The 8th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from June 26, 1894, until January 28, 1898, just prior to the 1898 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Liberal Party led by Oliver Mowat. Arthur Sturgis Hardy succeeded Mowat as Premier in 1896 after Mowat entered federal politics. The Assembly also had significant groupings from the Patrons of Industry (representing farmers' interests) and the Protestant Protective Association (representing anti-Catholic sentiment, and associated with the Orange Order), each of which returned candidates either on their own or with local Liberal or Conservative support.

William Douglas Balfour served as Speaker for the assembly until he was named to cabinet on July 14, 1896. Alfred Évanturel succeeded him as Speaker.[1]

Members of the Assembly

Riding Member Party First elected / previously elected
Addington James Reid Conservative 1890
Algoma East Charles Franklin Farwell Liberal 1894
Algoma West James M. Savage[a] Conservative 1894
James Conmee (1895) Liberal 1885, 1895
Brant William Bruce Wood[b] Liberal 1886
Daniel Burt (1895) Liberal 1895
Brant South Arthur Sturgis Hardy Liberal 1873
Brockville George Augustus Dana Liberal 1894
Bruce Centre John Stevenson McDonald Liberal-Patrons of Industry 1894
Bruce North Daniel McNaughton Liberal-Protestant Protective 1893
Bruce South Reuben Eldridge Truax Liberal 1894
Cardwell Edward Alfred Little Conservative-Protestant Protective 1894
Carleton George Nelson Kidd Conservative-Patrons of Industry 1894
Dufferin William Dynes Patrons of Industry 1894
Dundas James Pliny Whitney Conservative 1888
Durham East William Armstrong Fallis Conservative 1894
Durham West William Henry Reid Conservative-Protestant Protective 1894
Elgin East Charles Andrew Brower Conservative 1894
Elgin West Donald Macnish Liberal-Patrons of Industry 1894
Essex North William J. McKee Liberal 1894
Essex South William Douglas Balfour[c] Liberal 1882
John Allan Auld (1896) Liberal 1896
Frontenac Joseph Longford Haycock Liberal-Patrons of Industry 1894
Glengarry David Murdoch McPherson Liberal-Patrons of Industry 1894
Grenville Orlando Bush Conservative 1890
Grey Centre Thomas Gamey Protestant Protective 1894
Grey North James Cleland Liberal 1890
Grey South David McNicol Patrons of Industry 1894
Haldimand John Senn[a] Conservative 1894
Jacob Baxter (1895) Liberal 1867, 1895
Halton William Kerns Conservative 1883
Hamilton East James Taylor Middleton Liberal 1894
Hamilton West John Morison Gibson Liberal 1879, 1891
Hastings East Alexander McLaren Liberal-Patrons of Industry 1894
Hastings North James Haggerty Patrons of Industry 1894
Hastings West William Hodgins Biggar Liberal 1890
Huron East Thomas Gibson Liberal 1871
Huron South Murdo Young McLean Liberal 1894
Huron West James Thompson Garrow Liberal 1890
Kent East Robert Ferguson Liberal 1885
Kent West Thomas Letson Pardo Liberal-Patrons of Industry 1894
Kingston Edward H. Smythe[a] Conservative 1894
William Harty (1895) Liberal 1895
Lambton East Peter Duncan McCallum Independent 1893
Lambton West Alfred Thomas Gurd Conservative-Protestant Protective 1894
Lanark North Richard Franklin Preston Conservative 1894
Lanark South Arthur James Matheson Conservative 1894
Leeds Walter Beatty Conservative 1894
Lennox Walter William Meacham Conservative 1886
Lincoln James Hiscott Conservative 1890
London William Ralph Meredith[d] Conservative 1872
Thomas Saunders Hobbs (1894) Liberal 1894
Middlesex East William Shore Liberal-Protestant Protective 1894
Middlesex North William Henry Taylor Liberal-Patrons of Industry 1894
Middlesex West George William Ross Liberal 1883
Monck Richard Harcourt Liberal 1879
Muskoka George Edward Langford Conservative-Protestant Protective 1894
Nipissing John Loughrin Liberal 1890
Norfolk North Edwin Clarendon Carpenter Liberal 1891
Norfolk South William Andrew Charlton Liberal 1890
Northumberland East William Arnson Willoughby Conservative 1886, 1888
Northumberland West Corelli Collard Field Liberal 1886
Ontario North Thomas William Chapple Liberal 1894
Ontario South John Dryden Liberal 1879
Ottawa[e] George O. O'Keefe Liberal 1894
Ottawa Erskine Henry Bronson Liberal 1886
Oxford North Oliver Mowat[f] Liberal 1872
Andrew Pattulo (1896) Liberal 1896
Oxford South Angus McKay Liberal 1886
Parry Sound William Rabb Beatty Liberal-Patrons of Industry 1894
Peel John Smith Liberal 1892
Perth North Thomas Magwood Conservative 1891
Perth South John McNeill Liberal-Patrons of Industry 1894
Peterborough East Thomas Blezard Liberal 1879
Peterborough West James Robert Stratton Liberal 1886
Prescott Francis Eugene Alfred Evanturel Liberal 1886
Prince Edward John Caven Liberal-Patrons of Industry 1894
Renfrew North Henry Barr Liberal 1892
Renfrew South Robert Adam Campbell Liberal 1894
Russell Alexander Robillard Liberal 1886
Simcoe Centre Robert Paton Liberal 1890
Simcoe East Andrew Miscampbell Conservative 1890
Simcoe West Archibald S. Currie Liberal-Patrons of Industry 1894
Stormont John Bennett Liberal-Patrons of Industry 1894
Toronto East George Ryerson Conservative 1893
Toronto North George Frederick Marter Conservative 1886
Toronto South Oliver Aiken Howland Conservative 1894
Toronto West Thomas Crawford Conservative 1894
Victoria East John Hilliard Carnegie Conservative 1894
Victoria West John McKay Liberal-Equal Rights 1890
Waterloo North Alexander Black Robertson Liberal 1894
Waterloo South John Douglas Moore Liberal 1890
Welland William Manley German Liberal 1894
Wellington East John Craig Liberal 1894
Wellington South John Mutrie Liberal 1894
Wellington West George Tucker[a] Conservative-Protestant Protective 1894
James Tucker (1896) Conservative 1896
Wentworth North John Ira Flatt Liberal 1894
Wentworth South Nicholas Awrey[g] Liberal 1879
John Dickenson (1896) Liberal 1896
York East John Richardson Liberal 1894
York North Elihu James Davis Liberal 1888
York West Joseph Wesley St. John Conservative 1894

