The 8th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from June 26, 1894, until January 28, 1898, just prior to the 1898 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Liberal Party led by Oliver Mowat. Arthur Sturgis Hardy succeeded Mowat as Premier in 1896 after Mowat entered federal politics. The Assembly also had significant groupings from the Patrons of Industry (representing farmers' interests) and the Protestant Protective Association (representing anti-Catholic sentiment, and associated with the Orange Order), each of which returned candidates either on their own or with local Liberal or Conservative support.
William Douglas Balfour served as Speaker for the assembly until he was named to cabinet on July 14, 1896. Alfred Évanturel succeeded him as Speaker.
Members elected to the Assembly
- returned two members
Timeline
| Party | 1894 | Gain/(loss) due to | 1898 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Void election |
Resignation as MPP |
Death in office |
Byelection gain |
Byelection hold | ||||
| Liberal | 45 | (1) | (3) | (1) | 4 | 5 | 49 | |
| Conservative | 23 | (3) | (1) | 1 | 20 | |||
| Liberal-Patrons | 12 | 12 | ||||||
| Conservative–P.P.A. | 5 | (1) | 4 | |||||
| Patrons of Industry | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Conservative-Patrons | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Liberal-P.P.A. | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Protestant Protective Association | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Independent-Conservative-PPA | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 94 | (5) | (4) | (1) | 5 | 5 | 94 | |
| Seat | Before | Change | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Member | Party | Reason | Date | Member | Party | |||
| London | October 25, 1894 | William Ralph Meredith | Conservative | Appointed to Bench | November 20, 1894 | Thomas Saunders Hobbs | Liberal | ||
| Algoma West | December 20, 1894 | James M. Savage | Conservative | Election declared void | January 29, 1895 | James Conmee | Liberal | ||
| Kingston | December 27, 1894 | Edward H. Smythe | Conservative | Election declared void | January 28, 1895 | William Harty | Liberal | ||
| Wellington West | January 29, 1895 | George Tucker | Conservative–P.P.A. | Election declared void | February 1, 1896 | James Tucker | Conservative | ||
| Haldimand | February 27, 1895 | John Senn | Conservative | Election declared void | March 19, 1895 | Jacob Baxter | Liberal | ||
| Brant North | April 23, 1895 | William Bruce Wood | Liberal | Appointed Registrar of Brant County | May 20, 1895 | Daniel Burt | Liberal | ||
| Kingston | September 20, 1895 | William Harty | Liberal | Election declared void | October 8, 1895 | William Harty | Liberal | ||
| Wentworth South | December 26, 1895 | Nicholas Awrey | Liberal | Appointed Sheriff of Wentworth County | January 24, 1896 | John Dickenson | Liberal | ||
| Oxford North | July 14, 1896 | Oliver Mowat | Liberal | Appointed to the Senate | September 7, 1896 | Andrew Pattulo | Liberal | ||
| Essex South | August 19, 1896 | William Douglas Balfour | Liberal | Died in office | October 20, 1896 | John Allan Auld | Liberal | ||
- dismissed on appeal, November 29, 1895
- brother of George Tucker
- ^ returned by acclamation
External links
References
- Balfour died shortly afterwards on August 19, 1896.
- "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Archived from the original on 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2014-08-29.
- "Dr. Smythe Unseated". Weekly British Whig. December 20, 1894. p. 1.
- "Editorial Notes". Waterloo County Chronicle. February 28, 1895. p. 4.
- "General Paragraphs". Daily British Whig. January 4, 1896. p. 1.