The 18th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from October 30, 1929, until May 16, 1934, just prior to the 1934 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Conservative Party led by George Howard Ferguson.

George Stewart Henry replaced Ferguson as party leader and Premier in December 1930 after Ferguson was named Canadian High Commissioner in London.

Thomas Ashmore Kidd served as speaker for the assembly.[1]

Members elected to the Assembly

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Italicized names indicate members returned by acclamation.

  1. ^ election deferred to November 27, 1929, due to the death of Alexander Patterson Mewhinney the day before Election Day


Timeline

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18th Legislative Assembly of Ontario - Movement in seats held (1929-1934)
Party 1929 Gain/(loss) due to 1934
Death
in office
Resignation
as MPP
Byelection
gain
Byelection
hold
Conservative 90 (9) (3) 7 85
Liberal 13 3 16
Progressive 4 4
Liberal–Progressive 1 1
United Farmers 1 1
Labour 1 1
Independent-Conservative 2 2
Vacant 2 2
Total 112 (7) (3) 3 7 112
Changes in seats held (1929–1934)
Seat Before Change
Date Member Party Reason Date Member Party
Nipissing June 30, 1930 Henri Morel  Conservative Chose to stand for Nipissing in the 1930 federal election October 29, 1930 Charles Robert Harrison  Conservative
Lanark South August 3, 1930 James Alexander Anderson  Conservative Died in office October 29, 1930 Egerton Reuben Stedman  Conservative
Waterloo South July 12, 1930 Karl Kenneth Homuth  Conservative Chose to stand for Waterloo North in the 1930 federal election October 29, 1930 Norman Otto Hipel  Liberal
Perth South July 19, 1930 David Bonis  Conservative Died in office October 29, 1930 Charles Edward Richardson  Conservative
Hamilton West November 15, 1930 Frederick Thomas Smye  Conservative Died in office February 11, 1931 D'Arcy Argue Counsell Martin  Conservative
Grenville December 15, 1930 George Howard Ferguson  Conservative Appointed Canadian High Commissioner in London February 11, 1931 James Alfred Sanderson  Conservative
Norfolk May 13, 1931 John Strickler Martin  Conservative Died in office July 8, 1931 Arthur Campbell Burt  Conservative
Wellington South September 19, 1931 Lincoln Goldie  Conservative Died in office November 18, 1931 Duncan Paul Munro  Liberal
York West January 6, 1932 Forbes Godfrey  Conservative Died in office May 28, 1932 Henry Isaac Price  Conservative
Kent East August 13, 1933 Philip James Henry  Conservative Died in office January 3, 1934 Douglas Munro Campbell  Liberal
Renfrew North January 1, 1934 Edward Arunah Dunlop  Conservative Died in office  Vacant
Perth North January 8, 1934 Joseph Dunsmore Monteith  Conservative Died in office  Vacant
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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 2014-08-27.