39th Parliament of Ontario

The 39th Parliament of Ontario (or the 39th Ontario Legislature) was the provincial legislature of Ontario that was in office between October 2007 and September 2011. Its composition was initially determined by the Ontario general election held on October 10, 2007. The incumbent governing party from the 38th Parliament, the Ontario Liberal Party led by Dalton McGuinty, retained their majority position in the 39th Parliament with just over two-third of the seats in the legislature, enabling the McGuinty ministry to continue in office through the duration of the 39th Parliament.

The Progressive Conservative Party formed the Official Opposition, with veteran member Bob Runciman serving as leader of the opposition initially due to party leader John Tory failure in winning a seats in either the 2007 general election or the subsequent byelection. Tim Hudak was elected party leader in 2009 and became leader of the opposition. The New Democratic Party was also recognized as an opposition party, and its leadership also transitioned in 2009, from Howard Hampton to Andrea Horwath.

The 39th Parliament officially opened on November 29, 2007 and elected Steve Peters as its speaker. It was formally dissolved on September 7, 2011 following the prorogation of its second session on June 1, 2011.

Sessions The 39th parliament formally held two sessions. 1st session: November 29, 2007 – March 4, 2010 2nd session: March 8, 2010 – June 1, 2011

It however did not sit continuously through each session, but adjourned for extended period at various point. After ten days of sitting in later 2007, it did not sit until March 17 the following year. The legislature also stood adjourned from mid June to mid September in each of 2008, 2009, and 2010, and from mid December to later January or February each year.

It however recessed over only a weekend between the prorogation of the first session and the opening of the session session. Timeline of the 39th Parliament of Ontario November 28, 2007: The legislature conducted a secret vote to elect the Speaker of the legislature. Liberal Party of Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) Steve Peters is elected as Speaker defeating incumbent Michael A. Brown. The former labour minister defeated Brown and three other candidates after four ballots. November 29, 2007: The session officially opened with the Speech from the Throne. February 23, 2008: John Tory's continued leadership of the Progressive Conservative party was endorsed by 66.9% of delegates at a leadership review. June 14, 2008: NDP leader Howard Hampton announced he would step down as party leader at the March 7, 2009 NDP leadership convention. June 20, 2008: A mini-cabinet shuffle of the Executive Council of Ontario saw David Caplan sworn in as Minister of Health and George Smitherman becoming Minister of Energy and Infrastructure. January 9, 2009: Progressive Conservative MPP Laurie Scott announced her resignation from the legislature to allow party leader John Tory, who had been without a seat since his defeat in Don Valley West in the 2007 election, to re-enter the legislature. March 5, 2009: In the Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock by-election following Scott's resignation, Tory was defeated by Liberal candidate Rick Johnson. March 6, 2009: John Tory resigned as Progressive Conservative leader pending the selection of an interim party leader. March 7, 2009: Andrea Horwath was elected leader of the Ontario NDP at the party's 2009 leadership convention. June 27, 2009: Tim Hudak was elected leader of the Progressive Conservative party at its 2009 leadership election and also became the new Leader of the Opposition. September 17, 2009: Eric Hoskins was elected as the MPP for the riding of St. Paul's following the resignation of Michael Bryant on June 7, 2009. February 4, 2010: Glenn Murray was elected as the MPP for the riding of Toronto-Centre following the resignation of George Smitherman on January 4, 2010.

Party standings Affiliation Leader of the Party Leader in the Legislature OntLA Status MembersCBC.ca | OntarioVotes2007, Dalton McGuinty Tim Hudak Andrea Horwath Total Government Majority

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Murdoch Martiniuk Clark Bailey Shurman Savoline Jones Ouellette Gélinas P. Miller Pendergast Johnson O'Toole Hillier Chudleigh Arnott Dunlop Hardeman MacLeod Munro Barrett Prue DiNovo Tabuns Bisson Jaczek Magnat Moridi Naqvi Wilson Sterling Witmer N. Miller Elliott Hudak Yakabuski Klees Kormos Horwath Marchese Hampton Balkissoon Albanese Carroll Dickson Peters Smith Bradley Dombrowsky Philips Duncan McGuinty Pupatello Matthews Wynne Gerretsen Ruprecht Kwinter Ramsay Sorbara Leal Brown Takhar Aggelonitis Bentley Bartolucci Best Duguid Meilleur Milloy Hoskins Gravelle Crozier Colle Hoy Lalonde Sergio Caplan Murray Chiarelli Jeffrey Wilkinson Mitchell Broten Chan Sousa McMeekin Levac Arthurs Berardinetti Brownell Cansfield Craitor Delaney Dhillon Flynn Fonseca Kular Mauro McNeely Orazietti Qaadri Ramal Rinaldi Sandals VanBommel Zimmer Peters

