The 23rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from June 2, 1948, until October 6, 1951, just prior to the 1951 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, however its leader, George Drew, lost his seat in the 1948 general election and soon after resigned as party leader to enter federal politics and take the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. He was replaced on October 19, 1948, by Thomas Laird Kennedy who served as premier and interim Progressive Conservative leader until Leslie Frost became party leader and succeeded Kennedy as premier on May 4, 1949.

The official opposition was led by Ted Jolliffe of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF).

M.C. Davies served as speaker for the assembly.

On April 5, 1951, the Fair Employment Practices Act and the Female Employees Fair Remuneration Act were passed. The first act introduced fines and a complaint procedure to deal with discrimination based on race or religion in hiring practices. The second act was intended to ensure that female workers were paid the same wage as a male worker doing the same work for the same employer.

Members of the Assembly RidingMemberPartyFirst elected / previously electedNo. of termsAddingtonJohn Abbott PringleProgressive Conservative19433rd termAlgoma—ManitoulinJohn Arthur FullertonProgressive Conservative19452nd termBeachesReid ScottCo-operative Commonwealth19481st termBellwoodsAlbert Alexander MacLeodLabour-Progressive19433rd termBracondaleHarry Lindley WaltersCo-operative Commonwealth19481st termBrantHarry Corwin NixonLiberal19199th termBrantfordGeorge Thomas GordonLiberal19481st termBruceT. Kenzie FosterLiberal19481st termCarletonDonald Hugo MorrowProgressive Conservative19481st termCochrane NorthJohn CarrèreProgressive Conservative19481st termMarcel Léger (1949)Progressive Conservative19491st termCochrane SouthBill GrummettCo-operative Commonwealth19433rd termDovercourtGeorge Eamon ParkCo-operative Commonwealth19481st termDufferin—SimcoeAlfred Wallace DownerProgressive Conservative19374th termDurhamJohn Weir FooteProgressive Conservative19481st termEglintonLeslie BlackwellProgressive Conservative19433rd termElginFletcher Stewart ThomasProgressive Conservative19452nd termEssex NorthGordon Bennett EllisCo-operative Commonwealth19481st termEssex SouthWilliam MurdochProgressive Conservative19433rd termFort WilliamCharles Winnans CoxLiberal1934, 19483rd term*GlengarryOsie VilleneuveProgressive Conservative19481st termGrenville—DundasGeorge Holmes ChalliesProgressive Conservative19296th termGrey NorthMackinnon PhillipsProgressive Conservative19452nd termGrey SouthFarquhar Robert OliverLiberal19267th termHaldimand—NorfolkCharles Hammond MartinProgressive Conservative19443rd termHaltonStanley Leroy HallProgressive Conservative19433rd termHamilton CentreRobert Desmond ThornberryCo-operative Commonwealth1943, 19482nd term*Hamilton EastJohn Lawrence DowlingCo-operative Commonwealth19481st termHamilton—WentworthRussell Temple KelleyProgressive Conservative19452nd termHastings EastRoscoe RobsonProgressive Conservative19433rd termHastings WestElmer SandercockProgressive Conservative19481st termHigh ParkWilliam Horace TempleCo-operative Commonwealth19481st termHuronThomas PrydeProgressive Conservative19482nd termHuron—BruceJohn William HannaProgressive Conservative19433rd termKenoraJames George WhiteProgressive Conservative19481st termKent EastEdward B. McMillanLiberal19481st termKent WestGeorge William ParryProgressive Conservative19452nd termKingstonHarry Allan StewartProgressive Conservative19433rd termLambton EastCharles Eusibius JanesProgressive Conservative19452nd termLambton WestBryan Lewis CathcartProgressive Conservative19452nd termLanarkGeorge Henry DoucettProgressive Conservative19374th termLeedsWalter Bain ReynoldsProgressive Conservative19374th termHugh Alexander Reynolds (1949)Progressive