38th Parliament of Ontario

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It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Premier Dalton McGuinty. The Official Opposition was the Progressive Conservative Party, led first by Ernie Eves, and later by John Tory. The speaker was Michael A. Brown.

There were two sessions of the 38th Legislature:

Session	Start	End
1st	November 19, 2003	September 19, 2005
2nd	October 11, 2005	June 5, 2007

Timeline of the 38th Parliament of Ontario

November 19, 2003: The legislature conducted a secret vote to elect the Speaker of the legislature. Liberal Party of Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) Alvin Curling is elected as Speaker. He was the first black Speaker of the Ontario legislature.
March 24, 2004: Dominic Agostino, Liberal MPP for Hamilton East, died suddenly of liver cancer.
May 13, 2004: A by-election was held in Hamilton East to replace Dominic Agostino. Ontario New Democratic Party candidate Andrea Horwath defeated Liberal candidate Ralph Agostino, Mr. Agostino's brother. This win returned the NDP to 8 seats and official party status.
August 19, 2005: Speaker Alvin Curling resigned to accept an appointment as Ambassador to the Dominican Republic.
November 24, 2005: In a by-election, Bas Balkissoon held the seat of Scarborough-Rouge River for the Liberals.
September 18, 2006: Joe Cordiano, Liberal MPP for York South-Weston, resigned from cabinet and the legislature, citing a desire to spend more time with family.
September 25, 2006: Tony Wong, Liberal MPP for Markham, resigned from the legislature to make a successful bid for a seat on York Regional Council.
September 28, 2006: Cam Jackson, Progressive Conservative MPP for Burlington, resigned from the legislature to make a successful bid for the mayoralty of Burlington.
February 8, 2007: Three by-elections were held. Paul Ferreira won York South-Weston for the NDP (the seat was previously held by the Liberals); former Halton Region chair Joyce Savoline retained Burlington for the PCs; and Michael Chan held Markham for the Liberals.
March 29, 2007: Tim Peterson, brother of former Ontario Premier David Peterson, left the Liberal caucus to sit as an Independent until the next election, in which he ran for the PCs.
June 5, 2007: The 38th Parliament 2nd Session is prorogued.
July 12, 2007: Liberal MPP Ernie Parsons resigned his seat in order to accept an appointment as Justice of the Peace.
September 10, 2007: 38th Parliament dissolved.

Party standings

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Affiliation		Election	Today
Liberal Party	72	67
Progressive Conservative Party	24	24
New Democratic Party	7	10
Independent	0	1
	Vacant	0	1
Total		103
Government Majority		21	17

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Seating Plan

P = Premier, LO = Leader of Opposition, L = Leader of the NDP.