List of members NamePartyRidingFirst elected / previously electedNo. of termsNotesJoe DicksonLiberalAjax—Pickering20071st termMike BrownLiberalAlgoma—Manitoulin19876th termTed McMeekinLiberalAncaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale20003rd termAileen CarrollLiberalBarrie20071st termMichael PrueNew DemocratBeaches—East York20013rd termKuldip KularLiberalBramalea—Gore—Malton20032nd termLinda JeffreyLiberalBrampton—Springdale20032nd termVic DhillonLiberalBrampton West20032nd termDave LevacLiberalBrant19993rd termBill MurdochProgressive ConservativeBruce—Grey—Owen Sound19905th termRemoved from caucus September 12, 2008; rejoined April 23, 2009Suspended from the Legislature, November 30, 2009, pursuant to S.O. 15(c)IndependentProgressive ConservativeJoyce SavolineProgressive ConservativeBurlington20072nd termGerry MartiniukProgressive ConservativeCambridge19954th termNorm SterlingProgressive ConservativeCarleton—Mississippi Mills19779th termPat HoyLiberalChatham-Kent—Essex19954th termTony RuprechtLiberalDavenport19818th termDavid CaplanLiberalDon Valley East19974th termKathleen WynneLiberalDon Valley West20032nd termSylvia JonesProgressive ConservativeDufferin—Caledon20071st termJohn O'TooleProgressive ConservativeDurham19954th termMike ColleLiberalEglinton—Lawrence19954th termSteve PetersLiberalElgin—Middlesex—London19993rd termSpeakerBruce CrozierLiberalEssex19935th termDied June 3, 2011.Donna CansfieldLiberalEtobicoke Centre20032nd termLaurel BrotenLiberalEtobicoke—Lakeshore20032nd termShafiq QaadriLiberalEtobicoke North20032nd termJean-Marc LalondeLiberalGlengarry—Prescott—Russell19954th termLiz SandalsLiberalGuelph20032nd termToby BarrettProgressive ConservativeHaldimand—Norfolk19954th termLaurie ScottProgressive ConservativeHaliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock20032nd termResigned on January 9, 2009.Rick Johnson (2009)Liberal20091st termElected March 5, 2009.Ted ChudleighProgressive ConservativeHalton19954th termAndrea HorwathNew DemocratHamilton Centre20042nd termLeader of the New Democratic Party from March 7, 2009.Paul MillerNew DemocratHamilton East—Stoney Creek20071st termSophia AggelonitisLiberalHamilton Mountain20071st termCarol MitchellLiberalHuron—Bruce20032nd termHoward HamptonNew DemocratKenora—Rainy River19876th termLeader of the New Democratic Party to March 7, 2009.John GerretsenLiberalKingston and the Islands19954th termJohn MilloyLiberalKitchener Centre20032nd termLeeanna PendergastLiberalKitchener—Conestoga20071st termElizabeth WitmerProgressive ConservativeKitchener—Waterloo19905th termMaria Van BommelLiberalLambton—Kent—Middlesex20032nd termRandy HillierProgressive ConservativeLanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington20071st termSuspended from the Legislature, November 30, 2009, pursuant to S.O. 15(c)Bob RuncimanProgressive ConservativeLeeds—Grenville19818th termInterim Leader of the Opposition until June 27, 2009. Resigned January 29, 2010 to accept appointment to the Senate of Canada.Steve Clark (2010)Progressive Conservative20101st termElected March 4, 2010Khalil RamalLiberalLondon—Fanshawe20032nd termDeb MatthewsLiberalLondon North Centre20032nd termChris BentleyLiberalLondon West20032nd termMichael ChanLiberalMarkham—Unionville20072nd termAmrit MangatLiberalMississauga—Brampton South20071st termPeter FonsecaLiberalMississauga East—Cooksville20032nd termHarinder TakharLiberalMississauga—Erindale20032nd termCharles SousaLiberalMississauga