38th Parliament of Ontario

38th Parliament of Ontario
38th Parliament of Ontario
Majority parliament
c. 2003 – c. 2007
Parliament leaders
Premier	Hon. Dalton McGuinty; October 23, 2003 - February 11, 2013
Leader of the; Opposition	Ernie Eves; 2003-2004
	John Tory; 2004-2007
Party caucuses
Government	Liberal Party
Opposition	Progressive Conservative Party
Recognized	New Democratic Party
Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the; Assembly	Hon. Alvin Curling; 2003-2005
	Hon. Michael Brown; 2005-2007
Government; House Leader	Dwight Duncan; October 23, 2003 — October 11, 2005
Opposition; House Leader	John Baird; November 19, 2003 - March 29, 2005
	Bob Runciman; March 29, 2005 — September 10, 2007
Members	103 MPP seats
Sovereign
Monarch	Elizabeth II; 6 February 1952 – present
Sessions
	1st session; November 19, 2003 – September 19, 2005
	2nd session; October 11, 2005 – June 5, 2007
← 37th	→ 39th

The 38th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was a legislature of the government of the Province of Ontario, Canada. It officially opened November 19, 2003, at Queen's Park in Toronto, and ended on June 5, 2007. The membership was set by the 2003 Ontario general election on October 2, 2003, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections.

It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Premier Dalton McGuinty. The Official Opposition was the Progressive Conservative Party, led first by Ernie Eves, and later by John Tory. The speaker was Michael A. Brown.

There were two sessions of the 38th Legislature:

Session	Start	End
1st	November 19, 2003	September 19, 2005
2nd	October 11, 2005	June 5, 2007

Timeline

November 19, 2003:

The legislature conducted a secret vote to elect the Speaker of the legislature. Liberal Party of Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) Alvin Curling is elected as Speaker. He was the first black Speaker of the Ontario legislature.

March 24, 2004:

Dominic Agostino, Liberal MPP for Hamilton East, died suddenly of liver cancer.

May 13, 2004:

A by-election was held in Hamilton East to replace Dominic Agostino. Ontario New Democratic Party candidate Andrea Horwath defeated Liberal candidate Ralph Agostino, Mr. Agostino's brother. This win returned the NDP to 8 seats and official party status.

August 19, 2005:

Speaker Alvin Curling resigned to accept an appointment as Ambassador to the Dominican Republic.

November 24, 2005:

In a by-election, Bas Balkissoon held the seat of Scarborough-Rouge River for the Liberals.

September 18, 2006:

Joe Cordiano, Liberal MPP for York South-Weston, resigned from cabinet and the legislature, citing a desire to spend more time with family.

September 25, 2006:

Tony Wong, Liberal MPP for Markham, resigned from the legislature to make a successful bid for a seat on York Regional Council.

September 28, 2006:

Cam Jackson, Progressive Conservative MPP for Burlington, resigned from the legislature to make a successful bid for the mayoralty of Burlington.

February 8, 2007:

Three by-elections were held. Paul Ferreira won York South-Weston for the NDP (the seat was previously held by the Liberals); former Halton Region chair Joyce Savoline retained Burlington for the PCs; and Michael Chan held Markham for the Liberals.

March 29, 2007:

Tim Peterson, brother of former Ontario Premier David Peterson, left the Liberal caucus to sit as an Independent until the next election, in which he ran for the PCs.

June 5, 2007:

The 38th Parliament 2nd Session is prorogued.

July 12, 2007

Liberal MPP Ernie Parsons resigned his seat in order to accept an appointment as Justice of the Peace.

September 10, 2007

38th Parliament dissolved.

Party standings

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Affiliation		Election	Today
Liberal Party	72	67
Progressive Conservative Party	24	24
New Democratic Party	7	10
Independent	0	1
	Vacant	0	1
Total		103
Government Majority		21	17

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Seating Plan P = Premier, LO = Leader of Opposition, L = Leader of the NDP.

