17th Parliament of Ontario

The 17th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from December 1, 1926, until September 17, 1929, just prior to the 1929 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Conservative Party led by George Howard Ferguson.

William David Black served as speaker for the assembly.[1]

Members elected to the Assembly

Timeline
17th Legislative Assembly of Ontario - Movement in seats held (1926-1929)
Party 1926 Gain/(loss) due to 1929
Election
void		 Death
in office		 Resignation
as MPP		 Byelection
gain		 Byelection
hold
Conservative 72(1)(3)2272
Liberal 1414
Progressive 10(1)(1)8
Liberal–Progressive 44
United Farmers 33
Labour 11
Independent-Liberal 4(1)3
Independent-Conservative 22
Independent-Progressive 11
Liberal-Prohibitionist 11
Vacant –33
Total112(1)(1)(2)22112
Changes in seats held (1926–1929)
Seat Before Change
Date Member Party Reason Date Member Party
Prince Edward September 16, 1927 William Edgar Raney █ Progressive Appointed to the Bench November 1, 1927 Horace Stanley Colliver █ Conservative
Bruce South November 14, 1927 Malcolm Alex McCallum █ Progressive Election declared void June 27, 1928 Foster Graham Moffatt █ Conservative
Renfrew North April 2, 1928 Alexander Stuart █ Conservative Died in office June 27, 1928 Edward Arunah Dunlop █ Conservative
Hamilton East May 15, 1928 Leeming Carr █ Conservative Appointed Sheriff for Wentworth County June 27, 1928 William Morrison █ Conservative
Lanark North June 1929 Thomas Alfred Thompson █ Conservative Chose to stand in the 1929 federal Lanark byelection █ Vacant
Prescott September 10, 1929 Edmond Proulx █ Independent-Liberal Appointed to the Bench █ Vacant
St. David September 1929 Joseph Elijah Thompson █ Conservative Appointed Registrar of the Surrogate Court █ Vacant


Notes and references

Notes
  1. Hogarth was one of two Conservative candidates who were selected in parallel meetings arising from a dispute over the validity of the list of delegates.[2]
  2. Newman was selected to represent both the Liberals and the Progressives. He would join the Liberal caucus after the election.[3]

References
  1. "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Archived from the original on 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
  2. "Two Conservatives Run Same Riding". Oshawa Daily Reformer. November 11, 1926. p. 2.
  3. "Fusionist Chosen". Oshawa Daily Reformer. November 1, 1926. p. 8.
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