South20071st termBob DelaneyLiberalMississauga—Streetsville20032nd termLisa MacLeodProgressive ConservativeNepean—Carleton20062nd termFrank KleesProgressive ConservativeNewmarket—Aurora19954th termKim CraitorLiberalNiagara Falls20032nd termTim HudakProgressive ConservativeNiagara West—Glanbrook19954th termLeader of the Opposition and leader of the Progressive Conservatives from June 27, 2009France GélinasNew DemocratNickel Belt20071st termMonique SmithLiberalNipissing20032nd termLou RinaldiLiberalNorthumberland—Quinte West20032nd termHelena JaczekLiberalOak Ridges—Markham20071st termKevin FlynnLiberalOakville20032nd termJerry OuelletteProgressive ConservativeOshawa19954th termYasir NaqviLiberalOttawa Centre20071st termPhil McNeelyLiberalOttawa—Orléans20032nd termDalton McGuintyLiberalOttawa South19905th termPremier, leader of the Liberal Party.Madeleine MeilleurLiberalOttawa—Vanier20032nd termJim WatsonLiberalOttawa West—Nepean20032nd termResigned February 1, 2010.Bob Chiarelli (2010)Liberal1987, 20104th term*Elected March 4, 2010Ernie HardemanProgressive ConservativeOxford19954th termCheri DiNovoNew DemocratParkdale—High Park20062nd termNorm MillerProgressive ConservativeParry Sound-Muskoka20013rd termJohn WilkinsonLiberalPerth Wellington20032nd termJeff LealLiberalPeterborough20032nd termWayne ArthursLiberalPickering—Scarborough East20032nd termLeona DombrowskyLiberalPrince Edward—Hastings19993rd termJohn YakabuskiProgressive ConservativeRenfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke20032nd termReza MoridiLiberalRichmond Hill20071st termJim BradleyLiberalSt. Catharines19779th termMichael BryantLiberalSt. Paul's19993rd termResigned June 7, 2009.Eric Hoskins (2009)Liberal20091st termElected September 17, 2009.Bob BaileyProgressive ConservativeSarnia—Lambton20071st termDavid OraziettiLiberalSault Ste. Marie20032nd termGerry PhillipsLiberalScarborough—Agincourt19876th termBrad DuguidLiberalScarborough Centre20032nd termMargarett BestLiberalScarborough-Guildwood20071st termBas BalkissoonLiberalScarborough—Rouge River20052nd termLorenzo BerardinettiLiberalScarborough Southwest20032nd termJim WilsonProgressive ConservativeSimcoe—Grey19905th termGarfield DunlopProgressive ConservativeSimcoe North19993rd termJim BrownellLiberalStormont—Dundas—South Glengarry20032nd termRick BartolucciLiberalSudbury19954th termPeter ShurmanProgressive ConservativeThornhill20071st termBill MauroLiberalThunder Bay—Atikokan20032nd termMichael GravelleLiberalThunder Bay—Superior North19954th termDavid RamsayLiberalTimiskaming—Cochrane19857th termGilles BissonNew DemocratTimmins—James Bay19905th termGeorge SmithermanLiberalToronto Centre19993rd termResigned January 4, 2010.Glen Murray (2010)Liberal20101st termElected February 4, 2010.Peter TabunsNew DemocratToronto—Danforth20062nd termRosario MarcheseNew DemocratTrinity—Spadina19905th termGreg SorbaraLiberalVaughan1985, 20026th term*Peter KormosNew DemocratWelland19886th termTed ArnottProgressive ConservativeWellington—Halton Hills19905th termChristine ElliottProgressive ConservativeWhitby—Oshawa20062nd termDavid ZimmerLiberalWillowdale20032nd termDwight DuncanLiberalWindsor—Tecumseh19954th termSandra PupatelloLiberalWindsor West19954th termMonte KwinterLiberalYork Centre19857th termJulia MunroProgressive ConservativeYork—Simcoe19954th termLaura AlbaneseLiberalYork South—Weston20071st termMario SergioLiberalYork West19954th term

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