18th Parliament of Ontario

The 18th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from October 30, 1929, until May 16, 1934, just prior to the 1934 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Conservative Party led by George Howard Ferguson.

George Stewart Henry replaced Ferguson as party leader and Premier in December 1930 after Ferguson was named Canadian High Commissioner in London.

Thomas Ashmore Kidd served as speaker for the assembly.[1]

Members elected to the Assembly

Italicized names indicate members returned by acclamation.

  1. election deferred to November 27, 1929, due to the death of Alexander Patterson Mewhinney the day before Election Day


Timeline
18th Legislative Assembly of Ontario - Movement in seats held (1929-1934)
Party 1929 Gain/(loss) due to 1934
Death
in office		 Resignation
as MPP		 Byelection
gain		 Byelection
hold
Conservative 90(9)(3)785
Liberal 13316
Progressive 44
Liberal–Progressive 11
United Farmers 11
Labour 11
Independent-Conservative 22
Vacant –22
Total112(7)(3)37112
Changes in seats held (1929–1934)
Seat Before Change
Date Member Party Reason Date Member Party
Nipissing June 30, 1930 Henri Morel █ Conservative Chose to stand for Nipissing in the 1930 federal election October 29, 1930 Charles Robert Harrison █ Conservative
Lanark South August 3, 1930 James Alexander Anderson █ Conservative Died in office October 29, 1930 Egerton Reuben Stedman █ Conservative
Waterloo South July 12, 1930 Karl Kenneth Homuth █ Conservative Chose to stand for Waterloo North in the 1930 federal election October 29, 1930 Norman Otto Hipel █ Liberal
Perth South July 19, 1930 David Bonis █ Conservative Died in office October 29, 1930 Charles Edward Richardson █ Conservative
Hamilton West November 15, 1930 Frederick Thomas Smye █ Conservative Died in office February 11, 1931 D'Arcy Argue Counsell Martin █ Conservative
Grenville December 15, 1930 George Howard Ferguson █ Conservative Appointed Canadian High Commissioner in London February 11, 1931 James Alfred Sanderson █ Conservative
Norfolk May 13, 1931 John Strickler Martin █ Conservative Died in office July 8, 1931 Arthur Campbell Burt █ Conservative
Wellington South September 19, 1931 Lincoln Goldie █ Conservative Died in office November 18, 1931 Duncan Paul Munro █ Liberal
York West January 6, 1932 Forbes Godfrey █ Conservative Died in office May 28, 1932 Henry Isaac Price █ Conservative
Kent East August 13, 1933 Philip James Henry █ Conservative Died in office January 3, 1934 Douglas Munro Campbell █ Liberal
Renfrew North January 1, 1934 Edward Arunah Dunlop █ Conservative Died in office █ Vacant
Perth North January 8, 1934 Joseph Dunsmore Monteith █ Conservative Died in office █ Vacant

References
  1. "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Archived from the original on 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
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