Conservative19491st termLincolnCharles DaleyProgressive Conservative19433rd termLondonCampbell Carlyle CalderLiberal19481st termMiddlesex NorthThomas L. PatrickProgressive Conservative19433rd termMiddlesex SouthHarry Marshall AllenProgressive Conservative19452nd termMuskoka—OntarioGeorge Arthur WelshProgressive Conservative19452nd termNiagara FallsWilliam HouckLiberal1934, 19483rd term*NipissingWilliam Bruce HarveyProgressive Conservative19481st termNorthumberlandWilliam Arthur GoodfellowProgressive Conservative19433rd termOntarioT.D. ThomasCo-operative Commonwealth19481st termOttawa EastAurele ChartrandLiberal19452nd termOttawa SouthGeorge Harrison DunbarProgressive Conservative19374th termOxfordThomas Roy DentProgressive Conservative19433rd termParkdaleLloyd F. K. FellCo-operative Commonwealth19481st termParry SoundCharles Wilson CraggProgressive Conservative19481st termAllister Johnston (1948)Progressive Conservative19481st termPeelThomas Laird KennedyProgressive Conservative1919, 19378th term*PerthJames Frederick EdwardsProgressive Conservative19452nd termPeterboroughHarold Robinson ScottProgressive Conservative19433rd termPort ArthurFrederick Oliver RobinsonCo-operative Commonwealth19433rd termPrescottLouis-Pierre CécileProgressive Conservative19481st termPrince Edward—LennoxJohn Donald BaxterLiberal19481st termRainy RiverJames Melvin NewmanLiberal-Labour19452nd termRenfrew NorthStanley Joseph HuntProgressive Conservative19433rd termRenfrew SouthJames Shannon DempseyProgressive Conservative19452nd termRiverdaleLeslie Emery WismerCo-operative Commonwealth1943, 19482nd term*RussellJoseph Daniel NaultProgressive Conservative19481st termSault Ste. MarieGeorge Isaac HarveyCo-operative Commonwealth19433rd termSimcoe CentreGeorge Graham JohnstonProgressive Conservative19433rd termSimcoe EastJohn Duncan McPheeProgressive Conservative19433rd termSt. AndrewJoseph Baruch SalsbergLabour-Progressive19433rd termSt. DavidWilliam David DennisonCo-operative Commonwealth1943, 19482nd term*St. GeorgeDana Harris PorterProgressive Conservative19433rd termSt. PatrickCharles Edward ReaProgressive Conservative19481st termStormontJohn Lawrence McDonaldProgressive Conservative1943, 19482nd term*SudburyWelland Stewart GemmellProgressive Conservative19481st termTimiskamingCalvin Howard TaylorCo-operative Commonwealth19433rd termVictoriaLeslie Miscampbell FrostProgressive Conservative19374th termWaterloo NorthJohn George BrownLiberal19481st termWaterloo SouthTheodore Henry IsleyCo-operative Commonwealth19481st termWellandHarold William WalkerLiberal19481st termWellington NorthRoss Atkinson McEwingLiberal19374th termWellington SouthWilliam Ernest HamiltonProgressive Conservative19452nd termWentworthJoseph Lees EastonCo-operative Commonwealth19481st termWindsor—SandwichWilliam GriesingerProgressive Conservative19452nd termWindsor—WalkervilleM.C. DaviesProgressive Conservative19452nd termWoodbineBertram Elijah LeavensCo-operative Commonwealth1943, 19482nd term*York EastAgnes Campbell MacPhailCo-operative Commonwealth1943, 19482nd term*York NorthAddison Alexander MacKenzieProgressive Conservative19452nd termYork SouthEdward Bigelow JolliffeCo-operative Commonwealth1943, 19482nd term*York WestCharles Hibbert MillardCo-operative Commonwealth1943, 19482nd term*

Timeline + 23rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario - Movement in seats held (1948-1951)Party1948Gain/(loss) due to1951 Deathin office Byelectionhold53 (3) 3 5321 2113 132 21 1Total 90 (3) 3 90

+ Changes in seats held (1948–1951) Seat Before ChangeDateMemberPartyReasonDateMemberPartyParry SoundAugust 19, 1948 Charles CraggDied in officeDecember 9, 1948Allister JohnstonCochrane NorthOctober 6, 1948John CarrèreDied in officeJune 8, 1949Marcel LégerLeedsMarch 12, 1949Walter Bain ReynoldsDied in officeOctober 31, 1949Hugh Reynolds

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