Timeline

8th Legislative Assembly of Ontario - Movement in seats held (1894-1898)
Party 1894 Gain/(loss) due to 1898
Void
election 		Resignation
as MPP 		Death
in office 		Byelection
gain 		Byelection
hold
Liberal 45 (1) (3) (1) 4 5 49
Conservative 23 (3) (1) 1 20
  Liberal-Patrons 12 12
Conservative–P.P.A. 5 (1) 4
Patrons of Industry 3 3
  Conservative-Patrons 2 2
Liberal-P.P.A. 2 2
Protestant Protective Association 1 1
Independent-Conservative-PPA 1 1
Total 94 (5) (4) (1) 5 5 94
Changes in seats held (1894–1898)
Seat Before Change
Date Member Party Reason Date Member Party
London October 25, 1894 William Ralph Meredith   Conservative Appointed to Bench November 20, 1894 Thomas Saunders Hobbs   Liberal
Algoma West December 20, 1894 James M. Savage   Conservative Election declared void January 29, 1895 James Conmee   Liberal
Kingston December 27, 1894[2] Edward H. Smythe   Conservative Election declared void January 28, 1895 William Harty   Liberal
Wellington West January 29, 1895[h] George Tucker   Conservative–P.P.A. Election declared void February 1, 1896 James Tucker[i]   Conservative
Haldimand February 27, 1895[3] John Senn   Conservative Election declared void March 19, 1895 Jacob Baxter   Liberal
Brant North April 23, 1895 William Bruce Wood   Liberal Appointed Registrar of Brant County May 20, 1895[j] Daniel Burt   Liberal
Kingston September 20, 1895 William Harty   Liberal Election declared void October 8, 1895[j] William Harty   Liberal
Wentworth South December 26, 1895[4] Nicholas Awrey   Liberal Appointed Sheriff of Wentworth County January 24, 1896 John Dickenson   Liberal
Oxford North July 14, 1896 Oliver Mowat   Liberal Appointed to the Senate September 7, 1896 Andrew Pattulo   Liberal
Essex South August 19, 1896 William Douglas Balfour   Liberal Died in office October 20, 1896 John Allan Auld   Liberal

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d unseated after an appeal
  2. ^ retired due to poor health
  3. ^ died in 1896
  4. ^ appointed judge
  5. ^ Ottawa had 2 seats
  6. ^ elected to federal seat
  7. ^ appointed to office
  8. ^ dismissed on appeal, November 29, 1895
  9. ^ brother of George Tucker
  10. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ "Dr. Smythe Unseated". Weekly British Whig. December 20, 1894. p. 1.
  3. ^ "Editorial Notes". Waterloo County Chronicle. February 28, 1895. p. 4.
  4. ^ "General Paragraphs". Daily British Whig. January 4, 1896. p. 1.
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