebruary 28, 1899Samuel Nelson MonteithWaterloo NorthApril 1, 1899Henry George LacknerElection declared voidOctober 31, 1900Louis Jacob BreithauptBrant SouthOctober 17, 1899Arthur Sturgis HardyRetired from politicsDecember 12, 1899Thomas Hiram PrestonRenfrew SouthOctober 25, 1899Robert Adam CampbellResigned to provide a seat for Latchford November 14, 1899Francis Robert LatchfordMiddlesex EastNovember 20, 1899Thomas D. HodginsDied in officeJanuary 31, 1900Thomas RobsonElgin WestNovember 21, 1899Donald MacnishElection declared voidDecember 12, 1899Findlay George MacDiarmidWellandApril 30, 1900William Manley GermanChose to stand for Welland in the 1900 federal electionDecember 13, 1900John Franklin GrossRenfrew NorthMay 17, 1900Andrew Thomas WhiteDied in officeJune 19, 1900John W. MunroKingstonApril 15, 1901William HartyChose to stand for Kingston in the 1902 federal byelectionJanuary 30, 1902Edward John Barker PenseKent EastSeptember 7, 1901Robert FergusonDied in officeNovember 4, 1901John Lee
+ Re-elections on seats being vacated (1898–1902)Seat Incumbent Party Vacated Reason By-electionLennoxBowen Ebenezer AylsworthOctober 20, 1898Election declared voidNovember 18, 1898Huron WestJames Thompson GarrowNovember 2, 1898Resignation in exchange for withdrawal of election petitionDecember 8, 1898HaltonJohn Roaf BarberNovember 4, 1898Election declared voidDecember 8, 1898Hastings NorthWilliam John AllenNovember 13, 1898Resignation in exchange for withdrawal of election petitionDecember 27, 1898NipissingJohn LoughrinNovember 16, 1898Election declared voidDecember 27, 1898Northumberland EastJohn Henry DouglasNovember 18, 1898Election declared voidDecember 14, 1898Elgin EastCharles Andrew BrowerApril 1, 1899Election declared voidDecember 12, 1899Peterborough WestJames Robert StrattonOctober 21, 1899Sought re-election upon appointment as Provincial Secretary and RegistrarNovember 7, 1899Ontario SouthJohn DrydenNovember 21, 1899Election declared voidDecember 12, 1899Waterloo NorthLouis Jacob BreithauptOctober 19, 1900Election declared voidOctober 31, 1900Huron WestJames Thompson GarrowMarch 12, 1901Election declared voidDecember 4, 1901LondonFrancis Baxter LeysApril 15, 1901Sought re-election in support of removing a dam on the Thames RiverJuly 9, 1901
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External links A History of Ontario : its resources and development., Alexander Fraser Members in Parliament 9