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The Legislative Assembly has existed since 1867 when the British North America Act, 1867 severed the Province of Canada into two new provinces, with the portion then called Canada West becoming Ontario. For the Parliaments prior to Confederation, see Parliament of the Province of Canada (1841 to 1867) and Parliament of Upper Canada (1791 to 1841).
The Ontario Legislature is sometimes referred to as the "Ontario Provincial Parliament". Members of the assembly refer to themselves as "Members of the Provincial Parliament" MPPs as opposed to "Members of the Legislative Assembly" (MLAs) as in many other provinces. Ontario is the only province to do so, in accordance with a resolution passed ...
The Ontario provincial electoral districts each elect one representative to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. [1] They are MPPs, Members of Provincial Parliament. These districts are coterminous with the federal electoral districts, and are based on the 2013 Representation Order as defined by Elections Canada .
The Office of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, also called the Office of the Assembly, is an organization mandated to support the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and the legislature's Members of Provincial Parliament in the exercise of their parliamentary duties.
Name Party Electoral district First elected/previously elected Larry Maguire: Conservative: Brandon—Souris: 2013 Marty Morantz: Conservative Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley
The 43rd Parliament of Ontario is the session of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario which began on August 8, 2022, with the membership having been determined by the results of the 2022 general election held on June 2. [1] It is led by a Progressive Conservative Party majority government under the premiership of Doug Ford.
In Ontario, they are called members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs); in Quebec, they are called members of the National Assembly (MNAs); and in Newfoundland and Labrador, they are called members of the House of Assembly (MHAs). The legislative assembly with the most members is the National Assembly of Quebec, which consists
Once elected, a member of Parliament normally continues to serve until the next dissolution of parliament. If a member dies, resigns, or ceases to be qualified, their seat falls vacant. It is also possible for the House of Commons to expel a member, but this power is only exercised when the member has engaged in serious misconduct or criminal ...