List of members

	Riding	Member	Party	First elected / previously elected	Notes
Algoma—Manitoulin	Michael A. Brown	Liberal	1987	Speaker of the Legislature from October 11, 2005.
Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot	Ted McMeekin	Liberal	2000
Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford	Joe Tascona	Progressive Conservative	1995
Beaches—East York	Michael Prue	NDP	2001
Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale	Kuldip Kular	Liberal	2003
Brampton Centre	Linda Jeffrey	Liberal	2003
Brampton West—Mississauga	Vic Dhillon	Liberal	2003
Brant	Dave Levac	Liberal	1999
Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound	Bill Murdoch	Progressive Conservative	1990
Burlington	Cam Jackson	Progressive Conservative	1985	Resigned seat September 28, 2006, to run for Mayor of Burlington.
Burlington	Joyce Savoline (2007)	Progressive Conservative	2007	Won by-election February 8, 2007.
Cambridge	Gerry Martiniuk	Progressive Conservative	1995
Chatham-Kent—Essex	Pat Hoy	Liberal	1995
Davenport	Tony Ruprecht	Liberal	1981
Don Valley East	David Caplan	Liberal	1997
Don Valley West	Kathleen Wynne	Liberal	2003
Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey	Ernie Eves	Progressive Conservative	1981,Template:Efn 2002	PC Party Leader and Leader of the Opposition until September 28, 2004. Resigned seat January 31, 2005.
Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey	John Tory (2005)	Progressive Conservative	2005	PC Party Leader from September 28, 2004. Won by-election March 17, 2005. Leader of the Opposition from March 29.
Durham	John O'Toole	Progressive Conservative	1995
Eglinton—Lawrence	Michael Colle	Liberal	1995
Elgin—Middlesex—London	Steve Peters	Liberal	1999
Erie—Lincoln	Tim Hudak	Progressive Conservative	1995
Essex	Bruce Crozier	Liberal	1993
Etobicoke Centre	Donna Cansfield	Liberal	2003
Etobicoke North	Shafiq Qaadri	Liberal	2003
Etobicoke—Lakeshore	Laurel Broten	Liberal	2003
Glengarry—Prescott—Russell	Jean-Marc Lalonde	Liberal	1995
Guelph—Wellington	Liz Sandals	Liberal	2003
Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant	Toby Barrett	Progressive Conservative	1995
Haliburton—Victoria—Brock	Laurie Scott	Progressive Conservative	2003
Halton	Ted Chudleigh	Progressive Conservative	1995
Hamilton East	Dominic Agostino	Liberal	1995	Died March 24, 2004.
Hamilton East	Andrea Horwath (2004)	NDP	2004	Won by-election May 13, 2004.
Hamilton Mountain	Marie Bountrogianni	Liberal	1999
Hamilton West	Judy Marsales	Liberal	2003
Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington	Leona Dombrowsky	Liberal	1999
Huron—Bruce	Carol Mitchell	Liberal	2003
Kenora—Rainy River	Howard Hampton	NDP	1987	NDP Party Leader
Kingston and the Islands	John Gerretsen	Liberal	1995
Kitchener Centre	John Milloy	Liberal	2003
Kitchener—Waterloo	Elizabeth Witmer	Progressive Conservative	1990
Lambton—Kent—Middlesex	Maria Van Bommel	Liberal	2003
Lanark—Carleton	Norm Sterling	Progressive Conservative	1977
Leeds—Grenville	Bob Runciman	Progressive Conservative	1981	Leader of the Opposition, September 28, 2004 to March 29, 2005.
London North Centre	Deb Matthews	Liberal	2003
London West	Chris Bentley	Liberal	2003
London—Fanshaw	Khalil Ramal	Liberal	2003
Markham	Tony Wong	Liberal	2003	Resigned seat September 25, 2006 in order to run for York Regional Council Template:Canadian party colour	Michael Chan (2007)	Liberal	2007	Won by-election February 8, 2007.
Markham	Mississauga Centre	Harinder Takhar	Liberal	2003
Mississauga East	Peter Fonseca	Liberal	2003
Mississauga South	Tim Peterson	Liberal	2003	Resigned from Liberal caucus March 29, 2007 to sit as independent. Joined PC caucus June 6, 2007.
		Independent
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Mississauga West	Bob Delaney	Liberal	2003
Nepean—Carleton	John Baird	Progressive Conservative	1995	Resigned seat November 30, 2005, to run in 2006 Canadian Federal Election. Template:Canadian party colour	Lisa MacLeod (2006)	Progressive Conservative	2006	Won by-election March 30, 2006.
