13th Parliament of Ontario
The 13th Parliament of Ontario, or the 13th Legislature of Ontario (the term used in formal records of the day) was the legislature of the Government of Ontario that was in office from December 11, 1911, until May 29, 1914. It composed primarily of members elected in the Ontario general election held on December 11, 1911, which delivered the third of four super-majority governing mandates to the Conservative Party led by Premier Sir James Whitney. It was dissolved prior to the 1914 general election.
Standing
[edit]When the 12th Parliament was dissolved, it was the fifth times James Whitney led the Conservative Party into election battles, but the first time as Sir James. Though he secured the largest share of the popular votes of the six election he contested, the conservative party actually won slightly fewer seats than from the 1908 election. The Whitney ministry however continued to be sustained by an overwhelming super-majority in the 13th Parliament.
The government was further strengthened by the unexpected misfortune in the opposition rank. A.G MacKay, who led the opposition Liberals in the two previous parliaments, and the only Liberals with cabinet experience remaining after the 1908 election, was hit by a salacious law suits (which was later proven founded) and resigned just days before the 1911 election campaign was to start. In the new parliament, sitting across from Whitney was Newton Rowell, a Toronto barrister prominent in the Liberal circles for a number of years who had never ran for office prior to the 1911 election. Rowell accepted the Liberal leadership on the condition that his temperance stance be accepted by the party, an issue that would dominate political discourse for the next two decades.
| Political party | Party leader | 12th Parl | 13th Parl | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | diss. | Vote % | Seats | |||
| Conservative [a] | James P. Whitney | 86 | 55.90% | 83 | ||
| Liberal | Newton Rowell | 19 | 38.51% | 22 | ||
| Labour | 1 | 2.43% | 1 | |||
| Total | 106 | 106 | ||||
Sessions
[edit]The 13th Parliament was convened over three sessions, held in the spring of 1912, 1913, 1914.[1]
| Session | Convened | Prorogued |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Wednesday, February 7, 1912 | Tuesday, April 16, 1912 |
| 2nd | Tuesday, February 4, 1913 | Friday, May 9, 1913 |
| 3rd | Wednesday, February 18, 1914 | Friday, May 1, 1914 |
William Henry Hoyle served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly for the duration of the 13th Parliament.[2]
Presiding officers & parliamentary leaders
[edit]| Government | Opposition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg) King of the United Kingdom [b] |
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 Lieutenant Governor |
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| Premier Conservative Party Leader | Sir James Whitney Dundas |
Newton Rowell Oxford North |
Leader of the Opposition Liberal Party Leader | ||||
| Designated Acting Premier de facto deputy leader[c] | James Joseph Foy Toronto North - B |
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Members of the Assembly
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ↑ figures inclusive of one MPP elected as Liberal-Conservative
- ↑ Prior to the Statute of Westminster 1931, Canada was strictly speaking a dominion of the British Empire, thus did not have its own Crown per se.
- ↑ Foy was designated as acting Premier on every occasions that the Premier is unavailable, which was often
- ↑ As Minister of Public Works
- ↑ As a minister without portfolio from 1909 and as Treasurer from 1913
- ↑ A former minister in the Ross ministry, and Liberal Party leader until the eve of the 1911 election, resigned upon being subject of a bizzare lawsuits that was later proven unfounded. Opted to move to Alberta, and later served as Alberta's first health minister in the Stewart ministry, one of a handful of Canadian to have served in provincial cabinet of more than one province.
- ↑ As Provincial Secretary and Registrar
- ↑ as Treasurer until his death on January 25, 1913
- 1 2 3 Acceptence of an office of profit or emolument under the Crown
- ↑ appointed a district court judge
- ↑ for health reasons
- ↑ elected as a Liberal-Conservative
- ↑ As Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines
- ↑ As Minister of Agriculture
- ↑ As Minister of Education
- ↑ As Attorney General; designated as acting premier in Whitney's absence
- ↑ Appointed sheriff for Waterloo County
- ↑ Appointed Sheriff of York County
References
[edit]- ↑ Froman 1984, p. 153.
- ↑ "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Archived from the original on 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2014-08-28.
- "All members serving in the 13th Parliament: February 7, 1912 – May 29, 1914". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
- Froman, Debra, ed. (1984). "13th Legislature". Legislators and Legislatures of Ontario: A Reference Guide. Vol. 2. Legislative Assembly of Ontario. pp. 153–175.
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