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 edit

Italicized names indicate members returned by acclamation.

Timeline edit

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 edit

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

External links edit