14th Parliament of Ontario

The 14th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from June 29, 1914, until September 23, 1919, just prior to the 1919 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Conservative Party led by Sir James P. Whitney.

William Howard Hearst became party leader and Premier after the death of James P. Whitney in September 1914.

David Jamieson served as speaker for the assembly.[1]

Members elected to the Assembly

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Italicized names indicate members returned by acclamation.

Timeline

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14th Legislative Assembly of Ontario - Movement in seats held (1914-1919)
Party 1914 Gain/(loss) due to 1919
Death
in office 		Resignation
as MPP 		Byelection
gain 		Byelection
hold
Conservative 84 (8) (5) 8 79
Liberal 24 (1) 3 1 27
United Farmers – 2 2
Independent Liberal 1 1
Labour 1 1
Liberal-Temperance 1 1
Total 111 (8) (6) 5 9 111
Changes in seats held (1914–1919)
Seat Before Change
Date Member Party Reason Date Member Party
Hamilton West September 25, 1914 John Strathearn Hendrie █ Conservative Appointed Lieutenant Governor November 18, 1914 John Allan █ Conservative
Dundas September 25, 1914 James Pliny Whitney █ Conservative Died in office December 7, 1914 Irwin Foster Hilliard █ Conservative
Algoma October 7, 1915 Albert Grigg █ Conservative Appointed Deputy Minister February 24, 1916 John Morrow Robb █ Conservative
Peel January 28, 1916 James Robinson Fallis █ Conservative Resigned to contest by-election February 24, 1916 William James Lowe █ Liberal
Muskoka May 15, 1916 Samuel Henry Armstrong █ Conservative Died in office June 12, 1916 George Walter Ecclestone █ Conservative
Perth North June 13, 1916 James Torrance █ Conservative Accepted federal Customs appointment July 10, 1916 Francis Wellington Hay █ Liberal
Toronto Southwest - A June 13, 1916 James Joseph Foy █ Conservative Died in office August 21, 1916 Herbert Hartley Dewart █ Liberal
Simcoe West November 17, 1916 James Stoddart Duff █ Conservative Died in office January 15, 1917 William Torrance Allen █ Conservative
Lennox March 15, 1917 Thomas George Carscallen █ Conservative Died in office August 29, 1918 Reginald Amherst Fowler █ Conservative
Manitoulin March 19, 1917 Robert Roswell Gamey █ Conservative Died in office October 24, 1918 Beniah Bowman █ United Farmers
Toronto Northeast - A May 23, 1918 Robert Allan Pyne █ Conservative Accepted municipal appointment August 19, 1918 Henry John Cody █ Conservative
Oxford North September 6, 1918 Newton Wesley Rowell █ Liberal Entered federal politics September 23, 1918 John Alexander Calder █ Liberal
Ontario North October 27, 1918 William Henry Hoyle █ Conservative Died in office February 18, 1919 John Wesley Widdifield █ United Farmers
St. Catharines October 24, 1918 Elisha Jessop █ Conservative Died in office February 15, 1919 Frederick Raymond Parnell █ Conservative

References

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  1. ^ "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Archived from the original on 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2014-08-28.
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