38th Parliament of Ontario

38th Parliament of Ontario
38th Parliament of Ontario
Majority parliament
19 November 2003 – 10 September 2007
Parliament leaders
Premier	Hon. Dalton McGuinty; October 23, 2003 - February 11, 2013
Leader of the; Opposition	Ernie Eves; 2003-2004
	John Tory; 2004-2007
Party caucuses
Government	Liberal Party
Opposition	Progressive Conservative Party
Recognized	New Democratic Party
Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the; Assembly	Hon. Alvin Curling; 2003-2005
	Hon. Michael Brown; 2005-2007
Government; House Leader	Dwight Duncan; October 23, 2003 — October 11, 2005
Opposition; House Leader	John Baird; November 19, 2003 - March 29, 2005
	Bob Runciman; March 29, 2005 — September 10, 2007
Members	103 MPP seats
Sovereign
Monarch	Elizabeth II; 6 February 1952 – present
Sessions
	1st session; November 19, 2003 – September 19, 2005
	2nd session; October 11, 2005 – June 5, 2007
← 37th	→ 39th

The 38th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was a legislature of the government of the Province of Ontario, Canada. It officially opened November 19, 2003, at Queen's Park in Toronto, and ended on June 5, 2007. The membership was set by the 2003 Ontario general election on October 2, 2003, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections.

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

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

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

External links

Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Archived 2007-03-16 at the Wayback Machine
CBC.ca Nov. 19, 2003: Ontario names Curling as new Speaker