The 8th Parliament of Upper Canada was opened 31 January 1821. Elections in Upper Canada had been held in July 1820. All sessions were held at York, Upper Canada and sat in the second Parliament Buildings of Upper Canada. This parliament was dissolved 22 June 1824.
The House of Assembly of the 8th Parliament of Upper Canada had four sessions 31 January 1821 to 19 January 1824:Archives of Ontario It sat at the second Parliament Buildings of Upper Canada until a fire destroyed it and moved to the York General Hospital.
This parliament saw the emergence of the power and conservative Family Compact with member Sir John Robinson, 1st Baronet, of Toronto.
SessionsStartEnd1st 31 January 1821 14 February 18212nd 21 November 1821 17 January 18223rd 15 January 1823 19 March 18234th 11 November 1823 19 January 1824
Members RidingMemberFirst elected/ previously electedNo. of termsCarletonWilliam Morris18201st termDundasPeter Shaver18201st termDurhamSamuel Street Wilmot18201st termEssexFrançois Baby18201st termEssexWilliam McCormick18123rd termFrontenacAllan McLean18045th termGlengarryAlexander MacDonell of Greenfield18201st termGlengarryAlexander McMartin18123rd termGrenvilleWalter F. Gates18201st termGrenvilleJonas Jones18162nd termHaltonJames Crooks18201st termHaltonWilliam Chisholm18201st termHastingsRueben White18201st termKentJames Gordon18201st termKingstonChristopher Alexander Hagerman18201st termLeedsLevius Peters Sherwood – Speaker 1821–182418201st termLeedsCharles Jones18201st termLennox & AddingtonSamuel Casey18201st termLennox & AddingtonDaniel Hagermandied on 30 June 1821 and Barnabas Bidwell was seated in his place in November 1821.18201st termBarnabas Bidwell (1821)Bidwell was unseated in January 1822 and replaced by Matthew Clark.18211st termMatthew Clark (1822)unseated before he was ever seated; replaced by George Ham.18221st termGeorge Ham (1822)unseated before he was ever seated.18221st term1st Lincoln CountyJohn Clarke18201st term2nd LincolnWilliam Johnson Kerr18201st term3rd LincolnRobert Hamilton18201st term4th LincolnRobert Randal18201st termMiddlesexMahlon Burwell18201st termMiddlesexJohn Bostwick (Mar 1821)18211st termNorfolkRobert Nichol18123rd termNorfolkFrancis Leigh Walsh18201st termNorthumberlandDavid McGregor Rogers18201st termNorthumberlandHenry Ruttan18201st termOxfordThomas Hornor18201st termPrescott & RussellWilliam Hamiltondeclared not elected on 24 March 1821 and David Pattee was seated in his place.18201st termDavid Pattee (Mar 1821)18211st termPrince EdwardJames Wilson18201st termPrince EdwardPaul Peterson18201st termStormontArchibald McLean18201st termStormontPhilip VanKoughnet18162nd termWentworthGeorge Hamilton18201st termWentworthJohn Willson18201st termYork (town)John Beverley Robinson18201st termYork & SimcoePeter Robinson18162nd termYorkWilliam Warren Baldwin18201st term
See also Legislative Council of Upper Canada Executive Council of Upper Canada Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada Lieutenant Governors of Upper Canada, 1791-1841 Historical federal electoral districts of Canada List of Ontario provincial electoral districts
Notes
References
Further reading Handbook of Upper Canadian Chronology, Frederick H. Armstrong, Toronto : Dundurn Press, 1985.