41st Parliament of Ontario

41st Parliament of Ontario
Majority parliament
2014 –
Parliament leaders
Premier	Hon. Kathleen Wynne February 11, 2013 - present
Leader of the Opposition	Jim Wilson July 2, 2014 - September 14, 2015
	Patrick Brown September 14, 2015 - present
Party caucuses
Government	Liberal Party
Opposition	Progressive Conservative Party
Third party	New Democratic Party
Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the Assembly	Hon. Dave Levac November 21, 2011 - present
Government House Leader	Hon. Yasir Naqvi June 24, 2014 - present
Opposition House Leader	Steve Clark July 2, 2014 - September 10, 2015
	Jim Wilson September 10, 2015 - present
Members	107 MPP seats
Sovereign
Monarch	Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 – present
Sessions
1st Session July 2, 2014 –
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The 41st Legislative Assembly of Ontario is the current legislature of the government of the province of Ontario, Canada. The membership was set by the 2014 Ontario general election.

It is controlled by a Liberal Party majority. The government is led by Premier Kathleen Wynne.

The Official Opposition is the Progressive Conservative Party led by Patrick Brown, and the third party is the New Democratic Party, led by Andrea Horwath.

Timeline of the 41st Parliament of Ontario

• June 12: The Ontario Liberal Party under Kathleen Wynne wins a majority government in the 41st Ontario general election. Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak announces his intention to step down following the selection of his successor.
• July 2, 2014 : The 41st Parliament of Ontario begin its first session. Jim Wilson becomes Leader of the Opposition after being chosen interim leader of the Progressive Conservatives. Dave Levac, member from Brant was re-elected as the speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
• July 3, 2014 : David C. Onley addresses the speech from the throne for the last time as Lieutenant Governor of Ontario.
• July 24, 2014 : The Liberals pass their May 1st budget in its final reading.
• November 20, 2014 : NDP MPP Joe Cimino (Sudbury) resigns for health and family reasons.
• February 5, 2015 : Former federal NDP MP Glenn Thibeault, now running as the Liberal candidate wins the by-election to replace Joe Cimino in the riding of Sudbury.
• August 1, 2015 : PC MPP Garfield Dunlop (Simcoe North) resigns in order to allow new PC leader Patrick Brown to run for a seat in the legislature.
• August 28, 2015 : PC MPP Christine Elliott (Whitby-Oshawa) resigns her seat.
• September 3, 2015: In a by-election, PC leader Patrick Brown is elected the MPP for Simcoe North
• February 11, 2016: Lorne Coe wins the Whitby-Oshawa by-election holding the seat for the PCs.
• March 22, 2016: Bas Balkissoon resigns as the Liberal MPP for Scarborough—Rouge River.

Party standings

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Affiliation		Leader of the Party	Leader in the Legislature	OntLA Status	Members
	Liberal	Kathleen Wynne		Government	58
	Progressive Conservative	Patrick Brown		Official Opposition	28
	New Democratic	Andrea Horwath		Third Party	20
	Vacant				1
Total					107
Government Majority					11

Seating plan

(v • d • e)

See the following for a detailed seating plan: Official Seating Plan of the 41st Legislature(PDF)