Nepean—Carleton	Niagara Centre	Peter Kormos	NDP	1988
Niagara Falls	Kim Craitor	Liberal	2003
Nickel Belt	Shelley Martel	NDP	1987
Nipissing	Monique Smith	Liberal	2003
Northumberland	Lou Rinaldi	Liberal	2003
Oak Ridges	Frank Klees	Progressive Conservative	1995
Oakville	Kevin Flynn	Liberal	2003
Oshawa	Jerry Ouellette	Progressive Conservative	1995
Ottawa Centre	Richard Patten	Liberal	1987, 1995
Ottawa South	Dalton McGuinty	Liberal	1990	Liberal Party Leader and Premier of Ontario
Ottawa West—Nepean	Jim Watson	Liberal	2003
Ottawa—Orléans	Phil McNeely	Liberal	2003
Ottawa—Vanier	Madeleine Meilleur	Liberal	2003
Oxford	Ernie Hardeman	Progressive Conservative	1995
Parkdale—High Park	Gerard Kennedy	Liberal	1996	Resigned seat May 23, 2006, in order to run in 2006 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election. Template:Canadian party colour	Cheri DiNovo (2006)	NDP	2006	Won by-election September 14, 2006.
Parkdale—High Park	Parry Sound—Muskoka	Norm Miller	Progressive Conservative	2001
Perth—Middlesex	John Wilkinson	Liberal	2003
Peterborough	Jeff Leal	Liberal	2003
Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge	Wayne Arthurs	Liberal	2003
Prince Edward—Hastings	Ernie Parsons	Liberal	1999
Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke	John Yakabuski	Progressive Conservative	2003
Sarnia—Lambton	Caroline Di Cocco	Liberal	1999
Sault Ste. Marie	David Orazietti	Liberal	2003
Scarborough Centre	Brad Duguid	Liberal	2003
Scarborough East	Mary Anne Chambers	Liberal	2003
Scarborough Southwest	Lorenzo Berardinetti	Liberal	2003
Scarborough—Agincourt	Gerry Phillips	Liberal	1987
Scarborough—Rouge River	Alvin Curling	Liberal	1985	Speaker of the Legislature November 19, 2003 to August 19, 2005. Resigned seat August 19, 2005, in order to accept appointment as Canada's ambassador to the Dominican Republic. Template:Canadian party colour	Bas Balkissoon (2005)	Liberal	2005	Won by-election November 24, 2005.
Scarborough—Rouge River	Simcoe North	Garfield Dunlop	Progressive Conservative	1999
Simcoe—Grey	Jim Wilson	Progressive Conservative	1990
St. Catharines	Jim Bradley	Liberal	1977
St. Paul's	Michael Bryant	Liberal	1999
Stoney Creek	Jennifer Mossop	Liberal	2003
Stormont—Dundas—Charlottenburgh	Jim Brownell	Liberal	2003
Sudbury	Rick Bartolucci	Liberal	1995
Thornhill	Mario Racco	Liberal	2003
Thunder Bay—Atikokan	Bill Mauro	Liberal	2003
Thunder Bay—Superior North	Michael Gravelle	Liberal	1995
Timiskaming—Cochrane	David Ramsay	Liberal Template:Efn	1985
Timmins—James Bay	Gilles Bisson	NDP	1990
Toronto Centre—Rosedale	George Smitherman	Liberal	1999
Toronto—Danforth	Marilyn Churley	NDP	1990	Resigned seat November 29, 2005, in order to run in 2006 Canadian Federal Election. Template:Canadian party colour	Peter Tabuns (2006)	NDP	2006	Won by-election March 30, 2006
Toronto—Danforth	Trinity—Spadina	Rosario Marchese	NDP	1990
Vaughan—King—Aurora	Greg Sorbara	Liberal	1985Template:Efn, 2002
Waterloo—Wellington	Ted Arnott	Progressive Conservative	1990
Whitby—Ajax	Jim Flaherty	Progressive Conservative	1995	Resigned seat November 29, 2005, in order to run in 2006 Canadian Federal Election. Template:Canadian party colour	Christine Elliott (2006)	Progressive Conservative	2006	Won by-election March 30, 2006.
Whitby—Ajax	Willowdale	David Zimmer	Liberal	2003
Windsor West	Sandra Pupatello	Liberal	1995
Windsor—St. Clair	Dwight Duncan	Liberal	1995
York Centre	Monte Kwinter	Liberal	1985
York North	Julia Munro	Progressive Conservative	1995
York South—Weston	Joseph Cordiano	Liberal	1985	Resigned seat September 18, 2006. Template:Canadian party colour	Paul Ferreira (2007)	NDP	2007	Won by-election February 8, 2007.
York South—Weston	York West	Mario Sergio	Liberal	1995

Cabinet ministers are in bold. Party leaders are in italics. Premier is in both.

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Timeline of the 38th Parliament of Ontario

Party standings

List of members

Notes

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