Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Politics of Ontario

The Ontario Legislature Building at Queen's Park

The Legislative Assembly of Ontario, is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario. It is located in the Legislative Buildings (see image) at Queen's Park in Toronto.

The British North America Act 1867 section 69 stipulated "There shall be a Legislature for Ontario consisting of the Lieutenant Governor and of One House, styled the Legislative Assembly of Ontario". The Legislative Assembly is unicameral, without an upper house, with 103 seats representing ridings elected in a first-past-the-post system across the province.

The assembly is also known (informally) as the Ontario Provincial Parliament, the reason being that unlike most of the other Canadian provinces, members of this assembly have taken to calling themselves Members of the Provincial Parliament (MPPs) as opposed to Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs). The Legislative Assembly Act (R.S.O. 1990) refers to "members of the Assembly".

List of members

<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF>	Ted Arnott	Progressive Conservative	WaterlooWellington
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Wayne Arthurs	Liberal	PickeringAjaxUxbridge
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF>	John Baird*	Progressive Conservative	NepeanCarleton
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF>	Toby Barrett	Progressive Conservative	HaldimandNorfolkBrant
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Rick Bartolucci	Liberal	Sudbury
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Christopher Bentley	Liberal	London West
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Lorenzo Berardinetti	Liberal	Scarborough Southwest
<tr bgcolor=#FFE1C4>	Gilles Bisson	NDP	TimminsJames Bay
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Marie Bountrogianni	Liberal	Hamilton Mountain
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Jim Bradley	Liberal	St. Catharines
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Laurel Broten	Liberal	EtobicokeLakeshore
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Mike Brown	Liberal	AlgomaManitoulin
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Jim Brownell	Liberal	StormontDundasCharlottenburgh
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Michael Bryant	Liberal	St. Paul's
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Donna Cansfield	Liberal	Etobicoke Centre
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	David Caplan	Liberal	Don Valley East
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Mary Anne Chambers	Liberal	Scarborough East
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF>	Ted Chudleigh	Progressive Conservative	Halton
<tr bgcolor=#FFE1C4>	Marilyn Churley*	NDP	TorontoDanforth
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Mike Colle	Liberal	EglintonLawrence
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Joseph Cordiano	Liberal	York SouthWeston
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Kim Craitor	Liberal	Niagara Falls
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Bruce Crozier	Liberal	Essex
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Alvin Curling	Liberal	ScarboroughRouge River
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Bob Delaney	Liberal	Mississauga West
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Vic Dhillon	Liberal	Brampton WestMississauga
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Caroline Di Cocco	Liberal	SarniaLambton
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Leona Dombrowsky	Liberal	HastingsFrontenacLennox and Addington
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Brad Duguid	Liberal	Scarborough Centre
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Dwight Duncan	Liberal	WindsorSt. Clair
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF>	Garfield Dunlop	Progressive Conservative	Simcoe North
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF>	Jim Flaherty*	Progressive Conservative	WhitbyAjax
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Kevin Flynn	Liberal	Oakville
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Peter Fonseca	Liberal	Mississauga East
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	John Gerretsen	Liberal	Kingston and the Islands
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Michael Gravelle	Liberal	Thunder BaySuperior North
<tr bgcolor=#FFE1C4>	Howard Hampton	NDP	KenoraRainy River
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF>	Ernie Hardeman	Progressive Conservative	Oxford
<tr bgcolor=#FFE1C4>	Andrea Horwath	NDP	Hamilton East
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Pat Hoy	Liberal	Chatham-KentEssex
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF>	Tim Hudak	Progressive Conservative	ErieLincoln
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF>	Cam Jackson	Progressive Conservative	Burlington
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Linda Jeffrey	Liberal	Brampton Centre
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Gerard Kennedy	Liberal	ParkdaleHigh Park
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF>	Frank Klees	Progressive Conservative	Oak Ridges
<tr bgcolor=#FFE1C4>	Peter Kormos	NDP	Niagara Centre
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Kuldip Kular	Liberal	BramaleaGoreMaltonSpringdale
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Monte Kwinter	Liberal	York Centre
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Jean-Marc Lalonde	Liberal	GlengarryPrescottRussell