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Albenese

Balkissoon

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Walker

Smith

*

Harris

Nicholls

*

Martow

McDonell

*

Pettapiece

Coe

*

*

Campbell

Mantha

*

Hatfield

Gretzky

*

Gates

French

*

Bailey

MacLaren

Hudak

Yurek

Munro

Barrett

Thompson

Scott

McNaughton

Miller

Hillier

Forster

Fife

Gélinas

Armstrong

Natyshak

Taylor

Sattler

Arnott

Hardeman

MacLeod

Wilson

Jones

BROWN

Clark

Fedeli

Yakabuski

Singh

HORWATH

Bisson

Vanthof

DiNovo

Tabuns

Miller

Levac

*

Naqvi

Bradley

*

Chiarelli

Meilleur

*

Sousa

WYNNE

*

Matthews

Hoskins

*

Sandals

Duguid

*

MacCharles

Kwinter

*

Colle

Takhar

*

Qaadri

Lalonde

Zimmer

Flynn

Leal

Coteau

Moridi

Chan

Murray

McMeekin

Gravelle

Orazietti

Dhillon

Delaney

Berardinetti

Albanese

Dickson

Mangat

Crack

Hunter

Sergio

Mauro

Jaczek

Del Duca

Damerla

Wong

Fraser

Anderson

Baker

Ballard

Dong

Thibeault

Vernile

Rinaldi

Potts

Naidoo-Harris

Milczyn

McMahon

McGarry

Martins

Malhi

Kiwala

Hoggarth

List of members

	Name	Party	Riding	Notes
	Joe Dickson	Liberal	Ajax—Pickering
	Michael Mantha	New Democrat	Algoma—Manitoulin
	Ted McMeekin	Liberal	Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale
	Ann Hoggarth	Liberal	Barrie
	Arthur Potts	Liberal	Beaches—East York
	Jagmeet Singh	New Democrat	Bramalea—Gore—Malton
	Harinder Malhi	Liberal	Brampton—Springdale
	Vic Dhillon	Liberal	Brampton West
	Dave Levac	Liberal	Brant
	Bill Walker	Progressive Conservative	Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound
	Eleanor McMahon	Liberal	Burlington
	Kathryn McGarry	Liberal	Cambridge
	Jack MacLaren	Progressive Conservative	Carleton—Mississippi Mills
	Rick Nicholls	Progressive Conservative	Chatham-Kent—Essex
	Cristina Martins	Liberal	Davenport
	Michael Coteau	Liberal	Don Valley East
	Kathleen Wynne	Liberal	Don Valley West
	Sylvia Jones	Progressive Conservative	Dufferin—Caledon
	Granville Anderson	Liberal	Durham
	Mike Colle	Liberal	Eglinton—Lawrence
	Jeff Yurek	Progressive Conservative	Elgin—Middlesex—London
	Taras Natyshak	New Democrat	Essex
	Yvan Baker	Liberal	Etobicoke Centre
	Peter Milczyn	Liberal	Etobicoke—Lakeshore
	Shafiq Qaadri	Liberal	Etobicoke North
	Grant Crack	Liberal	Glengarry—Prescott—Russell
	Liz Sandals	Liberal	Guelph
	Toby Barrett	Progressive Conservative	Haldimand—Norfolk
	Laurie Scott	Progressive Conservative	Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock
	Indira Naidoo-Harris	Liberal	Halton
	Andrea Horwath	New Democrat	Hamilton Centre
	Paul Miller	New Democrat	Hamilton East—Stoney Creek
	Monique Taylor	New Democrat	Hamilton Mountain
	Lisa Thompson	Progressive Conservative	Huron—Bruce
	Sarah Campbell	New Democrat	Kenora—Rainy River
	Sophie Kiwala	Liberal	Kingston and the Islands
	Daiene Vernile	Liberal	Kitchener Centre
	Michael Harris	Progressive Conservative	Kitchener—Conestoga
	Catherine Fife	New Democrat	Kitchener—Waterloo
	Monte McNaughton	Progressive Conservative	Lambton—Kent—Middlesex
	Randy Hillier	Progressive Conservative	Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington
	Steve Clark	Progressive Conservative	Leeds—Grenville
	Teresa Armstrong	New Democrat	London—Fanshawe
	Deb Matthews	Liberal	London North Centre
	Peggy Sattler	New Democrat	London West
	Michael Chan	Liberal	Markham—Unionville
	Amrit Mangat	Liberal	Mississauga—Brampton South
	Dipika Damerla	Liberal	Mississauga East—Cooksville
	Harinder Takhar	Liberal	Mississauga—Erindale
	Charles Sousa	Liberal	Mississauga South
	Bob Delaney	Liberal	Mississauga—Streetsville
	Lisa MacLeod	Progressive Conservative	Nepean—Carleton
	Chris Ballard	Liberal	Newmarket—Aurora
	Wayne Gates	New Democrat	Niagara Falls
	Tim Hudak	Progressive Conservative	Niagara West—Glanbrook
	France Gélinas	New Democrat	Nickel Belt
	Victor Fedeli	Progressive Conservative	Nipissing
	Lou Rinaldi	Liberal	Northumberland—Quinte West
	Helena Jaczek	Liberal	Oak Ridges—Markham
	Kevin Flynn	Liberal	Oakville
	Jennifer French	New Democrat	Oshawa
	Yasir Naqvi	Liberal	Ottawa Centre
	Marie-France Lalonde	Liberal	Ottawa—Orléans
	John Fraser	Liberal	Ottawa South
	Madeleine Meilleur	Liberal	Ottawa—Vanier
	Bob Chiarelli	Liberal	Ottawa West—Nepean
	Ernie Hardeman	Progressive Conservative	Oxford
	Cheri DiNovo	New Democrat	Parkdale—High Park
	Norm Miller	Progressive Conservative	Parry Sound—Muskoka
	Randy Pettapiece	Progressive Conservative	Perth—Wellington
	Jeff Leal	Liberal	Peterborough
	Tracy MacCharles	Liberal	Pickering—Scarborough East
	Todd Smith	Progressive Conservative	Prince Edward—Hastings
	John Yakabuski	Progressive Conservative	Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke
	Reza Moridi	Liberal	Richmond Hill
	Jim Bradley	Liberal	St. Catharines
	Eric Hoskins	Liberal	St. Paul's
	Bob Bailey	Progressive Conservative	Sarnia—Lambton
	David Orazietti	Liberal	Sault Ste. Marie
	Soo Wong	Liberal	Scarborough—Agincourt
	Brad Duguid	Liberal	Scarborough Centre
	Mitzie Hunter	Liberal	Scarborough—Guildwood
	Bas Balkissoon	Liberal	Scarborough—Rouge River	Resigned March 22, 2016.
	Lorenzo Berardinetti	Liberal	Scarborough Southwest
	Jim Wilson	Progressive Conservative	Simcoe—Grey
	Garfield Dunlop	Progressive Conservative	Simcoe North	Resigned August 1, 2015
	Patrick Brown	Progressive Conservative		Byelection on September 3, 2015
	Jim McDonell	Progressive Conservative	Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry
	Joe Cimino	New Democrat	Sudbury	Resigned November 20, 2014
	Glenn Thibeault	Liberal		Byelection on February 5, 2015
	Gila Martow	Progressive Conservative	Thornhill
	Bill Mauro	Liberal	Thunder Bay—Atikokan
	Michael Gravelle	Liberal	Thunder Bay—Superior North
	John Vanthof	New Democrat	Timiskaming—Cochrane
	Gilles Bisson	New Democrat	Timmins—James Bay
	Glen Murray	Liberal	Toronto Centre
	Peter Tabuns	New Democrat	Toronto—Danforth
	Han Dong	Liberal	Trinity—Spadina
	Steven Del Duca	Liberal	Vaughan
	Cindy Forster	New Democrat	Welland
	Ted Arnott	Progressive Conservative	Wellington—Halton Hills
	Christine Elliott	Progressive Conservative	Whitby—Oshawa	Resigned August 28, 2015
	Lorne Coe	Progressive Conservative		Byelection on February 11, 2016
	David Zimmer	Liberal	Willowdale
	Percy Hatfield	New Democrat	Windsor—Tecumseh
	Lisa Gretzky	New Democrat	Windsor West
	Monte Kwinter	Liberal	York Centre
	Julia Munro	Progressive Conservative	York—Simcoe
	Laura Albanese	Liberal	York South—Weston
	Mario Sergio	Liberal	York West

