25th Parliament of Ontario

The 25th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from June 9, 1955, until May 4, 1959, just prior to the 1959 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party led by Leslie Frost.

Alfred Wallace Downer served as speaker for the assembly.[1]

Members elected to the Assembly

Timeline
25th Legislative Assembly of Ontario - Movement in seats held (1955-1959)
Party 1955 Gain/(loss) due to 1959
Resignation
as MPP		 Death
in office		 Byelection
gain		 Byelection
hold
Progressive Conservative 83(6)(5)11184
Liberal 1010
Co-operative Commonwealth 33
Liberal–Labour 11
Independent PC 1(1)–
Total98(6)(6)11198
Changes in seats held (1955-1959)
Seat Before Change
Date Member Party Reason Date Member Party
Renfrew South October 24, 1955 James Shannon Dempsey █ Independent PC Died in office January 12, 1956 James Maloney █ PC
York West July 2, 1956 Elmer Brandon █ PC Died in office October 18, 1956 Leslie Rowntree █ PC
Middlesex North January 10, 1957 Thomas Patrick █ PC Died in office September 5, 1957 William Atcheson Stewart █ PC
Glengarry May 25, 1957 Osie Villeneuve █ PC Resigned to contest the House of Commons seat of Glengarry—Prescott in the 1957 election September 5, 1957 Fernand Guindon █ PC
Lanark August 14, 1957 George Henry Doucett █ PC Resigned to contest the House of Commons seat of Lanark in a byelection, upon the death of William Gourlay Blair October 24, 1957 John Arthur McCue █ PC
May 26, 1958 John Arthur McCue █ PC Died in office August 28, 1958 George Gomme █ PC
Elgin November 9, 1957 Fletcher Stewart Thomas █ PC Died in office January 30, 1958 Ron McNeil █ PC
Huron January 5, 1958 Thomas Pryde █ PC Died in office May 12, 1958 Charles MacNaughton █ PC
Cochrane North January 22, 1958 Philip Kelly █ PC Resigned from seat, after previously being ordered to resign as Minister of Mines May 12, 1958 René Brunelle █ PC
St. George January 30, 1958 Dana Porter █ PC Appointed as Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Appeal May 12, 1958 Allan Lawrence █ PC
Renfrew North March 1, 1958 Stanley Joseph Hunt █ PC Resigned to contest the House of Commons seat of Renfrew North in the 1958 election May 12, 1958 Maurice Hamilton █ PC
Hastings East July 30, 1958 Roscoe Robson █ PC Accepted an appointment as Sheriff of Hastings County August 28, 1958 Lloyd Price █ PC

References
  1. "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Archived from the original on 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2014-08-29.
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