9th Parliament of Ontario

The 9th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from March 1, 1898, until April 19, 1902, just prior to the 1902 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Liberal Party led by Arthur Sturgis Hardy. George William Ross became the Liberal leader when Hardy retired in 1899.

Historical souvenir, Ontario Legislative Assembly in 1901. B. F. Johnston, British Library.

François-Eugène-Alfred Évanturel served as speaker for the assembly.[1]

Members elected to the Assembly
  1. returned two members

Timeline
9th Legislative Assembly of Ontario - Movement in seats held (1898-1902)
Party 1898 Gain/(loss) due to 1902
Void
election		 Resignation
as MPP		 Death
in office		 Byelection
gain		 Byelection
hold
Liberal 51(3)(4)(2)4652
Conservative 42(2)(2)2141
Independent-Conservative 11
Total94(5)(4)(4)6794
Changes in seats held (1898–1902)
Seat Before Change
Date Member Party Reason Date Member Party
Wellington East September 6, 1898 John Craig █ Liberal Died in office October 27, 1898 John Morison Gibson █ Liberal
Elgin West October 12, 1898 Findlay George MacDiarmid █ Conservative Election declared void January 12, 1899 Donald Macnish █ Liberal
Ontario South October 13, 1898 Charles Calder █ Conservative Election declared void December 12, 1899 John Dryden █ Liberal
Perth South January 27, 1899 William Caven Moscrip █ Liberal Election declared void February 28, 1899 Samuel Nelson Monteith █ Conservative
Waterloo North April 1, 1899 Henry George Lackner █ Conservative Election declared void October 31, 1900[a 1] Louis Jacob Breithaupt █ Liberal
Brant South October 17, 1899 Arthur Sturgis Hardy █ Liberal Retired from politics December 12, 1899 Thomas Hiram Preston █ Liberal
Renfrew South October 25, 1899 Robert Adam Campbell █ Liberal Resigned to provide a seat for Latchford November 14, 1899 Francis Robert Latchford █ Liberal
Middlesex East November 20, 1899 Thomas D. Hodgins █ Conservative Died in office January 31, 1900 Thomas Robson █ Conservative
Elgin West November 21, 1899 Donald Macnish █ Liberal Election declared void December 12, 1899 Findlay George MacDiarmid █ Conservative
Welland April 30, 1900 William Manley German █ Liberal Chose to stand for Welland in the 1900 federal election December 13, 1900 John Franklin Gross █ Liberal
Renfrew North May 17, 1900 Andrew Thomas White █ Conservative Died in office June 19, 1900[a 1] John W. Munro █ Liberal
Kingston April 15, 1901 William Harty █ Liberal Chose to stand for Kingston in the 1902 federal byelection January 30, 1902[a 1] Edward John Barker Pense █ Liberal
Kent East September 7, 1901 Robert Ferguson █ Liberal Died in office November 4, 1901[a 1] John Lee █ Liberal
  1. returned by acclamation


Re-elections on seats being vacated (1898–1902)
SeatIncumbentPartyVacatedReasonBy-election
Lennox Bowen Ebenezer Aylsworth █ Liberal October 20, 1898 Election declared void November 18, 1898
Huron West James Thompson Garrow █ Liberal November 2, 1898 Resignation in exchange for withdrawal of election petition December 8, 1898
Halton John Roaf Barber █ Liberal November 4, 1898 Election declared void December 8, 1898
Hastings North William John Allen █ Conservative November 13, 1898 Resignation in exchange for withdrawal of election petition December 27, 1898
Nipissing John Loughrin █ Liberal November 16,1898 Election declared void December 27, 1898
Northumberland East John Henry Douglas █ Liberal November 18, 1898 Election declared void December 14, 1898
Elgin East Charles Andrew Brower █ Conservative April 1, 1899 Election declared void December 12, 1899
Peterborough West James Robert Stratton █ Liberal October 21, 1899 Sought re-election upon appointment as Provincial Secretary and Registrar November 7, 1899[a 1]
Ontario South John Dryden █ Liberal November 21, 1899 Election declared void December 12, 1899
Waterloo North Louis Jacob Breithaupt █ Liberal October 19, 1900 Election declared void October 31, 1900[a 1]
Huron West James Thompson Garrow █ Liberal March 12, 1901 Election declared void December 4, 1901
London Francis Baxter Leys █ Liberal April 15, 1901 Sought re-election in support of removing a dam on the Thames River July 9, 1901
  1. returned by acclamation

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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