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Jeff Leal	Liberal	Peterborough
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Dave Levac	Liberal	Brant
<tr bgcolor=#FFE1C4>	Rosario Marchese	NDP	TrinitySpadina
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Judy Marsales	Liberal	Hamilton West
<tr bgcolor=#FFE1C4>	Shelley Martel	NDP	Nickel Belt
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF>	Gerry Martiniuk	Progressive Conservative	Cambridge
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Deb Matthews	Liberal	London North Centre
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Bill Mauro	Liberal	Thunder BayAtikokan
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Dalton McGuinty	Liberal	Ottawa South
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Ted McMeekin	Liberal	AncasterDundasFlamboroughAldershot
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Phil McNeely	Liberal	OttawaOrléans
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Madeleine Meilleur	Liberal	OttawaVanier
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF>	Norm Miller	Progressive Conservative	Parry SoundMuskoka
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	John Milloy	Liberal	Kitchener Centre
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Carol Mitchell	Liberal	HuronBruce
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Jennifer Mossop	Liberal	Stoney Creek
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF>	Julia Munro	Progressive Conservative	York North
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF>	Bill Murdoch	Progressive Conservative	BruceGreyOwen Sound
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF>	John O'Toole	Progressive Conservative	Durham
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	David Orazietti	Liberal	Sault Ste. Marie
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF>	Jerry Ouellette	Progressive Conservative	Oshawa
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Ernie Parsons	Liberal	Prince EdwardHastings
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Richard Patten	Liberal	Ottawa Centre
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Steve Peters	Liberal	ElginMiddlesexLondon
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Tim Peterson	Liberal	Mississauga South
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Gerry Phillips	Liberal	ScarboroughAgincourt
<tr bgcolor=#FFE1C4>	Michael D. Prue	NDP	BeachesEast York
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Sandra Pupatello	Liberal	Windsor West
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Shafiq Qaadri	Liberal	Etobicoke North
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Mario Racco	Liberal	Thornhill
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Khalil Ramal	Liberal	LondonFanshawe
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	David Ramsay	Liberal	TimiskamingCochrane
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Lou Rinaldi	Liberal	Northumberland
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF>	Bob Runciman	Progressive Conservative	LeedsGrenville
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Tony Ruprecht	Liberal	Davenport
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Liz Sandals	Liberal	GuelphWellington
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF>	Laurie Scott	Progressive Conservative	HaliburtonVictoriaBrock
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Mario Sergio	Liberal	York West
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Monique Smith	Liberal	Nipissing
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	George Smitherman	Liberal	Toronto CentreRosedale
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Gregory Sorbara	Liberal	VaughanKingAurora
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF>	Norm Sterling	Progressive Conservative	LanarkCarleton
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Harinder Takhar	Liberal	Mississauga Centre
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF>	Joseph Tascona	Progressive Conservative	BarrieSimcoeBradford
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF>	John Tory	Progressive Conservative	DufferinPeelWellingtonGrey
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Maria Van Bommel	Liberal	LambtonKentMiddlesex
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Jim Watson	Liberal	Ottawa West-Nepean
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	John Wilkinson	Liberal	PerthMiddlesex
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF>	Jim Wilson	Progressive Conservative	SimcoeGrey
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF>	Elizabeth Witmer	Progressive Conservative	KitchenerWaterloo
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Tony Wong	Liberal	Markham
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	Kathleen Wynne	Liberal	Don Valley West
<tr bgcolor=#DDEEFF>	John Yakabuski	Progressive Conservative	RenfrewNipissingPembroke
<tr bgcolor=#FFE8E8>	David Zimmer	Liberal	Willowdale

Marilyn Churley, Jim Flaherty and John Baird have all announced they will run in the next federal Election, Baird has been nominated, while Flaherty and Churley have yet to be, but it is widely expected they will be nominated.

Party standings

The Legislative Chamber inside the Ontario Legislature Building

</table> P=Premier, LO=Leader of Opposition, L=Leader of the NDP

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Affiliation		Members
	Liberal Party	71
	Progressive Conservative	24
	New Democratic Party	8
Total		103
Government Majority		20

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