Officeholders

Speaker

• Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Hon. Dave Levac (Liberal)

Other Chair occupants

• Deputy Speaker and Chair of the Committee of the Whole: Soo Wong (Liberal)

Leaders

• Premier of Ontario: Hon. Kathleen Wynne (Liberal)
• Leader of the Opposition: Patrick Brown (Progressive Conservative)
• Ontario New Democratic Party: Andrea Horwath

Floor leaders

• Government House Leader: Hon. Yasir Naqvi
• Opposition House Leader: Jim Wilson
• NDP House Leader: Gilles Bisson

Whips

• Chief Government Whip: Marie-France Lalonde
• Official Opposition Whip: John Yakabuski
• NDP Whip: John Vanthof

Front benches

• Executive Council of Ontario
• Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet of the 41st Legislative Assembly of Ontario
• Ontario New Democratic Party Shadow Cabinet of the 41st Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Membership changes

Number of members per party by date		2014		2015				2016
		Jun 12	Nov 20	Feb 5	Aug 1	Aug 28	Sep 3	Feb 11	Mar 22
	Liberal	58		59					58
	Progressive Conservative	28			27	26	27	28
	New Democratic	21	20
Total members		107	106	107	106	105	106	107	106
	Vacant	0	1	0	1	2	1	0	1
Government majority		9	10	11	12	13	12	11	10

External links

• Legislative Assembly of Ontario.