12th Parliament of Upper Canada

The 12th Parliament of Upper Canada was opened 15 January 1835. Elections in Upper Canada had been held in October 1834. All sessions were held at York, Upper Canada. This parliament was dissolved 28 May 1836 by the new Lieutenant Governor, Sir Francis Bond Head. Head ordered a new election because the House of Assembly, dominated by reformers, had refused to pass any new money bills. The assembly also labelled Head a deceitful tyrant after he had invoked his right to consult them (the representatives of the people) only on certain specific matters. It was succeeded by the 13th Parliament of Upper Canada in November 1836.

The 12th Parliament had two sessions: 15 January 1835 to 16 April 1835, and 14 January 1836 to 20 April 1836.Archives of Ontario

Both the House and Parliament sat at the third Parliament Buildings of Upper Canada.

SessionsStartEnd1st15 January 183516 April 18352nd14 January 183620 April 1836

Members RidingMemberFirst elected/ previously electedNo. of termsBrockvilleDavid Jones1824, 18342nd term*CarletonEdward Malloch18341st termCarletonJohn Bower Lewis18302nd termCornwallArchibald McLean – Speaker 183618205th termDundasPeter Shaver1820, 18284th term*DundasJohn Cook18302nd termDurhamGeorge Strange Boulton1824, 18303rd term*DurhamJohn Brown18302nd termEssexFrancis Xavier Caldwell18341st termEssexJohn Alexander Wilkinson18341st termFrontenacJacob Shibley18341st termFrontenacJohn Strange18341st termGlengarryDonald Macdonell18244th term GlengarryAlexander Chisholm18341st termGrenvilleHiram Norton18312nd termGrenvilleWilliam Benjamin Wells18341st termHaldimandWilliam Hamilton Merritt18322nd termHaltonCaleb Hopkins1828, 18342nd term*HaltonJames Durand, Jr.18341st termHamiltonAllan Napier MacNab18302nd termHastingsHenry W. Yager18341st termHastingsJames Hunter Samsondied while still in office on 27 March 1836 and was not replaced.18283rd termHurona separate riding was created for Huron in 1835.Robert Graham Dunlop (July 1835)18351st termKentWilliam McCrae18341st termKentNathan Cornwall18341st termKingstonChristopher Alexander Hagerman18302nd termLanarkWilliam Morrisbecame a member of the Legislative Council in January 1836; Alexander Thom was elected in a by-election held in February 1836.18205th termAlexander Thom (1836)18361st termLanarkJosias Tayler18341st termLeedsOgle Robert GowanOgle Gowan and Robert Jameson were elected but the election was declared invalid due to violence at the polls; William Buell and Mathew Howard were elected in a by-election.18341st termWilliam Buell (Apr 1836)1828, 18362nd term*LeedsRobert Sympson Jameson18341st termMatthew M. Howard (Apr 1836)1830, 18362nd term*Lennox & AddingtonMarshall Spring Bidwell – Speaker 183518244th term Lennox & AddingtonPeter Perry18244th term 1st Lincoln CountyDennis Woolverton18341st term2nd LincolnGeorge Rykert18341st term3rd LincolnJohn Johnston Leffertyelection was overturned on appeal and David Thorburn was declared elected.1825, 18343rd term*David Thorburn (Feb 1835)18351st term4th LincolnGilbert McMicking18341st termMiddlesexThomas Parke18341st termMiddlesexElias Moore18341st termNiagara (town)Charles Richardson18341st termNorfolkFrancis Leigh Walsh18341st termNorfolkDavid Duncombe18341st termNorthumberlandAlexander McDonell18341st termNorthumberlandJohn Gilchrist18341st termOxfordCharles Duncombe18302nd termOxfordRobert Alway18341st termPrescottAlexander MacDonell of Greenfielddied on 16 February 1835 and was replaced by John Chesser.1820, 18353rd term*John Chesser (Apr 1835)18351st termPrescottCharles Waters18341st termPrince EdwardJohn Philip Roblin18302nd termPrince EdwardJames Wilson1808, 1820, 18345th term*RussellThomas McKay18341st termSimcoeWilliam Benjamin Robinson18302nd termSimcoeSamuel Lount18341st termStormontWilliam Bruce18341st termStormontDonald Aeneas MacDonell18341st termTorontoJames Edward Small18341st termWentworthHarmannus Smith18341st termWentworthJacob Rymal18341st term1st YorkDavid Gibson18341st term2nd YorkWilliam Lyon Mackenziefled to US 1837-184918283rd term3rd YorkThomas David Morrison18341st term4th YorkJohn McIntosh18341st 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

References

Further reading Handbook of Upper Canadian Chronology, Frederick H. Armstrong, Toronto : Dundurn Press, 1985.