List of members

Ted Arnott	Progressive Conservative	Waterloo—Wellington
Wayne Arthurs	Liberal	Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge
Bas Balkissoon	Liberal	Scarborough—Rouge River
Toby Barrett	Progressive Conservative	Haldimand—Norfolk—Brant
Rick Bartolucci	Liberal	Sudbury
Christopher Bentley	Liberal	London West
Lorenzo Berardinetti	Liberal	Scarborough Southwest
Gilles Bisson	New Democrat	Timmins—James Bay
Marie Bountrogianni	Liberal	Hamilton Mountain
Jim Bradley	Liberal	St. Catharines
Laurel Broten	Liberal	Etobicoke—Lakeshore
Mike Brown†	Liberal	Algoma—Manitoulin
Jim Brownell	Liberal	Stormont—Dundas—Charlottenburgh
Michael Bryant	Liberal	St. Paul's
Donna Cansfield	Liberal	Etobicoke Centre
David Caplan	Liberal	Don Valley East
Mary Anne Chambers	Liberal	Scarborough East
Michael Chan	Liberal	Markham	From February 19, 2007
Ted Chudleigh	Progressive Conservative	Halton
Mike Colle	Liberal	Eglinton—Lawrence
Joseph Cordiano	Liberal	York South—Weston	Until 2006
Kim Craitor	Liberal	Niagara Falls
Bruce Crozier	Liberal	Essex
Bob Delaney	Liberal	Mississauga West
Vic Dhillon	Liberal	Brampton West—Mississauga
Caroline DiCocco	Liberal	Sarnia—Lambton
Cheri DiNovo	New Democrat	Parkdale—High Park
Leona Dombrowsky	Liberal	Hastings—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington
Brad Duguid	Liberal	Scarborough Centre
Dwight Duncan	Liberal	Windsor—St. Clair
Garfield Dunlop	Progressive Conservative	Simcoe North
Christine Elliott	Progressive Conservative	Whitby—Ajax
Paul Ferreira	New Democrat	York South—Weston	From February 19, 2007
Kevin Flynn	Liberal	Oakville
Peter Fonseca	Liberal	Mississauga East
John Gerretsen	Liberal	Kingston and the Islands
Michael Gravelle	Liberal	Thunder Bay—Superior North
Howard Hampton	New Democrat	Kenora—Rainy River
Ernie Hardeman	Progressive Conservative	Oxford
Andrea Horwath	New Democrat	Hamilton East
Pat Hoy	Liberal	Chatham-Kent—Essex
Tim Hudak	Progressive Conservative	Erie—Lincoln
Cam Jackson	Progressive Conservative	Burlington	Until 2006
Linda Jeffrey	Liberal	Brampton Centre
Frank Klees	Progressive Conservative	Oak Ridges
Peter Kormos	New Democrat	Niagara Centre
Kuldip Kular	Liberal	Bramalea—Gore—Malton—Springdale
Monte Kwinter	Liberal	York Centre
Jean-Marc Lalonde	Liberal	Glengarry—Prescott—Russell
Jeff Leal	Liberal	Peterborough
Dave Levac	Liberal	Brant
Lisa MacLeod	Progressive Conservative	Nepean—Carleton
Rosario Marchese	New Democrat	Trinity—Spadina
Judy Marsales	Liberal	Hamilton West
Shelley Martel	New Democrat	Nickel Belt
Gerry Martiniuk	Progressive Conservative	Cambridge
Deb Matthews	Liberal	London North Centre
Bill Mauro	Liberal	Thunder Bay—Atikokan
Dalton McGuinty	Liberal	Ottawa South
Ted McMeekin	Liberal	Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Aldershot
Phil McNeely	Liberal	Ottawa—Orléans
Madeleine Meilleur	Liberal	Ottawa—Vanier
Norm Miller	Progressive Conservative	Parry Sound—Muskoka
John Milloy	Liberal	Kitchener Centre
Carol Mitchell	Liberal	Huron—Bruce
Jennifer Mossop	Liberal	Stoney Creek
Julia Munro	Progressive Conservative	York North
Bill Murdoch	Progressive Conservative	Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound
John O'Toole	Progressive Conservative	Durham
David Orazietti	Liberal	Sault Ste. Marie
Jerry Ouellette	Progressive Conservative	Oshawa
Ernie Parsons	Liberal	Prince Edward—Hastings	Until July 12, 2007
Richard Patten	Liberal	Ottawa Centre
Steve Peters	Liberal	Elgin—Middlesex—London
Tim Peterson	Independent	Mississauga South	From April 2, 2007
Gerry Phillips	Liberal	Scarborough—Agincourt
Michael Prue	New Democrat	Beaches—East York
Sandra Pupatello	Liberal	Windsor West
Shafiq Qaadri	Liberal	Etobicoke North
Mario Racco	Liberal	Thornhill
Khalil Ramal	Liberal	London—Fanshawe
David Ramsay	Liberal	Timiskaming—Cochrane
Lou Rinaldi	Liberal	Northumberland
Bob Runciman	Progressive Conservative	Leeds—Grenville
Tony Ruprecht	Liberal	Davenport
Liz Sandals	Liberal	Guelph—Wellington
Joyce Savoline	Progressive Conservative	Burlington	From February 19, 2007
Laurie Scott	Progressive Conservative	Haliburton—Victoria—Brock
Mario Sergio	Liberal	York West
Monique Smith	Liberal	Nipissing
George Smitherman	Liberal	Toronto Centre—Rosedale
Greg Sorbara	Liberal	Vaughan—King—Aurora
Norm Sterling	Progressive Conservative	Lanark—Carleton
Peter Tabuns	New Democrat	Toronto—Danforth
Harinder Takhar	Liberal	Mississauga Centre
Joe Tascona	Progressive Conservative	Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford
John Tory	Progressive Conservative	Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey
Maria Van Bommel	Liberal	Lambton—Kent—Middlesex
Jim Watson	Liberal	Ottawa West—Nepean
John Wilkinson	Liberal	Perth—Middlesex
Jim Wilson	Progressive Conservative	Simcoe—Grey
Elizabeth Witmer	Progressive Conservative	Kitchener—Waterloo
Tony Wong	Liberal	Markham	Until 2006
Kathleen Wynne	Liberal	Don Valley West
John Yakabuski	Progressive Conservative	Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke
David Zimmer	Liberal	Willowdale

Cabinet ministers are in bold, leaders are in italics and the Speaker of the Legislature has a dagger next to his name.

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